2004 Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and Mayor Bill Smith of Edmonton, Canada, signed the Trade City Declaration in Taipei. Mayor Ma Ying-jeou was invited to Seoul, Korea, to deliver a speech at "Asia Strategic Insight Roundtable." He also paid a call on the Mayor of Seoul, Mr. Lee Myung-bak, and inspected the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project. After the conference, he took the Korean Train Express to Busan City and viewed the subway system, a traditional market, and the Busan Asiad Main Stadium, where he was given a briefing.The Stadium was built in 2002 for the Asian Games and the FIFA World Cup. Mayor Ma attended the 4th Plenary Meeting of The Asian Network of Major Cities 21 (ANMC 21) in Jakarta and requested to host the Plenary Meeting in Taipei. During this conference, Mayor Ma encountered groundless carping from Beijing. However, in accordance with the ANMC 21 Charter and standing international practice, Mayor Ma defended Taipei’s rights by reaffirming the city as the priority host of the 5th Plenary Meeting, which was later held in 2006.
2004 Major Events
January 9, 2004
June 13-15, 2004
November 22-24, 2004
