Talk:Robert Hotung

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Is Hotung the character "Gordon Chen" is modelled after in the book Noble House? It would at first glance he is... Should this be mentioned here? TastyCakes 02:49, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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on D'Aguilar Street?

What is the implication of saying Hotung's wife was "on D'Aguilar Street"? This should be rewritten to be clearer. Zekelayla (talk) 18:53, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

Family editing suggestions

Hello Wikifolk! Please help this section for me. I am good at organizing information for readability, but not so good at writing for quality. The following are a few problems that I recommend for this article (in no particular order), for those who can write well:

• The Progeny section should read from the very oldest child, to the youngest. This hopping around chronologically makes it confusing for readers to imagine where in the family tree the subject belongs. It's always best to write about family in a chronological order.
• Along those same lines, any grandchildren should follow their parents entry. Going one family at a time is much less complicated, and by far an easier read. It is absolutely confusing to the reader when one hops back and forth - throwing out names - that are unfamiliar to begin with.
• I see the word "Dutch" in the article a lot. That is a rather vague description. I am reading an article from 1934 about him and they call his father German, a number of times. I think clarity needs to be addressed for this article to remain more factual. Even now, I am wondering if he's half-German or half-... what? Was he from Holland? Switzerland? Where?
• There is a great resource which describes his family and origins which I have access to and will gladly share with anyone wishing to add the information in a rewrite of the Family section. Please contact me via my Talk page, in my signature below. Sample information is that Margaret was half-Scottish; the family resented the (1934) usage of the British slur "half-castes," referring to their bi-racial status; son Edward was "disowned" by his father and was deported to mainland China in Shanghai, for marrying an Irish girl; and finally, Margaret was NOT Robert's first wife. His first wife died and was, of course, still a widower when he married her. All from the Vancouver Sun.

Happy editing to you all! MagnoliaSouth ^(talk) 22:23, 4 February 2021 (UTC)