Taoyuan City Investment Promotion Leaders' Symposium: Seven Major Enterprises Increase Investment in Taoyuan

On the 3rd, the Taoyuan City Government, chaired by Zhang Changcai, Director-General of the Department of Economic Development, held the "Taoyuan City Investment Promotion Leaders' Symposium", inviting the Executive Yuan Joint Service Center for Global Investment Promotion and Talent Attraction, and leaders and representatives of major invested enterprises in Taoyuan including O'right International Corporation, Carrefour Corporation, Costco Corporation, Federal Tire Corporation, Cathay Life Insurance Corporation, Decathlon Taiwan Corporation and Shou Shin Fang Corporation, to jointly offer suggestions on Taoyuan's investment environment. All seven major enterprises affirmed Taoyuan's strength in attracting investment and were optimistic about Taoyuan's overall economic and trade development, and will continue to increase investment in greater Taoyuan.

Enterprises Give a Thumbs-Up: Investment Services Professional and Thoughtful Enough

Guo Wenkai, Assistant Vice President of Cathay Life Insurance, said that the company has recognized Taoyuan's development potential and has invested in the nation's largest outlet, Gloria Outlets, and the Dayuan warehouse in Taoyuan, and will continue to expand in the future. Xu Weiyi, Director of Decathlon Taiwan, also said that two stores will open and operate in Taoyuan in August next year, making it the only county or city where the company simultaneously invests in more than two stores; the company is also actively seeking other suitable land in Taoyuan, and thanked the Investment Service Center's "Industrial Land Supply and Demand Matching Platform" for continuously providing land information for evaluation.

He Xiumei, Manager of Shou Shin Fang, said, "The city government proactively and actively cares about the factory's expansion matters and gives substantive assistance - awesome, awesome, awesome." Ge Wangping, Chairman of O'right, said that since investing in Taoyuan, the city government's assistance has been uninterrupted, making the enterprise feel greatly cared for and warm, which is rarely seen in other counties and cities.

Huang Meiqi, Manager of Costco, mentioned that the company feels Taoyuan's investment environment leads the nation and its population growth rate is high; within three years it has developed three investment projects in Taoyuan, and will continue to increase investment in the future, so Taoyuan is also the county or city with the company's highest investment ratio. In addition, when the company developed its Nankan store and Zhongli store, various difficult investment cases also received thoughtful and professional assistance from the Taoyuan City Investment Service Center, giving them deep confidence in investing in Taoyuan.

Continuously Refining the Investment Environment to Raise Taoyuan's Industrial Competitiveness

Federal Tire stated that the company is breaking ground on its second factory in Taiwan at the Taoyuan Technology Industrial Park, and in the future will not be limited to tire manufacturing but will extend its reach into various investment industries, and will also continue to develop and increase investment by establishing tourism factories. Carrefour also said that Taoyuan already has seven branches, one of which is a convenience store, and in the future it plans to increase investment in Taoyuan and set up more stores.

Regarding the issue of "land acquisition", the Taoyuan City Department of Economic Development stated that in response to the "Industrial Land Policy Innovation Plan" just passed by the Executive Yuan, the Taoyuan City Government is also adjusting and planning the city's land policy according to the city's characteristics; in addition, the city government has already integrated private intermediary operators and set up an "Industrial Land Supply and Demand Matching Platform" to assist in matching industrial land. Huang Qingyun, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Yuan Joint Service Center for Global Investment Promotion and Talent Attraction, also explained that the center works most closely with the Taoyuan City Government and has established a joint investment promotion team to strengthen assistance to businesses investing in Taoyuan in resolving land issues.

The Taoyuan City Department of Economic Development also explained that, in order to encourage "corporate headquarters to return to Taoyuan" and the entry of industries suitable for Taoyuan's development, the Taoyuan City Industrial Development Self-Governance Ordinance will also incorporate relevant incentive measures in the future to attract more high-quality enterprises to Taoyuan. At the meeting, there were also lively exchanges on issues such as the city government's investment promotion policy, land acquisition and development, integration of inter-departmental windows, industrial policy, and talent recruitment.