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Exploring Deserted Bungalows at Mid-Levels

An avid urban explorer ventures into deserted bungalows at Mid-levels.

The compound includes 2 bungalows, built around 1950 and 1980 respectively. One building has
1 bedroom and 1 bathroom. The other has a very large living room, 2 small bedrooms and an
outside kitchen. Between them is a large, flat garden. Each building has big glass windows
that face onto the garden.

2 distinguished artists had lived there and it had been something of an artistic rendezvous point
for artists in the 70s and 80s. They became deserted after the owner emigrated in 1992.

Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace
and not revealing the location.

Hong Kong | 2023
5 Oct 2023


Deserted Century-old Ancestral Hall

An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted ancestral hall.

Built in 1919, the 2-storey ancestral hall was constructed with blue
bricks by local workers and builders from Guangzhou and Swatow.
It has symmetrical side chambers with a circular entrance portal. Stained-
glass windows are used above the doors to the main hall. It has been
deserted for a while and furniture has been mostly cleared.

Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace
and not revealing the location.

Hong Kong | 2023
4 Oct 2023


Deserted Haunted Theatre

An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted theatre.

The cinema opened in 1978, but due to persistent shortage of audience, it was closed in
1987 and has been deserted for 36 years. The interior of the cinema is dark and quite
spooky. It is said to be one of the top 10 most haunted places in Hong Kong.

In 2010, a police officer discovered that a man had hanged himself in the cinema.
It is rumoured that the officer heard the sound of footsteps, went inside to check,
and unexpectedly discovered the body. Since then, there have been claims that residents
and tourists passing by have heard faint footsteps from inside the cinema.

Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave
no trace and not revealing the location.

Hong Kong | 2023
3 Oct 2023


Mid-levels Estate Oddly Abandoned for 30 Years

An avid urban explorer ventures into an abandoned housing estate.

In the high-end residential area of Mid-Levels in Hong Kong, there is a group
of two 4-storey, 72-unit units, which have been vacant for over 30 years and
uninhabited for unknown reasons. It is rumoured to be a haunted house.

This building looks special. But owing to a lack of maintenance and being
uninhabited, the wall tiles are falling off, parts of the wooden floors
are missing, and it is becoming increasingly run-down.

It is ironic that in Hong Kong where accommodation is the most expensive
in the world, some people have no house to live in, and there are vacant
houses uninhabited.

Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave
no trace and not revealing the location.

Hong Kong | 2023
2 Oct 2023


Deserted Century-old Hakka House

An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted Hakka house.

Constructed in 1910, the oldest house in the village still survives today.
It is a 2-storey Hakka building. The door of the main entrance was engraved
with the name. It was once used as a church and rated a Grade I
historic building.

Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave
no trace and not revealing the location.

Hong Kong | 2023
1 Oct 2023

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