Government agencies in the five special municipalities have been busy renovating before the merge. The changes for New Taipei City are relatively small in comparison to Taichung City, Tainan City and Kaohsiung City, which face complex issues with the joining of the counties.

The plate of Yonghe District Office is gold embossed, which signifies that the five special municipalities are officially upgraded.

After becoming a resident of a special municipality, some people expect to enjoy better benefit packages.

ID and licenses that bear information of address can still be used.

Stickers are given out as a temporary replacement for the new doorplates.

Some people hope the government can take the chance to unify the plates.

While New Taipei City upgraded individually, it has limited influence on people's daily lives.

But in Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, which are upgraded and merged with the counties, have office locations spread around.

Take the Greater Taichung city for an example. Now the city has four major office areas.

14 bureaus are moved to the new city administration building while some bureaus still keep two offices in both the city and the county.

It's very confusing to the public.

Also, some towns will be merged, leading to the disappearance of geographical names.

People living in remote areas worry more about being marginalized.

Although people look forward to the development brought by upgrades, they are still concerned with whether their voices can be heard.

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