See Ngau Tau Kok on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2024 July 15, James Lee, “Hong Kong ‘light public housing’ scheme receives 9,600 applications for 4,400 flats”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2024-07-15, Hong Kong:",
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