ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, ðɪs mˈɛntəl hˈɑːspɪɾəl wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ʌv ɪts tˈaɪp ɪnðə sˈɪɾi wɛn ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ɪn hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ wʌz wˈʌn ænd ɐ hˈæf mˈɪliən.
In 1947, this mental hospital was the only one of its type in the city when the population in Hong Kong was one and a half million.