Businessman Lin Chi-ming, chairman of the board of National Chain-Store, Taiwan's biggest electronic appliance retailer, is undoubtedly the most committed supporter of Back to the Classics.

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Mr Lin also tells Hong Kong's Ming Pao that his family home has installed closed-circuit television as a precaution against villagers.

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If Mr. Lin's influence proves anything like that of former Yankees stand-out pitcher Chien-ming Wang, who won the island over to the Yankees, the Knicks are likely to have a new, 23-million strong fan base on their hands.

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