ABSTRACT

It is the best of times and it is the worst of times. High-density living has been the wholehearted pride of many Hong Kong people for decades. Whether luxury, middle class, or public, Hong Kong housing is high rise and high density. However, it has ironically become the worst connotation of the dense local built environment during the past few years in the eyes of many citizens. Here is a tale of Hong Kong and these two apparently opposite views.