Bandit's Post
April 30th 2009 What is now known as Stanley was once the hangout of the notorious pirate Cheung Po Tsai. The area was called 賊柱 (Chek Chue) which is Cantonese for Bandit's Post. There are some people who say that Chek Chue is actually Hakka for Red Pillar, 赤柱, for the red blossoms of the cotton trees in the area. I like the pirate story better, so Bandit’s Post it is.
The English gave the town and the
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