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Hsu Hai-ching

Taiwanese gangster (1913–2005)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ5924386 ↗
Source-derived summary

Hsu Hai-ching (許海清; 1913 – April 6, 2005) was a veteran gangster in Taiwan.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Hsu Hai-ching” as taiwanese gangster (1913–2005). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1913, 2005—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1913-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Hai-ching, Taiwanese and gangster can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as taiwanese gangster (1913–2005). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5924386. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1913 and 2005.

Critical limits

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This entry incorporates text from “Hsu Hai-ching” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.