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    The document summarizes life in the overcrowded Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong from 1980-1993. It describes the city as extremely densely populated with around 50,000 residents living in just 2.7 hectares without any urban planning or oversight. Despite poor living conditions with makeshift housing and infrastructure, residents generally considered it a safe community where they could afford cheap housing and make a living through small businesses and shops. The city was ultimately demolished in 1993 due to overcrowding and poor sanitation.

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    The document summarizes life in the overcrowded Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong from 1980-1993. It describes the city as extremely densely populated with around 50,000 residents living in just 2.7 hectares without any urban planning or oversight. Despite poor living conditions with makeshift housing and infrastructure, residents generally considered it a safe community where they could afford cheap housing and make a living through small businesses and shops. The city was ultimately demolished in 1993 due to overcrowding and poor sanitation.

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    Kawloon

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    Madalin Cazacu
    The document summarizes life in the overcrowded Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong from 1980-1993. It describes the city as extremely densely populated with around 50,000 residents living in just 2.7 hectares without any urban planning or oversight. Despite poor living conditions with makeshift housing and infrastructure, residents generally considered it a safe community where they could afford cheap housing and make a living through small businesses and shops. The city was ultimately demolished in 1993 due to overcrowding and poor sanitation.

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    Introduction

    "City of Anarchy"/"City of Drakness"


    1980-50.000 residents
    density New York 10.450/ Km2
    Kowloon 1.9 m /km2 (biggest ever)

    infrastructure

    Construction without an engineer/architect


    max 14 stories due to airplane landing at 0.5 km
    500 buildings on 2.7 ha (4 football fields)
    street level - shops, medical cabinets ( no licences )
    8 freshwater pipes 1 inside, 7 outside the walls
    electric wires outside the buildings to prevent fire

    economy

    tiny metal shops


    good and cheap food (peopple from exterior will come to eat)
    drugs, gambling, brothels
    housing 40 sqft 5 USD

    Kawloon life

    poor community but generally happy


    police very rarelly will intervine and will do it just in big groups
    generally safe place ( taking into account its situation)
    residents will carry umbrelas to protect from the sewerage water and trash coming
    from above

    Extra

    center "park" the only sunny place


    schools runned by Salvation Army Organization
    roofs-trash deposits, playground, pigeon racing
    dog meat heaven

    demolished in 1993, lots of people would have go back

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