Mei Ho House
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Mei Ho House, formerly part of Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong, is the last remaining example of a "Mark I" building in a single-block configuration. While the other buildings of the estate dating from
Mei Ho House in 2013, after renovation
Mei Ho during the 1956 riots. A banner can be clearly seen hanging from the building.
Fullcup Cafe after revitalization in 2013
The hostel inside Mei Ho House
1956 Hong Kong riots
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The 1956 Hong Kong riots, also known as the Double Ten riots, were the result of escalating provocations between the pro-Kuomintang and pro-CCP camps on Double Ten Day, 10 October 1956.
Mei Ho House
…the Bauhaus architectural style with an 'H' configuration consisting of 2 residential wings, with communal sanitary facilities linking them. During the Hong Kong 1956 riots, the building was used as one of the bases for the rioters. The building has been preserved as a record of Hong Kong's public housing development. It…
Members of the Hong Kong Police Force dispatched to quell the riots
Protest photos