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Kao-hsiungPort city (pop., 2005 est.: 1,512,677), southwestern Taiwan. It is Taiwan's leading port and a major industrial centre. Settled late in the Ming dynasty, it became a treaty port in 1863 and a customs station in 1864. It grew in importance during the Japanese occupation (1895–1945) and served as the southern terminus of the main north-south railway line. The city was named Takao by the Japanese and was made a municipality in 1920. It came under Chinese rule in 1945. |
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Chen Chao-ping hit his third homer of the series in the second for the team from Kao-hsiung City, Taiwan (4-0). The consortium's second plant will be located in Kao-hsiung County. |
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