Many programs were presented to prelude the opening ceremony including honor guard and folk dance performances and a mass choir singing three Chinese songs- "I Love China," "Unity Is Strength," and "Plum Blossoms."
在開幕前的一個小時，就有多項表演為大會揭開序幕。一女中、景美女高、台北市商、中正高中、師大附中、西湖工商、靜修女中等校進行學生儀隊表演，台北市各社區土風舞社和微笑協會聯合表演「全民自強組曲」。八時四十分，節目進行時，蔣總統在大會會長李登輝的陪同下，進入會場。