Kowloon Walled City

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Kowloon Walled City (Chinese: 九龍城寨) was an ungoverned and densely populated de jure Chinese enclave within the boundaries of British Hong Kong. Originally the site of a military fort, it became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898. The Walled City's population increased dramatically following World War II, and by 1987 it had an estimated 33,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6+1⁄2-acre) borders, making it one of the most densely populated places on Earth at approximately 1.2 million inhabitants per square kilometre (3 million per square mile). The city was demolished between 1993 and 1994; the Kowloon Walled City Park was built in its place and opened in December 1995. The site originated as a military outpost during the Song dynasty, and was converted into a coastal fort in 1847 to reinforce Chinese authority in the area after the cession of Hong Kong Island to Britain. The 1898 Convention that leased the New Territories to Britain excluded the Walled...

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