Triple
T1549664
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps |
E33058
|
entity |
| Predicate | operationalArea |
P794
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Colony of Hong Kong |
E8492
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Colony of Hong Kong | Statement: [Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, operationalArea, Colony of Hong Kong]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colony of Hong Kong Context triple: [Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, operationalArea, Colony of Hong Kong]
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A.
Crown Colony of Singapore
The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
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B.
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British colonial territories in Southeast Asia, including key trading ports such as Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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C.
Hong Kong, China
chosen
Hong Kong, China is a major global financial and trading hub and a Special Administrative Region of China located on the southern coast of the country.
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D.
Kowloon
Kowloon is a densely populated urban area of Hong Kong known for its vibrant street life, markets, and skyline facing Victoria Harbour.
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E.
New Territories
The New Territories is a largely suburban and rural region of Hong Kong comprising the area between Kowloon and the border with mainland China, including numerous outlying islands.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a885ee6db8819099502bc5ce8af881 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90857bfb48190a2d66a601d228b72 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad370b9b4c819087d04abead99e81e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.