By KHT Staff. AI-generated recreation based on an aerial photograph of the Dalinpu resettlement area supplied by Kaohsiung’s Urban Development Bureau.
KAOHSIUNG — Kaohsiung’s long-running Dalinpu (大林蒲) relocation project has cleared another planning hurdle, with the city targeting 2027 to begin relocation work and August next year to complete roads at the resettlement site.
The Interior Ministry’s Urban Planning Commission approved land-use changes on Nov. 3 covering the proposed new materials and circular economy industrial park and arrangements for relocation land. The decision follows environmental review approval on Sept. 23.
The Interior Ministry said the industrial development covers 259 hectares. Residents of Dalinpu and nearby Fongbitou (鳳鼻頭), in Siaogang District (小港區), are to be resettled in Fongshan and Cianjhen districts.
The project links the communities’ relocation with plans to redevelop land for new materials and circular economy industries. The ministry said Kaohsiung and the Ministry of Economic Affairs would proceed with resettlement under the Executive Yuan-approved plan.
For residents, the next stages include land allocation and compensation. In its September announcement, the city said these would follow completion of the industrial park’s remaining approval procedures. Its latest statement retains 2027 as the relocation target, without giving residents a single moving date.
Roads and schools take shape
The resettlement site’s 28 planned roads are scheduled for completion in August 2027, preparing the area for residents to build homes and move in, United Daily News reported.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the replacement Fonglin Junior High School and Fonglin Elementary School were held Oct. 27 and 28. Both are scheduled to open for the 2030–31 school year.
The Urban Development Bureau said schools, police and fire facilities, a multipurpose activity center, parking, and parks are included in the overall NT$80 billion relocation plan.
The commission also approved converting a residential block in Fongshan to commercial use and adding a planned road. The city said this supports its promise to exchange eligible commercial land for replacement land of equal area.
More than 80% of affected land and building owners have signed written support, according to the bureau.
Questions over space remain
Councilor Chen (陳麗娜) cautioned that planning approval did not mean residents’ needs had been met, calling for another assessment of the resettlement area and public facilities, Chinese Daily reported.
Those concerns predate this week’s decision. An August City Council hearing agenda, for a session chaired by Chen, recorded questions about parking, road layouts, green space, and provision for preserving Dalinpu’s community history.
The city says public facilities are included in the relocation budget and that construction has begun on parts of the resettlement infrastructure.
