The spectators 'heartfelt welcome and greetings were summed up by card characters reading "Chiang Tsung Tung Hao (Hello! President Chiang) arranged by some 5,500 students of the Yu Ta Commercial High School. The opening ceremony of the games started at 9: 30 a.m. with Mayor Lee presiding and more than 8,000 athletes and officials from cities and counties all over Taiwan taking part.
八千多位選手及隊職員精神抖擻地列隊在運動場外，看台上則坐滿了排字幕的學生、各校的啦啦隊和觀禮的民眾，大家興奮地等待著大會的揭幕。