Statistics show that one-fourth of people in Taipei have at least graduated from junior college; whereas in Kaohsiung that level of education has only been obtained by one-tenth of the population. Attracting middleclass white-collar workers to Kaohsiung is the key to turning around Kaohsiung's development.
據統計，目前台北市大專以上學歷人口高達四分之一，高雄市才略超過十分之一，未來吸引白領中產人口進駐高雄，將是高雄發展及轉型的首要條件。