I knew about this place already, it looked fucking crazy and would have been interesting to visit. We're all saying it's a shame that it was destroyed but it must have sucked pretty bad to actually live in it.

Nytefish

United Kingdom4282 Posts

December 17 2010 14:21 GMT

#28

I've been to the park a few times, but it's hard to get an idea of what it was really like without something like that documentary, thanks for the link. Nowadays even the dingiest places in Hong Kong look far better than the walled city.

StarStruck

25339 Posts

December 17 2010 14:24 GMT

#29

Thank you for sharing that. It gave me a lot of great ideas!

Fzero

United States1503 Posts

December 17 2010 14:24 GMT

#30

Gibson novel material for sure.

QuanticHawk

United States32130 Posts

December 17 2010 14:31 GMT

#31

Great thread man def checking out the video later

Greg_J

China4409 Posts

December 17 2010 14:36 GMT

#32

Makes me realise how lucky I have it. Lifes really shit right now because I can't walk properlly but I still only have to work 7 hours a day get paid well and go back to a nice clean warm apartment. Its horrible the conditions some people live in this world.

Surprissed how many people think its bad it was destroyed. It may be unique and a bit of a land mark but it must have been truely horrible place and perpeutrates horrible bascially slave working conditions for so many people. What kind of life is it if you work 12 hours a day 7 hours a week doing the same repetative manual labour.

Reminds me of this video

in the way of its really impresive in a really depressing can't believe this shit happens way.

Southlight

United States11768 Posts

December 17 2010 14:38 GMT

#33

Ooooooooh... so THAT's where http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon's_Gate comes from, holy crap. Never knew o/

johanngrunt

Hong Kong1555 Posts

December 17 2010 14:41 GMT

#34

I got here in 08, long after it was gone.

But let me tell you, the streets in HK are REALLLY REEEEALLLY cramped, would not surprise me that the people here would have lived like that.

intrigue

Washington, D.C9934 Posts

December 17 2010 14:48 GMT

#35

crazy.

On December 17 2010 23:24 Fzero wrote:
Gibson novel material for sure.

this was my first thought too!

nihoh

Australia978 Posts

December 17 2010 14:57 GMT

#36

Kowloon =/= Kowloon Walled City. It was a very very small area within the larger Kowloon area, tho very very dense, free of law and government. IE. you could kill someone in there and walk out and not be accountable to the colonial government (tho u'd be accountable legally to mainland china.....)

Basically the Colonial Government couldn't legally do jackshit within the walled area until after the Falkland War, where China was like "give us back HK" and the Brits were like "Wait then let us clear the walled city out" and China was like "OK fine lol".

I won't say Kowloon Walled City was dystopian... just lawless. Mexico's worse by 100 fold any given day.

Escape

Canada306 Posts

December 17 2010 15:04 GMT

#37

yeah.. it's sad that everything interesting in HK that were left over from the British colony era are being demolished or replaced.

Damn the current government.

TheAntZ

Israel6248 Posts

December 17 2010 15:08 GMT

#38

Oh my god...other then reminding me of all the sci fi movies and books and anime, this also reminds me a lot of a region in the MMO Guild wars...you'll know what im talking about if you've played it

pfods

United States895 Posts

December 17 2010 15:14 GMT

#39

On December 17 2010 23:36 Greg_J wrote:
Makes me realise how lucky I have it. Lifes really shit right now because I can't walk properlly but I still only have to work 7 hours a day get paid well and go back to a nice clean warm apartment. Its horrible the conditions some people live in this world.

Surprissed how many people think its bad it was destroyed. It may be unique and a bit of a land mark but it must have been truely horrible place and perpeutrates horrible bascially slave working conditions for so many people. What kind of life is it if you work 12 hours a day 7 hours a week doing the same repetative manual labour.

Reminds me of this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KAny-1saS4

in the way of its really impresive in a really depressing can't believe this shit happens way.

That's what a factory worker in the nice glittery cities of shanghai do. i doubt many held steady jobs in a place like kowloon, considering it was almost completely shut off to the outside world as far as commerce

fabiano

Brazil4644 Posts

December 17 2010 15:14 GMT

#40

Thats really awesome place if you look from outside and dont have live in there.

On December 18 2010 00:04 Escape wrote:
yeah.. it's sad that everything interesting in HK that were left over from the British colony era are being demolished or replaced.

Damn the current government.

I think the government did the right thing. Once again, looking from outside and visiting the place sounds fun, but imo living in there seems like not so good.