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Acknowledgements First we wis h t o thank ou r mother , who ha s throug h th e year s tried t o glea n fo r u s a s man y song s an d rhyme s a s sh e coul d from her siblings and friends. We also wish to thank the University of Hong Kon g and it s Centre of Asian Studies for researc h grants whic h mad e thi s stud y possible ; Samuel Leung , our re search assistant , wh o carrie d ou t hi s tas k conscientiousl y an d with enthusiasm; Jane Lai, our colleague and valued friend , fo r help i n transcribin g th e songs ; Samantha Cha n fo r typin g ou r manuscript, and last but certainly not least all those who volun teered to take part in our research project as informants . ...

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