At 6: 30, after the master of ceremonies announced, "The flag-raising ceremony marking the start of the 72nd year of the Republic of China will begin," everyone in the plaza stood at attention and sang the national anthem.
用心靈同唱國歌六時卅分，大會司儀宣佈「慶祝中華民國七十二年元旦升旗典禮開始」，全場民眾以雄壯的聲音齊唱國歌。