Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng attended the inauguration meeting of Longtan District Councilor Liu Yinglong's campaign headquarters today (11th) and publicly explained the process of TSMC's entry into the Longtan Science Park Phase III, which was once broken down, re-evaluated and finally decided to set up a factory. He countered that the Green Camp repeatedly accused the Taoyuan City Government and local councilors of not contributing to TSMC's return to Longke, emphasizing that the city government actively coordinated the acquisition of land. After the original planned 140 hectares of land was reduced to 90 hectares, it took another year of hard work to increase 15 hectares, which led to TSMC's return.
Zhang Shanzheng pointed out that in 2022, then-Executive President Su Tseng-chang went to Longtan to help the Democratic Progressive Party candidates and announced that TSMC would be stationed in Longtan. However, of the 140 hectares of land that the city government and the Science Park Management Bureau were planning to expropriate at that time, 50 hectares still had not been negotiated with the landowners. He described that the DPP "opened the lid of the pot early when the rice was half cooked." After learning the news, the landowners were dissatisfied and felt that they had not been respected. They threatened to refuse the expropriation and even prepared to protest at TSMC and the Hsinchu Science Park. Based on considerations such as corporate image, TSMC finally announced on October 17, 2023, that it would not move into Longke Phase 3.
Zhang Shanzheng said that after TSMC announced that it would not move in for the time being, the city government visited the Hsinchu Science Park Administration Bureau on October 19 of the same year. On October 30, personnel from the Science and Technology Management Bureau and TSMC’s vice president also came to the city government to discuss follow-up plans. TSMC stated at the time that not entering Longtan at this stage does not mean that it will never go there in the future. The key lies in whether the city government and the Science and Technology Management Bureau can solve the problem of land acquisition.
Zhang Shanzheng mentioned that the city government immediately cooperated with the Science and Technology Management Bureau, and the original 140 hectares of land were deducted from the 50 hectares that the landowner did not agree to expropriate, leaving only 90 hectares. The city government spent another year coordinating and searching for land, adding about 15 hectares, totaling about 105 hectares, and became the current Longke Phase III expansion land, which ultimately led to the return of TSMC.
He emphasized that the city government and local councilors did make contributions, and criticized the Green Camp for deliberately obliterating relevant efforts during the election. Longke's third phase promotion still needs to overcome problems such as high-voltage power facilities. Legislator Lu Yuling actively coordinated with the military and landowners to secure the land needed for high-voltage power lines, so that the factory construction progress can be smoothly advanced, highlighting the help of KMT legislators in central coordination.
Zhang Shanzheng said that Liu Yinglong also reminded the city government of the two supporting needs, and the city government has started to deal with them. The first is the school district issue after the relocation of Delong Elementary School. The original school is expected to move from the west side of Shengting Road to the east side. In order to take into account the schooling needs of students on the west side, the city government has found another land to build Longke Elementary School. Currently, a preparatory office has been established; the second is that the third phase of Longke is expected to bring 4,000 to 5,000 students. Liu Yinglong, a high-tech practitioner, suggested that Longtan should retain its industrial population. Therefore, the city government reviewed the Longtan urban plan and discussed increasing residential land for agricultural areas that have not yet been included in Longtan and existing urban plans, hoping to allow scientific and technological talents to live nearby and promote local development.
