Kowloon Walled City, viewed below an arriving aircraft wing, Kowloon, Hong Kong, late afternoon, 4 Nov 1978. This was a view that greeted so many arriving passengers on the final approach to the old Kai Tak Airport (replaced by Chen Lap Kok, Hong Kong International Airport in 1998.)

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Size: 4875px × 3250px
Location: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Photo credit: © John Holmes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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