Shek Kip Mei fire
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The Shek Kip Mei fire took place in Hong Kong on 25 December 1953. It destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shanty town of immigrants from mainland China who had fled to Hong Kong, leaving over 53,000 people hom
Shek Kip Mei fire aftermath
Shek Kip Mei
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Shek Kip Mei, originally known as Shek Kap Mei, is an area in New Kowloon, to the northeast of the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. It borders Sham Shui Po and Kowloon Tong.
Shek Kip Mei fire
…The Shek Kip Mei fire (Chinese: 石硤尾大火; Jyutping: sek6 gip3 mei5 daai6 fo2) took place in Hong Kong on 25 December 1953. It destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shanty town of immigrants from mainland China who had fled to Hong Kong, leaving over 53,000 people homeless. The area that was destroyed by the fire…
Shek Kip Mei in 2009
The 1953 Shek Kip Mei fire
Shek Kip Mei Estate (foreground) in 2006. The area on the left has since been redeveloped to new Shek Kip Mei Estate in 2012
new Shek Kip Mei Estate in 2012