Talk:Chinatown, London

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Contents 1 Murder 2 London satellite Chinatowns 3 Smoother reading 4 Soho? 5 Residents

[edit] Murder

Does the reference to the June 2003 murder really need to be here? I don't know anything about the event, but if it was just a single act of violence by an individual, then such things, although tragic, can happen anywhere in the world, and it doesn't bear in anyway upon the subject og Chinatown. I don't think Wikipedia can keep a running tally of murders in districts of the world's major cities. If, on the other hand, the event does in some way bear upon Chinatown as a whole (eg. if it is symptomatic of a significant culture of violent crime), then it needs some context. As it stands, I don't think it contributes anything to the article. Best wishes, Cambyses 17:16, 30 May 2004 (UTC)

I think the murder should be mentioned as it shows that the Triads are operating there. Beside that it was big news last year in London. If you look at the Old_Compton_Street entry there is the nail-bombing mentioned. Delpino

In that case by all means include it, but it needs to be in the context of a paragraph discussing Triad activity and citing any reasons to believe that the shooting was an example of it. As the sentence stood before, there was nothing there to suggest to the reader that it wasn't the result of a domestic quarrel, or somebody with mental problems who got his hands on a gun and opened fire at random..... Best wishes, Cambyses 21:14, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)

He shot the victim at least twice and then walked out, I don't think it was a shooting at random. The man shot came with two friends not with the gunman which means it wasn't a quarrel in a pub. And at that time there was a lot of discussion about the Triads in the newspapers. Delpino

With respect, I think you're missing my point. I don't doubt for a moment that all you say is true, and that there probably was Triad involvement. But all you have said here needs to be in the article itself to give context to the mentioning of the murder for other readers. Why not add a paragraph on (suspected) Triad activity in Chinatown, and include the murder in that? Best wishes, Cambyses 00:08, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I agree that the way it's presented right now is pretty clumsy - it goes straight from the 19th century Chinatown in Limehouse and in the same sentence goes to a recent news story. There could probably be some mention of this particular Chinatown as it has appeared in fiction (similar to the main Ct article) - didn't Dorian Gray go to an opium den? Also a mention of the Limehouse one in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the comic, not the film)sheridan

I'll learn to sign myself properly some day. sheridan 15:41, 2004 Dec 21 (UTC)

[edit] London satellite Chinatowns

There ought to be some mention of the new satellite Chinatowns that have emerged in the London area. I've did some work on the main Chinatown article. But since I'm not in the UK, the details are admittedly quite sketchy.

They're not "satellite Chinatowns", just a few chinese shopping centres/malls. LDHan 17:04, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Smoother reading

I changed the part which said: the Chinese population of London was concentrated in that area, serving the Chinese sailors who frequented in Docklands.

because it was a little strange. the chinese population of london served the chinese sailors? I made it read "the Chinese population of London was concentrated in that area, setting up businesses which catered to the Chinese sailors who frequented in Docklands."

no objections? - --Sunawave 08:09, 13 September 2006 (UTC)sunawave--Sunawave 08:09, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soho?

Despite what the article says, Chinatown is not in Soho. I'm not being flippant when I say it's actually in Chinatown! I would have thought the boundary between Chinatown and Soho to be very clearly delineated by Shaftesbury Ave. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.125.196.4 (talk) 00:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Residents

"London's Chinatown is a commercial area; very few people actually live there."

Actually there's a surprisingly large residential development on the North-East corner backing on to Charing Cross Road. Plus countless "rooms above shops". I don't think that the article should discount the many people who do live there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.125.196.4 (talk) 00:50, 1 June 2008 (UTC)