Kuo asserts that in the end, locals will have to choose between pollution and prosperity. Kuanyin is the largest industrial zone in northern Taiwan and its residents enjoy the best social benefits in Taiwan. He explains that Kuanyin residents are granted NT $ 3,000 for hospitalization of three days. Families receive NT $ 5,000 if a loved one passes away.
「污染與繁榮之間，端看如何取捨，」郭榮宗表示，觀音鄉擁有北部最大的工業區，居民自然也享有全台灣最完善的社會福利。