A torn mosquito net "The terrible environment has been the main factor motivating the environmental movement in Kaohsiung," says Wu Chin-fa of The Commons Daily, Kaohsiung's main local paper. Since the beginning--from the industrial sieges and the street demonstrations--Kaohsiung's citizens have participated more intensely in environmental actions than people in other places.
「高雄長期來惡劣的生態環境，是促成高雄環境保護運動先人一步的主因」，高雄主要的地方報民眾日報主筆吳錦發認為，從早期圍廠抗爭、街頭遊行等反工業汙染行動以來，高雄民眾對環保運動的投入，一向比別的縣市熱烈。