KAOHSIUNG KIN MA GUESTHOUSE TO BE INTERNATIONAL ARTS VILLAGE|壽山下金馬賓館 將蛻變成國際藝術村

In the early days, the "Golden Horse Awards" for the people in the military is to be dispatched to the offshore island such as Kimen and Matzu. The Kin-ma guest house in Kaohsiun'g Shoushan is where the soldiers will spend their last night before being dispatched However, the place has been deserted for years and now the Kaohsiung city government is cooperating with private sectors to transform the guesthouse to an "international art village" starting this May. This is the old Kin Ma Guesthouse, a three-story high building at Shoshan foothill. Starting 1967, this building served as the rest place for soldiers departing from Wharf 13 for outer islands Kinmen and Matzu. In 1998, the Railway Reconstruction Bureau took over and used until 2012. Ever since, the building has been empty. ==LI YI-TE Kaohsiung Urban Development Bureau Director== We are reviving the old building. We are trying to find a management with vision, idea and willingness to contribute for Kaohsiung. The management directs cases with new usage direction and reviving energies. The Kaohsiung City Government has been working for two years calling civil investments on reviving old buildings in the city. The Kin Ma Guesthouse is to have renovation in May and start its new life by February 2018. ==SHAO YUNG-TIEN Civil Management Team== We will try to keep is original outward appearance, a building with a 50-year rustic simple appearance. The name of Kin Ma Guesthouse will not change, we will keep its name. The Guesthouse will integrate nearby attractions such as the Pier-2 Art Center and Love River. The Kin Ma Guesthouse is to accommodate art exhibition, library and cafe. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 位處高雄壽山山腳下，塵封多年的高雄金馬賓館，三層樓建物，外牆斑駁老舊，走進裡面，如同一般旅館配置，從民國56年開始，就是國軍官兵要從13號碼頭，搭船前往外島的暫時住宿點，但從87年軍方撤離，移撥給鐵改局使用，101年鐵改局搬遷後，金馬賓館閒置至今。 ==高雄市都發局長 李怡德== 透過這樣子的案件活化 找到有理想 有理念 願意來投入 奉獻高雄的團隊來經營 然後徹底讓它帶來一些 新的使用方向 然後聚集一些能量 引進民間能量活化，市府經過兩年多努力，要賦予全台僅存的金馬賓館新生命，業者預計5月動工，先補強軟硬體設備，最快明年2月啟用。 ==業者 邵永添== 會盡量保持現在的原貌 就是外觀 我們盡量保持50年建築 應有的質樸的感覺 所以金馬賓館不會改變 這名稱一定會留著 結合週邊駁二、壽山和愛河等景點，金馬賓館將集美術館、圖書館和餐廳於一身。 記者 李淑蘭 陳顯坤 高雄報導