Kaohsiung Free Trade Port Area / 高雄自由貿易港區正式營運
Kaohsiung Free Trade Port Area
Text by Lin Siou-li Photos by Pao Jung-hui
On January 1st of 2005, the Free Trade Port Area of Kaohsiung City was officially put into operation. This area provides convenience for personnel, products, finance and technology, allowing as it does such benefits as tax reduction. This will entice more businesses, enhance the development of the port and extend different business opportunities. Currently, the world has about 600 different types of free trade areas.
The purpose of the government in establishing the Kaohsiung Free Trade Port Area is to consolidate the cargo businesses and expand the international logistics to strengthen the functions of the sea transport transmission center. After the operation of the Kaohsiung Free Trade Port Area, the city will benefit in different ways, covering tourism, production, logistics, finance and management of the port. This will elevate the status of Kaohsiung City for it to become the mainstay of Southern Taiwan, causing it to be an international free trade port city.
In Asia, some countries have established free trade ports such as in Singapore, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, etc.
The purpose of these establishments is to use such resources as manpower, efficiently, and to manage the global in order to facilitate efficient and effective business management. In order to prevent Taiwan from facing the threat of being marginalized, the Executive Yuan, has planned to establish the "free trade port area". In this controlled district, goods are able to be arranged, stored, dismantled, repackaged, tagged, and categorized for later export transportation.
After Executive Yuan passed the establishment of this initial Kaohsiung Free Trade Port Area, many business have already signed the willingness proposal to join this free port area. The Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau has announced the success of the public bidding for the construction and management of Kaohsiung's Cargo Center, which was achieved by the Yang Ming Marine Transportation Cooperation. This is the frist public bidding case to be completed since the establishment of the Kaohsing Free Trade Port; the total invested amount is about NT$ 2.2 billion and construction is expected to be finished in two years times.
The Korea Business Ship Cooperation looks forward to the future potential of the Kaohsiung Port and has already signed a five year contract with the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau to renew the rent for the right to use pier 75 of the fifth cargo center, thus making Kaohsiung Port the most central in Asia.
Kaohsiung Free Trade Port has five cargo- transit centers. The total area is about 398 hectares. The Free Trade Port forms the delivery point for Taiwanese businessmen's final products, half-finished products and parts. The operation of the free trade port area will create a model of international seaport management.
Not only does the Kaohsiung Free Trade Port Area increase the amount of being exported from Kaohsiung City, but it also invokes the development of related industries in the southern region of Taiwan. Kaohsiung Port will have the opportunity of expanding its international trading alliances which will consequently enhance business opportunities.
高雄自由貿易港區正式營運 文／林秀麗 攝影／鮑忠暉
二○○五年元月一日「高雄自由貿易港區」正式營運，具有人員、貨物、金融及技術的便捷流通，以及租稅減免等誘因，有助於招商、帶動港埠發展、延伸商機，目前全球已約有六百個不同型態的自由貿易區。 政府設置「高雄自由貿易港區」的主要目的，除鞏固貨櫃業務外，同時拓展國際物流業務，強化海運轉運中心的功能。「高雄自由貿易港區」營運後，將對於高雄的觀光、製造、物流、金融、港埠營運有極大助益，加速高雄市成為南台灣的核心城市，進而成為國際的自由貿易港市。 亞洲地區已設置自由貿易港區的國家，包括新加坡、日本、韓國、中國大陸等，目的在於有效應用全球的資源、人才、經營環境，及時將產品送達消費者手中。台灣為免於被邊緣化的危機，行政院因而規劃設置「自由貿易港區」，賦予貨物可以在管制區域內陳列、儲存、拆裝、改裝、加標籤、分類，以便再轉運出口。 行政院通過高雄港自由貿易港區後，已有多家業者簽署入區營運意願書。其中高雄港務局公告招標與民間業者合作興建暨經營「高雄港第三貨櫃中心第二期物流中心」業務，由陽明海運公司標得經營權，為設置高雄港自由貿易港區後完成的首宗招商案，總投資金額約二點二億元，預計兩年內完工。 韓國現代商船株式會社亦看好高雄港未來的發展潛力，已與高雄港務局簽約，決定再續租第五貨櫃中心七十五號碼頭五年，計畫以高雄港做為亞洲地區的中心港。 高雄港自由貿易港區設置區域包括第一至第五共五個貨櫃儲運中心，合計面積約三百九十八公頃。自由貿易港區將做為台商製造成品、半成品或零組件轉運組裝及行銷東亞的門戶，透過自由貿易港區的運作，可再造國際海港經營模式。 高雄港自由貿易港區除可增加高雄港貨物量外，同時帶動國內南部地區相關上下游產業發展，高雄港將有機會擴大國際分工的作業功能，爭取更多商機。 |