Soaring towers shape Hong Kong's urban landscape

The Chinese finance hub has more than 550 buildings that are at least 150 metres (492 feet) tall and is the "number one tallest city" in the world, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat skyscraper database. Hong Kong saw a construction boom in the latter half of the 20th century as its population skyrocketed, and development kept pace after the former British colony was handed over to China in 1997. The city's two tallest buildings, the International Commerce Centre (484...