Since the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park was first opened by the Executive Yuan's National Science Council in February 1980, less than 20 years ago, the number of manufacturers operating there has increased from 14 to 284. Last year its annual output value exceeded NT $ 450 billion.
一九八○年十二月，由行政院國科會主導的新竹科學工業園區正式揭幕，不到二十年間，區內工廠由十四家增加到二百八十四家，去年年產值已超過四千五百億台幣。