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Prologue-Chapter 8

• Noble House is the biggest and most important trading house in Hon Kong.

• The prologue occurs 3 years before the story begins.

• In the prologue, Ian Dunross is sworn in as the new tai-pan for Noble House in a secret and closely guarded ceremony.

• Philip Chen is the compradore.

• Noble House/Struan (Alastair Struan was the previous tai-pan) and Rothwell-Gornt have been enemies for years.
• The story begins at the airport.

• Lincoln Bartlett, an American millionaire and corporate raider, arrives on his charter plane with Casey Tcholok, a beautiful lady who is executive VP of Par-Con Industries, one of Bartlett's companies.

• Bartlett is met by John Chen and Robert Armstrong, Kowloon CID.

• Bartlett is trying to undermine the business of Noble House by targeting Struan's, Rothwell-Gornt, and Asian Properties by buying share of their stock.

• Casey arrives at Noble House for a meeting with Ian and his staff...

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