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Yep, I'm pretty sure that's Guan Yu.

For those wondering, Guan Yu was a general of legendary prowess during the Three Kingdoms period of Ancient China. He is deified and represents loyalty and justice. Ironically, in Hong Kong, both the police and the triad worship him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guan_Yu



Used to work in a newspaper in Hong Kong and we have a statue of Guan Yu as well...

Anecdotally, the triad worships Guan Yu with black shoes while the police worships him with red shoes.


> the triad worships Guan Yu with black shoes while the police worships him with red shoes.

That's a detail that I did not know!




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