Mayor Lu Xiuyan led the people to throw happiness ribbons (photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)

[Reporter Su Jinfeng/Taichung Report] The Taichung City Government held a flag-raising ceremony at Fuqian Square at 8:00 this morning. Although it was drizzling, tens of thousands of citizens braved the rain to participate in the flag-raising ceremony and won the second consecutive championship of the professional baseball championship. The CITIC Brothers team led the public to sing the national anthem together; Mayor Lu Xiuyan said that she has three wishes in the new year. The city government will do its best to improve the economy and increase the income of citizens. The second is to make citizens safe and healthy, and the third is to make Taichung the happiest city. The city where they live; Lu Xiuyan even led the citizens to throw happiness ribbons, so that everyone can be happy together.

This year's Taichung New Year's Day flag-raising theme is "Happy City Two-peat Champion", led by Lin Weizhu, the head coach of the CITIC Brothers who won the two-peat championship in professional baseball, pitchers Wu Zheyuan, Chen Bohao, catcher Gao Yujie, and infielder Ma Gang. The Taichung Girls' High School honor team was in charge of the flag-welcoming and gun-holding performances. The sea of ​​flags was flying at the scene, and some non-governmental groups distributed flag hats. Many people rushed to line up to check in to get them. They sang and raised the flag in the rain, showing their patriotism.

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Mayor Lu Xiuyan said happy new year to the citizens as soon as she opened her mouth, and said that "when you encounter water, you will send out." Although it was raining, she was very grateful to the citizens for coming to participate in the flag raising. The flag comes in.

Lu Xiuyan also said that the CITIC brothers won the professional baseball championship for the second time in a row, and she herself broke the curse and was re-elected mayor. Therefore, this year's New Year's Day is designated as "Taichung Happy City's second consecutive championship".

She said that the slowdown of the epidemic has made this year more hopeful, and new hopes for the new year. She has three wishes this year. The first wish is that Taichung City will prosper and the economy will be prosperous and prosperous, and the citizens will have a new and better life. The economy, increase the income of citizens, maintain a high labor force participation rate, and reduce the unemployment rate.

The second wish is to wish the safety and health of citizens and their families. This year, the municipal work will continue to improve public security, industrial safety, food safety, and air quality, because the safety and health of citizens is paramount and irreplaceable.

The third wish is to make Taichung City the happiest and livable city. Education, culture, child care, social welfare, and youth development are still listed as municipal priorities and continue to be strengthened.

In addition, this year's New Year's Day flag-raising ceremony specially launched the "Year of the Rabbit New Year's Day Commemorative Coin" and "City Government and CITIC Brothers Co-branded Mask", and all 5,000 limited edition gifts were given away.

In addition, this year's performance program also invited the enthusiastic CITIC Brothers cheerleaders Passion sisters Lin Ke, Guigui, Xixi, Squirrel, Baibai, and Yingying to bring their passionate support songs, as well as Taichung's local dance troupe and professional coaches from the Xtreme Fitness Center The group is hot and jumping.

The national flag was raised on New Year's Day in Zhongshi Prefecture, and the national anthem was led by the CITIC Brothers, who won the second consecutive championship of professional baseball (photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)

Lu Xiuyan expressed that she has three wishes for the New Year (photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)

Mayor Lu Xiuyan led the people to throw happiness ribbons (photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)

Mayor Lu Xiuyan led the people to throw happiness ribbons (photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)