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The result was Nomination withdrawn.  Sandstein  08:28, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 Hong Kong Anti-mainlander conflicts[edit]

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There is no special mention of a "2012 Hong Kong anti-mainlander conflicts" as a separate, notable event in the sources; could be original research. (However, the part on protesting Kong Qingdong's remarks is a notable and ongoing event, and it should be merged into Kong Qingdong.) ZZArch talk to me 01:35, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Protests against mainland Chinese have existed for a long time in Hong Kong, and they have been particularly escalated since at least 2007. I don't see any secondary research that support singling out the protests that occurred in 2012; hence, I do not agree with keeping it as such. In fact, if we are to keep it, then we are obligated to also create "2007 Hong Kong anti-mainland protests", "2008 Hong Kong anti-mainland protests", etc. As I read it, the article documents 3 main events:
  1. The suppression of academic freedom of Hong Kong professors;
  2. The anger directed towards pregnant mainland migrants who go to Hong Kong to gain citizenship for their children;
  3. Protests against Kong Qingdong's remarks.
As I see it, the only event among these that is notable enough to be called a separate event is the last one, and it probably belongs to the article Kong Qingdong. (Disclaimer: I am the main contributor to the Kong Qingdong article.) ZZArch talk to me 02:05, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
As I see it, you again show the problem only with the title. You say the conflict has long history. Do we have a wikipedia article to document it? If not, expand this one. If yes, merge this one into main one. Also, as I see from the text, the "Mothers" event was notable enough as well, since it involves actions of HK govt. As for professors' cases, a closer look is required to see whether this is original research (collecting facts and connecting the dots). Lom Konkreta (talk) 02:40, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The previous notable events are Hong Kong 1 July marches and December 2005 protest for democracy in Hong Kong; these are all well-covered in the media and given treatment as standalone events. The 2012 protests, minus the one on Kong Qingdong, in my view falls within the scope of the general HK-mainland relations. Perhaps an article on Hong Kong-mainland China relations would be where they belong? ZZArch talk to me 02:56, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I suppose, we agree that a major hurdle here is lack of a good "parent" article on the subject. Such and article has to provide a foundation and a framework for all present and future detailed article, so that we have no poor, artificial titles. Your suggestion, Hong Kong-mainland China relations is good. It must cover both efforts for (and opposition against) integration, as well as conflicts controversies. I would also suggest to further narrow down the topic, so that the article covers only the issues of unification. Hong Cong-PRC relations (before unification) would be in category "Foreign relations". Lom Konkreta (talk) 03:43, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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