In 1994, SCI, the number one funeral and burial management company in the world with over 2500 offices worldwide, began to send representatives to Taiwan. SCI wished to discuss the development of a dedicated funerary and burial zone with Taiwan Sugar Corporation; it was also interested in cooperating in the contracting out of service and managerial operations for the City of Taipei's funeral homes.
早在民國八十三年的時候，全世界第一大殯葬禮儀公司、在全世界有超過兩千五百家分公司的美國 SCI 公司就曾經陸續派員到台灣，想與台糖洽談殯葬專區的開發與台北市殯儀館公辦民營的合作，可惜並沒談成。