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PUBLIC HOUSING

The development of public housing estates in Hong Kong began in December 1953 when a fire broke out in the wooden house area of Shek Kip Mei and the Hong Kong Government began to build simple and practical resettlement blocks at low rents to settle the victims. In the 1970s, the main type of public housing was the Twin Tower, which was a high-low tower with a balcony for each flat. It is commonly referred to as a 'twin tower' because it has a large patio in the centre of the block. The doors of each flat are facing each other, so if a burglary occurs, it will be easily detected and therefore the design has security features. In addition, the staircases and corridors have large ventilation windows, making the whole building very cool in summer. The earliest twin-tower blocks were located in Wah Fu Estate on Hong Kong Island South, followed by Oi Man Estate, Lai Yiu Estate, Cheung Ching Estate, Wo Che Estate, Choi Wan Estate, Cheung Shan Estate, Shun Lee Estate, Yau Oi Estate, Wu King Estate, Chuk Yuen South Estate, Shun Tin Estate, Kwong Fuk Estate, Lung Hang Estate, Sun Chui Estate and Sau Mau Ping Estate.

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PLAYGROUND ROUNDABOUT

In the early 20th century, when Hong Kong was in economic depression and social welfare was not yet in place, many unsupervised children were playing in the streets, easily becoming child gangs and causing social problems. In 1929, the Government began to build the first playgrounds in the urban areas to allow children to spend their time and energy. At that time, there were many children playing in the playgrounds every day, and there was a long queue for the rides, one of which was the Taipa turn. In the early days, the Taipa Wheel was a spinning conical steel frame that could even be tilted and rotated, and children loved to push it hard, spin it at great speed and jump on it until it stopped. Although it is a little dangerous, it is safer if accompanied by an adult.