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    ubahnverleih (ubahnverleih@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 05:13:34 JSTubahnverleihubahnverleih
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    Oh, you haven't heard of Kowloon Walled City? It was a ungoverned piece of land in Hong Kong, but also the most densely populated spot in the world. 33,000 people lived on 2.6 ha in 300 buildings. The height of the illegal built houses was limited to 14 storeys. - Because it was located in the final approach to the only runway of Kai Tak Airport. One of the busiest airports in the world at the time. Including an extremely difficult approach - over Kowloon Walled City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City

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      Kowloon Walled City
      Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated and largely ungoverned enclave of China within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Built as an Imperial Chinese military fort, the walled city became a de jure enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom in 1898. Its population increased dramatically after the end of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II, attracting mostly refugees fleeing the renewed Chinese Civil War. By the late 1980s, the walled city contained roughly 35,000 residents within its territory of 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres; 26,000 m2). There was largely no governing of the city, therefore the city's citizens and businesses had no building codes to adhere to. Businesses that dealt in otherwise banned products, like dog meat, thrived. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by local triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug abuse.In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the walled city. After an arduous...
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