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Kowloon Walled City (Post-WW2) [1945-1994]

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Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2008-11-03 12:05
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
1945-12-31
Date Place demolished: 
1994-04-30
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Submitted by tngan on Wed, 2011-03-23 19:12.

Hi there,

The completion & demolition dates stated are for the version of the city after WWII.  For the original one I guess we have to create another marker for it as it was built back in 1874.  The stones of the wall was most likely being used by the Japanese during the occupation to extend Kai Tai Airport.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by marlowe on Tue, 2014-04-29 16:36.

Kowloon's infamous slum is recreated in an amusement park in Kawasaki - from its eerie, narrow corridors right down to the rubbish

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1321559/arcade-brings-kowloon-wall...