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‘I had planned to stay for life’: last villagers prepare to leave Cha Kwo Ling

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The remaining residents of Cha Kwo Ling, one of Hong Kong's final squatter settlements, are preparing to vacate the area ahead of a government-imposed deadline. Nestled within thick foliage, the village is slated for clearance to make way for public housing redevelopment.

Among the final inhabitants is Mrs Lam, who expressed that she had originally planned to remain in the settlement for the entirety of her life before the government's redevelopment plans forced the relocation.

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