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- The long queues for fresh water (1)
Hong Kong had to impose water rationing at times in 1963. The long queues that formed at standpipes were a common sight and were known colloquially as “ditches of water buckets”.
- The long queues for fresh water (2)
Residents of Jaffe Road in Wanchai queued on the street for fresh water during a water shortage in 1963.
- Squatter areas
Squatter areas, 1966. The poor living conditions did not deter immigrants from mainland China.
- Squats in Causeway Bay
A row of residential buildings in Causeway Bay in 1970, with many squats on the rooftops and the nearby hillside, some of which would have been rented out to people to live in.
- Recreational facilities in a resettlement area in Ngau Tau Kok
Recreational facilities in a resettlement area in Ngau Tau Kok, 1968.
- Resettlement blocks in Wong Tai Sin
Resettlement blocks in Wong Tai Sin, 1962. The rooftops were converted for use as schools.
- Resettlement area in Sau Mau Ping
Resettlement area in Sau Mau Ping, 1971.
- The inauguration of Wah Fu Estate
Wah Fu Estate was inaugurated on 27 September 1968, with the Hong Kong governor David Trench presiding over the opening ceremony that attracted a large crowd of spectators.
- A rooftop primary school in Wong Tai Sin
A rooftop primary school in a resettlement block in Wong Tai Sin, 1962.
- A rooftop primary school in a resettlement area
Students at a rooftop school in a resettlement area finish classes for the day, 1960s.