高雄戲獅甲工業區是台灣最早一座工業園區,日治時期因應南進政策所創建。它帶來許多重工、石化產業,也包括台塑創建的第一家塑膠工廠。戲獅甲工業區發展至1980、90年代面臨轉型議題,其一原因是戲獅甲外圍已形成住宅區,許多工廠汙染民眾抗議要求遷廠;另外則是這些戰後接收改為公營的企業,部分賠本虧損,政府必須整併或是採取民營化等方式因應。
The Kaohsiung Xishijia Industrial Zone is one of the first industrial parks in Taiwan, created during the Japanese rule period in response to the Southward Expansion Policy. It brought many heavy industry and petrochemical companies, including the first plastic factory created by Formosa Plastics. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Xiashijia Industrial Zone faced transformation challenges.. One reason was the formation of a residential area outside the zone, leading to public protests and demands for relocation. Another reason was the conversion of some post-war enterprises into public ones, which caused financial losses. To address these issues, the government had to consolidate or privatize these companies.
資料來源:中央研究院臺灣百年歷史地圖。線上檢索日期:2023年4月27日。
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