An Appraisal of the Squatter Factories Clearance Policy in Hong Hong, 1985
Tsang King Man wrote a report for the Individual Planning Workshop in 1985, as part of the partial fulfillment for an MSc, titled An Appraisal of the Squatter Factories Clearance Policy in Hong Hong.
The images included in the report were not of a high quality. Many thanks to IDJ for making them more presentable. They appear to be have been taken around the time the report was written.
A squatter settlement in Diamond Hill containing clusters of factories
The report’s Contents are:
1 Introduction
- Purpose of the Workshop Study
A Dyeing Factory In Diamond Hill
2 Theoretical Perspectives
- Industrial Locations
- Informal Economic Activities
- Conceptual Framework
A Dyeing Factory In Diamond Hill
3 Squatter Factories in Hong Kong
- Industrial Distribution in Hong Kong
- Growth of Squatter Factories
- Squatter Settlement as an Environment for Small Factories
- Environmental Impact of Squatter Factories
A Plastic Factory In Diamond Hill
4 Economic Significance of Squatter Factories
- Contribution to Employment and Production
- Role as Link Industries
- Other Contributions
- Summary of Analysis
Squatter Workshops on Choi Hung Road the majority being Metal Works
5 Appraisal of Government Policy on Squatter Factories
- Government Policy on Industrial Development in Hong Kong
- Resettlement Flatted Factory Programme
- Resettlement Flatted Factories as Means for Accommodating Small Factories
- Policy Considerations
- Recommended Policy Changes
Squatter Workshops on Choi Hung Road the majority being Metal Works
Source:
- An Appraisal of the Squatter Factories Clearance Policy in Hong Hong – Centre for Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong, 1985