Patrick Tam
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Patrick Tam is a pioneering Hong Kong film director and editor whose stylistically bold, influential work helped define the Hong Kong New Wave movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patrick Tam canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21868572 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Tam Context triple: [Hong Kong New Wave, notableDirector, Patrick Tam]
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Patrick Nee
Patrick Nee is a former Boston Irish-American mobster and reputed enforcer associated with the notorious Winter Hill Gang.
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B.
Paul Tambyah
Paul Tambyah is a Singaporean infectious diseases physician and academic known for his public health advocacy and leadership in both medical and political spheres.
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C.
Hamish McKenzie
Hamish McKenzie is a writer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the newsletter and publishing platform Substack.
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D.
Kevin Fennell
Kevin Fennell is an American drummer best known for his work with the indie rock band Guided by Voices.
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E.
Denzil Minnan-Wong
Denzil Minnan-Wong is a Canadian politician best known for serving as a long-time Toronto city councillor and deputy mayor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Tam Target entity description: Patrick Tam is a pioneering Hong Kong film director and editor whose stylistically bold, influential work helped define the Hong Kong New Wave movement.
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A.
Patrick Nee
Patrick Nee is a former Boston Irish-American mobster and reputed enforcer associated with the notorious Winter Hill Gang.
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B.
Paul Tambyah
Paul Tambyah is a Singaporean infectious diseases physician and academic known for his public health advocacy and leadership in both medical and political spheres.
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C.
Hamish McKenzie
Hamish McKenzie is a writer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the newsletter and publishing platform Substack.
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D.
Kevin Fennell
Kevin Fennell is an American drummer best known for his work with the indie rock band Guided by Voices.
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E.
Denzil Minnan-Wong
Denzil Minnan-Wong is a Canadian politician best known for serving as a long-time Toronto city councillor and deputy mayor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.