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Kowloon Walled City was an ungoverned settlement in British-occupied Hong Kong. It evolved from a Chinese military output during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) into a densely populated urban enclave due to ambiguous jurisdictional boundaries after the…

Kowloon_Walled_City_-_1989_Aerial.jpg
An aerial photo of the Kowloon Walled City taken in 1989. The new park which was laid out at the site of the former Sai Tau Tsuen squatter settlement is visible at the south edge of the city.

Former_Yamen_Building_of_Kowloon_Walled_City__Kowloon_Walled_City_Park__Hong_Kong_.jpg
The restored former yamen building of Kowloon Walled City in Kowloon Walled City Park, Hong Kong.

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Kowloon Walled City was an ungoverned settlement in British-occupied Hong Kong. It evolved from a Chinese military output during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) into a densely populated urban enclave due to ambiguous jurisdictional boundaries after the…
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