Mei Ho House 美荷樓

Built, and Re-build

Mei Ho House 美荷樓

Kowloon Hong Kong

Created By: jc

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In 1953 there was a huge fire that ravaged a squatter settlement in Shep Kip Mei. It destroyed forty-five acres of squatters and left fifty thousand people became homeless. After that, the first resettlement area are built, and Mei Ho House was one of the first resettlement buildings and the only one that remains until nowadays. Moreover, the building was rated as "Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong"

Later, through the "building revitalization plan", based on the characteristics of the "H"-shaped building, Mei Ho House was transformed into a youth hotel and a museum. Now people can visit the Heritage of Mei Ho House and have a chance to know the living style back then and to experience the living conditions of the residents at that time.

This point of interest is part of the tour: Built, and Re-build


 

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