| 02 | The Administrative Planning and Steering Agency, under the Executive Yuan’s Council for Economic Planning and Development, appointed Academician Sho-Chieh Tsiang as the director and Dr. Tzong-Shian Yu as the deputy director of the preparatory office. |
| 04 | The office relocated to 59 Chang’an East Road, Section 1, Taipei City (formerly the First Bank’s Guesthouse) to commence the preparatory work. |
| 12 | Theodore Schultz, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and 1979 Nobel Laureate in Economics, visited and delivered a lecture titled “The Adverse Economic Effects of International Aid on Poor Countries.” Temporarily leased the 8th floor of the Guangfu Building at 35 Guangfu South Road, Taipei City, as the office space. |
