Editing Hong Kong (section)

=== Architecture ===
{{Main|Architecture of Hong Kong}}
[[File:Yick Cheong Building View 2015.jpg|thumb|[[Monster Building]], a famous group of residential buildings in [[Quarry Bay]]]]

Hong Kong has the world's [[List of cities with the most skyscrapers|largest number of skyscrapers]], with 554 towers taller than {{convert|150|m|ft}},<ref name="SkyscraperCenter">{{cite web |title=Hong Kong |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/hong-kong |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111114955/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/hong-kong |archive-date=11 November 2017 |access-date=15 January 2018 |website=The Skyscraper Center |publisher=[[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]]}}</ref> and the third-largest number of high-rise buildings in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/statistics/skyline-ranking |title=Skyline Ranking |publisher=[[Emporis]] |access-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623034606/https://www.emporis.com/statistics/skyline-ranking |archive-date=23 June 2018 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The lack of available space restricted development to high-density residential [[tenement]]s and commercial complexes packed closely together on buildable land.<ref>{{harvnb|Tong|Wong|1997}}.</ref> [[Single-family detached home]]s are uncommon and generally only found in outlying areas.<ref>{{harvnb|Forrest|La Grange|Yip|2004|pp=215, 222}}</ref> The [[International Commerce Centre]] and [[International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)|Two International Finance Centre]] are the [[List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong|tallest buildings in Hong Kong]] and are among the tallest in the Asia-Pacific region.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/statistics/worlds-tallest-buildings |title=The World's Tallest Buildings |publisher=[[Emporis]] |access-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624121309/https://www.emporis.com/statistics/worlds-tallest-buildings |archive-date=24 June 2018 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Other distinctive buildings lining the Hong Kong Island skyline include the [[HSBC Building (Hong Kong)|HSBC Main Building]], the [[anemometer]]-topped triangular [[Central Plaza (Hong Kong)|Central Plaza]], the circular [[Hopewell Centre (Hong Kong)|Hopewell Centre]], and the sharp-edged [[Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)|Bank of China Tower]].<ref name="FengShui">{{harvnb|Kohlstedt|2016}}.</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Hollingsworth|Zheng|2017}}.</ref>

Demand for new construction has contributed to frequent demolition of older buildings, freeing space for modern high-rises.<ref>{{harvnb|Zheng|2017}}.</ref> However, many examples of European and [[Lingnan architecture]] are still found throughout the territory. Older government buildings are examples of colonial architecture. The 1846 [[Flagstaff House, Hong Kong|Flagstaff House]], the former residence of the [[British Forces Overseas Hong Kong|Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong]], is the oldest Western-style building in Hong Kong.<ref>{{harvnb|McKercher|Ho|du Cros|2004}}.</ref> Some buildings, such as the [[Court of Final Appeal Building]] and the [[Hong Kong Observatory]] retain their original functions, and others have been [[Adaptive reuse|adapted and reused]]; the [[Former Marine Police Headquarters]] was redeveloped into a commercial and retail complex,<ref name="TourismFacts">{{harvnb|Tourism Facts|2016}}.</ref> and [[Béthanie (Hong Kong)|Béthanie]] (built in 1875 as a [[sanatorium]]) houses the [[Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]].<ref>{{harvnb|Béthanie|2015|p=3}}.</ref> The [[Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay|Tin Hau Temple]], dedicated to the sea goddess [[Mazu]] (originally built in 1012 and rebuilt in 1266), is the territory's oldest existing structure.<ref>{{harvnb|Ingham|2007|p=225}}.</ref> The [[Ping Shan Heritage Trail]] has architectural examples of several imperial Chinese dynasties, including the [[Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda]] (Hong Kong's only remaining pagoda).<ref>{{harvnb|Declared Monuments|2007|pp=5–6}}.</ref>

''[[Tong lau]]'', mixed-use tenement buildings constructed during the colonial era, blended southern Chinese architectural styles with European influences. These were especially prolific during the immediate post-war period, when many were rapidly built to house large numbers of Chinese migrants.<ref>{{harvnb|Xue|2016|p=99}}.</ref> Examples include [[Lui Seng Chun]], the [[Blue House (Hong Kong)|Blue House]] in [[Wan Chai]], and the [[Nos. 600–626 Shanghai Street|Shanghai Street shophouses]] in [[Mong Kok]]. Mass-produced [[Public housing in Hong Kong|public-housing estates]], built since the 1960s, are mainly constructed in [[Modern architecture|modernist style]].<ref>{{harvnb|Xue|2016|p=41}}.</ref>

{{wide image|Hong Kong at night.jpg|1150px|align-cap=center|alt=Skyline at night, with building lights reflected in water|The Hong Kong Island skyline, viewed from the [[Victoria Harbour]] waterfront}}
{{wide image|Kowloon Panorama by Ryan Cheng 2010.jpg|1600px|align-cap=center|City view of Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, and the Hong Kong skyline}}