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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 District, or other Association of sharing gradu-ates Village, or Surnames No. No. of leaders Yuen Long 5+ Ha Tsuen Tang 12 2 Ping Shan Tang 11 1 Kam Tin Tang 10 2 Pat Heung Tang 2 Li 1 Lai 1 Tse 1 1. +3 15 Shap Pat Heung Chu 1 Ng 2 2 15 Tai Po Tun Mun Ts'at Yeuk Tang 1 Lo 1 Tai Hang Man 3 1 71 Pan Chung Chan 1 Mak 1 - * +3 + ++ 7 ** 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 Li 4 Man 1* All romanisations are in Cantonese.
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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
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