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01 | The King of Kowloon — Disappearance

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01 | The King of Kowloon — Disappearance

The King's calligraphy once covered Hong Kong, but now it has all but disappeared. Louisa searches for traces of the King, and for any truth to his claims of dominion over Kowloon.

In this quest, she goes to the heart of his kingdom — Kwun Tong is an area full of high-rise factories, churning out t-shirts and souvenirs. There she discovers the first of the King's courtiers; and begins to understand that the search for the king is the search for Hong Kong itself.

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CREDITS

This series is reported and written by Louisa Lim

Executive Producer: Sophie Townsend

Supervising Producer: Kirsti Melville

Original music, sound design and mixing: Russell Stapleton

Studio production: Elizabeth Kulas

Script editors: Michael Dulaney and Clare Rawlinson

Fact checking and production assistance: Wing Kuang

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Hong Kong
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