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A fact from Kho Ping Hoo appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 July 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Kho Ping Hoo, despite writing numerous stories based on wuxia, could not read Chinese?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kho Ping Hoo.

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 20:56, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Kho Ping Hoo, despite writing numerous stories based on wuxia, could not read Chinese?

Source: Sawega, Ardus M. (22 July 1994). "Asmaraman Kho Ping Hoo: "Saya Telah Iklas Pergi ..."" [Asmaraman Kho Ping Hoo: "I've Accepted My Departure ..."]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. p. 20.

ALT1: ... that Kho Ping Hoo disliked the film adaptations of his works, feeling that they were almost pornographic? Source: Sidharta, Myra (1994). "Asmaraman Sukowati Kho Ping Hoo (b. 1926): Writer of Cloak-and-dagger Stories in Indonesia". Archipel. 48: 163. doi:10.3406/arch.1994.3007.
ALT2: ... that Kho Ping Hoo, a writer of martial arts stories, would work on up to four manuscripts simultaneously? Source: Sidharta, Myra (1994). "Asmaraman Sukowati Kho Ping Hoo (b. 1926): Writer of Cloak-and-dagger Stories in Indonesia". Archipel. 48: 160. doi:10.3406/arch.1994.3007.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hock burns

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 672 past nominations.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:08, 17 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

/ Leaning more towards original and ALT2; I'll leave the choice up to another reviewer. Great work here! --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 18:52, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese Name

The Chinese script version of his name 李杰登 does not correspond to Kho Ping Hoo. In Standard Chinese it is read Li Jie Deng.Bill (talk) 06:34, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed, thank you. 2001:1970:5F24:F600:1477:85E:2743:37D4 (talk) 12:10, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]