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"ref": "1905 January 30, Hongkong Telegraph, page 4:",
"text": "FOR impersonating an emigrant before the Harbour Master, a foki in an immigration boarding-house at 291 Des Vœux Road, West, was to-day fined $100 and the accountant, and another foki for aiding and abetting, $50 and $25 respectively.",
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"ref": "1946 June 9, Hongkong Telegraph:",
"text": "Cheung said that Gore, apparently under the influence of liquor, went to the Sun Sung Oot Cafe, Hennessy Road, and insisted on buying a piece of raw beef hung in the shop. Cheung, a foki, told him raw meat could not be sold and Gore threw the meat in his face.",
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"ref": "1946 September 5, Hongkong Telegraph:",
"text": "The company's representative pleaded the offence was unintentional as owing to holidays and busy hours the fokis was not informed of the ceiling price of that brand.",
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"ref": "1961 December 21, “Foki charged with giving false information”, in China Mail, page 12:",
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