Forestry Bureau transferred administrative jurisidition about 500.73 hectares of forest land from Wulai National Forest to Taiwan Forest Research Institute

An additioal 597.17 hectares of forest land from Yilan National Forest were transferred. A total area of 1097.9 hectares would be an experimental plots of Taiwan Forestry Research Institute in northern Taiwan.

A Pre-opening Office of Fushan was established for prepartory works of Fushan Experimental Forest. Fushan Experimental Forest was divided into three parts, Water Source Reserve, Botanical Garden, and Hapen Nature Reserve.

Fushan Experimental Forest was established on Nov. 1st. It is under the administration of the Fushan Branch of the Taiwan Foresty Research Institute.

Boatanical Garden, about 30 hectares, was opened to the public for applied visitation in Dec.

Because of reorganization, The Fushan Branch was renamed as Fushan Research Center.