Taipei City Government yesterday celebrated the 40th anniversary of the city's elevation to the status of special municipality.
Taipei City was made a special municipality on July 1, 1967, directly administered by the central government.
To celebrate the anniversary the city government held an exhibition to showcase historical documents and invited residents to recall memories of the city and its development.
Providing his collection of old bus tickets and matchboxes for the exhibition, Chuang Yung-ming (
"Different bus companies issued their own tickets until the tickets were integrated under the administration of former mayor Lin Yang-kang's (林洋港)," he said yesterday during a ceremony to celebrate the anniversary at City Hall.
Tung Chiang-hsueh (童江雪), who shares her birthday with the date of the city's elevation of status, said rapid development, especially the establishment of the MRT, had improved living conditions and made things more convenient.
"But I think the city needs to provide more art and cultural events," she said.
Addressing the ceremony, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) praised the efforts of previous mayors and pledged to promote the city's technology and international profile.
Five of Taipei's 12 former mayors were unable to attend in person but Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), Thomas Huang (黃大洲), Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) and Hsu Shui-teh (許水德) talked about how the city had developed in a documentary video made by Taipei City Archives.
"Taipei is constantly transforming, and I wanted Taipei to be a friendly city with plenty of opportunities and diversity," Chen said in the documentary.
The exhibition runs through July 30 at the Discovery Center of Taipei.
The city government will also hold a concert to celebrate the anniversary tomorrow at 6:30pm in Guandu's water park.
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