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Wikipedia: Kowloon Walled City was a Chinese military fort in Kowloon, Hong Kong, which became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898. Following Japanese occupation during World War II, the Walled City developed into an extremely dense, largely ungoverned urban settlement. From the 1950s through the 1970s, it was controlled by Triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug use.
![[The front entrance of a fort with mountains in the background.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kowloon_Walled_City_1898_s.jpg "The front entrance of a fort with mountains in the background.")
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![[Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong, photographed from an airplane]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kowloon_Walled_City_s.jpg "Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong, photographed from an airplane")
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![[On a green lawn surrounded by a brick wall lie broken engraved stones and stone foundations]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Image_Kowloon_Walled_City_southgate_s.jpg "On a green lawn surrounded by a brick wall lie broken engraved stones and stone foundations")
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![[Some trees in the foreground partially obscure the Walled City's mass of conjoined buildings]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kowloon_Walled_City_1991_1_s.jpg "Some trees in the foreground partially obscure the Walled City's mass of conjoined buildings")
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![[The front entrance of a building labeled "Almshouse" with a cannon in front of it]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/KWC_Yamen1_s.jpg "The front entrance of a building labeled \"Almshouse\" with a cannon in front of it")
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![[A pagoda on a pond with a waterfall.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kowloon_Walled_City_Park_E4_B9_9D_E9_BE_8D_E5_AF_A8_E5_9F_8E_02_s.jpg "A pagoda on a pond with a waterfall.")
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![[A close-up the Walled City's mass of tall buildings.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kowloon_Walled_City_1991_s.jpg "A close-up the Walled City's mass of tall buildings.")
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