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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historic site
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gptkbp:area
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2.6 hectares
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gptkbp:book
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gptkb:City_of_Darkness:_Life_in_Kowloon_Walled_City
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gptkbp:demolished
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1993
April 1994
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gptkbp:demolitionStarted
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March 1993
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gptkbp:evacuations
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1992
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gptkbp:founded
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19th century
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gptkbp:governedBy
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de facto self-governed
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kowloon Walled City
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gptkbp:influenced
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cyberpunk fiction
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gptkbp:inPopularCulture
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gptkb:literature
gptkb:manga_series
films
video games
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gptkbp:knownFor
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high population density
illegal businesses
triad activity
unregulated construction
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Kowloon_City_District
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gptkbp:maximumBuildingHeight
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14 stories
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:City_of_Darkness
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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demolition 1993-1994
demolition agreement 1987
evacuation 1992
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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schools
temples
narrow alleys
factories
brothels
gambling parlors
illegal dental clinics
labyrinthine architecture
lack of government oversight
opium dens
overlapping buildings
rooftop playgrounds
unlicensed doctors
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gptkbp:notableResident
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gptkb:Chan_Sze-chuen
gptkb:Yip_Kai-foon
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gptkbp:photographed
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gptkb:Ian_Lambot
gptkb:Greg_Girard
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gptkbp:population
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about 33,000
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gptkbp:populationAsOf
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1987
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gptkbp:purpose
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Chinese military fort
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Kowloon_Walled_City_Park
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gptkbp:sovereigntyDispute
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China and United Kingdom
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gptkbp:structureType
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high-rise tenements
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Chinatown_(photography)
gptkb:Kowloon
gptkb:Walled_City
gptkb:Kowloon_Walled_City_Park
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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