社評1211 勝利的滋味

勝利的滋味

近千名支持者週六晚上聚集在休斯敦布朗會議中心，慶祝德州參議員惠特邁以極大差異在市長選舉中獲勝。 群眾之歡呼聲及他慨慷勝利演說震撼了支持者 ，他誓言要澈底改變這個全美第四大城。

在大休斯敦地區佔有總人口百分之七點五的華亞裔選民 ， 一年多來就熱情參加休斯敦市長之選舉活動， 這也是首次破紀錄之投票和捐款記錄。

經過了二年多之激烈競爭， 德州參議員惠特邁終於登上美國第四大城市長之寶座， 這位政壇老將將以他數十年從事經驗來澈底改善市政方針。

他在勝選之大會上特別強調我們多元族裔之重要性， 其中包括華亞裔在內， 他決心重整市府團隊 ，要充分顯示出各族裔之代表性， 選拔最優秀之人才進入市府服務。

多年來， 我們華亞裔在整個市政方面之影響力極其有限， 希望今後對新市長建議如何加強對經濟及社區文化之推動。

首先我們要建議市府盡早規劃「經濟投資免稅特區 」，向全世界發展招商引資計劃， 同時希望市府明定各族裔文化節日慶祝活動， 其中包括農暦新年嘉華年會， 同時舉辦游行、 龍舟美食節吸引更多之觀光客。

我們有信心這位新市長會接受我們的建言 ，大家為市之繁榮安定而共同努力。

The Sweet Taste of Victory

Nearly one thousand supporters gathered at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday night to celebrate State Senator Whitmire’s mayoral election victory. The cheers of the masses and his victory speech shocked his supporters. He vowed to change this, the fourth largest city in America. 

The Asian population makes up 7.5 % of the city's population now and we have enthusiastically participated in the election process including the runoff election for the race. 

The new mayor has particularly emphasized the importance of our multi-ethnicity in this great city. We all need to work together to reach our goals. 

Over the years, the Asian community has been extremely limited in influence in the local government. We hope to propose to the new mayor how to best promote and strengthen the develoment of the economy with an emphasis on our diverse community culture in the future. 

First of all, we need to suggest that our city needs to set up an Economic Investment Department to attract investors from around the world and also identify the various cultural celebrations in the city. 

We are confident that the new mayor will accept our suggestions and will continue to promote prosperity for our city in the future.