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Thus, the worship of Tin Hau had no connection to the legend of Cheung Pao. She might be worshipped by other pirates at that time.
NOTES
1] pp. 12-13, History of the Pirates who infested the South China Sea from 1807 to 1810 (by Murray), 1831 edition.
2] p. 2, A Brief Record of the Pacification of the South China Sea (TCA), 1842 edition.
3] pp. 13-15, History of the Pirates who infested the South China Sea from 1807 to 1810, 1831 edition.
4
For the detail of the sands made by the pirates of the Red Flag Squadron and its allies, see
Ch 81, Kwangchow Fo Gazetteer, 1879 edition,
Ch 22, Pan Yu Gazetteer, 1871 edition,
Ch 22, Heong Shan Gazetteer, 1879 edition,
Ch 31, Shun Tak Gazetteer, 1856 edition.
Ch 33, Tung Kwan Gazetteer, 1911 edition and
Ch 14, San Hui Gazetteer, 1841 edition.
5] Ch 81, Kwangchow Fu Gazetteer, 1879 edition.
6] * Ch 10, Chia Ching Tung Wah Gazetteer, 1884 edition.
7
Legends said that there are caves of Cheung Pao Tsai on Cheung Chau Island, Tap Mun Island and at Chung Hom Kok and Stanley on Hong Kong Island.
*
8] pp. 11-12, History of the pirates who infested the South China Sea from 1807 to 1810, 1831 edition.
9] pp. 2-3, A Brief Record of the Pacification of the South China Sea, 1842 edition.
10
p. 7, History of the Pirates who infested the South China Sea from 1807 to 1810, 1831 edition.
[Ibid., pp. 15-16.
12. The Temple of Samui Po is at Lung Tau Wan (Long Chau Wan) on the Island of Taipa in Macau – it is in ruins. However, the stone tablets of the 1859 and 1864 repairs can still be seen.