East Kowloon's coastline was once a series of salt pans, with the earliest of them dating back to the Sung dynasty between 960-1279.
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The Kowloon Walled City dates back to the Sung dynasty of 960-1297 when it was used as a trading post for salt and as a small fort to house the imperial soldiers who controlled the salt trade.
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DEVELOPERS were paid the same compensation for flats they had in the Kowloon Walled City as other owners to prevent disputes over the clearance of the site, the Public Accounts Committee heard...
LEGISLATORS are to ask the Executive Council if it endorsed the special compensation granted to absentee-owners with multiple flats in the Kowloon Walled City.
THE Government has been over-generous in compensating Walled City flat owners, spending about $210 million too much on ex gratia payments, according to the Director of Audit, Mr Brian Jenney.
A SIX-PHASE project to demolish buildings in Kowloon Walled City begins next Tuesday after four months of preparation and surveying, according to the contractor.
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