ABSTRACT
The result is a small footprint city that has not always been tall but always dense – indeed very dense. The main characteristics that have emerged in Hong Kong are each unusual in today’s urban world, and together extremely rare. They are
Š extreme verticality across most of the city in a world that has generally favoured urban spread; Š extensive volumetric development when most places have been reluctant to abandon natural ground as the primary plane of reference for city-building; and Š continued expansion of public transport when elsewhere, there has been mostly obsession with private vehicles.
