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![Mock Duck', leader of Hip Sing Tong organization in Chinatown, New York City, March 1904. Sai Wing Mock, fought violent gang wars with rival, On Leong Tong, for control of Chinatown's underworld Mock Duck', leader of Hip Sing Tong organization in Chinatown, New York City, March 1904. Sai Wing Mock, fought violent gang wars with rival, On Leong Tong, for control of Chinatown's underworld](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BAC6J2/mock-duck-leader-of-hip-sing-tong-organization-in-chinatown-new-york-city-march-1904-sai-wing-mock-fought-violent-gang-wars-with-rival-on-leong-tong-for-control-of-chinatowns-underworld-in-the-1900s-bsloc-2018-1-55-2BAC6J2.jpg)
Mock Duck', leader of Hip Sing Tong organization in Chinatown, New York City, March 1904. Sai Wing Mock, fought violent gang wars with rival, On Leong Tong, for control of Chinatown's underworld
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