Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.

Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date of Death | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Material Type | Image |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
Shek Kip Mei fire
At the end of 1953, a disastrous fire broke out in Shek Kip Mei squatter area. The fire swept through the widest area in the history of Hong Kong, making over 50,000 people homeless. Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate, was built to settle the victims.
Date | 1953 |
Place | Kowloon/Sham Shui Po District/Shek Kip Mei |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Hong Kong Places |
Source | Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Repository | The University of Hong Kong Libraries |
Accession No. | S2008.0044 |
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