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After Japan
captured Taiwan and Pengfu, it started building
the south port, Kaohsiung Port and established
Kaohsiung Customs in 1934. In 1904, Japanese
Government Filled up the sea and built the
port at the south side of Magong Castle.
The port is Magong Port at the east of Xuman.
In 1905, the government constructed the
office of Customs Police Station at Magong
Port in Zhuditing (the present address).
Makung Port was the main place for the transportations
in Pengfu and was subordinated to Kaohsiung
Customs, which was re-established to be
Kaohsiung Customs, Makung Branch. In 1946,
Kaohsiung Customs Bureau and Makung Branch
expropriated the property of the Customs
from Japan. In 1992, Makung Branch was subordinated
the seventh group of patrol and arrest department
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The main construction
is only one-floor. On the side corner is
a square two-floor construction, which is
to overlook the harbor in the olden days.
The construction form is a western style.
The main material of the construction is
ferroconcrete sat, and the main conformation
of the building is the load-bearing wall.
The roof is an oblique one with black cement
tile. There are arched window in the exterior
with the decoration of vault stone. Some
slanting posts are laying to strengthen
the structure of the construction for the
pillars which are with the decorations of
whirly chapiters around the building. The
frontage of the building is pebbled-dash,
and the external wall was coated with cement
paint. This building could be the first
official building in western style during
Japan Occupation. |
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