By the early 1980s, both the British and Chinese governments agreed that the Walled City had to go. It was a diplomatic sore thumb and a sanitary hazard. The 1987 announcement of the clearance plan triggered a slow ex
: You can find a 108-page version of the book on Scribd , which includes detailed history and background on the city's self-governance. city of darkness life in kowloon walled city 1993pdfl new
This guide explores the definitive record of the Kowloon Walled City, City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City By the early 1980s, both the British and
was once the most densely populated place on Earth, housing roughly 33,000 residents within a single city block before its demolition in 1993 This guide explores the definitive record of the
A digitized version of the 1993 edition is available for viewing and borrowing on the Internet Archive