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Shek Kip Mei, originally known as Shek Kap Mei, [citation needed] is an area in New Kowloon, to the northeast of the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. It borders Sham Shui Po and Kowloon Tong . History
Dubbed as ‘Garden Hill’ by locals, Shek Kip Meil hill offers stunning vantage points of Hong Kong. Begin your mini trek at Mei Ho House track, then go up the stairs (takes about 20 minutes ...
Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. [1] It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority . The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953, to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Dec 21, 2023 · Christopher Dewolf December 21, 2023. 70 years ago this Christmas, Hong Kong changed forever. It was around 9:30pm on the evening of December 25 when a bucket of molten rubber was accidentally knocked over in the shantytown of Shek Kip Mei. Fire quickly spread through the wooden huts and rudimentary buildings of this vast squatter settlement.
Feb 8, 2021 · Hong Kong. Growing up in the neighbourhood, Shek Kip Mei has always appeared as a mellow district but its history was far from that. In the 1940s, civil war in Mainland China caused over 50 thousand refugees to flee to Hong Kong and turned Shek Kip Mei into a shantytown for living. Translating to “Gorge’s End”, some say there used to be ...
Located on Mission Hill in Shek Kip Mei, the Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir is a Romanesque cistern featuring granite piers, red brick arches, and concrete cove ceilings. With a storage capacity of 9,900 cubic metres, it was built in 1904 to service residents of Kowloon Tong, Sham Shui Po, and Tai Hang Tung. The historical site was discovered in 2020, and in 2021, the Antiquities Advisory Board recognised it as a Grade 1 historic structure.
Jun 8, 2021 · Its melancholic past is still remembered today, but Shek Kip Mei eventually rose from the ashes to become the birthplace of Hong Kong’s public housing programme. Beginning from the turn of the century, Shek Kip Mei slowly blossomed from a shantytown and industrial hub into a quaint neighbourhood dotted with independent cafés, galleries, artistic workshops, and colourful backdrops for street photography .
