"Entrance to the mill was strictly forbidden when it was in operation," says Chiang. "Only the dormitory areas were accessible." Chiang recalls visiting the mill's dormitories as a child on his first-ever elementary school outing.
「製糖時期門禁森嚴，只有宿舍區有開放，」人稱「蔣公」的蔣耀賢操著台語回憶，小學時校內第一次舉辦遠足，目的地就是糖廠宿舍區。