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| The Kaohsiung City Logo |
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When Kaohsiung City, the industrial and commercial harbor metropolis in Taiwan, began to call for designs for its logo in 1974, it had an enthusiastic response. Within two weeks, from July 12 to 31, a total of 79 entries had been received. After evaluation by committee members, Mr. Lin Chao-chian won the first prize, and his design was formally made public as Kaohsiung City's logo.
The Kaohsiung City logo was designed by making the Chinese character "kao" the subject, the shape featuring a blue gear that symbolizes the brightness and brilliance of Kaohsiung city's construction prospects, like a giant wheel of the times evolving and moving irresistibly forward.
The golden pattern of "kao" stands for the solidarity, rapid development and bright prospects of Kaohsiung city, an industrial and commercial harbor metropolitan city renowned around the globe. |
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The Kaohsiung Logo |
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To welcome the approach of the Y2K, the Kaohsiung city government desired in 1999 to select a new icon to represent the ocean side of Kaohsiung through the common participation and creativity of its citizens to serve as a hallmark for constructing a new style for the city. As a result, the "Kaohsiung 2000" logo selection activity was held, calling for artisitc designs across the country. From May 15 to June 5, a total of 732 individual designs were received. In the first phase, an evaluation meeting was held on June 11, in which six designs were selected. In the second phase, a vote was taken by the public on these designs from June 26 to July 18, and the design submitted by Mr. He Chun-yen won the most votes. This Kaohsiung logo was again designed based on the Chinese character "kao", with its shape featuring a sailing ship plowing the waves. The orange color stands for the passion of Kaohsiung city, the city of first importance in southern Taiwan; the golden yellow color represents the city's ceaselessly pulsating vitality; the green color stands for the growth and thriving nature of the expansive side of Kaohsiung, and finally, the blue ocean represents Kaohsiung city's unique "ocean capital" character. |
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