But the Japanese did not understand the way local people lived. The western district is not fully utilized for commerce because Chinese prefer to shop nearer to their homes. Thus, for example, the Far East Department Store on Jenai Road has been illegally operating in that residential district for years, paying fines each and every month.
日人沿襲至西方的規劃並未實質瞭解本地人生活，幾乎把整個西區都劃為塊狀商業區，卻沒有被充分利用，樓下做生意，樓上都成為住家，東區仁愛路卻出現蓋在住宅區用地的遠東百貨公司，每個月以繳罰款繼續營業。