Taichung Scores Another Investment Win: Mitsui OUTLET PARK Beam-Raising Ceremony ⟦4 The Taichung City Government not only encourages domestic investment in Taichung, but also actively courts international investment. Among these, the large-scale shopping center (OUTLET PARK) being built at Taichung Port by Japan's Mitsui Fudosan Group at a cost of 2.5 billion yuan, the largest of its kind in central Taiwan, has attracted widespread attention. With the joint efforts of the Taichung City Government, Mitsui and the port company, construction has proceeded smoothly since the groundbreaking on August 21 last year, and a beam-raising ceremony was held yesterday (the 20th), adding another achievement to the city government's successful investment recruitment.

The Taichung City Government not only encourages domestic investment in Taichung, but also actively solicits international investment. Among these efforts, the large-scale shopping center (OUTLET PARK) built in Taichung Port by Japan's Mitsui Fudosan Group at a cost of 2.5 billion yuan, the largest of its kind in central Taiwan, has attracted widespread attention. Through the joint efforts of the Taichung City Government, Mitsui, and the port company, construction has proceeded smoothly since the groundbreaking on August 21 last year, and a beam-raising ceremony was held yesterday (the 20th), adding another success to the Taichung City Government's investment promotion achievements.

Mayor Lin Chia-lung said that the Taichung World Flora Exposition will open in November this year, and the Mitsui OUTLET PARK project will also be completed by the end of the year. During the flora expo, large crowds will flock to Taichung, and he hopes visitors will also go to this brand-new OUTLET PARK. He also expressed hope that this project, the first major foreign investment in the 40 years since Taichung Port opened, will not only boost the local economy but also bring more cluster effects, serving as a model of successful government investment recruitment.

Mayor Lin Chia-lung said that the Mitsui Fudosan Group is building the OUTLET PARK at Taichung Port, the first large-scale foreign investment in the Taichung Port area. The city government is very pleased and looks forward to this investment bringing development to the Taichung Port area along the coast. This investment has also driven surrounding development. In addition to the private sector, the city government has put various investment-support measures in place. Besides the Mitsui OUTLET PARK investment, the city government has coordinated land acquisition, environmental impact assessment and pipeline works using simultaneous parallel operations, proceeding in the most efficient way, and the future prospects for development in the surrounding area are highly promising.

Osamu Obayashi, Executive Officer of Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., expressed thanks to the city government and all parties for their help in allowing the project to proceed smoothly, and said he looks forward to the project progressing smoothly and opening on schedule at the end of this year, when everyone will gather again to welcome it.