According to the Taichung Real Estate Market Survey Federation, as of late 1991 Taichung had about 500,000 pings of completed office space "with an occupancy rate of one-third, the lowest in Taiwan," and according to the federation, "that means at least 300,000 pings are standing empty."
根據台中房屋市場調查協會統計，到前年底，台中興建完成約五十萬坪辦公大樓，「使用率只有三成，全台最低」，協會指出，「至少有卅萬以上的空坪。」