"They were issued a residency permit with a number on it by the Tahitian government as soon as they turned twenty, and that represented their identity," says Frederic Siu, who owns one of the three biggest trading companies on the island.
在當時華人年滿十八歲，大溪地政府就給他一份印有號碼的居住證明，代表他的身分。「所以我們每個人都是某某號、某某號」，蕭瑞光說。有了號碼，表示有這個外國人存在，有外國人在，就得繳居留稅。