The demolition of Kowloon Walled City (pictured), a densely crowded slum in Hong Kong, began.

Kowloon Walled City

Former slum in Hong Kong

Kowloon Walled City was an extremely densely populated and largely lawless enclave of China within the boundaries of Kowloon City of former British Hong Kong. Built as an imperial Chinese military fort, the walled city became a de jure enclave after the New Territories were…