Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAIWAN FUND INC [TWN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10 EASTCHEAP
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2005
(Street)

LONDON, X0 EC3M ILX
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1) 0
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (2) 0
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (3) 150,834
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (4) 260,271
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (5) 492,000
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (6) 211,400
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (7) 50,000
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (8) 1,129,032
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
10 EASTCHEAP
LONDON, X0 EC3M ILX
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Barry M. Olliff 08/22/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Regarding CLIG: CLIG has no pecuniary interest in any of the shares owned directly by the funds listed in notes 3 through 9 below.
(2) Regarding CLIM: CLIM has no pecuniary interest in any of the shares owned directly by the funds listed in notes 3 through 9 below.
(3) These securities are beneficially owned by The Emerging World Fund.
(4) These securities are beneficially owned by Global Emerging Markets Country Fund.
(5) These securities are beneficially owned by Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund.
(6) These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Free Country Fund.
(7) These securities are beneficially owned by GFM (Institutional) Emerging Markets Country Fund.
(8) These securities are beneficially owned by segregated accounts for which CLIM provides investment advisory services.
 
Remarks:
Neither City of London Investment Group PLC ("CLIG") nor City of London Investment Management Company Limited ("CLIM") are 
the beneficial owners of any shares of KF as the term "beneficial owner" is defined in Rule 16a-1(a)(2). CLIG is the parent 
holding company of CLIM, which provides investment advisory services to the funds listed in notes 4 through 9 below. This 
filing shall not be deemed an admission by any of the listed funds that they are subject to reporting under Section 16(a).

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