In 1993, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish Kowloon Walled City, citing concerns over public health and safety. The city's residents were relocated to public housing estates, and the city was eventually torn down. Today, the site is a peaceful park, with little remaining of the once-notorious Walled City.
The work serves as the definitive record of the Kowloon Walled City, which was the most densely populated place on earth before its demolition in 1993. Blue Lotus Gallery city of darkness life in kowloon walled city 1993pdfl new