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  On October 27, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sima Nan, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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On 15 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Victor Mallet visa controversy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after journalist Victor Mallet chaired a talk by Chan Ho-tin, leader of the now-banned Hong Kong National Party, he was denied renewal of his Hong Kong work permit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Victor Mallet visa controversy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Victor Mallet visa controversy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 13 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hong Kong Way, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Hong Kong Way was a peaceful political campaign held in Hong Kong on the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hong Kong Way. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hong Kong Way), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

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On 17 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, the traditional venue for memorials in Hong Kong lay empty (blockade pictured) for the first time in thirty-two years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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