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Former Taiwan top cop Hou Yu-ih banking on his record of bravery, popularity as mayor
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Kuomintang presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih’s popularity as mayor does not seem to have translated to the presidential campaign.
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TAIPEI – When notorious Taiwanese murderer and rapist Chen Chin-hsing held a South African military attache and his family hostage in their Taipei home back in 1997, Mr Hou Yu-ih, then a policeman, played a pivotal role in resolving the crisis.
He spoke with Chen, and built up enough rapport to calm him down and eventually rescue the hostages, including a seven-month-old baby.
