Tourism Bureau

The Tourism Bureau, MOTC (traditional Chinese: 交通部觀光局; simplified Chinese: 交通部观光局; pinyin: Jiāotōngbù Guānguāng Jú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kau-thong-pō͘ Koan-kong-kio̍k) is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan (Republic of China) responsible for the administration of domestic and international tourism policy making, execution and development in Taiwan.[1]

Tourism Bureau
觀光局
Guānguāng Jú (Mandarin)
Kôn-kông Khiu̍k (Hakka)
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Tourism Bureau in Continental Building
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1960 (as Committee of Tourism)
29 December 1972 (as Tourism Bureau)
JurisdictionTaiwan (Republic of China)
HeadquartersDaan, Taipei
Agency executives
  • David W. J. Hsieh, Director-General
  • Liu Hsi-lin, Deputy Director-General
  • Chang Shi-chung, Deputy Director-General
Parent agencyMinistry of Transportation and Communications
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The development of tourism industry in Taiwan within the government level began in 1956. In September 1960, a Committee of Tourism was set up within the Ministry of Transportation and Communications with the approval from Executive Yuan. In October 1966, the committee was reorganized as the Tourism Council. On 29 December 1972, the council was finally changed to Tourism Bureau.

Organizational structures
  • Planning and Research Division
  • Hotel, Travel and Training Division
  • Technical Division
  • International Affairs Division
  • Domestic Tourism Division
  • Secretariat
  • Personnel Department
  • Anti-corruption Department
  • Accounting Department

Service centers

Transportation

The building is accessible within walking distance West from Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

References
  1. "History". Tourism Bureau, M.O.T.C. Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. "Guānguāng jú zhù niǔyuē 40 zhōunián táiwān niǔyuē lián xiàn duǎnpiàn xī jīng" 觀光局駐紐約 40 週年 台灣紐約連線短片吸睛 [The 40th Anniversary of the Tourism Bureau in New York]. Yù chuánméi (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-04-03.
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