On January 16, 2018, the Taichung City Government held the completion ceremony for the Central Taiwan Film Base Project and it was concluded successfully. Thanks to the hard work of the staff and construction partners, the Central Taiwan Film Base was able to be completed successfully. The Central Taiwan Film Base covers around 3.12 hectares in area and includes facilities such as a artificial wave generation pool, deep-water pool, two indoor huge shooting studios, medium shooting studio, workshop, support service office space, and lodging space for the crews. It will be handed over to and operated by the Central Motion Picture Corporation in Bade in the future. It is expected that three shooting studios will be presented with different styles and the industry-academia collaboration will combine related departments in local colleges and universities. The hope is to become an all-around film-making site that helps develop technical talent in the film industry of Taiwan and with the local economy. The wave generation pool used in the movie “Life of Pi” by Ang Lee will be re-produced on site, as well.

Congratulations! “Taichung Stage 2 Standard Workshops Project of the Taichung City Precision Machinery Innovation Technology Park” Winner of the 2018 Taichung City Government Safe Construction Award for the Major Project Group! To strengthen construction and engineering safety and fulfill its duties to take care of its people as an employer, Kong Chou has been devoted to “zero industrial disasters and zero harm done to workers”, which will always be its unchanged and continuous goal in the future, too, in order to create a safer workplace.

Taichung City Government wants to build green standard workshops in the Precision Machinery Innovation Technology Park with 39 units that will be available for manufacturers to establish their presence. Mayor Chia-Lung Lin indicated that hopefully it will create a critical mass for the industry for reinforced competitive advantages. The standard workshops in the Precision Machinery Innovation Technology Park will be located on the southwest side of the Stage 2 land, ranging from 1.65 hectares in area and including one basement and 6 floors above ground. In the future, the first to the third floors will be available for lease while the fourth to the sixth floors will be sold. According to the Economic Development Bureau, the standard workshops are currently on the candidacy list for obtaining the Gold Symbol for green buildings and have obtained the qualified candidacy symbol as smart buildings. It is expected that comprehensive wiring, information and communication, system integration, facility management, and security and disaster prevention can all be optimal and smart. The workshops are suitable for multiple sectors, such as metal, computers, electronics, optics, electrical equipment, machinery equipment, automobiles, and parts. (Mu-Chun Su, Taichung, 5th, Central News Agency)

Congratulations! The Army Hukou Three Barracks Areas Turnkey Project Beam-raising Ceremony was completed successfully!

The groundbreaking ceremony for the dormitory project of the Hungkuang University of Science and Technology was completed successfully on July 5, 2018!! A university with 50 years of history, Hungkuang has adhered to its founding purpose of “being human-centered and caring for life” by placing equal emphasis on professional skills and humanitarian attainments and on inspiring reflection in students about life to accordingly respect life and care about society. It is now one of the important universities of science and technology in Taiwan developing health care and practical talent and technical research and development as well. It will also be a leading university of science and technology in the Asia Pacific Region in terms of health and livelihood. The current project covers around 200 dorm rooms. The accommodations will be better for students of the University. Hopefully, Hungkuang will attract more domestic and international outstanding students in the future.

On its 20th anniversary, for this year’s Kong Chou Cup Family Clay Contest, Lu Lu Marketplace that has been known for its devotion to local creative life was particularly invited to take part and add more cultural and creative momentum to the event. There was blood donation during the event. People were encouraged to share their love by donating their blood. Compared to prior years, it was further enriched and diversified this year. Chairman Chao-Guo Chen and Vice Chairman Chao-Ri Chen of Kong Chou Construction, and Chairman Hui-Mei Yang of the Foundation took the lead by donating blood to inspire Kong Chou staff and became the first to respond to this call for the interest of the general public. To welcome the Taichung World Flora Exposition, the contest this year combined the animal of the year and the flora exposition. With “the Year of the Dog With Colorful Flowers” as the theme, participants were able to make the best of their creativity. This has also indeed resulted in more creative honorable mentions among all the works in the contest. Large and small friends gathered in one place to not only play with clay but also appreciate the performances, play games, and donate blood. There were also more than 40 stands in the cultural and creative marketplace available for shopping. The whole event was filled with a noisy aura. The appearance of the secret guest - Flora Exposition Tiger, in particular, took the excitement to a climax; the mascot played and interacted with the passionate crowd. Kong Chou Education Foundation will continue to proactively promote clay art education to give back to society. Hopefully by learning about clay art, students will be helped to build confidence and integrate diversified intelligence and affection. It is deeply believed that aesthetic education should begin during childhood to help children develop a taste in life and have a feeling for beautiful things. Clay art also helps balance one’s physical and mental development. By organizing the family clay work event and encouraging participation as a family regardless of the number of generations, it also helps boost family relationships. Let clay art become part of the neighborhood, the family, and a national movement. In the meantime, it lives up to a belief in making life artistic and making art part of life. *E-news http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/2416470

The ground was broken on April 2 for the construction of the Central Taiwan Movie Center in Shuinan Smart City. It is scheduled for completion by the end of 2020. Once it is completed and commissioned in 2021, besides fulfilling the playing and performance needs of the film industry, it will also play artistic movies, accommodate commercial operations, and provide recreational service, which is made possible by a chosen private operational team. Chia-Lung Lin, along with Director Kuan-Ting Cho of the Information Bureau, Commissioner Chun-Chieh Wang of the Department of Urban Development, and Director-General Chih-Hsiang Chang of the Land Administration Bureau, attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Central Taiwan Movie Center. Other guests included Legislator Kuo-Shu Huang and multiple city councilors, representatives from the Ministry of Culture, and the domestic film and comic industry. Together they declared that the Central Taiwan Movie Center Project officially began.

Kong Chou Construction Spring Gathering Banquet on February 24, 2018