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New IDs, from the truly exotic to the plain bizarre

By Chris Peterson in London | China Daily | Updated: 2016-10-04 07:59

To a Westerner the English name a Chinese person uses for himself or herself can often trigger a smile or a puzzled look.

Top of my list, when I worked as a correspondent in Hong Kong, was the man who would come regularly to maintain our facsimile machines.

He rejoiced in the name of Faxman Wong. I have his business card to this day.

New IDs, from the truly exotic to the plain bizarre

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