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BackChiayi County Mayor Weng Zhangliang’s general policy report: Debt has been greatly reduced by 14.777 billion yuan, and six major industrial parks are planned to drive economic transformation
Chiayi County Mayor Weng Zhangliang’s general policy report: Debt has been greatly reduced by 14.777 billion yuan, and six major industrial parks are planned to drive economic transformation
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Chiayi County Mayor Weng Zhangliang’s general policy report: Debt has been greatly reduced by 14.777 billion yuan, and six major industrial parks are planned to drive economic transformation

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  • Chiayi County Mayor Weng Zhangliang delivered his last general policy report at the regular meeting of the County Council, pointing out that the public debt has dropped from 17.277 billion yuan when he took office to 2.5 billion yuan, and the per capita debt has dropped significantly.
  • He emphasized that with the Chiayi Science Park as the core, six major industrial parks are planned to form a new corridor for the science and technology industry, with an estimated annual output value of more than 400 billion yuan and the creation of nearly 70,000 jobs.
  • At the same time, we will promote the smart transformation of agriculture, creative tourism marketing, and Huatai Famous Brands City and other major construction projects, hoping to rebuild county residents’ confidence and sense of honor in their hometown and usher in Chiayi’s golden decade.

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Weng Zhangliang took office as Chiayi County Magistrate in 2018. At that time, the county government’s public debt reached 17.277 billion yuan. Its policy priorities include industrial transformation, debt reduction and local cultural revitalization. This report is the last general policy address before his two-year term of eight years is about to expire.

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The Chiayi County Council’s regular meeting today saw County Mayor Weng Zhangliang, whose two terms expire at the end of the year, deliver his last general policy address. He focused on the development of “industrial technology” and “consumer industries” in Chiayi County, guided the smart transformation of agriculture, and combined with creative tourism marketing to rebuild the county residents’ confidence and sense of glory in their hometown. He also actively worked to open up new sources of income. By striving for central subsidies and introducing private investment, the total public debt dropped from 17.277 billion yuan when he took office in 2018 to 2.5 billion yuan in eight years, a significant reduction of 14.777 billion yuan. The average debt per person in the county dropped from 34,100 yuan to 5,300 yuan.

Weng Zhangliang said that Chiayi Science Park is an important strategic base of the Executive Yuan's "Greater Southern New Silicon Valley Plan". The second phase of Chiayi Science Park has been officially launched. TSMC will take the lead in building an advanced packaging center. The expansion plan accurately focuses on the needs of high computing power chips and advanced packaging. At present, the first phase of Jiake has officially entered the trial production stage in June this year. The construction of the second phase of the factory is progressing simultaneously with the park's sewage treatment plant, distribution pool, composite building complex and other infrastructure. The layout of TSMC's three advanced packaging plants is advancing simultaneously. The first and second plants have entered the installation stage, and the third plant obtained the construction license on June 1.

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The "Six Major Industrial Parks" use the Chiayi Science Park as the hub and radiate outwards to build the "Chiayi Science and Technology Industry New Corridor" starting from Budai in the west and Zhongpu in the east, completely connecting the Taibu Mei Precision Machinery Park, Machouhou Industrial Park, Minxiong Aerospace Park, Zhongpu and Water Industry Park and Budai Fisheries Value-Added Park, etc., all developed. It is expected to create an output value of more than 400 billion yuan every year, provide nearly 70,000 employment opportunities, and comprehensively transform the economic and industrial structure of Chiayi County.

The county government cooperates with the Executive Yuan to promote the "coordinated plan for the development of the unmanned vehicle industry." The Ministry of Economic Affairs has submitted a public construction plan for the space renovation of Asia's first and second halls, and sent a letter to the National Development Committee for review in July. The project on the east side of the Minxiong Aerospace Park of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been completed, and applications for use licenses are currently being processed. The west side of the aerospace industrial park broke ground in September, and continues to integrate key technologies, testing and verification, talent cultivation and international cooperation capacity.

The Huatai Outlet City Chiayi store started construction in January this year. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed and opened in 2028. The entire project will be completed in 2032. In the future, more than 200 well-known international and domestic brands will be introduced to the store to create a large-scale open-air shopping area that integrates boutique retail, specialty dining, leisure and entertainment, and parent-child friendliness.

Weng Zhangliang said that over the past eight years, the county government team has set directions and goals and started to prepare the land. First, we should move steadily, and then move faster. We would like to thank everyone who helped Chiayi County, the council’s supervision and support, the efforts of the county government team and grassroots colleagues, and the participation of county residents and friends, ushering in Chiayi’s golden decade.

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  • The second phase of Chiayi Science Park will complete the construction of the main factory buildings by 2028

    Likely · Within years

  • After the development of all six industrial parks is completed, the annual output value will exceed 400 billion yuan.

    Possible · Within years

  • Huatai Outlet Mall Chiayi Store will be completed in 2032

    Likely · Within years

Open Questions

  • What is the specific progress and timetable of the six major industrial parks?
  • What is the total investment amount and funding source of Huatai Outlet City Chiayi Store?
  • What are the specific measures and expected results of agricultural smart transformation?

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