Will Kaohsiung turn upward again?

Kaohsiung is the biggest city in southern Taiwan, it is the second biggest to the capital, Taipei city. But it has been neglected for several decades due to the oil, steel heavy industrial. Air and serious water pollution had existed in Kaohsiung before year 2000 until DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) started the sweeping plan to re-conducted the river, city plan, such as two subway program, set up the city-bike path through the whole city.

During the past two mayors advocated the Urban transformation, Kaohsiung now is eligible to be the most modern city in Taiwan again. She has the third biggest port to welcome the ships overseas and has the international airport in it, everyday is busy business blast here. Somehow, the expenditures is too high for building this city and too fast, citizens cannot catch up the steps with the local government, the sticking point between the sightseeing and the local industry, it cannot keep the balance at all. People here advocate antipoverty, they miss the period they could get a lot of money without the caring of the environment, however, people have been used to enjoy the cheerful and clean environment. Now they can use the water as drinking when they turn on(open) the faucet without buying bottled water anymore, also they do not breath the dirty air from the highest smoke funnel in Taiwan. In fact, they have the best geographic location to develop the economy, at the same time this enthusiastic city with friendly service to welcome visitors to discover its own historic culture.

The New Kaohsiung government is facing the fiscal crisis and how to make a new program to great Kaohsiung again, I believe it the real slog and will be the long term challenge for the new Kaohsiung team workers.