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- Built Between 1965 and 1985
- At 1,900,000/Sq. km it was one of the most densely populated places on earth
- Demolished in 1993
- $2.7 billion was provided as compensation for evacuated residents and businesses
- Kowloon Walled City Park was built on the location of the former city
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The Kowloon Walled City was an urban "megablock" in Hong Kong, comprised of 500 buildings that housed approximately 50,000 residents. For decades, the walled city was the last vestige of Chinese territory in British Hong Kong before it was occupied by the Japanese during the Second World War. After the Japanese deserted Kowloon, it became a hotbed for illegal activity and was the site for brothels, casinos, opium dens, secret factories, unlicensed clinics and cocaine parlors.
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Timeline
- 960-1279: Song Dynasty used the area as a watch post
- Mid 1800s: Rebuilt as a fort
- 1842: Britain gains control of Hong Kong but allows the Chinese to keep troops at the fort
- 1899: Britain invades the Chinese fort, but finds it deserted
- 1890s to 1940: Remains under Chinese control and becomes a densely populated area
- 1940: Japanese troops invade and demolish much of the city
- 1945: Japanese leave, many squatters flood into the city
- 1949: China sends thousands of refugees to the city
- 1950-1973: Hong Kong organized crime syndicate controls the city
- 1974-1987: City continues to expand and act outside the law
- 1987: Officials decide to demolish the city
- 1991-1992: Residents are evacuated
- 1993:City is demolished
- 1995: Construction on Kowloon Walled City Park is completed
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Kowloon Walled City on Amazon
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Kowloon Walled City Pictures and Media
- Flickr: Walled City/ Kowloon Walled City Photos
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- YouTube Video: Kowloon Walled City (bloodsport) (Time 2:27)
- YouTube Video: Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong (Time 9:06)
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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On the subject of abandoned cities, here's Kowloon abandoned walled city, demolished in 1993 http://bit.ly/85et4t http://bit.ly/89Cr0x #fb
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