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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Gatoclass (talk) 08:45, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

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Hong Kong Regiment

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  • ... that the Hong Kong Regiment,(pictured) known as "The Swagger Regiment", was disbanded by request of the India Office as they cost too much? Source: The Six-Day War of 1899: Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 232–233. ISBN 9622098991.
    • ALT1:... that the Hong Kong Regiment (pictured), known as "The Swagger Regiment", was made up of Indians? Source: The Six-Day War of 1899: Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 232–233. ISBN 9622098991.

Created by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 09:36, 2 January 2018 (UTC).

  • GF on the offline source. Both hooks are interesting and article is (just!) long enough. Five-times expanded (from a DAB) page. Image is tagged PD due to age. NPOV and no obvious copyvio. QPQ done. Chetsford (talk) 00:24, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
  • I have pulled this from prep 5 as the source doesn't say the regiment was disbanded because of cost, but because it was monopolizing the best recruits. I don't think much of the alt hook either, so haven't substituted it. I think a new hook will have to be found. Gatoclass (talk) 15:34, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
How about something a bit simpler:
... that the Hong Kong Regiment,(pictured) known as "The Swagger Regiment", was paid more than other British Indian Army regiments? Gatoclass (talk) 05:29, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
@Gatoclass: That's fine. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 09:51, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
@Gatoclass:? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 21:52, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
Sorry about the delay, I've been asking myself if maybe there is a better hook in there somewhere. If I can't think of one I will re-promote this in a day or two. Gatoclass (talk) 06:04, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
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