The Kowloon walled city in Hong Kong.
• Lawless high rise squatter camp that was demolished in 1994.
• 500 building built into 2.7 hectares
• 50k residents at its peak
On the plus side, rent was <$10 / month.
• Lawless high rise squatter camp that was demolished in 1994.
• 500 building built into 2.7 hectares
• 50k residents at its peak
On the plus side, rent was <$10 / month.
Some of these photos are insane
With no municipal services, people used the roof as a garbage “dump”
Kowloon was known as “the city of darkness” in Cantonese
To evict the Kowloon Walled City residents, HK paid $350m to ~33k residents.
About $11k each (many were unhappy).
Today, it’s a park— Kowloon Walled City Park
About $11k each (many were unhappy).
Today, it’s a park— Kowloon Walled City Park
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