[The local Chinese takeout places] … “just cheat the locals” said one local Hong Konger—the implication being that Chinese takeout in Blackpool is nothing like

[The local Chinese takeout places] … “just cheat the locals” said one local Hong Konger—the implication being that Chinese takeout in Blackpool is nothing like actual Chinese food that the Hong Kongers are used to. This is called ‘a joke’.