Hong Kong anthill — record for population density

Was in Hong Kong residential area, which has already become a historical legend of China, which had the name of Hong Kong anthill. For many decades in Hong Kong anthill lived entire families huddling in small apartments with intolerable conditions of overcrowding and poverty.



Hong Kong ant hill occupied a small plot of land with total area of 2.6 hectares. According to the latest census held in 1987, in the area lived 33 thousand people. More than three hundred multi-storey block houses, closely appressed to each other with small and narrow passages between them, with a tiny apartment, where lived a large family with elderly and children.







This was basically, this densely populated Hong Kong anthill. Living in these apartments people have never seen the sun in their Windows. Children's playgrounds were located on the roofs of houses, and the site is not called.







In General, people lived here, or rather existed, in their long established rules and strangers here, is not very loved, so how it got here stranger suddenly lose orientation and to get out of this labyrinth without the help of the local people was virtually impossible.

The interesting thing is that in the 60-ies there was not even water. Was dug 70 deep wells and pumps pumped the water into large containers located on the roofs of houses, and then on a specially divorced pipes she moved into the apartment. Electricity was not there, it is simply stealing. There were several craftsmen who were illegally connected home to Hong Kong electric grid. On this site you can find everything from gambling and brothels to opium dens. The local authorities in order to avoid bloody clashes simply turn a blind eye. But by the mid 70's patience came to an end and was made a total cleaning of the entire area. All the brothels were closed, and violators get a solid prison term. Since then, the area was quiet and peaceful.







In the center of Hong Kong ant, as history, preserved one storey building is the residence of the Mandarin. Looks like this building among the buildings is ridiculous and pathetic, but his story, local residents decided to preserve for their descendants.





In Hong Kong the anthill was almost everything you need for permanent residence of the population: a school, a kindergarten, shops, and various small shops where you can buy everything your heart desires, medical offices. Only some dentists in the area, there were more than hundreds of clients they had. And the cost of their services is quite high as their colleagues dentists in Hong Kong. There was even opened a small private industry: light industry, goods and food. In General we can say that, had built a separate mini state in a very large and prosperous state.

But for the locals it's pretty changed dramatically in 1987, when at the state level, it was decided to complete the demolition of the district, and in its place to break up a modern amusement Park. The demolition of houses began producing in 1992 and in just one year the area was completely cleared. All the locals got to choose or comfortable shelter, or monetary compensation. But as always there were those who did not want to move from their homes long ago. But the conflict was quickly resolved and now here you will find a beautiful Park, and Hong Kong anthill entered the history of the Earth as a record for the density of the resident population.published





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