"There were about 100 manufacturers then," says Lai Hung-tse, proprietor of the Ming Hung chopstick factory. Many have relocated to Southeast Asia and mainland China in recent years due to fierce competition and rising wages, "and there's barely 20 left now."
「那時大約有一百家」，明鴻竹筷廠的老闆賴宏澤表示，近幾年因為競爭激烈、工資上漲等因素，很多人改到東南亞、大陸設廠，「現在只剩不到廿家」。