Kaohsiung is located at the pivot of Asia-Pacific airlines and seaways traffic. It has been the second largest metro city of Taiwan. Since 1979 as Kaohsiung was switched to be a municipality directly under the Central Government after its population was increased over 1 million, now there are 1.5 million (April 2009) living in the city. Within the city, besides the Kaohsiung harbor, a natural deep-water port well-known as a container transshipment, there is also Hsiao-Kang international airport that makes Kaohsiung one of the rare cities with both seaport and airport. In addition, it contains abundantly solid industrial foundations such as the export processing zones, steel industry, petrochemical industry, cement plants, and various kinds of large-scale heavy industry regions. It has been the important strategic city for heavy industry and manufacturing industry, the locomotive engine of economic development of Taiwan, and has driven the first wave of Taiwan¡¦s economic development miracle since 1960s . However, as the industrial policy adjusted, the Central Government establishes Hsinchu Science Park in which not only attracts excellent professionals to join, but also continues to expand the business niche as well as asset size. The developmental gap between the Northern and the Southern Taiwan has thus been widened. In terms of industry activities and living functionalities, the difference deepens even more. Over the past decade, the traditional basic industries have been impacted by factors of going west (to mainland China) or south (to ASEAN markets), and Kaohsiung --- a city with function of both seaport and airport as well as heavy industries --- is lacking motive power of deep plowing and moment of essential growth during the process of industrial development. It is a challenge for Kaohsiung to transfer from a highly-polluted heavy industrial city to develop brand new industries or enhance added values of the current industries through the transformation of traditional industry. Kaohsiung has competitive advantages, including "international gateway with both harbor & airport" and "industry diversification", still it is situated at the pivotal location of south Taiwan, which is not replaceable. Although the traditional industries still influence and benefit Kaohsiung¡¦s economy, they begin to face operational difficulties while facing global economic change or shifting. Therefore it is an imperative topic of how to embark on upgrading or renewing Kaohsiung¡¦s industries so as to enhance professional techniques and increase economic benefits greatly. Moreover, since the new government inaugurated in May 2008, the Cross-Straits relations are getting smooth gradually which makes direct aircraft transportation II possible. Besides, the global financial tsunami happened in the second half of 2008 has impacted the traditional industries seriously. How to assist the industries to get through the crisis is the very issue worth thinking and discussion. Therefore it is necessary to investigate and analyze the developmental status quo as well as the direction of future transformation of Kaohsung¡¦s industries, furthermore, to work out plans, and practical strategies for encouraging industries. In cooperation with the governing requirements of Kaohsiung City Government, the purposes of this research are as follows: 1 to collect and manage transformative cases of domestic and oversea industries, and to investigate in terms of local viewpoint, the role of Kaohsiung industries, and the future development trends. 2. through ¡§Kaohsiung-Pingtung Development Strategy¡¨ to analyze the status quo of Kaohsiung industries, and to discuss feasible directions of industry transformation. 3. to investigate the difficulties and impediment of Kaohsiung industry transformations and industry upgrades, and to understand the role of Kaohsiung¡¦s industry in cooperation with developmental needs of the Central Government and the regional areas, 4. to work out and propose the supplementary measures and implementation strategies for Kaohsiung¡¦s industry transitions.