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cy-guiding projects, with a budget of NT$1.015 billion, were approved and subsidized. These create
livable charming cities and towns.

IV. Urban Renewal

1. Since 2005, the CPA has explored the waterfronts, harbors, railway and MRT stations, and old city
districts with the National Development Council, Executive Yuan, and local governments and has
selected 314 locations as urban renewal demonstration projects. As of the end of 2021, 10 projects
were under construction, and 44 projects already had selected investors.

2. A total of 983 urban renewal business projects had been approved as of the end of 2021.

3. A total of 177 urban renewal fund subsidies for renewal business projects had been approved as of the
end of 2021.

4. In 2020, there were 2,458 unsafe and old urban buildings that applied for reconstruction, and 1,951
buildings were approved.

5. The CPA established the National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center on August 1, 2018.
The National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center assists the governments at a national and
local level in implementing urban regeneration and social housing projects.

V. National Parks Management and Environmental Conservation

1. National Park Operations and Management

A national park is an area defined by the national government to protect biodiversity and specific
scenic and historical sites, as well as to provide public recreation and research. The National Park Law
was promulgated in 1972 in Taiwan. Currently, there are nine national parks and one national nature

park: Kenting, Yushan, Yangmingshan, Taroko, Shei-Pa, Kinmen, Dongsha Atoll, Taijiang, and South
Penghu Marine National Park, and Shoushan National Nature Park. The national park headquarters
are under the administration of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) and are responsible for the effective
management and conservation of park assets.

(1) Kenting National Park (KTNP)
Kenting National Park is located in the southernmost part of Taiwan, with beautiful scenery,
lush plants, and magnificent terrain. It is the first National Park covering a marine area.

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