The Construction and Planning Agency of Minister of the Interior (CPAMI; ) is a

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responsible for

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and building codes,

urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...

, local infrastructure, land use and management in the Republic of China (

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). The current Director General is Mr. Yeh Shih-Wen.

History

It was established on 2 March 1981 as an administrative agency of the Ministry of the Interior. On 1 July 1999 in a government reform, the agency was amalgamated with some offices from

Taiwan Provincial Government The Taiwan Provincial Government was the government that governed Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Its functions have been transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan. History At the ...

Structure

The agency is grouped into the following divisions and offices.

Divisions

* Planning, Urban Planning * Public Housing *

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* Building Administration * Public Works * Building Engineering * Road Engineering * Environmental Engineering * Construction * Planning Administration * Management Administration * Land Administration * Finance Administration

Offices

*Secretariat *Accounting *Civil Service Ethics *Personnel

Transportation

The CPAMI building is accessible South from Nanjing Fuxing Station of the

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...

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