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Health Village-North Point

Submitted by IDJ on Mon, 2020-10-12 15:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

'Healthy' village has been used to describe what  is usually termed a 'squatter' area on the hillsides above Norrth Point.

From this article it appears that is proper nane should be 'Health' village and it was actually built to house government employees

Luk Keng with Shataukok Police Stn in the background.jpg

Submitted by ehktang on Wed, 2016-02-24 17:06
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1967
Places shown in this photo: 
Sha Tau Kok Police Station [1953- ]

This panormama was taken in 1967. It appears the fields were still in use instead of being left fallow and the Luk Keng villages were still fully inhabited instead of left derelict. The white building across the Starling Inlet is the Sha Tau Kok Police Station which was at the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The tall mountain is Wutong Shan. Shenzhen was a sleepy place back then. Now Shenzhen is a thriving city and Luk Keng is a sleepy place.

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