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MERCANTILE OFFICES.
- Chamber of Commerce:
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- Hokkien, Âng mô siang kong-si 紅毛商公司 "European merchants' Kong-si."
- Cantonese, Sai yan sheung mo kuk 西人商務局 "Western people's commercial business board."
- Hongkong & Shanghai Bank:
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- Hokkien, Hui hong bang 匯豐𠻾 Hui hong being the Chinese chop of this bank and bang=bank,
- Cantonese, Ui fung ngan hong 匯豐銀行 Ui fung being the Chinese chop of this bank, and ngan hong means money firm-bank.
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- Hokkien, Siāng haí bang 上海𠻾 "Shanghai bank."
- Cantonese, Shung hoi ngan hong 上海銀行 "Shanghai bank."
- Chartered Bank;
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- Hokkien, Cha-ta bang 查噠𠻾 "Chartered Bank."
- Cantonese, Cha-ta ngan hong 查打銀行 "Chartered Bank."
- Netherlands Trading Society:
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- Hokkien, Hô-lân bang 和蘭𠻾 "Holland bank."
- Cantonese, Ho-lan ngan hong 和蘭銀行
- Telegraph Office:
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- Hokkien, Phah tâng soàⁿ koan 打銅線關 "striking brass wire office."
- Cantonese, Tin po kuk 電報局 "electricity report board."
- Tin Exchange:
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- Hokkien, Chip siang só͘ 集商所 "assembling merchant's place.
- Cantonese, Chap sheung so 集商所
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- Hokkien, Siak Kong-si 錫公司 "the tin Kong-si."
- Cantonese, Shek kung-si 錫公司
