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VideoKowloon Walled City: tales from Hong Kong’s ‘City of Darkness’
- The Kowloon Walled City was levelled in April 1994
- The absence of effective administration and law enforcement allowed the Walled City to grow organically
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Kowloon Walled City: tales from Hong Kong’s ‘City of Darkness’
The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was once considered the densest settlement in the world. The sprawling neighbourhood was often characterised as a lawless enclave with poor living conditions, criminal activity and a thriving black market, trading anything from pirated goods to drugs and sex.
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