60 Years of the KEPZ
Written by Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) At last week’s " Rust Belt Forum ," someone mentioned that “ next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone (KEPZ).” Instantly, a large character—“ death ”—flashed across my mind. Memories returned vividly. I couldn’t help but wonder: What exactly is there to celebrate on its 60th anniversary? What is there to commemorate? In November 1965, I accompanied my father as we fled to Kaohsiung in search of the Export Processing Zone. In the blink of an eye, sixty years have already passed. A full cycle of sixty years seems to have slipped away in an instant. I thank my God who loves me for granting me the chance to shape the Taiwan — and the world — I once imagined. It seems that everything I devoted myself to over these six decades has, one by one, been accomplished. After just one year of hard work, in December 1966, I truly succeeded in doing business with “ Transworld Electronic Co., Ltd. ” (...