Squatters in Diamond Hill
Lookingnortheast to Diamond Hill area, Tai Hom Village, Sheung Yuen Leng andHa Yuen Leng were included in the squatter area. Quarry site is seen inthe upper left, while Fu Shan Estate is in the upper right.
向東北看鑽石山一帶，寮屋區包括大磡村、上元嶺和上元嶺。左上可見鑽石山石礦場，右上可見富山村(1982)
The photograph shows children playing on a makeshift basket-ball court in a squatter area on the hillside at Tui Keng Leng, or Rennie's Mill, the site of the long-gone flour mill, on the west shore of Junk Bay. Huge influx of the refugees to Hong Kong from China, following the civil war there (1946-49), put an enoromous strain on Hong Kong housing. In any case, many were too poor to afford one. The result was the appearance of squatter areas of flimsy makeshift huts scattered on hillsides of the territory. These squatters areas were perpetual fire hazards and some had suffered disastrous fires.
[ 本帖最後由 wyz1301c2920 於 2007-11-13 07:26 AM 編輯 ]作者: frankie1998 時間: 07-11-13 11:20 AM
thank a lot ..............thx作者: less07 時間: 07-11-13 12:20 PM
