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Mayor Presides over Opening Ceremony of Riverside Children’s Fun Carnival

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Post date:2018-07-19

Updates:2018-07-19

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On July 14, Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the opening ceremony for the 2018 Taipei Riverside Children’s Fun Carnival at Dajia Riverside Park.Mayor Presides over Opening Ceremony of Riverside Children’s Fun Carnival

One of the spotlights of the event is Bravo’s Water Park, with the opening event featuring a battle between Bravo and a dinosaur as they battle through a 6-meter waterslide and shooting match with water guns.

During his address, the mayor noted that in addition to completing near summer and winter break assignments during the respective vacations, students should be doing things they like. The Riverside Children’s Fun Carnival is held under this belief. Noting Taipei’s close access to mountains and rivers, he pointed out that there had been relatively few riverside events organized by the city government. He pointed out that some of the key elements needed to bring people closer to the rivers are clean water and safety assurance. These are matters to be dealt with step-by-step.

At the end of his speech, he noted that the event is very popular, as the opening for activities was filled rapidly once the registration information was posted online. For the activities, the mayor stressed that there are 300 slots available online and 100 openings available on site for each day.

When asked by the media whether he enjoyed the experience when trying out the facilities, the mayor remarked that the importance thing is that kids find the experience amusing and fun. As for his last time playing on a slide, Ko said that was about 50 years ago, adding that kids today are very fortunate.

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