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TECO holds 95th Republic of China (Taiwan) National Day Reception at Georgia Aquarium

October 4, 2006

On the evening of October 3, TECO celebrated the 95th National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan) at the Georgia Aquarium, which first opened its doors to the public in November, 2005. Among the honored guests were Mr. Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot and benefactor of the aquarium, Mr. Craig Lesser, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Veteran Lloyd Evans II, State Senator Phil Berger (NC) and Judson Hill (GA), and State Representative Matt Dollar (GA), and Larry Brown (NC). More than 400 people enjoyed the reception and the array of foods provided by Momoya, Eurasia Bistro, SUNO Deserts, and Tzu The tea.

In his welcome remarks, Director General R.C. Wu pointed out that most of the fish at the aquarium, including the main attraction, the four whale sharks, are from Taiwan. He dubbed the whale sharks, “Ambassadors of Taiwan.” Mr. Wu mentioned in his speech that in 2005, Taiwan imported $400,000,000 of goods from Georgia, an increase of 30% from the previous year. Taiwanese investment in the Southeast U.S. will continue playing a constructive role in the enhancement of the bilateral relationships between Taiwan and the Southeast states, Resolutions passed by several state legislatures in the region, which were displayed at the reception, are symbols of the states’ strong support of Taiwan. In celebration of Taiwan’s 95th National Day, governors of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina all issued proclamations recognizing Taiwan’s contribution in global economy and world peace.

Mr. Wu called on all guests to continue supporting Taiwan’s democracy and freedom, and help her to stand against the threat of China, against the deployment of 800 missiles targeting at the island country. In conclusion, Mr. Wu assured the audience that Taiwan will stay the course of her sustainable development, even while facing the economic rise of China. The road maybe long and treacherous, but the future of Taiwan will be bright.

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慶雙十亞城各界祝中華民國生日快樂

為慶祝中華民國95年國慶，駐亞特蘭大台北經濟文化辦事處於本（10）月3日晚特別選擇於大部分展示魚類來自台灣，甫於上年11月間開幕之美國東南區最大的「喬治亞水族館」(Georgia Aquarium)舉辦慶祝我國95年雙十國慶酒會，美國最大之家庭五金連鎖店Home Depot創辦人Bernie Marcus等商界人士、喬治亞州商務廳長Craig Lesser、聯邦房屋部南區主任Bob Young及喬治亞州與北卡州參眾議員、阿根廷等總領事等外交團成員、823砲戰協會主席Lloyd Evans等各民間團體代表及僑界人士共400人參與盛會。

參加酒會貴賓於進場前通過該館最大水族箱時，可以看到來自台灣的四條尾俗稱豆腐鯊的鯊鯨和數千小魚悠遊其間，每當鯊鯨通過水族箱觀賞窗時，總是引起一陣騷動，酒會現場內鄰近另一置放墨西哥白海豚的水族箱，與會貴賓佇足觀賞，由於本年辦事處配合水族館開幕在該館宴會廳舉辦國慶酒會，與會人數遠超過原預估數目，場面盛大熱絡，歷時約3小時。

辦事處吳處長首先於酒會中致詞介紹「喬治亞水族館」所展示之魚類多數來自台灣，其中四條巨無霸型鯨鯊更是台灣向世界展現友誼與合作象徵的親善大使，2005年x灣亦自喬治亞州進口4億美元之貨品，成長幅度較上年高達百分之30，台美間之經貿、文化往來將有助雙方未來之互利合作關係。吳處長續說明台灣政治民主發展歷程及二千年政權和平轉移所帶來的民主實踐已在台灣生根茁壯，民主將是台灣未來唯一的道路，因此呼籲中國勿以800枚飛彈威脅台灣的民主發展及阻擾台灣對國際社會的參與及回饋。吳處長最後表示，台灣在面對中國的經濟崛起之同時，要在世界佔有一席之地，將有一段艱辛的路要走，因此誠摯的企盼所有的美國友人、僑胞與我們共同努力以創造台灣光明的未來。

喬州州長Sonny Perdue、肯塔基州州長Ernie Fletcher、阿拉巴馬州州長Robert R. Riley、南卡州州長Mark Sanford等為慶祝我雙十國慶，特頒贈賀狀讚揚我國在經貿、教育文化等各方面之成就，喬州政府亞裔委員會主席康薇博士、Home Depot創辦人Bernie Marcus、喬州工商廳廳長Carig Lesser等隨後分別致詞祝賀我國慶及表達支持我國之情誼，尤其823砲戰協會主席Evans感性回憶渠於四十八年前八二三砲戰其間服役於金門情景，呼籲國際社會支持自由台灣，獲得與會來賓熱烈掌聲回應。

酒會會場另播放「台灣四季」專輯影片音樂、展示台灣木偶、文物、國情簡介及大型文宣圖片資料，除展現台灣文化特色外，並增進會場和諧溫馨氣氛，與會來賓對駐亞特蘭大辦事處此次於展示台灣魚類之喬治亞水族館舉辦慶祝國慶酒會之創意，均表示極為讚賞。本年國慶酒會的餐點豐富多樣，獲得與會人士高度讚賞，那是由亞城僑務顧問李本泉所主持的金佛餐廳和梅國俊、張文姬（Windy）夫婦所開設的Eurasia Bistro餐廳不計成本所提供，另外周幸德（Andy）所經營的Suno 雪花冰店及林希明所經營的慈茶（The Tzu）免費義務在現場提共精美冰品及茗茶，供與會來賓品嚐享用，更增添本年國慶酒會餐點之豐富及多樣性特色，備受歡迎。李僑務顧問等餐飲界僑領均表示能在國家慶典場合為國家爭面子，相當有意義。

Photo Gallery (click on thumbnail to enlarge)

Photo captions from left to right, from top to bottom row:

(1) 吳處長夫婦歡迎喬治亞水族館創辦人馬卡斯（Marcus）進入會場
Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Wu welcomes Mr. Bernie Marcus.

(2) 吳處長夫婦歡迎何宵龍、梅崗櫻花節委員會主席提里等進入會場
Greeting all guests.

(3) 榮光會會長葉俊圖及秘書長林立
President Yeh Chun Tu and Secretary General Lin Li of Atlanta ROC Veterans Association as they enter the reception

(4) 吳處長夫婦與亞城歌唱社社長吳振興夫婦（左二、三）等僑胞
Greeting all guests.

(5) 吳處長夫婦及劉副處長夫婦
Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Wu with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liu

(6) 僑務委員王德夫婦及張前副處長維達夫人
Commissioner Dr. Sueling Wang and Mrs. Jenny Wang and Mrs. Chang

(7) 喬州眾議員邱玉環（Byrd）及名作家高達宏夫婦
Georgia Representative Charlice Byrd and Mr. and Mrs. David Kao

(8) 北卡參議員柏格、眾議員布朗及丁樂群組長
North Carolina Senator Phil Berger, Representative Larry Brown and TECO Director Lincoln Ting

(9) 知名台商風扇大王吳詩在與擔任僑務委員夫人許彩惠女士
King of Fans Chairman and Mrs. Star Wu

(10) 馬卡斯創辦人
Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Wu shakes hands with Mr. Bernie Marcus after his speech.

(11) 馬卡斯致詞
Mr. Bernie Marcus gives a speech at the reception.

(12) 酒會現場
A view of some of the guests.

(13) 亞裔委員會康薇主席頒贈州長賀狀
Dr. Josephine Tan passes letter of recognition from Governor Purdue to DG Wu

(14) 台上貴賓
Distinguished guests of the stage

(15) 喬治亞州商務廳長雷社致詞
Mr. Craig Lesser, Commissioner of Georgia Department of Economic Development

(16) 北卡參議員柏格致詞
Mr. Phillip Berger, North Carolina House of Representatives

(17) 吳處長夫婦與贊助廠商SUNO冰品職員合影
SUNO Desserts serving delicious desserts at the reception.

(18) 吳處長夫婦與承辦酒會餐點ＥＵＲＡＳＩＡ張文姬夫婦等合影
Eurasia Bistro catering at the reception.

(19) 吳處長夫婦與贊助廠商慈茶公司林希明夫婦職員合影
Thu The Tea

(20) 孫德華帶領與會者高唱中華民國國歌
Edward Sun sings Taiwan's national anthem.

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