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 | | In Singapore, the ceremony, where it is known as the Changing of Guards (COG), is performed at the main entrance of the Istana, the official residence of the President of Singapore. |
 | | In the Republic of China (Taiwan), the change of guard ceremony is conducted at three locations in Taipei, namely the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and the National Martyrs' Shrine, where the ceremonial guards are rotated by the hour during the opening hours of the three memorials. |
 | | Guards are present 24 hours a day and work in shifts; the ceremony entails the new shift marching to take the place of the old shift, accompanied by a Guards band, which plays any music from traditional marching tunes to familiar pop songs. |
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