When the Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone was established it made use of low-cost labor to attract foreign investment and increase job opportunities, as well as imported technology and raw materials. The export-processing zone exported partly-finished products in order to earn foreign currency.
高雄加工出口區的設立，是個例子。當時，它以廉價勞力吸引外商投資、增加就業機會，並引進技術、原料，加工為半成品後，擴大出口，賺取外匯。