During the 1960s, Thailand began to support Taiwan's light industry and hired skilled Taiwanese professionals from the textile, garments, plastics processing, footwear, and food industries. Many of them later started their own businesses, often with considerable success, and quite a few of them were appointed heads of Chinese family associations.
一九六○年代，泰國開始扶助本國輕工業，由台灣聘請紡織、成衣、塑料加工、鞋業、食品等技術人才，這批來泰的技術人才，後來不少人自行開創事業，相當成功，還在各宗親會中擔任理事長。