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'Old hands' bring Kwun Tong's rich past to life

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The rich and fascinating history of Kwun Tong is being told for the first time in a 200-page book set to be published in July or August.

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Originally called Kwun Fu, the district's coastline was the site of salt farms that supplied imperial China dating back to the Song dynasty, when revenues from the salt monopoly made a significant contribution to imperial coffers. The farms filled the bays and inlets along the coast to Kowloon Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui.

The book's project team, funded by Kwun Tong District Council, is led by district councillor Leung Fu-wing, and supported by 11 council members.

Relocated to Kwun Tong from Sai Wan Ho on Hong Kong Island in the late 1960s, Ms Leung is one of the 'old hands' on the council who knows the area intimately.

'As the older areas of Kwun Tong are to be given a major makeover by the Urban Renewal Authority, this book is needed to record our very interesting past,' she said.

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'Most other district councils have already done their own books to showcase their glorious past and local culture.

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