The New Ten Major Construction Projects () refers to the construction plans in
Taiwan introduced by then-premier
Yu Shyi-kun in November 2003.
List of the projects
* Top universities and research centers
** Goal: to have at least 15 major
graduate schools ranked number 1 in
Asia in 5 years; to get at least one college ranked one of the top 100 colleges of the world in 10 years.
* International arts and popular music centers
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Division into two regions
* Eastern and Western Taiwan: the Central Mountain Range separates Taiwan into east and west.
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: Greater Taipei New Theater
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Central Taiwan: Taichung Metropolitan Opera House
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Southern Taiwan:
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
National Arts Cultural Center (to be called the Wei Wu Ying Cultural Center)
* M-Taiwan plan
** Goal: to build a world-class internet service environment, and become the third
trillion-dollar communication industrial development.
* Taiwan exhibition
** Goal: to exhibit Taiwan's creativity and vigor, and prompt the development of technology, tourism, and culture.
* TRA MRTizion: Appealing for pass car of
THSR
Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is the high-speed railway of Taiwan consisting of one line that runs approximately along the west coast, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung. With construction and operations managed by a pri ...
, via additions of stations, train services, elevation, underground passages, make TRA transform to metro area and regional MRTs, let TRA transform and renewal, and lead to urban renewal along the line.
* Freeway constructions
** Goal: to develop tourist attraction areas such as
Yilan,
Hualien,
Taitung, and
Nantou; to facilitate the everyday life circle; to expand the highway network.
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Kaohsiung Harbor intercontinental container port center
** Goal: to construct a new intercontinental container port for 15,000
TEU container ships; improve the transport ability of the Kaohsiung port.
* Northern, central, and southern metro system
** Goal: to plan and construct a total of 182 km of metro routes; to improve the rapid transit systems in metropolitan areas of northern, central, and southern Taiwan.
* Sewers
** Goal: to improve the living environment; to purify the water; to regain beautiful rivers and ocean.
* Turn seawater to drinking water; shut down other dams on the mountains. Solve the famine problems, make more tap water, create tourism and environmental friendly lakes.
See also
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Ten Major Construction Projects
The Ten Major Construction Projects () were the national infrastructure projects during the 1970s in Taiwan. The government of Republic of China believed that the country lacked key utilities such as highways, seaports, airports and power plants. ...
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History of Taiwan
References
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R.O.C.'s Government Information Office
''The Ten New Major Construction Projects''
Economy of Taiwan
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