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Coastal Squatters
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- Stilt huts in Shau Kei Wan
Lacking garbage and domestic wastewater treatment facilities, sanitation in these coastal areas was appalling. In addition to litters, domestic sewage, often mixed with excreta, was discharged from these huts.
- Stilt huts in Yuen Chau Tsai
Stilt huts in Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po. A highway can be seen in the background, next to the squatter area. The site was cleared in the late 1970s for the development of Tai Po New Town.
- Stilt huts and boat squatters in Yuen Chau Tsai
Stilt huts and boat squatters in Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po. Wastes and other pollutants produced by the residents can be seen on the surface of the water.
- A densely populated area with stilt huts and boat squatters in Castle Peak Bay
The area with stilt huts in Castle Peak Bay is connected to a street with a pedestrian walk.
- Stilt huts, boat and land squatters in Sam Ka Tsuen
Stilt huts, boat and land squatters are all congested in Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter, Lei Yue Mun.
- Stilt huts in Tai O
The sanitary situation in the stilt huts area in Tai O is rather bad. Liquid and solid wastes can be seen on the surface of the water near the shore. There is a stake-net in the background.
- Stilt huts and fishing boats in Tai O
There are fishing boats attached to almost every silt hut in Tai O.
- Stilt huts in Tsing Yi
Stilt huts are built in the typhoon anchorage between Nga Ying Chau and Tsing Yi Island. Several thousands people lived there in the mid-1970s.
- Stilt huts and boat squatters in Chai Wan
Stilt huts and boat squatters in Chai Wan. Chai Wan Estate can be seen in the background. A tall, concrete building is being constructed near the shore.
- Stilt huts and the residents' boats in Mui Wo
There is a drawbridge connecting various sites of stilt huts in Mui Wo.