The area owes its current exposure to Mayor Wang's brainwave ten years ago, and also to the success of initial reclamation work, which in 1988 led the city government to decide on the Southern Star project and plan for 200 hectares of new land within five years.
這個高雄市的邊陲地區卻因十年前王玉雲市長的靈機一動，埋下發展契機。民國七十七年高雄市政府目睹填海的成果後，企望「得寸進尺」，提出南星計畫，預計五年內增加二百公頃新生地；恰巧交通部也因推動深水港計畫，正在四處找地，最後「相中」這塊還沒出生的土地。