Hong Kong 's network of sky slums are barnacled onto roofs of tenements built in 1950s , '60s . Mostly found in old urban areas in Kowloon -- `` If they moved me to public housing it would shorten my life , '' she says , pointing to the nearby tower blocks . Sham Shui Po , Kwun Tung and Tai Kok Tsui . Comment: Slums stem from housing crises of 1950s , 60s when waves of Chinese refugees arrived .
Hong Kong 's network of sky slums are barnacled onto roofs of tenements built in 1950s , '60s . Mostly found in old urban areas in Kowloon -- Sham Shui Po , Kwun Tung and Tai Kok Tsui . Comment: Slums stem from housing crises of 1950s , 60s when waves of Chinese refugees arrived .