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Parading in comfort, Pearl Wong and her daughter, Rita, ride in a rickshaw pulled by Gordon Lem in a parade marking the opening Saturday of China Cour(...)
Parading in comfort, Pearl Wong and her daughter, Rita, ride in a rickshaw pulled by Gordon Lem in a parade marking the opening Saturday of China Cour(...)

Parading in comfort, Pearl Wong and her daughter, Rita, ride in a rickshaw pulled by Gordon Lem in a parade marking the opening Saturday of China Cour(...)

Date8/29/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Parading in comfort; Pearl Wong and her daughter; Rita; ride in a rickshaw pulled by Gordon Lem in a parade marking the opening Saturday of China Court; a $3 million assortment of pagodas; gardens and Chinese boutiques on Spadina Ave.; south of Dundas St. Construction; decoration of colorful bazaar was done almost entirely by craftsmen brought from Hong Kong by developers; Manbro Investments.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110881F
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