Kowloon Walled City (Pre-WW2) [1847-c.1943] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Kowloon Walled City (Pre-WW2) [1847-c.1943]

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-03-26 11:58
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
1847-05-01
Date Place demolished: 
c.1943-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Tags: 
Imperial Chinese Military Sites
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Submitted by tngan on Fri, 2012-03-30 01:02.

Hi there,

According to this Kowloon City District Board research document the walled city wasn't built until late Qing in May 1847.  The document was written in Chinese by a group of knowledgeable scholars.  Tim Ko was among them.  The reference was on page eight.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by David on Sun, 2012-04-01 21:11.

Thanks T, I've set the completion date as 1847, and made a guess of the demolition date as 1943, ie during the Japanese occupation.

Regards, David