Chiayi City Government

Chiayi City Government

嘉義市政府
Seal of Chiayi City Government
Chiayi Municipal Administrative Center
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 1982
Jurisdiction	Chiayi City
Headquarters	No.199, ZhongShan Road, East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
Agency executives	Twu Shiing-jer, Mayor Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor
Child agencies	14 Subordinate Departments 6 Bureaus 2 Second-Level Agencies 2 District Offices 2 Affiliated Departments 3 Municipal Enterprises
Website	Chiayi City Government Official Website

Chiayi City Government (Chinese: 嘉義市政府; pinyin: Jiāyì Shì Zhèngfǔ) is the government that governs Chiayi City of the Republic of China.

Cultural Affairs Bureau

History

Kingdom of Tungning (1661~1683)

• 1661, Koxinga came to Taiwan and expel Dutch. Founded first Chinese Government in Taiwan. Established Chengtian Fu, Tianxing County and Wannian County. Chiayi City was belonged to Tianxing County.

Taiwan under Qing rule (1683~1895)

• 1683: Taiwan under the Qing dynasty. 1684, Taiwan Prefecture established: Taiwan County, Fongshan County and Tsulo County. The seat of Tsulo located at Jialixing (modern-day Jiali, Tainan).
• 1704: Tsulo County Government moved to Tsulosan.
• 1786: The anti-Qing Lin Shuangwen rebellion laid siege to Tsulo County ten months. Citizens of Tsulo County helped Qing Army. Name changed from ″Tsulo″ to "Kagi"/"Chia-i" because ″in meritorious service, Tsulo Citizens defended the county to the last."
• 1885: Permission was received officially develop Taiwan into a province (Fujian-Taiwan-Province)
• 1887: Government reorganized into four prefectures belonging to Fujian-Taiwan-Province. Kagi District belonged to Tainan Prefecture, and the district seat was still located in Kagi City.

Taiwan under Japanese rule (1895~1945)

• 1895: According to the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Formosa ceded to Japan. Kagi under Tainan Ken (臺南縣).
• 1920: Kagi upgraded to Kagi District, Tainan Prefecture.
• 1930: Kagi Town (嘉義街) of Kagi District (嘉義郡) upgraded to Kagi City (嘉義市).

the Republic of China(1945~now)

• 1945, Japanese Empire was lose World War II, Taiwan Province area recovered, and be subordinated to the Republic of China Government. Chiayi City was a three-class provincial city and subordinated to Taiwan Province. It was the first time Provincial Chiayi City. In that time, Chiayi City divide Xindong District (新東區), Xinxi District (新西區), Xinnan District (新南區) and Xinbei District (新北區).
• 1946, Shuishang Township and Taibao Township (today's Taibao City) were merged into Chiayi City. In that time, Chiayi City divide Xindong District (新東區), Xinxi District (新西區), Xinnan District (新南區), Xinbei District (新北區), Taibao District (太保區) and Shuishang District (水上區), total of six districts
• 1950, Chiayi City was degraded to county-level city, it also was the only county-level city in Chiayi County.
• 1972, Chiayi City and Hsinchu City upgraded to Provincial City at the same time,and re-establish Chiayi City Government. There are five provincial-cities in Taiwan Province at that time.
• 1990, because population growth at suburb of Chiayi City ,Chiayi City divided East and West two districts.

City Flower

Hong Kong Orchid Tree is an evergreen small trees being Caesalpiniaceae. The scientific name is Bauhinia blakeana. It has Bauhinia variegata like appearance and is with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers which is like cattleya. Bauhinia blakeana was imported into Taiwan in 1967. Except its specialty of coquettish flower, there is another quality that the same species, like Bauhinia variegata and Cercis chinensis do not have. Its leaves can survive from winter and the florescence is from winter to spring. It is still splendid and vivid while most flowers of small trees are withered. Choose Bauhinia blakeana as the city flower of Chiayi is to symbolize the passion of citizens, the beauty and copiousness of municipal construction. The evergreen leaves symbolize thriving and robust of industry and business. The purpose is to anticipate citizens can work on creating a beautiful and prosperous Chiayi city all together.

Municipal Emblem

Chiayi Municipal Emblem

Chiayi City was reformed its status into provincial city on 1 July 1982. The mayor Dr. Shih Sian Syu solicited ideas about the municipal emblem from public then. After assessing, the design from citizen Ming Hong Tsai was selected. The blue background of the emblem symbolizes magnificence and dignity. The charchters of Chiayi city and plum blossom are white which symbolize brightness. The letters “71” are red which symbolize progress and auspicious. The mark of northern tropic is green which symbolize newly born. Plum blossom is Taiwan national flower. “71” represents the reformed date 1 July 1982. The mark of northern tropic tells the geographic position of Chiayi city. The four green lines represent reformation and elevation of city status.

Organization

• Mayor
  • Deputy Mayor
    • Secretary-General
      • Senior Executive
      • Secretariat
      • Specialist^[1]

Mayor

List (Provincial Era)

Session	Term	Name	Office	Political party
1	1	Hsu Shih-hsien (許世賢)	1 July 1982 – 1 July 1983 [2]	Independent
Proxy	--	Chiang Ching-lin (江慶林)[3]	1 July 1983 – 15 December 1983 As acting	Kuomintang
By-election	2	Chang Po-ya (張博雅)	15 December 1983[4] – 20 December 1985	Independent
2		Chang Po-ya (張博雅)	20 December 1985 – 20 December 1989	Independent
4	3	Chang Wen-ying (張文英)	20 December 1989 – 20 December 1993	Independent
5			20 December 1993 – 20 December 1997
6	4	Chang Po-ya (張博雅)	20 December 1997 – 22 May 2000 [5]	Independent
Proxy	--	Chen Li-chen (陳麗貞)	22 May 2000 – 20 December 2001	Independent
7	6	Chen Li-chen (陳麗貞)	20 December 2001 – 30 March 2003	Independent
			30 March 2003 – 20 December 2005	Democratic Progressive Party
8	7	Huang Min-hui (黃敏惠)	20 December 2005 – 20 December 2009	Kuomintang
			20 December 2009 – 25 December 2014
9	8	Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲)	25 December 2014 – Incumbent	Democratic Progressive Party

Current Mayor

Twu Shiing-jer

Information

Education

• Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health
• Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health
• M.S., National Taiwan University, Institute of Preventive Medicine
• M.D., National Taiwan University, College of Medicine
• National Chiayi Senior High School
• Chiayi Municipal Chiayi Junior High School
• Chiayi Municipal Chongwun Elementary School

Work Experience

• Director-general, Public Health Bureau, Taipei City Hall
• Minister, Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare
• Minster, Ministry of Health and Welfare
• National Policy Advisor, Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Legislator, 7th Stage, The Legislative Yuan of Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Mayor of Chiayi City Government

Political Party

Democratic Progressive Party

Administration Idea

Objective: Change Chiayi

• City of Youth Entrepreneurship- Job Creating, Attracting Youth
• City of Health and Longevity- Creating Employment Opportunities
• City of Food Safety and Health- Promoting Food Safety and Establishing Food Safety Commission
• City of Citizens Participation- Involving Everyone in City Policy

The Four Arrows of Chiayi City Policy

First Arrow: Restructuring City Planning of Chiayi City.

• End Party Opposition, Start City Planning
• Make Use of Urban Renewal, Renovate Front and Back of Train Station
• Balance East and West district, develop Chiayi City as a whole.
• Cooperate with Other Cities and Counties, Create Prosperity Together.

Second Arrow: Transportation System Planning

• Implement the Plan of Elevated Railway, Consolidate Terminal Station Functions.
• Remove BRT Lanes on Chuiyang Rd. to Create Safer Road for Drivers.
• Establish Bike Lane System in the City, Making Chiayi City a Bicycle Friendly City.

Third Arrow: Create Healthy Communities and Promote Longevity.

• Establish Satellite Communities to Promote Longevity, Create More Employment Opportunities.
• Build Happy Residential Communities.
• Make Full Use of Medical Resources.
• Increase the Amount of Pension Plans.

Fourth Arrow: Construction of “Food Security” Capital

• Set up a “Food Safety Committee”
• Strict control, source management
• Establish a "class action" claims platform

I will be the guardian protecting the happiness of women and children

• Happiness for Pregnant Women
• Happy Parenting Community
• Excellent career results in a happy family

Transportation

The government building is accessible within walking distance South of Beimen Station of the Alishan Forest Railway.

See also

• Chiayi City Council

References

Executivies of Chiayi City Government
Subordinate Departments	Civil Affairs Department Finance Department Economic Affairs Department Social Affairs Department General Affairs Department Civil Service Ethics Department Budget, Accounting and Statistics Department Education Department Public Works Department Transportation Department Land Administration Department Planning Department Personnel Department Urban Development Departmen
First-level Agencies (Bureau)	Police Bureau Cultural Affairs Bureau Public Health Bureau Social Affairs Bureau Fire Bureau Environmental Protection Bureau Local Tax Bureau
Second-level Agencies	East District Household Registration Office West District Household Registration Office Land Office Social Affairs Department Mortuary Service Office Chiayi City Stadium Public Market
Affiliated Unit	East District Health Center West District Health Center
District Office	East District Office West District Office
Municipal Enterprises	Chiayi Fish Market Co., Ltd Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market of Chiayi City Co., Ltd Chiayi City Meat Market Co., Ltd

Coordinates: 23°28′52″N 120°27′13″E / 23.4810°N 120.4536°E / 23.4810; 120.4536