Question

Kowloon, the Walled City, was formerly considered the densest settlement on
Earth. Roughly a tenth of a square mile in size, it quartered over thirty thousand
residents. Ramshackle homes and businesses were stacked vertically. In the early
1990s, the Hong Kong government slated the entire city for demolition. For decades,
the Walled City had been challenging to police. The government decided to replace the
unregulated community with a park. Tens of thousands of residents were relocated.
Today, a serene park sits where a hive of activity once existed.

Why did the Hong Kong government decide to demolish Kowloon?

1

The residents demanded safer buildings to live in.

2

3

The homes and businesses were difficult to keep safe.

The area had always been designated for a public park.

Answer 1

3

The passage says the Walled City was unregulated and had been difficult to police for decades, so the homes and businesses were hard to keep safe.