Pros and cons of rejuvenating military dependents’ village

Located in Pingtung County, Victory Village (勝利新村) is one of very few military dependents’ villages that retains fully intact Japanese buildings. In a bid to promote tourism and encourage business into the area, the county government has been renting out buildings in the village over the last few years. Village residents, however, believe that the government’s approach is creating too much of an impact on the local area. Mentioning the opening of a Thai cuisine restaurant in the area, which many say has had an negative impact on the village, local resident Cheng Fang-zheng (程方正) said there should be more discussion on how the military dependents’ village is used. 

Originally, buildings in the publicly owned dependents’ village were not available for profitmaking ventures; however, while under Department of Defense ownership, a number of residents in the village had privately transformed some of the courtyard-style Japanese buildings into coffee shops. In a bid to rejuvenate the area, once the county government took over management of Victory Village, it began renting some buildings in the dependent’s village to businesses, allowing them to engage in business ventures legally. In recent years, many entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries have moved into the area. The question of how to develop tourism and improve the visibility Victory Village, while at the same time preserving its original style, will need much debate and thinking.

Pros and cons of rejuvenating military dependents’ village

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眷村活化的利弊

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位於屏東的勝利新村因為完整的保留日¬據時期建築，成為少數被保留的眷村之一。為了促進觀光，縣政府近年來開始出租眷舍，鼓¬勵商家進駐。但有眷戶認為，這樣的做法，對當地衝擊太大。居民程方正就表示，眷村如何使用應該要做更多討論，現在發現眷村裡有泰式料理餐廳，似乎會帶來衝擊。

原本公家的眷舍是不能做營利用途的，但因為日式建築的院落設計，早在勝利新村還是¬國防部所有的時候，就有些眷戶私自將眷舍改造成庭院咖啡廳。而縣政府接管勝利新村之後¬，為了活化眷村，就將部分眷舍出租給商家，讓他們可以合法做生意。而近年來也有許多文¬創業者開始進駐。如何發展觀光、提高勝利新村的能見度，又能保存眷村原來的風貌？需要多方討論與思考。