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The city was a hub for unlicensed businesses. Without regulation, costs remained low, fueling a unique ecosystem:

Kowloon Walled City remains one of history’s most fascinating urban anomalies. Before its demolition in 1993, this 6.4-acre plot in Hong Kong was the most densely populated place on Earth. For those seeking the definitive record of this "City of Darkness," the seminal work remains the 1993 photography book by Greg Girard and Ian Lambot. The Anarchy of Architecture city of darkness life in kowloon walled city 1993pdfl new

The Walled City was not planned; it grew like a living organism. Because it existed in a legal vacuum between British and Chinese jurisdictions, building codes were nonexistent. Buildings reached 14 stories high. Density: 33,000 people lived in a single city block. Darkness: Lower levels never saw sunlight. The city was a hub for unlicensed businesses