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Well, you say that Mr Lau Hing Wan is not here. When 1646 did he go away ?

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He 18 in Hongkong, but he is not doing that work now.

Well, who does the work now ?

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A.

Well, all of them have ceased. Now, it is I who have

the business.

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And so all the old partners have gone out, and you are running the business, are you?

A.

Yas.

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Well, who has kept the old books. Have you kept the 21649

old books of the firm ?

A.

Well, they took them away to the General Merchants

place, and I dont know who has got them. The masters:

took the account books away.

Yr Shelton Hooper:-

When did they take them away?

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A.

At the end of the year.

And where did they take thes to ?

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A.

To the Nam Pak Hong.

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And I suppose they have got them there filed now ↑ 27-652

A.

Well, they have all separated, and I dont know where

they are. There were between 10 and 20 partners.

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The Chairman:-

And have you got the whole business now, of your own?

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A.

Two of us have.

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Who is the other man ▼

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A.

Leung Ming Kai. He died in the 5th moon.

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He died. Did he die in Hongkong ?

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A.

Died on a steamer half way up. He was 111, and got a

steam launch to go home, and he dind.

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Well now, Mr Loung Sik, it was very silly of you not 21,66 6

to tell us all this in the first pik0s. That is all I

want to get out of you. I dont want to frighten you.

I was telling you about this year, and not last year. I

did not know you wanted the last year as well.

The Chairmani-

It is a misunderstanding, I am sure, and you must

understand when any of your friends come before this ·

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