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- Police Superintendent's Office:
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- Hokkien, Goā po-lè-chú 外玻璃主 "outer police magistrate."
- Cantonese, San sham lau 新審樓
- Police Station:
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- Hokkien, Má-táⁿ liaû 馬打寮 "police house."
- Cantonese, Mata liu 馬打寮
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- Hokkien, Ba lai 峇唻 the Malay word balai, a station.
- Detective Police Station:
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- Hokkien, Âm pai keng 暗牌間 "secret badge house"; detectives are called "secret badge," because they, not wearing any uniform, are supposed to wear a police badge secretly on their persons.
- Cantonese, Am phai kun 暗牌館
- Marine Police Station:
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- Hokkien, Sūn hai má-táⁿ liaû 巡海馬打寮 "inspecting sea police house."
- Cantonese, Shui si mata liu 水師馬打寮 shui si means marine.
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- Hokkien. Sūn haí ba laí 巡海峇唻
- Criminal Prison:
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- Hokkien, Kha khu keng 腳樞間 "foot-fettering house."
- Cantonese, Kam fong 監房 "confining house"
- Debtor's Prison:
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- Hokkien, Khiàm chà kha khu keng 欠債腳樞間 "Owing debts prison."
- Cantonese, Chhin chai kam 錢債監 "Debt prison."
- General Hospital:
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- Hokkien, Pīⁿ chhù 病厝 "Sick house."
- Cantonese, Yi shang kun 醫生館
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- Hokkien, Ló kun chhù 老君厝 "Doctor's house."
