In 1973, when the Royal Hill Tribe Assistance Project was just beginning, the King spoke out forcefully on this unfortunate situation. "Sometimes academic knowledge cannot be applied in local situation, like in the case of land. We cannot use the law to control those people because it's our own fault. The government could not reach out to people in remote areas, that's why they are not aware of the law. The law enforcers are more to blame than the people. Therefore we must find a way to enforce the law in accordance with nature.