社评0103 休斯敦市长走马上任

休斯敦市长走马上任

在二千餘位市民之欢呼声中， 徳州休斯敦市长惠特迈昨天上午正式就任。 他在就职演说中表示要成立一个為全市市民服务之政府， 誓言要為全体市民之福利共同努力。

市长表示， 改善治安是他首要任务。 如果没有良好之环境， 其他市政项目将是无法推进， 诸如市内基础设施、流浪汉问题、 市政预算皆是他立即要处理之重大市政项目。

在庄严之国歌声中， 包括主计长及十多位市议员先后宣誓就职， 為休斯敦之市新政开啟了新的一页。

这个全美第四大城市， 目前被称為全美最大多元族裔之大城， 华亚裔人口近百分之七， 并且有不断增加之趋势。

对新巿长而言，在他施政之蓝图中， 将包括扩大在城市外交之交流及促进世界各地对休斯敦之投资， 带动更多之经济繁荣， 广泛加强观光活动。

The Mayor Of Houston Takes Office

Over the cheers of more than 2,000 citizens, John Whitmire, the new mayor of Houston, Texas,  officially took office yesterday morning. In his inaugural speech, he said that he would establish a government that will serve all the people in the city and vowed to work together for the welfare of all citizens.

The mayor said that improving public safety is his top priority saying that, “Without a safe environment, all other municipal projects will not be able to advance, including urban infrastructure, the city budget and the homeless issues.”

Houston, the fourth largest city in the nation, is currently known as having the largest ethnic population in the United States with a record Asian population of nearly 7% currently living in the city today.

We really want to suggest that the city should expand its global relationships around the world to promote trade and cultural ties and attract more investors to come to the city in order to drive more economic prosperity and widely strengthen the city’s tourism activities.

We are here to congratulate our new mayor for his success and we will be among his strongest supporters.