Privatization of state-owned enterprises has been an international trend for some time now. The ROC government adopted a policy of privatization in 1989, set out a schedule, passed the necessary legislation, and since then has been gradually selling off the stock of state-owned enterprises to the public.
事實上，「國營事業民營化」早已是世界潮流，我國政府從民國七十八年開始確立民營化政策，隨後並訂定時間表，民營化法制及釋股作業也陸續展開。