With Asia continuing to explode as a tourist destination, Hong Kong remains the number one hotspot for any globetrotter keen on an excursion to the East. A city that still rises far and above the rest when it comes to cultural diversity, modernity and general wonder, it hasn’t lost any of its buzzing international character in the two decades since “The Handover” in 1997.
The limited land space on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon peninsula sent the urban architecture skyward throughout the 20th century, with more highrises over 150 metres than seemingly any other city on Earth. The result is a breathtaking subtropical metropolis where shabbychic mazes of vinelike concrete meet the glossy glasspaned frontages of cuttingedge trade.