The Shek Kip Mei myth : squatters, fires and colonial rule in Hong Kong, 1950-1963 / Alan Smart.

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Smart, Alan

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online resource

ISBN:

9789882203853
988220385X
9622097936
9789622097933

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Squatters, fires and colonial rule in Hong Kong, 1950-1963

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Shek Kip Mei myth.DDC classification:

363.556095125 22

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HD7371.A3 S55 2006eb

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Contents:

Illustrations; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Colonial Cities, Illegal Spaces; 3. Hong Kong in 1950; 4. Kowloon Walled City; 5. Tung Tau; 6. Shek Kip Mei; 7. Tsuen Wan; 8. Tai Hang Tung; 9. Lei Cheng Uk; 10. Squatter Control after 1954; 11. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.

In: HKU Press digital editionsSummary: ""The Shek Kip Mei Myth"" provides a new explanation for the beginnings of Hong Kong's massive public housing program, tracing it to the colonial govenrment's inability to resolve the squatter problem due to constraints posed by the geopolitics of the early Cold War.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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""The Shek Kip Mei Myth"" provides a new explanation for the beginnings of Hong Kong's massive public housing program, tracing it to the colonial govenrment's inability to resolve the squatter problem due to constraints posed by the geopolitics of the early Cold War.

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