But most of Taiwan's electroplating operations are small scale, with little capital, manpower, or even intention to do pollution control. In order to stay competitive, it was to their advantage to "close one eye" and keep going.
但台灣電鍍廠大多是小型工廠，無錢、無力又無意願做汙染防治，為了經濟競爭力，只好「睜只眼、閉只眼」容忍為上。