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	The '''Shek Kip Mei Fire''' ({{zh\|t=石硤尾大火}}) took place in ] on 25 December 1953. It destroyed the ] ] of immigrants from ] who had fled to Hong Kong, ~~leaving~~ ~~over~~ 53,000 people homeless.<ref name="Madokoro48">{{cite book \|last1=Madokoro \|first1=Laura \|title=Elusive Refuge \|date=26 September 2016 \|publisher=Harvard University Press \|isbn=978-0-674-97385-5 \|page=48 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYsrDQAAQBAJ \|language=en}}</ref>		The '''Shek Kip Mei Fire''' ({{zh\|t=石硤尾大火}}) took place in ] on 25 December 1953. It destroyed the ] ] of immigrants from ] who had fled ] to Hong Kong, then a ]. 53,000 people were left homeless.<ref name="Madokoro48">{{cite book \|last1=Madokoro \|first1=Laura \|title=Elusive Refuge \|date=26 September 2016 \|publisher=Harvard University Press \|isbn=978-0-674-97385-5 \|page=48 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYsrDQAAQBAJ \|language=en}}</ref>

	The area that was destroyed by the fire is bounded by Boundary ~~St.~~ and Tai Po Rd.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://gwulo.com/atom/11026 \|title=Shek Kip Mei after the fire, 1953 \|website=gwulo.com \|access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>		The area that was destroyed by the fire is bounded by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://gwulo.com/atom/11026 \|title=Shek Kip Mei after the fire, 1953 \|website=gwulo.com \|access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>

	After the fire, ~~the~~ ~~governor~~ ] launched a ] to introduce the idea of "multi storey building" for the immigrant population living there. The standardised new structures offered fire- and flood-resistant construction to previously vulnerable hut dwellers. The programme involved demolishing the rest of the makeshift houses left untouched by the fire, and the construction of the ] in their stead.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mmis.hkpl.gov.hk/shek-kip-mei-fire \|title=Stories of Hong Kong - Shek Kip Mei fire \|website=hkpl.gov.hk \|access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> Alongside a huge volunteer effort, the council spent nearly HK$ 16 million in relief work.<ref name="Madokoro48" />		After the fire, ] ] launched a ] to introduce the idea of "multi-storey building" for the immigrant population living there. The standardised new structures offered fire- and flood-resistant construction to previously vulnerable hut dwellers. The programme involved demolishing the rest of the makeshift houses left untouched by the fire, and the construction of the ] in their stead.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://mmis.hkpl.gov.hk/shek-kip-mei-fire \|title=Stories of Hong Kong - Shek Kip Mei fire \|website=hkpl.gov.hk \|access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> Alongside a huge volunteer effort, the council{{which\|date=November 2021}} spent nearly HK$ 16 million in relief work.<ref name="Madokoro48" />

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1953 disaster in Hong Kong

The Shek Kip Mei Fire (Chinese: 石硤尾大火) took place in Hong Kong on 25 December 1953. It destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shantytown of immigrants from Mainland China who had fled communist rule to Hong Kong, then a British crown colony. 53,000 people were left homeless.

The area that was destroyed by the fire is bounded by Boundary Street and Tai Po Road.

After the fire, Governor Alexander Grantham launched a public housing programme to introduce the idea of "multi-storey building" for the immigrant population living there. The standardised new structures offered fire- and flood-resistant construction to previously vulnerable hut dwellers. The programme involved demolishing the rest of the makeshift houses left untouched by the fire, and the construction of the Shek Kip Mei Low-cost Housing Estate in their stead. Alongside a huge volunteer effort, the council spent nearly HK$ 16 million in relief work.