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Kaohsiung Government Cited for Negligence in Five Projects

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • An audit report identified five cases where the Kaohsiung city government failed to fulfill its duties or showed low efficiency.
  • Issues included underutilization of a unique native product center, prolonged vacancy of city-owned dormitories, and delays in a cultural venue renovation.
  • Other cases involved unfinished renovation of a military camp site and communication problems regarding a recycling plant upgrade.

Kaohsiung City's audit office has pointed fingers at five government projects, citing a lack of responsibility or inefficiency. The issues range from underutilized local industries to neglected public properties.

The unique native oolong center in Kaohsiung's Taoyuan District has seen low utilization.

— Audit Office ReportDescribing the underutilization of a specific project.

One notable case involves the "Kaohsiung Native Oolong Industry Cluster Innovation Promotion Plan." Despite a budget of over NT$29.1 million from 2018 to 2022, the project suffered delays in renovation tenders due to insufficient staffing at the Taoyuan District Office. Consequently, the oolong center, once operational, saw low utilization.

Public housing management also came under scrutiny. As of April 2025, 825 city-owned dormitories were identified as vacant or underused. The audit found a lack of proactive measures to revitalize these properties, with some falling into disrepair due to poor management, damaging the government's image.

Some management agencies' dormitories have been vacant or underutilized for a long time.

— Audit Office ReportHighlighting issues with city-owned property management.

Further issues include the prolonged closure of the Clarification Hall and Performance Hall, built at a cost of over NT$69.47 million and NT$50.5 million respectively. A decision to incorporate them into urban planning changes led to indefinite closure, wasting public assets. Additionally, the renovation of the Yanchao Hengshan Military Camp Co-creation Base, with over NT$30.1 million spent since 2018, remains incomplete, leaving some facilities idle and deteriorating.

The Clarification Hall and Performance Hall have been left idle for a long time.

— Audit Office ReportDetailing the prolonged closure of public cultural venues.

Environmental protection projects also faced criticism. The upgrade of the Central and Southern District Resource Recycling Plants has been plagued by strategy changes for over seven years. The decommissioning plan for the central plant lacked public communication, leaving its future uncertain. The southern plant's proposed BOT model for a new facility and OT for the old one also failed to quell public concerns about private operation.

The plan for the central plant's decommissioning has not been effectively communicated to the public.

— Audit Office ReportPointing out communication failures in an environmental project.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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