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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Demolished Piers in Hong Kong, Former public housing estates in Hong Kong, Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park, Kowloon Walled City, Kai Tak Airport, Queen's Pier, Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, Hong Kong Club Building, Beaconsfield House, Tiger Balm Garden, Jordan Road Ferry Pier, Kowloon Station, Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Hong Kong Hotel, Sha Tin Airfield, Whitfield Barracks, Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier, Taikoo Dockyard, Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, Blake Pier, Central, Lee Theatre, The Peak Hotel, Hong Kong Hilton, Nob Hill, Hong Kong, Kwai Chung Incineration Plant, North Point Estate, Wong Chuk Hang Estate, Lai Chi Kok Zoo, Murray Barracks, Ko Chiu Road Estate, Tung Ying Building, Tsim Sha Tsui East Ferry Pier, Valley Road Estate, San Fat Estate, Tung Chi College, Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier, Yucca de Lac, Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate, Tanner Hill Estate, Mong Kok Ferry Pier, Yaumatei Ferry Pier, United Pier, Chai Wan Ferry Pier, Yuen Long Estate, Cosmopolitan Dock, Jordan Valley Factory Estate, Ngau Tau Kok Ferry Pier, Tino, Kohima Camp, Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong, Mei Foo Ferry Pier, Tai Koo Shing Ferry Pier, City Hall Ferry Pier, Teddy Bear Kingdom, Murray Battery, Ta Shui Wan Ferry Pier. Excerpt: Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, largely ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the Walled City became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898. Its population increased dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by Triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug use. In 1987, the Walled City contained 33,000 residents within its 6.5-acre (0.03 km; 0.01 sq mi) borders. In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the Walled City....