The first was the Grand 50 Tower in Kaohsiung; it stands in at 222 meters. It did not hold the title of "tallest in Taiwan" for long. At the end of the same year, work was completed on a joint Japan-Taiwan project, the Shinkong Life building in Taipei, which measures 244 meters.
高雄長谷世貿大樓是第一座，高二百二十二公尺，但「第一高」寶座沒坐多久，同年年底，中日合資的台北新光大樓落成，以高二百四十四公尺搶了「新台灣第一」。