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The Shek Kip Mei myth : squatters, fires and colonial rule in Hong Kong, 1950-1963 / Alan Smart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smart, Alan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Housing policy--China--Hong Kong.
- Housing policy.
- Relocation (Housing)--China--Hong Kong.
- Relocation (Housing).
- Squatter settlements--China--Hong Kong.
- Squatter settlements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Other Title:
- Squatters, fires and colonial rule in Hong Kong, 1950-1963
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-70854-6
- 9786612708541
- 988-220-385-X
- OCLC:
- 647930841
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