Many of Hong Kong’s older streets maintain the same topography and layout they had when they were first established, but the buildings have developed over time, with the main “shophouse” style – where the street level is dedicated to commerce and the upper floors to living – predominating.The ground-level shops look out on to bustling streets, thick with pedestrians and humidity, while above laundry hangs out to dry amid potted plants and dripping air conditioning units that jut out from the…
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