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by swartkrans
4233 days ago
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Some great pictures of the place before its demolition can be found on this article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139914/A-rare-insig... What an interesting place it used to be. Basically a 1898 agreement between Britain and China created a legal limbo for a military base. Over time the military base became a refuge for squatters. After Japan's surrender in WWII the area grew into a dystopian-like lawless city that was ruled by criminal gangs until police raids from 1970's to 1980's cleaned it up. From 1987 to 1992 everyone was evicted and in 1993 it was demolished. |
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