Central Taiwan Science Park

Production．Living．Ecology．Life

A Rising Star in the East 2 ● Foreword 2 Working Together for the Future 4 ● Origins 5 ● Organization 5 ● Park Overview 6 Generations of knowledge spanning the globe 10 ● The Rapid Growth of the Central Taiwan Science Park 10 Publisher : Wen-Ke Yang ● Expanding Cooperative International Relationships 15 Advisory Board : Ming-Huang Chen, Kunming Kuo, Nancy Wang, ● Achievements in Promoting the CTSP 16 Hong-Yan Wang, Ming-Wei Liu, Siou-Mei Jhang, Pursuing Excellence 18 Ji-Yuan Chen, Wen-Chuan Zhong, Jyun-Jie Wang, Yu-Hui Su, ● Cultivating Talent 18 Shu-Yi Li, Hsi-Wen Jen ● Facilitating Academia-Industry Cooperation 20 Text Editors : Rong-Yih Lee, Huei-Fong Chen, Wei-Zhen Hong, Shao-Ping Tsai, Bo-Liang Tsai, ● Increasing Employment Opportunities 23 An-Yu Li, Ming-De Chen, Ling-Jun Song, Yi-Jun Chen, Jun-An Chen Sharing Resources 24 Executive Editors : Daphne Hsiao ● Online and Park Services 25 Press Correctors : Dustin Wu CENTRAL TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK ● Taking Workers' Leisure Seriously 26 Editing and Artistic Design : INNO Design Co. ● Being a Good Neighbor 27 ● First Edition : May 2010 Strengthening Safety and Security Measures 29 ● Prioritizing Environmental Protection 29 Published by : Central Taiwan Science Park Administration, National Science Council, Executive Yuan Striving Together to Be the Best 30 Address : No.2 Jhongke Rd., Situn District, Taichung City, Taiwan, R.O.C. ● Achievements in Development 30 ● Tel : (04)2565-8588 Continued Expansion of the Park 33 ● The CTSP Effect 33 Fax : (04)2565-8800 Website : http://www.ctsp.gov.tw Meeting Future Challenges 35 G P N : 2009402238 ● Future Prospects 35 ● Major Events in 2009 ISSN : 2073-6622 36 Price : NT$ 200

行政院國家科學委員會中部科學工業園區管理局 Central Taiwan Science Park Administration, 2009 CONTENTS National Science Council, Executive Yuan Address：No.2 Jhongke Rd., Situn District, Taichung City, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel：(04)2565-8588 Fax：(04)2565-8800 Website：http://www.ctsp.gov.tw CENTRAL TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK

CTSP-Last to start, first to cross the finish line.

CENTRAL TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK Production．Living．Ecology．Life

CTSP-Last to start, first to cross the finish line.

CENTRAL TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK CENTRAL TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK

2009 Annual Report A Rising Star in the East

Striding out into the world from central Taiwan; in the future, we will make Taiwan not only the Silicon Island, but also one of the leading places for technology R&D not just in Asia, in the whole world.

Science parks are an important economic lifeline for Taiwan. Over the last 30 years, they created an economic miracle, becoming the pride of Taiwan and winning it a reputation for being the "Silicon Island." In the six years since its establishment, the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) has developed Taichung, Huwei, Houli, the soon to expand Erlin and the Advanced Research Park developing a land area totaling 4143 acres. It has attracted 100 major high-tech manufacturers such as AU Optronics, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Winbond Electronics, ProMOS Technologies, Corning (Taiwan), and Nitto Denko (Taiwan), with authorized capital stock totaling NT$ 1.7 trillion (US$ 53.13 billion). By the end of 2009, 66 companies had begun operations, employing over 20,000 people, with revenues of NT$ 241.2 billion (US$ 7.53 billion) for the year, achieving legendary status in the history of science parks in Taiwan.

The global impact of last year's economic tsunami resulted in major decreases in revenues and profits for most industries, and Central Taiwan Science Park's revenues decreased significantly for a time. During that difficult and critical period, CTSP Administration implemented a number of incentives and subsidies to assist manufacturers in increasing their research and development and innovation capabilities; at the same time, affected by both the recovering economic outlook and continually warming trade relations between Taiwan and mainland China, the value of output in the park soon stopped decreasing and began rising again, producing better results than forecast. In order to complement the administrative division of President Ma's Industrial Innovation Corridors project, part of the iTaiwan 12 Development Projects initiative, since the August 20, 2008 confirmation that the Central Taiwan Science Park's fourth phase of expansion would be based in Erlin, Changhua County, the CTSP faced the strictest Environmental Impact Assessment in its history. After eight months of evaluation work, and with the help of the combined dedication of all A Rising Star in the East

departments, work on the site began in December 2009, demonstrating the government's commitment to fully supporting industrial development. At the same time, developing the Advanced Research Park is another important task for the Administration. The Administration will continue to push its development forward, and forecasts that R&D companies will be able to set up operations there before the end of 2010.

Looking into the future, the CTSP will continue to pursue the goals of a sustainable park, completing park infrastructure and improving the living environment, as well as continually introducing new R&D energy, working to promote international cooperation and exchange, encouraging high-tech industries to stay in Taiwan, and further develop CTSP into three major industrial groupings:

● Global optronics development center: Attract manufacturers of next-generation or higher optronics.

● G lobal new generation wafer manufacturing cluster: Become the region with the highest concentration of 12 inch wafer manufacturers.

● G lobal base of development of the precision machinery industry: Create a new trillion dollar industry.

Reaching these goals will help make the CTSP the world's most competitive science park.

Director General

March 2010 Working Together for the Future— With our passion, with our skill, despite the difficulties and the economic crisis faced, a new page has been turned for the technology industry, creating a future of unlimited possibilities for Taiwan……

Longtan Science Park Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park

Jhunan Science Park Hsinchu Science Park

Hsinchu Science Park Tongluo Science Park

Yilan Science Park

Taichung Airport Houli Science Park Taichung Harbor Taichung Science Park

Erlin Central Taiwan Science Park Science Advanced Research Park Park

Huwei Science Park

Tainan Science Park

Southern Taiwan Science Park

Kaohsiung Science Park

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︱Origins︱

After the Executive Yuan ratified the Central Taiwan Science Park Preparation Plan on September 23, 2002, it was decided that public works projects and factory building would be carried out simultaneously. With the joint efforts of the central and local governments, work began in the CTSP just 10 months and five days after the plan was approved, setting a new record for efficiency in the development of science parks. Due to a flood of manufacturer investment, the Executive Yuan approved the addition of the Houli Science Park on June 27, 2005, setting yet another development record of nine months and four days when manufacturers began to build factories on the site on March 31, 2006.

On October 27, 2004, AU Optronics set yet another record in science park development when it began operating a mere 15 months after construction of its factory began. As of Longtan Science Park Hsinchu Biomedical the end of December 2009, the CTSP has permitted 100 manufacturers to build factories Science Park in the area, with planned investment totalling NT$1.7 trillion (Us$51.13 billion), and 66 Jhunan Science Park Hsinchu Science Park manufacturers had completed construction and begun operations. With conditions right and government's policies of prioritizing the promotion of the advancement Hsinchu Science Park Tongluo Science Park of technological industries, industry clusters have gradually begun to take shape Yilan Science Park in the CTSP, and the future linking of these clusters with manufacturers in the Hsinchu and Southern Taiwan science parks will help Taiwan further excel in Taichung Airport Houli Science Park the global high-tech market. Taichung Harbor Taichung Science Park

Erlin Central Taiwan Science Park Science Advanced Research Park ︱Organization︱ Park Huwei Science Park On January 26, 2007, the former Central Taiwan Science Park Development Office was permitted to reorganize to establish the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration, under the Executive Yuan's National Science Council. Within the Administration are ﬁve Tainan Science Park divisions and four offices: the Investment, Environment and Labor Southern Taiwan Science Park

Affairs, Business, Land Development, and Construction Management Kaohsiung Science Park divisions, and the Secretariat, Personnel, Accounting, and Civil Service Ethics ofﬁces. It has 140 staff and a budget for 112.

5 Successfully attracting AU Optronics and other world-class major manufacturers quickly led to tremendous interest in the park from local mid- and downstream manufacturers, as well as from some companies from abroad. The available land was insufﬁcient to meet demand, and the park has now entered the fourth phase of its expansion. Taichung Science Park covers 1020 acres, Huwei Science Park 240 acres and Houli Science Park 630 acres. Erlin Science Park, which is currently being developed, will cover 1569 acres. In addition, the Advanced Research Park, to be developed by the CTSP Administration at the behest of the Council for Economic Planning & Development, Bird's eye view of the Taichung Science Park was approved by the Executive Yuan on January 19, 2010 and will cover an area of 684 acres of land, giving a total area of 4,143 acres of land developed or to be developed by the CTSP Administration.

Taichung Science Park The Taichung Science Park lies on the border between Daya Township, in Taichung County, and Taichung City. Transportation to the park is convenient, as it is close to Zhongshan Highway, National Highway No. 3 and Provincial Highway No. 74; in terms of rail transport, it is 9 km from Taichung Railway Station, and 9.2 km from the Wurih High Speed Rail Station. Nearby Taichung Harbor and Taichung Ching- Chuang-Kang Airport also allow for convenient exchange with foreign enterprises and export of products. The central location of the park provides both convenience and a pleasant climate. Donghai University, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, the expansive Metropolitan Park and other public facilities are nearby. Taichung provides both a quality living environment and a solid foundation of commercial development, combined with a number of institutes of higher education and an educated populace, making it an attractive place both for high-tech industries to set up operations and for their employees to live.

The focus the overarching planning of the park is to make the CTSP an environmentally-friendly park area that is both sustainable and well integrated with the surrounding area. The area is divided into factory areas, a management and service areas, green park areas, roads, public service areas, and other leisure areas.

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76 Caotun 3 14 Township 甲 Hushan 3 Tai 76 Extension 14 乙 Chunghsing Taiwan System High-Speed Interchange Rail 14 Hsi Hu 乙 Advanced Research Park County Road 148 148 Wan Hsing 76 Nantou Yuanlin Interchange Interchange (Chunghsing Village) Er Hsi Road Pu Li Road 投1 5 Changhwa 120 3 Tai Ping Road 14 乙 Erlin 19 3 Changhwa 129 甲 Science Nantou City 143 Park Changhwa 130 Science Park East Side Off Changhwa 127 Ramp to Zhong 3 Erlin Shan Freeway 150 Yuanlin Toll Booth

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To Mingjian Township To THSR Chiayi To Nantou City Interchange Station Downtown 6 Layout of Erlin Science Park (Original Source: CECI) Layout of the Advanced Research Park Both the Taichung and Houli parks mainly receive their supply of water from Liyutan Reservoir and Shihgang Dam. The Taichung Science Park' planned average water use is 145,000 liquid tons, stored in three water distribution tanks and two elevated water towers, ensuring that the high-tech industries located in the park will have safe and reliable water supplies. The planned electrical capacity is 722 MW, and to ensure the supply of electricity is safe and steady, three transformer stations using double-circuit power transmission will be constructed. A 161 kV high-voltage transmission line will distribute power through an underground loop, and Taipower plans to install a ﬁber-optic monitoring system and other measures.

Huwei Science Park The Huwei Science Park, located northwest of Huwei Township, Yunlin County, covers an area of 240 acres. Just to the east is the High Speed Railway Yunlin Station Special Industrial Area. North-South the main communication links are Taiwan High Speed Railway, Zhongshan Highway, National Highway No.3 and Provincial Highway 1, forming a complete transport network. As for sea and air transportation, nearby Mailiao Harbor and Chiayi Airport make goods transportation convenient. Because of its location between the southern and central Taichung science parks it is an important linkj between companies. It is also close to the Taiwna High Sped Railway's Yunlin Station. In future, it will combine with Taiwan High Speed Railway living sphere to form a healthy, multi-function, and high quality living sphere with ample green space.

Huwei Science Park has clearly demarcated factory areas, management and service areas, park areas, roads, public utilities, and other spaces, to ensure that needs for factories space, management services, roads, The entrance of the leisure, water, electricity, and parking are met. Huwei Science Park The Huwei Science Park's planned electricity capacity is approximately 16 MW. The 161 KV high-voltage transmission line and high-voltage users will be supplied by Taipower, providing users with a safe, reliable, and steady source of electricity. The Park's planned average daily water use is 15,000 tons. A water distribution tank and elevated water tower are planned, in order to ensure the safety and reliability of water supplies to manufacturers in the park.

Houli Science Park The Houli Science Park, located in Houli Township, Taichung County, lies approximately 11 km from the Taichung Science Park. Its 630 acres area includes 331 acres of Taiwan Sugar Corporation's Houli Farm, 277 acres of chising Farm, and 22 acres of roads linking the two main areas. The two main areas of the park are both near Provincial Highway No. 13 (Sanfeng Rd.), which connects to National Highway No. 4 by way of the Houfeng Interchange. Taichung Science Park is only a 25 minute drive away via National Highway No. 1. A convenient road network links the park area to the city commercial area of nearby Fengyuan City, which will provide the park and employees with complete commercial, educational, and administrative services. The area also features a host of sightseeing and recreational areas for the enjoyment of future park employees, including the old Taian Railway Station, Yamay Discovery World, the Earthquake Memorial, the Mt. Guanyin Phoenix Footpath, Houli Ranch, and the Pilu Temple, the most prominent attraction in Taichung County.

The Huwei Science Park employs an artistic design style Modern ofﬁce building in the Houli Science Park

Houli Science Park 7 Erlin Science Park

The two park areas are located on the northern and southern edges of the Houli Urban Planning Area. To complement the current and planned development of the area, the park area is designed to feel at once urban and rural, with sufﬁcient space set aside to meet manufacturer needs, with a green belt around the perimeter and dividing the two park areas. The park area has zones for factory areas, management and service areas, park areas, roads, public utilities, and other uses. The Houli Farm and chising Farm areas will have an estimated electricity capacity of 692 MW. The 161 KV high- voltage transmission line and high-voltage users will be supplied by Taipower, providing users with a safe, reliable, and steady source of electricity. The Park's planned average daily water use will be 137,000 tons. A water distribution tank and elevated water tower are planned, in order to ensure the safety and reliability of water supplies to manufacturers in the park.

Erlin Science Park In order to accommodate AU Optronics' land needs for the construction of a next-generation factory, and in consideration of the insufﬁcient space remaining in the Taichung Science Park and the continuing need to provide space for additional high-tech ﬁrms to expand the scale of existing high- tech industry clusters and hasten the pace of the transformation and upgrading of industry in Central Taiwan, the National Science Council organized the Science Park Strategic Development Committee on February 25, 2008 to undertake land selection work for Phase 4 of the CTSP. The land to be used was chosen in an open, two-phase process of evaluation and selection, and on August 20, 2008, the Committee held a selection meeting in which the Erlin area in Changhua County (hereafter referred to as the Erlin Science Park) was unanimously recommended for priority development during Phase 4 of the CTSP's expansion.

Erlin Science Park ofﬁce building The Erlin Science Park is being developed 6.3 kilometers to the west of the Yuanlin interchange on National Freeway No. 1 and south of the planned route for the extension of Provincial Highway No. 76. The area encompasses 1569 acres of land, much of its formerly part of the Taiwan Sugar Corporation's Wanxing and Dapaisha farms. The park can be reached by the existing Changhua county routes 127, 129, and 130, and Provincial Highway No. 19 can be taken east to connect to National Freeway No. 1. It is some distance from the Huwei and Taichung Science Parks, both approximately 40 minutes away by car. The area abuts Xihu and Erlin Townships, which can provide 8 for the housing and other needs of employees of enterprises that enter the park in the future. The optoelectronics industry is the main industry to be brought to the Park; in the future, the upper, middle and downstream links in this industrial chain will combine with the semiconductor, precision machinery, biotechnology, green energy and other emerging industries to form a comprehensive science park. The planning for land use includes park land use and management center, detention ponds, water treatment plants, parking lots, and other public facilities, as well as housing for employees of enterprises in the park area in order to ensure that all of the needs of park area firms are met. It is estimated that after deducting the land area required for public facilities, approximately 865 acres of land will be available for companies to establish factories, of which approximately 494 acres will be devoted to the optoelectronics industry. The current schedule for the development of the area sees land acquisition completed by the end of 2010, the engineering of efﬂuent pipes for wastewater to be completed by mid- 2013, and all public works in the park to be completed in 2017.

The Advanced Research Park The Advanced Research Park (Chunghsing New Village) is an important part of the national iTaiwan 12 Development Projects, and the Executive Yuan has approved its future development as a park for cultural and creative industries and advanced research. With the guidance provided by the Initial Plan for the Development of Chunghsing New Village as an Advanced Research Park, drafted by the Council for Economic Planning and Development and approved by the Executive Yuan on July 10, 2009, the CTSP Administration in turn drafted the Chunghsing New Village Advanced Research Park Preparatory Plan, approved by the Executive Yuan on November 19, 2009, and is currently engaged in the planning of park subsections and development work.

Advanced Research Park multi-use covered Chunghsing Hall incorporates modern and classic European architectural styles athletic ﬁeld

The area designated for the Advanced Research Park is part of the Chunghsing New Village (including the southern Neilu area) metropolitan planning area, and occupies approximately 684 acres of land in the northwest corner of Nantou County, 4 kilometers from Caotun and 6 kilometers from Nantou City.

The Advanced Research Park will give priority to bringing government and academic research institutions in areas such as energy, optoelectronics, the region's core industries, environmental sustainability into Taiwan's cultural history, and other forward-looking, non-polluting research entities into the park, developing it into a multi-purpose park. At present, entities that have presented plans for establishing a presence in the park include the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan, the Institute for Information Industry, the National Applied Research Laboratories, the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, the Academia Historical, and the Agricultural Technology Research Institute, for which the Council of Agriculture is currently undertaking preparatory work.

Due to Chunghsing New Village's signiﬁcance in terms of the historical development and spatial planning of Taiwan, in order to preserve the attractive and peaceful "garden city" feel of the area, the design of the Advanced Research Park will be well integrated into the existing city, preserving historically significant buildings, streets, and neighborhoods. The Park will incorporate sustainable operation concepts, researching and planning relevant supervisory measures to ensure that quality of life and the environment are given equal weight to the Park's R&D mission, and that the local way of life and history are preserved. It is projected that the necessary land acquisition procedures will be completed by the end of 2010, with research entities then able to begin establishing themselves in the Park. The development of the facilities of the Park will then be completed between 2010 and 2019. 9 Generations of knowledge spanning the globe— The CTSP has continuously shown robust growth and increasing earnings, And is broadening its international contacts, challenging itself to move ever forward; Only by taking the international stage can we learn from others, boost competitiveness, and raise our visibility.

The impressive CTSP gate

︱The Rapid Growth of the Central Taiwan Science Park︱

By the end of 2009, a total of 155 companies had applied to set up operations in the CTSP, of which 110 (100 manufacturers and 10 research institutions and incubation centers) have had their applications accepted, pledging investment of NT$ 1.7 trillion (US$ 53.13 billion). Among these manufacturers, 30 are involved in optoelectronics, 33 in precision machinery, 15 in biotechnology, nine in integrated circuits, four in computers and peripherals, one in communications, and eight in other industries. Industry clusters have begun to gradually take shape in the park area, creating a competitive advantage in their respective industries. In addition, 10 research institutes and incubation centers have been accepted into the park area, adding industrial research and development to the beneﬁts provided by the park. By the end of 2009, 66 manufacturers and eight research institutes and incubation centers had begun operations, with the remaining manufacturers actively working to construct factories and making preparations to begin operations. 10 Companies attracted to the Park (Year End 2009)

Number of Companies Number of Companies 155 160 155 160 138 140 138 140 122 122 120 104 120 104 100 86 100 86 80 64 80 64 60 60 37 40 37 40 （） 20 Provided by AUO 20 0 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (Year) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (Year)

Table of Investment Statistics (Year End 2009)

US$ billion US$ billion 60 56.2 60 53.9 53.5 54.0 56.2 53.9 53.5 54.0 50 50 41.3 40 41.3 40 30 30 23.9 23.9 20 20 13.3 13.3 10 10 0 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (Year) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (Year) (All approximate U.S. Dollar amounts calculated based on NT$32=US$1)

CTSP Administration Service Counter Bicycle Path in the Central Taiwan Science Park

The CTSP is located at Taichung's transportation hub 11 A corner of the CTSP Administration Building Huwei Science Park

Table of Revenue Statistics (Year End 2009)

US$ billion 8.9 9 8.3 8 7 7.5 6 5.6 5 4 3 1.9 2 1 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (Year)

11累計核准各產業家數共110家（0 Companies approved for e98nt年底止）ry into the Park (Year End 2009)

30 Optoelectronics 27％ 33 Precision machinery 30％ 9 Integrated circuits 8％ 15 Bio-tech 14％ 4 Computer & peripherals companies 4％ 1 Communications company 1％ 10 Research institutions and incubation centers 9％ 8 Other park businesses 7％

The CTSP's total revenues in 2009 were NT$ 241.2 billion (US$ 7.54 billion). Although this was less8 t％han the NT$ 286.2 billion (US$ 8.94 billion) earned in 2008, due to the impact of the ﬁnancial cri14sis％, the NT$ 153.9 billion (US$ 4.81 billion) earned in the second half of 30％％ 2009 represented grow4th of 29.5% compared to the same period in 2008. Breaking down the period in more de2t％ail, revenues for November and December 2009 were respectively 116% and 216% higher than during the same period in 2008, ending the downward trend that had persisted sinc9e％ the fourth quarter of 2008. Revenues have already rebounded from their lowest point, showing a clear V-shaped trend in manufacturer revenues for 2009. 27％ 12 7％ The CTSP Center Square shows the Park's ambitions to step into the future

The 18 optoelectronics manufacturers had the highest total revenues revenue for January-December 2009 among the industries represented in the CTSP, totaling NT$ 183.07 billion (US$ 5.72 billion), representing 75.91% of the total. The optoelectronics ﬁrms' revenues experienced year on year growth of 33.9% during the latter half of 2009, with growth reaching 268.9% year on year for December. The five integrated circuit firms earned the next highest revenues, at NT$ 50.9 billion (US$ 1.59 billion), 21.1% of the total. Year on year growth in revenue was 22.2% during the latter half of 2009, and 168.3% for December.

As manufacturers worked actively to set up their facilities and begin operations, the average productivity per person employed reached NT$ 12.15 million (US$ 379,6875), showing the CTSP's outstanding achievement in increasing the rate of employment and economic growth in the Taichung area.

International Trade The CTSP had exports totaling NT$ 155.9 billion (US$ 4871.75 million) in 2009, of which the bulk, NT$ 147.1 billion (US$ 4,596.50 million), were to other Asian countries. Other destinations included North America (NT$ 2.67 billion/US$ 83.31 million), Europe (NT$ 2.62 billion/US$ 81.84 million), the Middle East (NT$ 3.21 billion/US$ 100.34 million), Central America (NT$ 125 million/US$ 3.91 million) and South America (NT$ 140 million/US$ 4.38 million). Exports bound for Asian countries increased, mainly in optoelectronics; as manufacturers continue to complete construction work on their facilities, the value of equipment imported has decreased year by year. See the table below for import-export statistics for 2009:

2009 Import-Export Statistics by Continent Unit: (US$ million) Growth from Growth from Total Value of Growth from the Exports Imports Region previous year (%) previous year (%) Trade previous year (%) Asia 4,596.50 10.90% 1,485.00 -50.67% 6,081.50 -15.00% North America 83.31 -42.66% 330.47 -68.54% 413.78 -65.40% Europe 81.84 -82.74% 144.44 -57.68% 226.28 -72.25% Middle East 100.34 498.04% 1.19 -56.19% 101.53 421.53% Central America 3.91 -66.11% 0.59 -94.60% 4.50 -79.98% Africa 0.50 -83.05% 0.59 - 1.06 -62.58% South America 4.38 - 0.00 - 4.38 - Oceania 0.97 - 0.00 - 0.97 - Total 4871.75 1.59% 1962.47 -55.56% 6,834.22 -25.80%

2009 Import-Export Statistic by Industry Unit: (US$ million) Growth from Growth from Total Value of Growth from the Exports Imports Region previous year (%) previous year (%) Trade previous year (%) Integrated Circuits 1,003.84 62.48 305.00 -83.90 1,308.84 -47.91 Optoelectronics 3,858.47 -12.37 1,605.31 -73.70 5,463.78 -48.00 Computers and 0.81 85.71 40.91 3,640.00 41.72 2,624.49 Peripherals Precision 8.53 167.65 10.72 -17.15 19.25 19.38 Machinery Biotech 0 0.00 0.50 77.78 0.50 77.78 Other 0.09 200.00 0.03 -99.41 0.13 -97.66 Total 4871.75 -3.04 1962.47 -75.52 6,834.22 -47.60 13 Distribution of Industries By the end of 2009, NT$ 777.96 billion (US$ 24.31 billion) had been invested in the Park by 30 optoelectronics firms, including AU Optoelectronics, Taiwan Corning, Taiwan Nitto Optical, Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd., Huga Optotech Inc., and High Power Opto Inc. With these well-known optoelectronics ﬁrms and upstream suppliers setting up operations in the CTSP, a complete upper, mid, and downstream chain has been formed for Taiwan's optoelectronics industry.

Precision machinery has long been a strong industry for central Taiwan; at present, 33 firms investing NT$10.4 billion (US$ 0.33 billion) have entered the Park, making it the best represented industry in the area. The manufacturers mainly produce equipment used in the production of equipment, parts, and machine tools used in the production of optoelectronics and integrated circuits; this benefits CTSP manufacturers in these industries by helping to raise the degree of precision in the production of these products, lowering costs, and increasing competitiveness. It is expected that the further integration of optoelectronics, integrated circuit, precision machinery, and other ﬁelds of technology will make the related supply chains within the Park more complete.

There are nine integrated circuit manufacturers in the CTSP, including Winbond Electronics, ProMOS Technologies, Rexchip, TSMC, Applied Materials Taiwan, and Service & Quality Technology; between them, they have invested NT$ 1000.9 billion (US$ 31.28 billion) in the park. Among these nine companies, Winbond, ProMOS Technologies, and Rexchip have begun operating 5 12-inch wafer fabs, and the various integrated circuit ﬁrms plan to construct 14 more such factories, making the CTSP one of the world's most important areas for microchip manufacturing.

Efforts to attract biotechnology firms to the Park have also been highly successful, with 15 companies having entered the park, including the PharmaEssentia, Microware Precision, Synmosa Biopharma, Orient Europharma, and Yusheng Pharmaceutical. These companies have invested a total of NT$ 2.8 billion (US$ 0.09 billion) in the area, bringing new hope for the development of the biotechnology industry in central Taiwan.

Seven companies have moved into the park to provide operational, management, and technical services in support of the industries based there. Industrial gases are supplied by ﬁve companies, including Aire Liquide Far Eastern, United Industrial Gases Co., San Fu Gas Co. (to manufacturers in the Taichung and Huwei science parks), and BOC Lien Hwa Medical Gases; storage and logistical needs are served by Central Taiwan Science Park Logistics; and Canon Semiconductor Equipment Taiwan had established service centers in the Park, providing maintenance services for the manufacturing equipment of integrated circuit and ﬂat panel display manufacturers.

The park is currently home to four manufacturers of computers and peripherals, Forworld Electronics, Fomex Technology, Fulltech, and Fulgent-tec. There is also one company involved in the communications industry, Info- Link Services. At present, the number of companies in central Taiwan involved in the manufacture of computers and peripherals and the production of digital content is gradually increasing.

In order to promote academia-industry cooperation and stimulate investment and technological development by ﬁrms in the CTSP, a number of institutions of higher education in central Taiwan have applied to establish facilities in the Park, actively using the experience, funding, technical resources and R&D capabilities at their disposal to provide guidance to small and medium enterprises seeking to increase their technical capabilities. Schools which have established incubation centers in the park include eight universities: National Chung Hsing University, Chaoyang University of Technology, Feng Chia University, National Chi Nan University, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, National Formosa University, and MingDao University; their presence, combined with the establishment of facilities by the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan, the Taiwan's Sustainable Development Institute, the National Center for High-Performance Computing, and other research institutes, has greatly increased R&D capabilities in the CTSP.

Huwei Science Park 14 ︱Expanding Cooperative International Relationships︱

The focus of efforts to promote international cooperation includes facilitating co-operation between domestic and foreign companies, exchange visits, solicitation of international investment, and joining worldwide science park associations. It is hoped that international and technical cooperation and technology transfers will further strengthen industries within the park and help them to develop internationally.

After joining the International Association of Science Parks (IASP) and the Asian Science Park Association (ASPA), the Administration sent members to attend the annual conference of the IASP, held in the US state of North Carolina from May 29 to June 7, 2009; it also sent members to take part in the 2009 ASPA-IASP joint conference, held in Hsinchu, Taiwan on November 25-27.

In another effort to seek international partnerships, promote the CTSP and further the internationalization of the Park area, CTSP Administration Director-General Yang Wen-ke traveled with a delegation to the city of Kitakyushu, Japan on April 21, 2009, where he signed an agreement on the promotion of technological exchange with Toyoki Kunitake, Vice President of the Japan Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology. While in Japan, Yang's delegation visited a number of ﬁrms in Tokyo and worked to promote investment in the CTSP. On the 23rd of the same month, the delegation arrived in South Korea to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Moon Choon-ho, Vice Chairman of the Jeju Free International City Development Center; on the same day, Ochang Cluster Development Agency Deputy Director Lu Ken-hao arrived with a delegation at the CTSP to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the CTSP Administration, and formalized relationship as sister The CTSP Administration signs an MOU with South Korea's Ochang parks. In addition to sister parks in the Asian region, on June Cluster Development Agency (2009.4.23) 29, 2009, Francisco Vidal, Executive Director of the Murcia Science Park Foundation, visited the Administration and signed a Protocol of Intentions on cooperation with the CTSP, making the Murcia Science Park the CTSP's ﬁrst European sister park.

In the seven years since the establishment of the CTSP, it has formed sister park relationships with seven science parks. In addition to actively developing the park, the CTSP Administration has also worked to promote the park on the world stage. In order to increase its international competitiveness, it has signed memoranda of understanding with foreign technology parks, serving both to increase the CTSP's visibility internationally and to increase the R&D CTSP Administration signs an MOU with Japan Kitakyushu Foundation for capabilities and innovation of enterprises within the park, the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology (2009.4.21) making the science park highly competitive.

The CTSP Administration signs an MOU with Jeju Free The CTSP Administration formally signed a Protocol of Intentions with International City Development Center (2009.4.23) Spain's Murcia Science Park Foundation (2009.6.29) 15 ︱Achievements in Promoting the CTSP︱

Solicitation of Domestic and International Investment A number of informational sessions for potential investors were held in 2009, to coincide with the expansion of the Phase 4 expansion of the Erlin Science Park. After the first informational session was held in the foyer of the Changhua County Government building on January 21, seven additional sessions were held on March 30, June 9, July 10, September 2, 25, and 30, and October 16 in Taichung, Yunlin, Taipei County and City, and other locations, increasing firms' understanding of and confidence in the investment environment at the CTSP. The sessions effectively accomplish the goal of attracting investment from high-tech firms and bringing related industries into the park to create an industrial cluster effect, stimulating domestic economic activity and strengthening the competitiveness of industries in the park. Additionally, in order to attract foreign high-tech firms to set up facilities in the park to spur advancement of the industries there, representatives recruited investors in Japan between April 14 and 21, visiting firms related to the optoelectronics industry to encourage them to invest in the CTSP.

With the CTSP, industrial clusters have already been formed for the three major industries of optoelectronics, semiconductors, and precision machinery; in order to examine forward- looking industrial development strategies for the CTSP, panel discussions on the green energy, biotechnology, and communications industries were held on July 24, September 18, and October CTSP Erlin Park investment information session at Hsinchu Science Park 14, respectively. Experts from academia were invited to take part in the discussions, and leading (2009.9.2) firms in the industries shared their experience with the attendees, which was not only helpful to the industrial development of the CTSP, but also to maintaining a sustainable development and competitive advantages of high-tech industries in the park.

Marketing and Promotion In order to share information about its development and achievements with neighboring residents and society at large, the CTSP was promoted through a wide variety of channels in 2009, including televised media reports on Park development and investment solicitation, the achievements of CTSP's development, its employment of strict environmental standards, and other subjects. In terms of radio, a number of radio stations conducted interviews, with related promotional programs broadcasted throughout central Taiwan, in coordination with investment recruitment efforts. In terms of print media, in addition to occasional press conferences and Director-General Yang Wen-ke's interviews with the China Times, United Daily News, the Liberty Times, the Commercial Times, and the Economic Daily News, some periodicals published monthly features on the CTSP, and prominent print publications published news on CTSP's achievements, reaching Chinese-speaking readers domestically and abroad. A concert was also held on July 28 to celebrate the achievements of the CTSP in the six years of hard work since its inception with friends from the area around the park.

In addition, the CTSP also took part in a number of major domestic and international exhibitions, broadening knowledge of its development and operations; 45 press releases were distributed in 2009, and were widely published in various domestic media outlets, broadly promoting the park.

16 CTSP Administration members visit Japan's Nidec Corporation (2009.4.10-20) CTSP Erlin Park investment information session (2009.3.30)

CTSP Biotechnology Firms CTSP Administration Building is designed to let in natural light

In terms of advertising, the promotional DVD in Chinese, English, and Japanese entitled "New Technological Focus, New Global Trail" was updated for 2009, and a Spanish language promotional DVD was also produced, bringing out the park's developmental achievements in an additional language; multilingual direct marketing materials were produced in English, Japanese, Spanish, and other languages, demonstrating the international character of the CTSP. In addition, Chinese and English versions of the 2008 annual report were printed for the reference of technology ﬁrms worldwide in order to attract investment.

CTSP Newsletter First published on August 5, 2004, CTSP Newsletter provides a lively account of each step in the CTSP's growth. In addition to a chronicle of the development efforts of the Administration and a platform for communication with ﬁrms within the park, it is also the most important channel through which those not directly involved with the park may obtain information on its development and operations. The front cover of each issue features photos related to recent events or festivals, keeping the look of the publication fresh. The back cover records the park's vegetation in detail, allowing readers to appreciate the beauty of the park's natural environment.

To meet the trend for saving energy, carbon emission reduction and paperless operation to protect the environment, a science park newsletter will be posted on the website; in the future it will be translated into English and Japanese versions so the international community is able to follow the latest science park developments.

17 Pursuing Excellence— Like a hen guiding her chicks, we encourage enterprises to nurture technology talent so that the CTSP spirit takes firm root, academia-industrial cooperation achieves maximum effect and ideas and practice have a complementary relationship, allowing technology creativity R&D to soar to limitless heights

︱︱ Taichung Science Park includes Cultivating Talent b o t h n a t u r a l a n d c u l t u r a l elements Personnel Training In order to keep pace with trends in technological development and remedy the lack of talent, the Park Administration commissioned the training services company Learnmore Ltd., the Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association, and the National Chung Hsing University to jointly implement the Specialized and Technical Professional Training Program in 2009. A total of 35 training courses were held in the fields of semiconductors and precision machinery, optoelectronics and solar power, and operational management of high-tech industries, with a total of 1068 people successfully trained; in addition, ten academic seminars and five panel discussions featuring people at the leadership level of various benchmark enterprises were also held, with a total of 1,037 people in attendance. This drew strong participation from the personnel of firms within the park area as well as people from central Taiwan with an interest in becoming involved in the high-tech industries, and proved useful both in adding to the professional and technical knowledge of current employees and increasing firms' recruitment of suitable candidates.

18 In an additional effort to make up for shortfalls in trained personnel in the science part, broaden the pool of human resources available to enterprises in the park, and narrow the gap between education and practical job applications, the CTSP continued to implement the Science and Industrial Park Professionals Training Subsidy Program. The 11 universities that received subsidies- Dayeh University, MingDao University, Tunghai University、the Chung Chou Institute of Technology, the Hsiuping Institute of Technology, National Formosa University, Hungkuang University, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Ling Tung University, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, and Chaoyang University of Technology- offered 13 technical training modules for students nearing graduation. In addition, subsidies were approved for 13 universities- Tunghai University, Dayeh University, MingDao University, Providence University, the Hsiuping Institute of Technology, the Chung Chou Institute of Technology, the Tzu Chi College of Technology, the Overseas Chinese University, Hungkuang University, Chaoyang University, National Chin-Yi University of The National Museum of Natural Science exhibit "Our Bodies: Work Safety Exhibition," Technology, National Formosa University, and Nan Kai University- for 16 modular courses. on display at the CTSP Administration This subsidy funding totaled NT$ 10.3 million (US$ 0.32 million), and 1527 people received training under the program in 2009.

R&D Environment There are currently 27 institutions of higher education in central Taiwan, providing an abundance of research manpower and institutional resources for both academic research and vocational training. Eight institutions of higher education and two research units have established facilities in the park, and have played a critical role in stimulating industrial development, providing not only expertise and training, but specialized advice and research services to ﬁrms within the park as well.

The nearby Metal Industries Research and Development Center forms a highly capable biotechnology research cluster with other educational institutions and incubation centers that have not established a presence in the park, including National Chung Hsing University, China Medical University, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung Veterans Hospital, and other universities and hospitals, all of which can provide training for R&D personnel and technical support.

Central Innovation and Incubation Center, Research and Development Department and Central Taiwan Science Park Support Chart

National The Overseas Taichung Institute National Chinese Institute of Technology of Technology Chin-Yi University Chaoyang China Medical of Technology University of University Technology

National Central Taiwan Changhua University of Hsiuping University of Institute of Science and Feng Chia National Mingdao Technology University Education Technology University Chung Hsing University

National National Yunlin Chi Nan Hungkuang University of University University Science and Tunghai Technology University Chung Chou Institute of National Taiwan Technology College of Physica Chienkuo Education Asia University National Technology University Formosa Dayeh University University Providence University Chung Shan Transworld Ling Tung Medical Institute of University University Technology National Nan Kai Taichung University of University Technology

19 A scene from the CTSP job fair (2009.5.25) At the venue of the CTSP Job Fair and Seminars (2009.5.25)

︱Facilitating Academia-Industry Cooperation︱

The Academia-Industry Consortium for Science Parks in Central Taiwan In order to effectively stimulate academia-industry cooperation, the CTSP Administration cooperated with National Chung Hsing University to establish the Academia-Industry Consortium for Science Parks in Central Taiwan, which formally commenced operations on August 4, 2008. With the assistance of the CTSP Administration, the Consortium held the CTSP Job Fair and Seminars on May 25-26 2009, which involved job recruitment, industry forums, employment seminars, and informational sessions on research achievements. The event successfully promoted industrial exchange, employment, and industry-academia cooperation in central Taiwan.

The Consortium also held two technology forums, entitled "Optical Lithography: the Evolution and Future Trends of High-Resolution Image Enhancement Technology" and "Reliability Design: Usage in Electronic Communication Systems and Optoelectronics Products in Theory and Practice." Participants and guests provided a wealth of valuable insight on these subjects, and the CTSP Administration will refer to their recommendations in planning the further development of the park.

The Innovative Technology R&D Subsidy Program The Innovative Technology R&D Subsidy Program is a platform for academia-industry cooperation established by Taiwan's three science parks, allowing companies to propose plans to the CTSP Administration for work in conjunction with academic research institutions to jointly develop new products and technologies. Subsidies are available in fields including optoelectronics, integrated circuits, precision machinery, computers and peripherals, and biotechnology, among others. In 2009, proposals by Huga Optotech, Mosa Industrial, Gallant Precision Machining, Forworld Electronics, Shin-Yuan Chemical & Pharmaceutical, Bioptik Technology, HPB Optoelectronics, Tera Autotech, and Rockey Composite Pultrustion received subsidies totaling NT$ 24 million (US$ 750,000), with the companies investing NT$77.83 million (US$ 2.4 million) in the related projects.

20 Environmental conservation is taken seriously in the Taichung Science Park

At the same time, the Product Innovation Award, introduced in 2008, takes into account factors such as products' innovativeness, technicality, market competitiveness, R&D investment, and derivative beneﬁts, as well as the winning of international awards, number of related patents awarded and papers published. In 2009, rewards for product innovation totaling NT$ 1.54 million (US$ 48,125) were received by Supertec Machinery, AWEA, Goodway, NexPower, AU Optoelectronics, Forworld Electronics, and i-screen.

Sustainable Growth Program Implemented at Science Parks of the National Science Council As a response to the effects of the global ﬁnancial tsunami, and to encourage high-tech ﬁrms in the park to cooperate with academic institutions on research and development and continue R&D work, the CTSP Administration has cooperated with the National Science Council to implement Sustainable Growth Program, which encourages academic institutions and cooperating firms to carry out joint research into key industrial technologies, while maintaining park companies' existing R&D capabilities.

During the ﬁrst phase of the program, the CTSP approved three projects, while six phase 2 projects were approved; approved funding totaled NT$ 40.11 million (US$ 1.3 million), with subsidies of NT$ 12.65 million (US$ 395,313) approved for academic institutions and NT$ 27.47 million (US$ 858,438) going to businesses. 215 research personnel benefited from the subsidies and research institutions received subsidies to enhance the industrial technology skills and practical research experience of 52 high-tech master's and PhD students

High-tech Equipment Prospected Technology Development Plan In order to encourage the manufacturers of equipment for domestic industries to actively invest in the research and development of future equipment technologies, the National Science Council and the CTSP Administration began planning the High-Tech Equipment Future Technology Development Project in 2008, the purpose being to encourage businesses to invest in the development of key industrial technologies.

The project has approved 10 subsidies. The government has provided 37.1% of funding, which totals NT$ 123.46 million (US$ 3.86 million). Academic subsidies total NT$26.29 million (US$ 821,563). The amount provided by companies is NT$206.52 million (US$ 6.45 million).

21 Houli Science Park CTSP Job Fair and Seminars (2009.5.25)

CTSP Job Fair and Seminars- Vocational Training and Recruitment Event (2009.5.25)

22 The Taichung Science Park has brought numerous employment opportunities to Taichung Increasing

59.85% Breakdown of CTSP Employment by Industry Employment 60.00% 59.85% 60.00% 59.85% Opportunities 48.00%60.00% 48.00% 36.00%48.00% Continued Employment Growth 36.00% 27.12% Despite the effects of the global 24.00%36.00% 27.12% ﬁnancial crisis, the number of personnel 24.00% 27.12% 12.00%24.00% 10.99% employed in the park has held steady at 12.00% 10.99% 0.67% 0.41% 0.15% 0.20% 0.61% approximately 20,000. In terms of the 12.00% 10.99% 0.00% 0.67% 0.41% 0.15% 0.20% 0.61% employment breakdown by industry, 0.00% 0.67% 0.41% 0.15% 0.20% 0.61% the optoelectronics industry leads, 0.00% Optoelectronics Precision Computers Communications Biotechnology Semiconductors Incubation Park Other Optoelectronics MachineryPrecision Computersand Communications Biotechnology Semiconductors IncubationCenters BusinessesPark Other accounting for 59.85% of employment; Peripherals Optoelectronics MachineryPrecision Computersand Communications Biotechnology Semiconductors IncubationCenters BusinessesPark Other second is the semiconductor industry, Machinery Peripheralsand Centers Businesses Peripherals accounting for 27.12%. In terms of educational distribution, 75% have attended college or higher. There are CTSP Employee Education more males employed than females, 40.00% with 63.13% of employees being male 35.85% 40.00% and 36.87% female. 35.85% 32.00%40.00% 35.85% In order to attract skilled individuals 32.00% 23.51% 23.62% 24.00%32.00% t o w o r k i n t h e p a r k , t h e C T S P 23.51% 23.62% 24.00% Administration collaborated with the 15.24% 23.51% 23.62% 16.00%24.00% 15.24% Fengyuan Employment Services Center 16.00% 15.24% to hold the CTSP Employment Fair 16.00%8.00% and Seminars- Vocational Training and 8.00% 0.37% 1.41% 8.00% Recruitment Event on May 25, 2009, 0.00% 0.37% 1.41% where AU Optronics and 31 other ﬁrms 0.00% 0.37% 1.41% 0.00% PhD MA University College Vocational Other provided 1,070 job openings, attracting PhD MA University College VocationalHigh School Other 4,000 applicants. PhD MA University College VocationalHigh School Other High School

Gender of CTSP Employees

70.00% 63.13% 70.00% 63.13% 56.00%70.00% 63.13% 56.00% 36.87% 42.00%56.00% 36.87% 42.00% 36.87% 28.00%42.00% 28.00% Job-seekers fill out applications at the 14.00%28.00% packed CTSP Job Fair and Seminars 14.00% (2009.5.25) 14.00%0.00% 0.00% Male Female 0.00% Male Female Male Female 23 Sharing Resources— We have established efficient, convenient services and Created a vibrant and healthy environment. We hope that all our partners at the CTSP will receive pleasing treatment, Enjoy working here Regards CTSP as a home they are proud of Together with us building a technology life sphere

24 The CTSP's eye-catching west water tower ︱Online and Park Services︱

Industrial and Commercial Services In order to make the CTSP a place where both professional and personal needs are met, the CTSP Administration works to provide quality service emphasizing efficiency, enthusiasm, and professionalism, and has constructed the CTSP Industrial and Commerce Services Building to provide park area enterprises and their employees with a multipurpose space providing ﬁnancial and business services, meeting spaces, dining, and shopping.

A CTSP employee clinic has already been opened on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the Industrial and Commercial Services Building, providing the park area and residents of surrounding villages with quality health and medical services, as well as an employment services center which helps find talented candidates for the park area, helping to stimulate enterprise Ceremony celebrating the opening of the growth and industry development. A post office also began operating on January 25, Taichung Science Park branch of the Bank of Taiwan (2009.9.7) 2010, and a convenience store will later be opened.

In terms of financial services, in addition to First Bank, on the first floor of the Industrial and Commercial Services Building, Bank of Taiwan and Land Bank of Taiwan branches have opened on the second floor. The Industrial Technology Research Institute has opened an Industry-Academia Research and Development Services Center in space on the fourth floor, and the Association of Allied Industries in Science-based Industrial Parks has opened an office on the second floor to serve firms in the park. The third floor has been designated for restaurants, while floors 5, 6, 8, and 9 are reserved for office space to let, and floor B1 has been reserved for a supermarket to meet the shopping needs of park businesses and employees. Located at the center of the CTSP, the Industrial and Commercial Services Building will provide multifaceted service and serve as the cornerstone of prosperity for firms in the park area. It is hoped that the provision of high quality and comprehensive services to companies within the park will attract further Ceremony celebrating the opening of CTSP interest from additional companies, which in turn will give shape to an even more favorable branch of the Land Bank of Taiwan (2009.9.21) environment for industrial investment, balancing the development of industry in the region, and bringing prosperity to the local economy.

One-Stop Service In response to manufacturers' needs for convenient services to support enterprise development, and to raise the competitiveness of the park, in 2009 the CTSP Administration registered new companies and profit-seeking enterprises 2009 as well as changes in company registration. It also issued investment credit certificates, tax exemption, and chattel mortgage certificates, and handled the authorization for the employment of foreign personnel. In addition, the Administration actively assisted a private warehousing and logistics company in constructing and operating a logistics center providing customs clearance, import/export warehousing, and transport and storage services. The logistics center provides area businesses with efficient warehousing and logistical services every day of the year. Investment information session at the CTSP Industrial and Commercial Services Building (2009.7.30) Online Park Information Services In order to more effectively promote the CTSP and facilitate the promotion of business, as well as to provide more convenient services, special effort has been made to develop further content for the CTSP Administration website, including virtual tours of the grounds, a transportation maps of the park areas, interactive 3D tours of ofﬁce buildings, guides to bicycle paths and free park buses, and other information on public facilities. And now, the CTSP Livelihood Guide GIS system has been expanded to include living information for the Huwei Park, providing information on food, housing, and other essential information to serve the needs of both those employed in the park and visitors.

To shorten company reporting time and increase administrative efficiency, Natural Person Certificate has been applied to environmental safety management, making occupation health and safety on-line reporting more complete and secure. A system for managing the rental of playing ﬁelds has also been established, which provides park Corning Taiwan Plant Manager Steve Chen was employees with a tool for organizing recreational sports and social activities. invited to deliver a speech (2009.9.4)

25 Competitors in the karaoke competition Model worker awards ceremony at Labor Day The CTSP screening auditorium lets the perform at the "CTSP Starlight Dreams" celebration event (2009.5.1) park employees and civilians enjoy ﬁlms Labor Day celebration event (2009.5.1) on a 350' screen

In terms of making construction and planning services information-based, as Houli Science Park's various public facilities projects are completed, the public pipe network drawings are stored as digital files in the geographical information spatial data bank. Photos of the complete works will be scanned for viewing online.With regards to the digitalization of construction management services, photos of construction projects are scanned on an ongoing basis, with the image data being stored in the architectural diagram imagery management system to be directly accessed by personnel.

In line with the National Science Council's efforts to accelerate the information re-engineering work of its various organizations, based on a sharing service concept, information work planning and integration has been carried out, making NSC and the three science parks' ofﬁcial document management systems accessible on-line and introducing a paperless on-line approval system, simplifying the ofﬁcial document work process to increase the level of service.

Furthermore, in order to strengthen CTSP Administration data security measures, the server room database and server system have been expanded in order to provide highly reliable computer back up. To reduce the damage to critical systems equipment in the event of a disaster, a remote backup system was planned and set up, and may be activated in short order to serve the needs of businesses in the park.

︱Taking Workers' Leisure Seriously︱

Employee Welfare, Health, and Leisure Employees in high tech industries work under conditions of sustained pressure. In order to help park workers maintain good mental health, happy marriages and active social lives, as well as to prevent low productivity, fatigue, depression, occupational accidents and other problems, the CTSP Administration performed a needs assessment and made an operational model execution plan for an Employee Assistance General Services Center; this will help to determine whether or not such a center is needed, as well as to plan its organizational structure, and services provided. It is hoped that employees can be helped to resolve problems economically, professionally, efﬁciently, increasing employee health and well-being and helping create "healthy enterprises." Also, for the physical and mental health of park employees the park held Labor Day celebration activities, a CTSP Sport Meet, "CTSP Fun Movies", seminars by prominent people, and other recreational and cultural events for employees.

On May 1, Labor Day, the park held the event "CTSP Starlight Dreams- Model Worker Commendation Ceremony and Singing Competition." 18 model workers were commended, and Winbond Electronics' Chang Wen-lin was further nominated as a National Model Worker. First prize in the singing competition was taken by Tien Lin-chi of Supertec Machinery, while second through fourth place were claimed by AU Optronics' Ya La-ou, Peng Yi-yun, and Ma Jung.

26 The first three-on-three basketball tournament Participants in the CTSP Sports Tournament had too Presidential adviser Richard was held this year (2009.7.4) much fun to let the heat get to them (2009.7.4) Lee Chia-tung gives a speech (2009.8.6)

The CTSP Sport Meets were held on June 20 and July 4, 2009, and featured baseball, three-on-three basketball, 3-pointer and slam-dunk competitions, and other events. After several rounds of tough competition, AU Optronics was the big winner in basketball and cheerleading, while the top three competitors in softball were the teams from Taiwan Corning, ProMOS, and AU Optronics.

At the ongoing "CTSP Fun Movies" event, 26 quality films including The Warlords were shown on a 350' projection screen in 2009, with approximately 4,050 employees and residents of the community coming to enjoy the free screenings.

Learning from the Masters The CTSP Administration held a number of lectures in 2009, letting park employees take some time from their busy schedules to listen to the wisdom of a number of prominent speakers. The lecture series also gave park employees from different companies and departments a chance to interact and build camaraderie.

︱Being a Good Neighbor︱

Park Roundtables In an effort to be a good neighbor to nearby communities, the CTSP Administration regularly invites the chiefs of surrounding villages, representatives from township district offices and other figures to take part in a roundtable talks, establishing good channels of communication with local residents. Following on the Taichung Park development roundtable of 2008, a further Houli roundtable talk on the subject was held by CTSP Director-General Yang Wen-ke and relevant department heads. In attendance were Hong Liu- Yi, Director of Office of Legislator Yang Chiung-ying, Mayor Chen Yi-zhen of Houli Township, Taichung County Assemblymen Chen Ben-tien and Gao Ji- zan, Houli Representative Council Chairman Wang Chao-kun, and the various representatives. Most importantly, nearly all of the chiefs of the villages in Houli Township were in attendance, which is

indicative of the importance that people throughout Houli Science park development roundtable (2009.7.13) Houli Township placed on the discussion.

27 The Sidadun Kiln in Taichung Science Park

The Sidadun Kiln: Preserving Cultural Heritage The "Sidadun Kiln" is a cultural heritage site located near the intersection of Science Park Road and Keya Road in the Taichung Park area, discovered during the early phase of the development of the park in late 2003. Archaeological experts were brought in to examine the site, and after six months of excavation, it was determined to be a ceramic kiln used by Han people to make everyday ceramic items during the mid to late Qing period, some 150 to 200 years ago. The discovery of this kind of ceramic kiln is a rarity in Taiwan, and it is of particular cultural and historical importance because it indicates that Han inhabitants of Taiwan were already free from reliance on utensils and vessels imported from Fujian province, and were able to be self-sufﬁcient in this land some 200 years ago.

In order to protect and preserve this important cultural artifact, the CTSP Administration commissioned Professor Liu Yi-Chang of the Academia Sinica to excavate the kiln in the area around it, and to record and study the artifacts found. A project was undertaken in 2007 to R e s i d e n t s o f t h e K e n d i reinforce the body of the kiln, and the BenQ Foundation set up protective measures that same neighborhood near Huwei Science Park enthusiastically take part year and turned their management over to the CTSP, demonstrating high-tech enterprises' in a health promotion event social responsibility to account for the preservation of cultural relics and less technological (2009.9.12) development exist alongside cultural heritage. What can be seen at the CTSP is not only high- tech industry, but is in fact the legacy of the Sidadun Kiln.

Promoting Community Health Services In order to promote the health of the residents of neighboring communities, the CTSP Administration worked with the CTSP Employee Clinic to organize community health activities. 15 "Good Neighbor" events were held in the Taichung, Houli, and Huwei parks in 2009, providing health services to 1,664 residents and elementary school children. Services included checking of blood pressure and blood glucose levels, blood tests, body fat measurement, bone density testing, urine testing, orthopedic care, blind massage, Ryodoraku acupuncture pathway ﬂow testing, physiotherapy and Chinese medical services, healthy eating demonstrations, and Houli Science Park employees health seminars and achievement exhibitions. Those suspected to have health problems were and area residents receive blind actively assisted in seeking treatment, and received additional health oversight and follow- massage for health (2009.9.19) up; to serve those near the Taichung district with disabilities or residents of communities from which transportation is not convenient, the Employee Clinic began operating a Good Neighbor Services bus, which runs between villages on a regular schedule to pick up those in need. 5,137 people in 2009 received service in 2009, and the community health promotion services provided 28 have received strongly positive feedback. ︱Strengthening Safety and Security Measures︱

Maintenance of Safety and Security The installation of surveillance and license plate recognition systems has already been completed in the Taichung and Huwei parks; photo-capture speed measurement equipment has been installed in the Taichung Park. These systems integrate the works of companies' private security teams and Park security to form a joint security network system for the Park area that will actively maintain public safety and orderly traffic in the Park. The Park has encouraged firms to establish their own security corps and hold training sessions to help establish a civilian security system within the park and enhance its protective function. An emergency response team has been established to respond to incidents, and the Park Joint Security and Emergency Response Team Organizational and Operational Guidance Plan has been implemented to further improve the emergency response and joint security systems. Park Disaster Response Team Organization and Operation Drills were carried out, Firefighting training and drills (2009.10.27) allowing the related groups to rehearse cooperative procedures in responding to malicious attacks and carrying out disaster rescue, as well as to become familiar with the guidelines of the emergency response decision-making support system. A feasibility assessment was completed regarding the establishment of a firefighting team in order to further increase the Park's ability to maintain safety and respond to disasters.

Safety, Sanitation, and Labor Inspections The Park has established a one-stop service system using information technology to promote worker safety and sanitation and perform labor inspection tasks. It has also established self-management systems within businesses and expanded employee participation. The Park also makes varied uses of safety measures to effectively raise the overall standards of safety and cleanliness in the Visitors to the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation Park and increase the effectiveness of health and labor inspections have their picture taken (2009.9.30) ︱Prioritizing Environmental Protection︱

Environmental Protection at Multiple Levels The CTSP Administration is involved in many aspects of environmental protection, including the treatment of industrial wastewater, industrial waste management (including reuse), restrictions on emissions of air pollutants, monitoring of environmental quality, and setting and promoting awareness of environmental regulations. Environmental monitoring is carried out by the Environmental Protection Administration's Houli Farm Development Plan Environmental Impact Assessment Conclusion Implementation Oversight Team, and the National Science Council's Science Park Development Environmental Impact Assessment Tracking Team, the Taichung Municipal Government's CTSP Environmental Protection Monitoring The Rexchip Corporation received the EPA's Commission, and the Houli Park Environmental Protection Monitoring Team Outstanding Achievement in Industrial Waste established by the CTSP Administration. In addition to these mechanisms, public and Reusable Resources Cleanup and Resource oversight has also been expanded, with the detailed CTSP Environmental Monitoring Reduction and Recycling Award (2009.10.21) website providing a variety of environmental information in response to the demand from all sectors for high standards in CTSP's environmental protection measures. The CTSP Executive Support for Environmental Oversight and Testing Plan was initiated in October 2007 in response to requests from the public and environmental protection bodies for the implementation of parallel monitoring and make good on the CTSP's commitment to environmental protection.

In 2009, the CTSP firms AU Optronics, Taiwan Corning, and Rexchip Electronics were honored in the 18th Annual Enterprises Environmental Protection Awards after being evaluated by the EPA. Rexchip also received the Outstanding Achievement in Industrial Waste and Reusable Resources Cleanup and Resource Reduction and Recycling Award, an affirmation of the CTSP's years of work to The village chiefs of Houli Township oversee the promote environmental protection measures. sampling of efﬂuent water at Rexcorp (2009.4.8)

The Taichung Park wastewater treatment plant treated a total of 11,874,028 cubic meters of water in 2009, and was visited by 460 people, while the Huwei Park wastewater treatment plant treated 98,655 cubic meters of water. 29 Striving Together to Be the Best— Taking firm and steady steps, we will construct a modern technological capital that is at once forward-looking yet comfortable, futuristic yet mindful of the environment. It will feature not only spectacular natural scenery and abundant culture, but also bring about local prosperity and invigorate industrial economy. As we advance into the future, we will make Taiwan proud.

View of the CTSP Administration Building at night

︱Achievements in Development︱

The CTSP Administration governs four science parks, Taichung, Huwei, Houli, and Erlin. In order to provide quality and environmentally-friendly space for production and R&D, leisure, and living, the Taichung Park has employed ecological engineering ideas in the planning of green park areas open to the public. It features high standard flood detention ponds in line with the Soil and Water Conservation Plan. While the prevention of flooding is the priority, in order to meet the recreational needs of park employees and nearby residents, there are plans to beautify the areas around the eight detention ponds in line with the natural environment, turning the surrounding areas into five multipurpose parks. At present, recreational facility and landscaping engineering work has been largely completed in the Taichung and Huwei parks; planning and construction is currently underway in Houli Science Park and Erlin Science Park, newly added in 2009.

The focal point of the Taichung Park's scenery is the green belt around the perimeter, featuring photo and bicycle paths, which connects to the scenic parks around the eight ﬂood detention ponds. The green belt around the perimeter occupies 116.1 acres of land, including 11 kilometers of footpaths, while the ﬂood

30 Taichung Science Park tennis courts

Huwei Science Park Scenery- Phase 1 Public Park

Taichung Science Park Shuikutou scenic footpath

detention park areas is 126.8 ares; these two features successfully create a natural aesthetic for the park. The detention pond park areas, in addition to serving to prevent flooding and beautify the area, also provide areas for recreation and relaxation, such as the areas in the water, music squares, sporting ﬁelds, nature trails, walking paths, and a bike path system. All of these features are in keeping with the natural appearance of the area, making the park a place characterized by the coexistence of high technology and nature, as well as enhancing interaction between the Flood Detention Pond Park Layout park and local communities.

Incorporating the developmental experience of the Taichung Park, the Huwei Park also features public park areas around multipurpose flood detention ponds and green spaces around its perimeter and surrounding factory buildings. This helps the park facilities to seamlessly integrate into the existing environment of fields and irrigation ditches, as well as with the surrounding communities. The Erlin Park, on the other hand, is based on the concept of a lush oasis, incorporating reusable solar energy, open areas of greenery around flood detention basins and eco-friendly design into the comprehensive planning of the look of the areas scenery. The ecological park areas will provide employees and local people with space for recreation and leisure, and contribute to providing you the industrial sector with an "Eco-Tech City" in line with current trends.

Barrier-Free Accessibility The parks' development has been undertaken with the idea of creating a people friendly environment, and barrier-free accessibility is part of this. In 2009, the park received its ﬁrst barrier-free accessibility inspection of its public buildings from the Construction and Planning Agency (Ministry Of The Interior), and received an outstanding score of 97.26

Steering Committee members Steering Committee numbers test barrier-free accessibility of facilities (2009.9.9) inspect Shuikutou Park restrooms (2009.9.9) 31 Nighttime scene at the square at the eastern entrance of the Huwei Science Park

Science Park Enterprise Satisfaction Survey In recent years, the National Science Council (NSC) has conducted the Science Park Enterprise Satisfaction Survey, which serves as one of the indices by which mid-term plans are evaluated. In order to provide a fair, objective, and consistent index to evaluate the quality of the service provided by the park administrations under it, (the administrations of the Hsinchu, Central Taiwan, and Southern Taiwan science parks) the NSC urged the park administrations to be attentive to the level of satisfaction of those they served in order to raise service quality, and in 2004 drafted the Science Park Enterprise Satisfaction Survey Plan, to be carried out annually by a polling ﬁrm.

In 2009, the polling company distributed questionnaires and conducted on-site interviews at the 55 enterprises in the CTSP. The CTSP Administration was the highest rated of the three science park administrations in the areas of quality of service, overall satisfaction, handling of complaints, and loyalty and trust.

Construction Progress Development projects for Phase 1 of the CTSP, Taichung Park, began moving forward in December 2003. In order to enable firms to establish their facilities quickly, factories were constructed in tandem with public works, a first in Taiwan. Because there were soon more applications from enterprises to enter the park than the available land could accommodate, agreement was obtained from the Executive Yuan in January 2004 for the Phase 2 expansion of the CTSP; an Environmental Impact Assessment, soil and water conservation planning, urban planning, and the work required for changes to an acquisition of non-urban were then undertaken for Phase 2. Work began on the Huwei Park in July 2004, and for Phase 3, the Houli Park, on March 29, 2006. The groundbreaking ceremony on Phase 4, the Erlin Park, took place on December 26, 2009, formally marking the beginning of the development work that was the subject of much eager anticipation from companies hoping to establish themselves in the park. By the end of 2009, there had been 97 development contracts in the four park areas, of which 16 were undertaken in 2009. 15 projects were completed in 2009, including the second phase of the water distribution tanks in the southern area of the Taichung Park, the square and image installations at the east entrance of the Huwei Park, and the northern bridge project at Houli Park (Chising Park Area) on the road linking the park areas, making for a cumulative total of 71 projects currently completed. There are 11 projects currently still undergoing construction, in the Taichung Park, including the central water distribution tank project and effluent pipes; 14 projects remained under construction in the Houli Park, including wastewater effluent pipes, the second section of Phase 1 of the wastewater treatment plant project, the general development of public works in the Chising Park area, the road linking the park areas, and effluent pipes; in the Erlin Park, the initial construction phase is still in progress.

Thanks to the hard work of everyone at the CTSP, the CTSP Development Plan, the implementation of which began in late 2003, was 54.25% complete at the end of December 2009, and the implementation rate for projects slated for 2009 was 93.72%. Such efﬁciency and development is one of the major factors that have attracted ﬁrms to establish facilities in the CTSP in recent years.

Telecommunications Infrastructure In order to meet the need for innovation to increase the efficiency of government administration and the convenience of services to the public and enterprises, the Administration uses modern information technology to allow tasks to be performed immediately and interactively via the Internet. Furthermore, it has expanded the related hardware servers and other equipment and upgraded backup mechanisms in order to maintain the normal operations of telecommunications and create a dependable information-oriented working environment. It also promotes the digitization of administrative services, creating science parks with a wealth of accessible information and operational continuity for high-tech industries.

There have been a number of major developments in IT services in the CTSP in recent years, including telecom operators' extension of ADSL broadband network service to the Taichung, Huwei and Houli science parks, wireless Internet access being made available in public areas, and the Taichung Science Park becoming part of the central Taiwan 3.5G wireless broadband coverage area; mechanisms have also been introduced to save on calling and text messaging fees. In 2009, in addition to the CTSP Administration's existing FTTB and high-speed leased line for WAN connections, an additional high-speed leased line was added by the National Center for High-Performance Computing to improve the Administration's WAN bandwidth and backup mechanisms.

Following the successful completion of the Taichung and Yunlin park public utility conduit databases, a similar system is being implemented in the Houli Science Park. A planned shared underground conduit will be used for both publicly and privately operated 32 ﬁber optic cable networks, enhancing the efﬁciency of information services. ︱Continued Expansion of the Park︱

After the establishment of Erlin Science Park, it is estimated that the investment will be increased by NT$ 1.2 trillion (US$ 0.04 billion), 30,000 job opportunities will be created, and the annual turnover of NT$ 920 billion (US$ 28.75 billion) will be achieved. Together with the other central Taiwan science parks, complementary high-tech clusters will be formed and the integration and upgrading of industry in the Changhua area and central Taiwan will be promoted, forming an industrial corridor with the other science parks in Taiwan. Development of the Changhua area and the hotel, restaurant, and ﬁnancial industries will also be stimulated, creating a new business zone and new business opportunities, and increasing regional spending power and consumer spending.

It is projected that the Advanced Research Park will attract some 250 R&D units after its completion, who will invest NT$ 5 billion (US$ 0.16 billion) in R&D funding annually. They will cultivate researchers among the national elite in the ﬁeld, form knowledge clusters and venues for the exchange of ideas, and lead the way in Erlin Science Park unveiling ceremony (2009.3.18) technological development trends in 20 or 30 years from now. The park will play a vital role in allowing Taiwan to link up with the international community, and lead Taiwanese industry towards quality-oriented development.

In an effort to solve schooling problems faced by the children of CTSP employees and nearby communities, and thereby helping to attract high-tech industries and technically skilled individuals to the park, we began drafting plans for the establishment of the National Experimental High School (NEHS) at Central Taiwan Science Park in 2008. This was done on the basis of the provision of Article 9 of the Act for Establishment and Administration of Science Parks stating that "The NSC may consult and request the education administration authorities to set up experimental high/elementary schools." On August 6, 2009, the plans received the agreement in full support of the Ministry of Education. A Preparatory Office was permitted to be established shortly after on August 10, and was part of the Joint Public Senior High School Entrance Examination for Central Taiwan. The establishment of the NEHS Erlin Science Park groundbreaking ceremony will help to induce technically skilled personnel to stay at the CTSP, spur further (2009.12.26) development of the park, and raise the quality of education in a central Taiwan region.

︱The CTSP Effect︱ Technology: Creating high-tech industry clusters to attract corporate investment Signiﬁcant optoelectronics, integrated circuit, precision machinery and biotechnology industry clusters have already taken shape within the CTSP; the optoelectronics industry cluster is particularly notable for including AU Optronics, one of the top

The CTSP Industrial Clustering - With the Optoelectronics Industry as an Example

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33 companies in the world, as well as major, and nationally recognized corporations such as Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (manufacturer of glass substrates for TFT-LCD displays), the Japanese-invested Taiwan Nitto Optical (manufacturer of polarizers for TFT-LCD displays), JSR Micro (manufacturer of photo resists for TFT-LCD displays), the Korean-invested PKLT (manufacturer of photo masks for large TFT-LCD displays), and other major domestic and foreign ﬁrms; what's more, there will soon be 12 manufacturers of 12-inch wafers in the CTSP, including Winbond Electronics, ProMOS Technologies, Rexchip Electronics, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which will make the area home to Taiwan's most technologically advanced and numerically concentrated manufacturers of the item.

Houli Science Park's sewage water treatment Industry: Promoting the technological upgrading of central Taiwan's plant traditional industries and the vertical integration of mid-and- downstream satellite industries With the gradual cultivation and expansion of the CTSP effect, a number of ﬁrms have returned to the central region of Taiwan, resulting in short supply of factory space in the surrounding industrial zones and skyrocketing land prices. The Taichung County and City governments are developing more industrial parks, such as the Taichung Precision Machinery Technological Park and Taichung County's Fengchou Industrial Park to meet demand from the CTSP's mid- and downstream satellite industries, which has spurred in the machinery industry and other traditional industries in the area.

Economic: Bringing prosperity to the regional economy, stimulating the real estate industry in the area, and creating immense production value Roadside scenery at the Huwei Science Park According to statistics compiled by the Taichung City Government, the establishment of the nearby cluster of industrial parks (including the Taichung Precision Machinery Technological Park, UMEC Technological Park, and Wenshan Industrial Park) in response to the CTSP's development in recent years, combined with favorable government-backed home loans, the halving of land value increment taxes, and other incentives, have all helped the real estate industry to rebound in Taichung.

Society: Stimulating population growth, forming new living commercial circles, invigorating commercial and economic activity Since the establishment of the CTSP, the magnetic pull of the CTSP effect has led to a gradual westward shift of development, population, and vehicle trafﬁc in Taichung. With the addition of the inﬂux of park employees into the area, the populations of the Huwei Science Park sewage water treatment neighboring Situn District and the villages of Daya Township have gradually increased, plant and their patronage of restaurants and other service industries has gradually shaped a CTSP commercial circle, a scene of economic prosperity stretching past National Highway No. 1 to the Situn Road and Fuke Road living circles, and combining with the living circles around Tunghai University and the Taichung Veterans General Hospital. Patronage of restaurants and hotel occupancy rates in nearby Taichung has continuously increased, helping to provide an impetus for economic recovery.

Politics: Demonstrating government efﬁcacy and providing a new model for central and local government cooperation With the cooperation of the central government and the relevant local government departments, all infrastructure construction projects have been completed on schedule, demonstrating outstanding governmental efficiency and becoming a model case for central and local government collaboration. This demonstration of effective government Plank bridge connecting the park area to the action has allowed companies to seize potential business opportunities without delay, Tan Ya Shen Bike Path and companies that have established themselves in the science parks have afﬁrmed their appreciation of the government's effective efforts. 34 Meeting Future Challenges— With the breathtaking pace of technological advancement, we cannot lead by resting on our laurels. We must firm up the existing foundation, adding one floor at a time, to build Taiwan's technological industries to towering new heights.

Huwei Science Park public park

︱Future Prospects︱ Over the last six years, the Central Taiwan Science Park has played a key role in leading the development and advancement of high-tech industries of central Taiwan and the further development of traditional and high-tech industries in the Taichung metropolitan area. The next 10 years will be a key period for Taiwan; the establishment of the CTSP in central Taiwan is signiﬁcant not only for having brought the semiconductor and optoelectronics industries to the area, but also for allowing the petrochemical and metal industries that are entering the region can fully integrate with the semiconductor, optoelectronics, machinery, biotechnology, and other industries, allowing further growth in industries in which central Taiwan already possesses advantages, and giving rise to emerging industries as well. We have the following future objectives for the CTSP :

1. Pushing high-tech industries to new heights: Develop raw materials industries by way of the existing component industries, increasing the overall industrial depth of the science parks; assist with the integration of the resources of industry and academia to strengthen R&D capabilities; attract high value-added industries and encourage R&D and innovation; strengthen cooperation with science parks abroad and foster other international contacts; actively work to recruit talent from overseas, and cultivate skilled local personnel.

2. Construct sustainable operations and an ideal investment environment: Plan pleasant, naturalistic park areas; provide a quality living environment with convenient access to everyday needs; create efficient and intuitive systems for operations; and increase the efﬁciency of environmental impact assessments and other administrative inspections and the stability of the supply of water, electricity, and other essential resources.

35 ︱Major Events in 2009 ︱

1/05 ▼ The CTSP Administration meets with the Chang Hua Irrigation Association and Taiwan Water Corporation to sign a contract on the transfer of irrigation water in the Erlin Science Park, with representatives of the National Science Council and Changhua County Government present as witnesses.

1/09 ▼ President Ma Ying-jiou holds talks with science park firms through joint video conferencing with the Central Taiwan, Hsinchu, and Southern Taiwan science parks.

3/18 ▼ The Erlin Science Park ofﬁces are unveiled in a ceremony in which National Science Council Minister Lee Lou- chuang, CTSP Director-General Yang Wen-ke, Changhua County Mayor Cho Po-yuan, and other guests unveil the sign together.

3/20 ▼ Vice President Vincent Siew and Executive Yuan Legislator Lu Shiow-yen arrive at the CTSP Taichung Park to visit Apex Dynamics Inc.

4/14 ▼ Director-General Yang Wen-ke leads an investment group including Investment Division Director Wang Hong-yuan and Section Chief Zheng Shao-jun to Japan to visit ﬁrms, recruit investors, and attend the Finetech Japan '09 exhibition.

4/21 ▼ Director-General Yang Wen-ke and Investment Division Director Wang Hong-yuan represented the CTSP Administration in signing MOUs with Japan's Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science, and Technology and South Korea's Jeju Free International City Development Center.

4/23 ▼ Deputy Director Roh Keun-Ho of South Korea's Ochang Cluster Development Agency and three other Asian Science Park Association members visit the CTSP and sign an MOU.

5/01 ▼ Ceremony held celebrating the ﬁrst trip of the park shuttle bus.

5/19 ▼ Members sent to the 4th ASPA LEADERS meeting in Vietnam.

5/29 ▼ Director-General Yang Wen-ke and Investment Division Director Wang Hong-Yuan arrive in the United States to attend the 2009 International Association of Science Parks Annual Conference and recruit investment.

6/29 ▼ Executive Director Francisco Vidal of the Murcia Science Park Foundation and CTSP Administration Director- General Yang Wen-Ke sign a Protocol of Intentions. The CTSP celebrates its sixth anniversary with the "Encounter on a Starry Summer's Night" concert

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8/01 ▼ The National Experimental Senior High School at CTSP Preparatory Office is established on August 1, 2009, the plan for establishing a school passed on August 6. The list of candidates for the position of director of the Preparatory Ofﬁce is announced on August 31, with Chen Kuoh-Siang being chosen for the position.

9/11 ▼ Control Yuan Members Ma Yi-kung, Ma Hsiu-ru, Lee Bing-nan, Chou Yang-sun, Investigation Ofﬁcer Xu Jia-zan and Investigator Lee Jung-tai inspect the Huwei, Erlin, Taichung and Houli science parks.

11/6 ▼ The National Science Council holds the Taiwan Science Park Tour event, with former NSC Deputy Minister Dr. Lih J. Chen leading representatives from various countries and approximately 50 senior NSC ofﬁcials in a tour of the CTSP.

11/7 ▼ President Ma Ying-jiou and Executive Yuan Premier Wu Den-yi inspect the Advanced Research Park and listen to a brieﬁng by Director-General Yang Wen-ke.

11/21 ▼ The Advanced Research Park unveiling ceremony is held, with Executive Yuan Premier Wu Den-Yi, Secretary- General Lin Join-Sane, Council for Economic Development and Planning Minister Tsai Hsung-hsiung, National Science Council Minister Lee Lou-chuang, Nantou County Mayor Lee Chao-ching and other guests in attendance.

12/1-12/4 ▼ Director-General Yang Wen-ke and CTSP ofﬁcials arrive in Japan to observe operations at Tsukuba Science City, Yokosuka Research Park, Kawasaki Zero-Emission Industrial Park.

12/23 ▼ Straits Exchange Foundation Vice Chairman Kao Koong-lian and Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits Vice President Zheng Lizhong led a delegation to visit the CTSP Administration, Winbond Electronics, and AU Optronics.

12/26 ▼ Erlin Science Park groundbreaking ceremony is held, hosted by President Ma Ying-jiou and Executive Yuan Premier Wu Den-yi.

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CTSP-Last to start, first to cross the finish line.

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