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- The Shek Kip Mei Myth: Squatters, Fires and Colonial Rule in Hong Kong, 1950-1963
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
"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.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- p. viii
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-19
- 2. Colonial Cities, Illegal Spaces
- pp. 21-37
- 3. Hong Kong in 1950
- pp. 39-57
- 4. Kowloon Walled City
- pp. 59-71
- 5. Tung Tau
- pp. 73-94
- 6. Shek Kip Mei
- pp. 95-115
- 7. Tsuen Wan
- pp. 117-127
- 8. Tai Hang Tung
- pp. 129-141
- 9. Lei Cheng Uk
- pp. 143-158
- 10. Squatter Control after 1954
- pp. 159-179
- 11. Conclusion
- pp. 181-192
- References
- pp. 217-224
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882203853
Related ISBN(s)
9789622097926
MARC Record
OCLC
647930841
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No