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as leaders during the fighting. Ten of the 63 leaders are identi- fiable as members of the gentry, in the sense that they are men- tioned in the documents as having degrees obtained either by purchase or by examination.

examination. Most of the remainder could be termed 'local notables'. Some were substantial owners of agricul- tural land and village houses. Other owned shops in their local markets. It is probable that they were often --as was Man Cham- tsun managers of corporately-owned lineage property. The available information about these men is summarized below.

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Table II

LEADERS IN THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT

(By Marketing area, District & Village, Surname)*

Marketing

area

Yuen Long

5+

District, or other Association

of sharing gradu- leaders surname ates

Village, or Surnames No. No. of

Village complex

Ha Tsuen

Tang

12

2

*

H

**

*

些

Ping Shan

Tang

11

1

Kam Tin

Tang

10

2

+

г

Pat Heung

**

Tang

2

Li

1

Lai

1

A

Tse

1

77

*

1.

+3

15

*

*

**

+

++

Shap Pat Heung

Chu

1

Ng

2

2

15

#

Tai Po

ተነ

**

Tun Mun Ts'at Yeuk

**

Tang

1

Lo

1

Tai Hang

Man

3

1

**

71

Pan Chung

Chan

1

Mak

1

-

*

+3

+

..

++

7

**

H

**

Fan Leng

Pang

1

Sha Lo Tung

Li

2

**

"

**

**

*

2

Cheung Shue Tan

Chan

1

7:

*

H

3.

Hang Ha Po

Lam

1

Tai Po Tau

Tang

*

Shek Wu Hui

Lung Yeuk Tau

Tang

I

++

+1

Sheung Shui

Liu

1

Ping Kong

Hau

2

1

**

Sha Tau Kok

Sham Chun

Wo Hang

San Tin

• All romanisations are in Cantonese.

Li

4

Man

1