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‘No mood for work’: ship mechanic’s future clouded by Aberdeen marina project

South China Morning Post · · 247 words · By Edith Lin
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“David Chan is among the few remaining ship machinery maintenance masters at the Po Chong Wan temporary industrial area in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is highly irrelevant. The web search and Wikipedia results mention David Chan in contexts related to film, photography, or other unrelated individuals/topics, but none of the evidence confirms that David Chan is a ship machinery maintenance master at the Po Chong Wan temporary industrial area in Hong Kong's Aberdeen.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jackie Chan began his film career as an extra child actor in the 1962 film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar. Ten years later, he was a stuntman opposite Bruce Lee in 1972's Fist of Fury and 1973's Enter th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside of the Greater China who are of Chinese descent.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of secondary schools in Hong Kong is arranged according to the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It includes government schools, aided schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, private schools, …
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“Chan, in his seventies, entered the trade in the 1960s as an apprentice in Ap Lei Chau, an islet off Aberdeen, repairing propellers, gearboxes and other machinery on wooden fishing boats and cargo ships.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is highly irrelevant. The web search and Wikipedia results mention David Chan in contexts related to film, photography, or other unrelated individuals/topics, but none of the evidence confirms that David Chan began his apprenticeship in Ap Lei Chau, off Aberdeen, in the 1960s, repairing machinery on wooden fishing boats and cargo ships.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Chan Chak (Chinese: 陳策; April 2, 1894 – August 31, 1949) was a Chinese admiral of the Republic of China Navy, best known for his role in a breakout in five Royal Navy torpedo boats from the Ja…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Articles related to Hong Kong include:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Repulse Bay or Tsin Shui Wan is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world.
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“At the time [when he started], the area was one of the city’s four major fishing villages.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is highly irrelevant. The web search and Wikipedia results mention David Chan in contexts related to film, photography, or other unrelated individuals/topics, but none of the evidence confirms that when David Chan started his apprenticeship in the 1960s, the area was one of Hong Kong's four major fishing villages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan Fang On-sang, (Chinese: 陳方安生; née Fang; born 17 January 1940) is a retired Hong Kong politician, civil servant and stateswoman who was the first ethnic Chinese and woman to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Education in Hong Kong used to be largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system. Since 2012, the overhaul of secondary school diploma has introduced changes to the nu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fruit Chan Gor (Chinese: 陳果; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur a…
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“After years of hard work, he went solo and relocated to the Po Chong Wan site in the late 1980s, following the government’s demolition of squatter huts in Ap Lei Chau.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is highly irrelevant. The web search and Wikipedia results mention David Chan in contexts related to film, photography, or other unrelated individuals/topics, but none of the evidence confirms that David Chan relocated to the Po Chong Wan site in the late 1980s after the government demolished squatter huts in Ap Lei Chau.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jackie Chan began his film career as an extra child actor in the 1962 film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar. Ten years later, he was a stuntman opposite Bruce Lee in 1972's Fist of Fury and 1973's Enter th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of secondary schools in Hong Kong is arranged according to the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It includes government schools, aided schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, private schools, …
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“His business focus also shifted in the 1980s as wooden vessels and the fishing industry declined, pivoting to the repair of machinery for steel fishing fleets and passenger vessels.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is highly irrelevant. The web search and Wikipedia results mention David Chan in contexts related to film, photography, or other unrelated individuals/topics, but none of the evidence confirms that David Chan shifted his business focus from wooden vessels to repairing machinery for steel fishing fleets and passenger vessels in the 1980s.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Chan is an American violinist, conductor, and a concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He is one of the most sought-after violinists of his generation. He is a prizewinner at the Int…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Chan (May 19, 1929 – October 17, 2017) was an American photographer. He was a photographer for Playboy magazine from the 1960s to the 2000s.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Chan is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2024 general election, representing Yorkton as a member of the Saskatchewan Party. Following an a…
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“He estimated that fewer than 30 workshops remained in operation.”
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“Last year, he even spent HK$13,000 (US$1,660) to install a digital meter on his lathe – a metal-shaping machine – to improve precision and speed up his work.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is highly irrelevant. The web search and Wikipedia results mention David Chan in contexts related to film, photography, or other unrelated individuals/topics, but none of the evidence confirms that David Chan spent HK$13,000 (US$1,660) to install a digital meter on his lathe.
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