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Kowloon Walled City (traditional Chinese: 九龍城寨; simplified Chinese: 九龙城寨; pinyin: Jiǔlóng Chéng Zhài) was a Chinese military fort in Kowloon, Hong Kong, that became an enclave after the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory ceded the New Territories to Great Britain in 1898. Following Japanese occupation during World War II, the Walled City developed into an extremely dense, largely ungoverned urban settlement during the latter half of the 20th century. According to a 1987 government survey, it contained 33,000 residents within its 6.5-acre (0.03 km2; 0.01 sq mi) borders.
Kowloon Walled City | |
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Former location within Hong Kong | |
Coordinates: 22°19′56.21″N 114°11′19.18″E | |
Established | Song Dynasty (960–1279) |
Demolished | 1993 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.026 km2 (0.0102 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (1987) | 33,000 |
• Density | 1,255,000/km2 (3,249,000/sq mi) |
In January 1987, the government announced plans to demolish the Walled City. Demolition began in March 1993 and was completed in April 1994. Kowloon Walled City Park, occupying the area of the former Walled City, opened in December 1995. Some historical artifacts from the Walled City, including its yamen and remnants of its South Gate, have been preserved there.