Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) hosted of the event, which he touted as a special chance for the ideologically distant mayors to mark a rare milestone together. From left, former Taipei City Council deputy speaker Chen Chin-hsiang, Taipei City Council Speaker Wu Pi-chu, former Taipei mayors Hau Lung-bin, Chen Shui-bian, Wu Poh-hsiung, Hsu Shui-teh, Huang Ta-chou and Ma Ying-jeou, former deputy council speaker Chen Chien-chi and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je attend a special exhibition to celebrate the city’s centennial in Taipei yesterday. The city used to flood and the water would shut off practically every other day, but now those problems have been solved, he added. Chen said he was happy that the former leaders could put aside their differences and come together for the event. The city of Taipei is only here thanks to the efforts of those who built up the area before its incorporation, he added.

Source: Taipei Times October 01, 2020 15:56 UTC