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As the Hong Kong Club was the mechanism for reaffirming social prestige among the
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In the 1960s, construction of a neighbouring building compromised the pilings underneath the Club's building, forcing the
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Ho Tung became the club's first chairman, the effect of which was to project a softer, less revolutionary image in the minds of the Hong Kong Police, thereby reducing the likelihood of a raid by authorities.
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