ptg18655054 ptg18655054 Hong Kong Skyline & Harbor The cover image, by Lee Yiu Tung, shows a portion of the Hong Kong skyline and harbor. According to The Skyscraper Center, Hong Kong is home to 315 buildings at least 150 meters in height: more than any other city on Earth. Nearly three-fourths of Hong Kong’s skyscrapers are residential, helping to explain why more residents live above the 14th floor than in any other city. Hong Kong’s tallest building, the International Commerce Centre, is 484 meters high— more than 40 meters taller than the tip of the Empire State Building’s spire. At night, during good weather, visitors can experience “A Symphony of Lights,” a light and laser show incorporating dozens of buildings on each side of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor. The Harbor itself—still named after Britain’s Queen Victoria nearly 20 years after Hong Kong was restored to China—holds 263 islands, as well as watercraft ranging from cargo freighters to cruis
