As the maritime point of entry and exit for northern Taiwan, Keelung was able (thanks in part to intense lobbying by local government and elected officials) to gain central government approval despite its currently having only 68 hectares of available land.
身為北台灣的出入水道，基隆在地方政府和民意代表強力爭取下，雖然目前僅有六十八公頃土地可供利用，卻仍獲得政院首肯，預定於今年九月底讓自由貿易港區正式營運。