Aargh. Judging from the pictures and text (incorrectly remembered)
in the Lee Valley catalog, Taiwanese planes can be pushed or pulled,
and don't have the distinctive crossbar handle -- that's the Hong
Kong style.

Lee Valley lists the planes as "Hong Kong-style" or "Taiwan-style" --
I'd guess that means they may not be made in those areas. The HK plane
is cool since the through cross-bar handle is removable.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=50251&category=1,41182,4118-
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Ken Meltsner