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Pak Mei 5th generation masters 白眉拳第五傳
Pak Mei Pai founder Cheung Lai Chuen (張禮泉宗師) has been responsible for the development and popularization of Pak Mei Boxing. Since his first teaching in the early 1920’s he has had many hundreds of students. These student had great diversities; some were beginning students, others were members of the Nationalists Army and others were already (famous) kungfu masters. Of all the students some were able became a disciple. Many of these 5th generation master are responsible for the further development and popularization of Pak Mei in China, Hong Kong and outside China.
Here we have listed (in random order) the most well-known and accepted 5th generation masters.
Photo's, info or corrections are welcome (歡迎信息).
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Cheung Bing Sam 張炳森 (1923-1968)
Cheung Bing Sam was the eldest son of Cheung Lai Chuen. After the death of his father in 1964 he became the family head of Pak Mei clan for the next 4 years up to his death in 1968. A real heavy task as many of the 5th generation masters were more senior in age (and skill) and some even knew the sons since the were little boys. But due to the tradition he became the new leader. He keep up a very high standard in Pak Mei for himself and his students. He was selective in accepting students and that is why he has not many students in compare with other 5th generation masters.
Zhang Bingsen (pinyin) - Cheung Bing Sam (jyutping) - a.k.a. Cheung Ping Sum
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Cheung Bing Lam 張炳林 (1926-2011)
After the death of brother Cheung Bing Faat in 1989, Cheung Bing Lam became the family head of the Pak Mei clan. His task was to keep the Pak Mei families together and united them under one association (Pak Mei Global Martial Arts Association 全球白眉武術總會). At age 7 his standard in Pak Mei was so good that his father made him demonstrate at the Whampo Miltitairy Academy.
Great grand master Cheung Bing Lam, Head of the Pak Mei Clan and our Association passed away on the 17th day of February, 2011 in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at the age of 85 years.Zhang Binglin (pinyin) - Cheung Bing Lam - a.k.a. Cheung Ping Lam
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Cheung Bing Faat 張炳發 (1937-1989)
In 1968 after the death of brother Cheung Bing Sam, Cheung Bing Faat (3th eldest son) became the new leader of the Pak Mei Clan for the next 21 years up to his death in 1989. He excelled in Pak Mei due to his strength and capability to fight. He produced many succesfull students. The stories about the power in his hands are numerous. Many of his students were shocked to experience the seizing power of hands and thin arms.
Zhang Bingfa (pinyin) - Cheung Bing Faat (jyutping) - a.k.a. Cheung Ping Fa
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Cheung Bing Keung 張炳祥
4th son of Cheung Lai Chuen. Lived in China for the most of the time.
Zhang Bingxiang (pinyin) - Cheung Bing Keung (jyutping)
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Lei Sai Koeng 李世強 (1899-1974)
Lee Sai Keung was one of the eldest students of Cheung Lai Chuen. He started his training in the early 1920's. He was asked by Cheung Lai Chuen (like other senior students like Wu Yao) to assist him in teaching at the Huangpu Junxiao Military Academy (黃埔軍校). In 1949 he followed Cheung Lai Chuen to Hong Kong and opened several schools in the New Territories (新界) and in Surinam (蘇利南-南美洲 south America).
Li Shiqiang (pinyin) - Lei Sai Koeng (jyutping) - a.k.a. Lee Sai Keung
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Chan Gwok Waa 陳國華 (?-1985)
Chen Guahua was born in Taishan county Guangdong province((廣東台山县). At age 19 he went to Hong Kong to set up a business. When Hong Kong fell in the war, he returned to his native village Taishan (Jiangmen prefecture 江門) where Cheung Lai Chuen happened to teach. At that time he was not accepted as a student. Later in Hong Kong his request would be more succesfull. It took Chen Guohua up to 1949 to became a student of Cheung Lai Chuen. Later on Chen Guahue produced many articles in martial art magazines to promote Pak Mei.
Chen Guohua (pinyin) - Chan Gwok Waa (jyutping) - a.k.a. Chan Kwok Wah
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Zang Wai Bok 曾惠博 (1906-1958)
Zeng Huibo was born in the Chinese community in Saigon. In the early 1920's he travelled to the Zengcheng county in the Guangdong Province (廣東增城縣) where his ancestral home and parents lived. Since his childhood he was training martial art under his father Zeng Xiduo (曾習多). He learned Luo Han boxing (羅漢内勁) and Cai Li Fo (蔡李佛拳). He was very talented and famous for the many boxing matches he had won in and around Guangzhou (廣州). In the early 1920 he challenged Pak Mei master Cheung Lai Chuen and lost this battle. Guangzhou was shocked that such a great wellknown fighter as Zeng Huibo had lost. After his lost Zeng Huibo became one of the first students of Cheung Lai Chuen.
In the early 1930 he moved back to Vietnam (越南) to Cholon (the Chinatown in Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon). There he taught Bak Mei to the Chinese community. Beside teaching Pak Mei he had started his onw bone-setting medicine clinic. The five schools under his name flourished between 1956 and 1963. They had names as Pak Mei Yue Sheng Tang (白眉越胜堂), Pak Mei Qun Ying Tang (白眉群英堂), Pak Mei Yue Ying Tang (白眉越英堂) and Pak Mei Liang Sheng Tang (白眉联胜堂). His students reached over the 10.000 and that makes his branch one of the most successful schools in Vietnam.
Zeng Huibo (pinyin) - Zang Wai Bok (Jyutping) - a.k.a. Tsang Wai Bok, Tang Hue Bac
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Ng Kam Ging 伍南經 (1906-1958)
Wu Nanjing was one of the most senior and trusted disciple of Cheung Lai Chuen. He was specialy known for his ability to fight. After the death of Cheung Lai Chuen he became one the presidents of the Hong Kong Pak Mei Association when it was first set up in Hong Kong.
Wu Nanjing (pinyin) - Ng Kam Ging (jyutping)
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Haa Hon Hung 夏漢雄 (1892-1962)
Xia Hanxiong was born Gao Ming County (高明县) near Foshan Guangdong Province (廣東佛山). He learning the Cai Li Fo (蔡李佛拳) system from his brother Xia Sang. Around 1915 Xia Hanxiong became the only disciple of the Shaolin Monk Tie Yan (鐵人 Tit Yan) who taught him the Rou Gong Men (柔功門 Yau Kung Mun) system. In the early 1920's he became, together with his Cai Lo Fo brother Zeng Huibo, a student of Cheung Lai Chuen.
In 1924 Xia Hanxiong opened, after winning Guangzhou Li Bay Guangdong competition, the Pearl River country technique society (珠江国术社). Later he changed the names of this school into Xia Hanxiong Atletic Society (夏漢雄體育會).
In 1938, after Guangzhou fell to the enemy due to different views he had quarrels with Cheung Lai Chuen and was expelled from the Pak Mei Clan. After that he continued to teach, but did not acknowledge any relations with Cheung Lai Chuen. His Pak Mei is now known as Foshan Pak Mei (佛山白眉拳) and is also found in Yunfu Pak Mei Quan (云浮白眉拳).
Xia Hanxiong (pinyin) - Haa Hon Hung (jyutping) - a.k.a. Ha Hon Hung
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Ng Jiu 吳 耀 (1907-19..)
Wu Yao was born in Nanhai district Guangdong Province (廣東南海區). At age of 15 (around 1922-23) he became a student of Cheung Lai Chuen. In the second half of the 1920's he was one of first who was allowed to open a school under supervision of Cheung Lai Chuen. In those day's Cheung Lai Chuen was opening many schools rapidly up to a total of 18 in Guangzhou. In 1949 he followed his master Cheung Lai Chuen to Hong Kong. In 1977 he published a book about of the Pak Mei Tiger Fork. Beside teaching Pak Mei he also used to have a herbal shop in She Shui Bu (深水埗 Sham Shui Po) Hong Kong.
吳耀師父 – Master Ng Yiu, best known for his book about the Pak Mei Tiger Fork, was extremely influential in laying the groundwork for many lineages of Pak Mei Kung Fu in both Guangdong and Hong Kong from as early as the 1920's.
Wu Yao (pinyin) - Ng Jiu (jyutping) - a.k.a. Ng Yiu
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Loeng Siu Hoi 梁少海 (1918 - 1987)
In Guangzhou Cheung Lai Chuen had 18 Pak Mei schools. In one of these schools Liang Shaohai learned Pak Mei of Cheung Lai Chuen. Later he opened his own school in Guangzhou. His Pak Mei is refert to as "Guangzhou Pak Mei". He was often found teaching in the Liwan Lake Park (荔湾湖公園).
When Cheung Lai Chuen left for Hong Kong, Leung Sui Hoi was already one of the old boys, and he became the senior, until he was imprisoned for following the "forbidden old ways."
Liang Shaohai (pinyin) - Loeng Siu Hoi (jyutping) - a.k.a. Leung Siu Hoi
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Can Zik Soeng 陳績常 (1906-1987)
Chan Zik Soeng was born in Taishan Guangdong province (廣東台山县) his first request to became a student Cheung Lai Chuen was rejected. It took 2 letters of introduction of two influential Guangzhou lawyers to be accepted. At that time Cheung Lai Chuen was teaching at the Chan Chai Tong. Chan Zik Soeng was not that big, his height was about 5’ and his weight about 110lbs. He was one of the first disciples who was allowed to teach Pak Mei to the public. When the war with Japan broke out he returned to his native village to teach Pak Mei there. In 1949 Chan Zik Soeng went to Hong Kong. At first he was reluctant to teach, later he taught Pak Mei at a private school and when Pak Mei became popular he opened his own school in Guangzhou. He must has been good because in those days, people lined up to challenge you when you opened a school.
Chen Jichang (pinyin) - Can Zik Soeng (jyutping) - a.k.a. Chan Jik Soeng - Chan Chik Sheung
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Liu Zeon Jat 廖進一
Liao Jinyi was also one of the first students of Cheung Lai Chuen. He was the first of all students to became a disciple of Cheung Lai Chuen. Therefore he was called Liao Jinyi (yi is one or first).
Liao Jinyi (pinyin) - Liu Zeon Jat (jyutping) - a.k.a. Liu Chun Yat
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Got Siu Wong 葛肇煌 (1894-1953)
Ge Zhaohuang was born in Heyuan (廣東河源) in the Guangdong province. A city mainly with Hakka and Cantonese inhabitors. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Nationalist Kuomintang (中國國民黨) Army of General Jiang Jieshi (蔣介石 Chiang Kai Shek). He got supervision of the intelligence and secret service in the southern part of China. As General Jiang Jieshi had used the Green Gang (青幫) triad in Shanghai he used in the late 1940’s the existing secret societies and triads (三合會) to form into his own secret society the ‘Hong Fa Shan the Loyalist party ‘(洪發山忠義堂) shorted in Hong Fa Shan. His headquarters in Guangzhou was on 14, Baohua Road (寶華路 Po Wah road).
In April 1949, the PLA entered South China, at that time, the strongest group in Guangzhou "Hong Fa Shan the Loyalist party ‘(洪發山忠義堂) resolutely resisted, their leader Ge Zhaohuang secretly managed to escape in December 1949 to Macau and later into Hong Kong. On mountain Davis a refuges camp was established, the camp was named Moxing Summit refresh camp (摩星岭难民营的这些国军中). Of the people gathered in the camp, more than 2000 people were graduated from the Huangpu Military Academy like Ge ZhaoHuang and probably Cheung Lai Chuen. One story says that Ge Zhaohuang gathered 13 persons in the camp and with himself as number 14 establishes the foundation of the organisation called ‘14K (十四K)’.
He met with Cheung Lai Chuen when Cheung Lai Chuen was an instructor at the Huangpu Junxiao Military Academy (黃埔軍校) in Guangzhou and later when he was an instructor for ‘Secret Agents Department in the Guangdong Province (廣東省諜報組的)'. As many officers he became an disciple of Cheung Lai Chuen in Pak Mei.
Ge Zhaohuang died 26 July 1953 at the age of 59 in Hong Kong. His son Ge Zhixiong 葛志雄(太子) 1927-2010 succeeded him as head of the 14K. Beside heading the 14K Ge Zhixiong is said to have been a student of Cheung Lai Chuen. As far as known, Ge Zhaohuang had no students.Ge Zhaohuang (pinyin) - Got Siu Wong (jyutping) - a.k.a. Kwok Siu Wong
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Jyun Hou Ban 阮浩斌 (1927-2002)
Ruan Haobin started his training when Cheung Lai Chuen was living in Hong Kong. Before he trained Pak Mei he had already studied North Praying Mantis (北派螳螂拳) under master Huang Luoxun (黃漢勛). Later on he moved to England where he started teaching Pak Mei. He became known as the first master to publish a book about Pak Mei in English about the history of the style and the Nine Step Push form published in photo's of Cheung Lai Chuen.
Ruan Haobin (pinyin) - Jyun Hou Ban (jyutping) - a.k.a. Un Ho Bun
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Jau Jan Wo 邱仁和 (邱人和) (1903-1979)
Jau Jan Wo was born Hakka clan (客家人氏) in September 1903 in Xiaoyang Village (小楊村), Huashan Town, Huaxian County, Guangzhou (廣州花縣花山鎮小楊村).
In Guangzhou Cheung Lai Chun (張禮泉) had opened his Pak Mei schools (勵存 國術社). When master Cheung Lai Chun defeated several men, who tried to kill him, this incident caused a sensation in Guangzhou and became the headlines in Guangzhou newspapers at the time. This story also reached the young Jau Jan Wo who wanted to learn Pak Mei from master Cheung Lai Chun. He got very enthusiastic, he wanted to learn martial arts since childhood and visit the school. He begged his father to let him became an apprentice of Cheung Lai Chun.
Master Cheung Lai Chun saw that the young boy was small and tiny, but also saw that he was promising and accepted him was an apprentice. Jau Jan Wo become one of the first students of Cheung Lai Chun in Guangzhou in de the first half of the 1920’s. After some years Cheung Lai Chun saw that YYW practiced very hard, got up early to practice horse stands (練 紥 馬), boxing moves (撡拳步), bridge hands (練 橋 手), sandbags (打沙袋), and lifting stone bars (擧石槓) for muscle strength. Due to his small size Cheung Lai Chun taught him a special technique called ‘scissors leg’ (剪刀腳) to be able to fight bigger opponents.
Under the dedicated teaching of Cheung Lai Chun, coupled with his talent, hard study, diligent study and hard training, after about 10 years of learning with Cheung Lai Chun he was allowed to start his own school under the supervision of his master. After that he returned to Pingshan Township in Huaxian County (花县平山) and joined the local agricultural association (当地的农会组织). There he made fame and opened his Pak Mei school.
During the years 1924-1928 he served as a martial arts assistant at the Whampoa Military Academy (黃埔軍校) and a coach at the Guangzhou Police Coaching Institute (廣州警察教練所). At the same time, it has the support of fellow villagers, in the Hakka Chamber of Commerce and Barber Union (客家同商會和理髮工會).
After 1949 Jau Jan Wo served as a bonesetting doctor (跌打醫師) at the Huaxian Health Center (花縣衛生所), because of his shrewd medical skills, he was deeply loved by the masses. Especially in his later years (68-78), in order to develop the Pak Mei boxing, Jau Jan Wo went to various places to promote Pak Mei, and at the same time set up schools in many places, especially in Guangzhou City (廣州巿區), Conghua (從化), Shunde (順德), Foshan (佛山), Jianggao Town (江高鎮), Xiaotang Village (小唐村), Xinhua Town (新華鎮), Huacheng Town (花城鎮), Chixi Zhangwu (赤坭張屋), Pingdong Village (平東村), Luochang Village (駱場村) and other places to teach Pak Mei. So far, Jau Jan Wo's apprentices and disciples have reached several thousands like 6th generation master Wen Jin Xing (溫錦星).
In the ’60 he went to live with is son Jau Tung Ming (邱東明 Qiu Dongming). His son lived in Jianggao Town (江高镇), a suburb of Guangzhou (now Baiyun District 現白云区) and was a barber in the Jiangcun Barbershop (江村理髮店).
Jau Jan Wo finally died of Illness on May 31, 1979, at the age of 76 in Huaxian (于花县).
Qiu Renhe (pinyin) - Jau Jan Wo (jyutping) - a.k.a. Yau Yan Wo
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Chan Zo 陳佐 (1928 - 2012)
Chin Dor (陳佐) was born in 1928 in Taishan Shi 台山市 in the province of Guangdong province 廣東省 in a farmers family. In the late ’30 Chin Dor’s father left China for the United States to seek a better and safer future for him and his family. The young Chin Dor was son #1 and left in charge of the family. He had to take care of his mother and sisters. He studied accounting at the Guangzhou Occupational Junior College when he was about 17 years old. He was keen on sports and participates in weight training, fencing, boxing, etc. Beside western boxing he studied Chen Style Taijiquan at the Junior college. In 1949 the PLA controlled Southern China and life became harder for Chin Dor. Fortunately his father send him some saved money so Chin Dor and his mother and sisters were able to leave China for Hongkong in 1949.
In Hongkong Chin Dor was able to study Pak Mei with master Ng Wah (吳華). Not much later he was introduced to master Cheung Lai Chuen, the master of his master. Cheung Lau Chun was impressed by Chin Dor’s diligent student and decided to teach Chin Dor personally. This was realy rare. In Hongkong Cheung Lai Chuen had only accepted about 20 students. Chin Dor studied under Cheung Lai Chuen till he passed away in 1964.
In 1966 Chin Dor moved to the United States and settled in New York City. Not long after he settled in NY he got many request to teach Pak Mei. He began teaching Pak Mei at the New York City Laundry Association. He named his school, in honor of his teacher, New York City Lai Chun Martial Art Society. Chin Dor taught privately his whole life and his most senior students are professionals and none teach publicly. There are less then 15 members left in his club that are still actively training now and that includes one of his sons and two of his daughters. He passed away in October 2012. He was still teaching until 2 weeks before his passing.
Chen ZuoMai (pinyin) - Chan Zo (jyutping) - a.k.a Chin Dor
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Gwok Ci Coeng 郭熾昌 (1911-1970)
Gwok Ci Coeng (郭熾昌) was born in Foshan City (佛山市), Nanhai County (南海縣) in Guangdong province (廣東省). At the age of 10 he was able to learn Pak Mei at the school of Cheung Lai Chuen (張禮泉). He studied for more than 10 years in the school of Cheung Lai Chuen. Probably due to his young age he was also taught and guided by his sihing (senior kungfu brother) Ng Yiu (吳耀).
In 1928, when he was 17 years, he was already teaching Pak Mei people in his neighbouring villages in a school near Chung San Park(中山公園) in Foshan (佛山市). Later, like his master, he joined the Nationalist Kuomintang army.
During the time when Japan invaded China, Gwok Ci Coeng set up a school to teach Pak Mei Kung Fu in Guangzhou (廣州一德東路善慶里). The school was named ‘Lai Cyun Gwok Seot Se Dai Ji Fan Bou’ (勵存國術社第貳分部). Later he established Pak Mei schools in Guangzhou with the names: 一德東路善慶里 , 一德中路天后巷 , 一德中路貢麻街 (現今德興街).
In 1949 the Communists took over in Southern China. Gwok Ci Coeng moved from Guangzhou to Macau (澳門). There he opened up a school at Ho Bin San street (澳門河邊新街). After 3 years in 1952, he moved to Hong Kong where his master lived. He was appointed to teach Kung Fu in Sai Kung (西貢鄉委會) and then in Kowloon (九龍摩托公會). He also set up schools in Yau Ma Tei (油麻地廣東道), Mong Kok (旺角豉油街), Tai Kok Tsui (大角咀橡樹街) and Sham Shui Po (深水埗大南街、基隆街及 荔枝角道). Gwok Ci Coeng was not only a master in Pak Mei Kungfu but also a practitioner of traditional medicine to cure muscle joint and bone injury, bruise and broken bone.
In 1970, Gwok Ci Coeng got a disease, later in August 1970 at the age of 60 he died.
Guo Chichang (pinyin) - Gwok Ci Coeng (jyutping) - a.k.a. Kwok Tsi Cheong, Kwok Chi Cheong
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Ngaan Hung 顏雄
Yan Xiong (顏雄) was a very successful Police Inspector. His final position position was the inspector of Yau Ma Tei Police Station (油麻地警署), Later on in the 1950 to 1970 an inquiry was made on four Police Detectives on taking bribes. One of these Detectives was Yan Xiong and he fled to Thailand.
Yan Xiong (pinyin) - Ngaan Hung (jyutping) - a.k.a. Ngan Hung
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Kwong Man Fong 鄺文爌 (1945-2015)
Kwong Man Fong grew up in Hong Kong at a time when many kungfu masters came to Hongkong from China. Kwong Man Fong was young and eager to learn kungfu and studied Pak Mei kungfu under a master called Ling. In fall 1959 he was introduced to Cheung Lai Chuen. When Cheung Lai Chuen asked him to show him what he had learned he was told by Cheung Lai Chuen that the forms were not real Pak Mei and he didn’t had a student called Ling. Later (spring 1960) Kwong Man Fong was able to become a student of Cheung Lai Chuen and learn the real Pak Mei system. Cheung Lai Chuen would also often bring Kwong Man Fong to his sons Cheung Bing Fat’s school to learn some of the simpler adapted forms. He studied the next four years under Cheung Lau Chun until his death in fall 1964.
After leaving Hong Kong in 1969 for the United States, Kwong Man Fong opened his first official school in New York City in 1974, he taught many in his lifetime before his retirement in 2011.Kuang Wenhuang (pinyin) - Kwong Man Fong (jyutping)
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Ho Kwok Chung 何國聰 (1924-2018)
Master Ho Kwok Chung was one of the last living 5th generation Pak Mei masters (白眉五傳). He was also called Uncle 14 (十四叔). In the morning of october 15th 2018, he died aged 94 at the North District Hospital in Hong Kong.
He Guo Cong (pinyin) - Ho Gwok Cung (jyutping) - a.k.a. Ho Kwok Chung
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Liu Zi Coeng 廖志翔
Liao Zhixiang (pinyin) - Liu Zi Coeng (jyutping)
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Mak Jiu Kau 麥耀球
Mai Yaoqiu (pinyin) - Mak Jiu Kau (jyutping) - a.k.a. Mak Yiu Kau
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Lai Hung 李洪
Li Hong (pinyin) - Lai Hung (jyutping) - a.k.a. Lee Hung
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Lo Waa 羅華
Luo Hua (pinyin) - Lo Waa (jyutping)
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Yip Wai Hung 葉偉雄
Ye Wei Xiong (pinyin) - Yip Wai Hung (jyutping) - a.k.a. Yi Wai Hung
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Deng Dong 鄧東
Deng Dong (pinyin) - Dang Dung (jyutping)
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Yang Qi Ming 楊啟明
Yang Qi Ming (pinyin) - Joeng Kai Ming (jyutping) a.k.a. Yeung Kai Ming
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Can Lyun Fong 陳聯晃
Chen Lianhuang (pinyin) - Can Lyun Fong(jyutping) a.k.a. Chan Luen Fong
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陶培 |
譚樂泰 |
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李漢泉 |
李大恩 |
李漢就 |
何十四 |
陳十五 |
趙良 |
李法陀 |
何登 |
馮天就 |
李群亮 |
何輯蓀 |
黃楚白 |
吳華 |
陳簡興 |
陳聯樞 |
鄧養 |
吳大德 |
李國熹 |
陳榮富 |
黃植生 |
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