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    "Chen Kuen-Hou",
    "Chen Quen-Hou",
    "Chan Kwan-Hau",
    "Chen Kuen-How",
    "Chen Kuen-ho",
    "陳坤厚 ",
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    "Kun-Hao Chen"
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