According to the latest statistics, from the law’s implementation through early February 2026, police issued 12 Restriction Orders to banks, buying critical intervention time for affected individuals. The proportion of victims who “voluntarily transferred funds to scammers” declined slightly from 82.4% in 2024 to 81.8% in 2025, suggesting that the long-term effectiveness of “protective intervention” warrants continued observation.
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Visitors were invited to check out the Kaohsiung-built zero-emission vessel Porrima P111 (保利馬壹號), developed by Porrima Inc., a company founded by Acer (宏碁) founder Stan Shih (施振榮) and Professor Gunter Pauli. The vessel features a hybrid system combining solar, hydrogen, and wind power with AI-assisted controls.
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The redevelopment of Kaohsiung’s waterfront moves away from port-heavy industrial land use to a mixed waterfront district integrating corporate R&D, finance, culture, and public space; a 20-year transition, implemented in defined steps.
The city hopes to position Kaohsiung’s mountainous regions as a key domestic tourism draw, particularly as interest in camping and outdoor recreation grows.
City officials attribute the increase to a six-year reform program that moved beyond basic shelter management to focus on public education, community activities, and responsible pet ownership. In 2023, the city launched the “Ban (伴)” branding initiative — a wordplay on companionship — to reposition shelters as community spaces rather than places associated with abandonment.
