To proceed with the plan to integrate the city and the port, the city hopes to regain administrative authority over the port from the Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau of the provincial government. In that way there could be integrated planning for transportation and scenic facilities, and the wealth that the port brings would finally benefit the people of Kaohsiung.
「市港合一」則是希望收回現屬省港務局的港務管理權，如此一來，都市與港灣的交通運輸、景觀建設都得以整體規畫，高雄港所帶來的財源，也才能真正嘉惠高雄市民。