Gallery: Hong Kong's High Rises Are Best Seen From the Ground

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    10. Fu Cheing Estate II

    Fu Cheong Estate, Nam Cheong, Hong Kong, China
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    Yick Fat Building, Quarry Bay
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    Tak Lee Building, Quarry Bay
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    5. Somewhere in Quarry Bay

    Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, China
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    2. Bedford Gardens

    Bedford Gardens, North Point, Hong Kong, China
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    Kwun Tong Industrial Center, Kwun Tong
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    8. Yick Cheing Buildings

    Yick Cheing Buildings, Hong Kong, China
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    Unknown Alley, Yau Ma Tei
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    6. Causeway Bay Mansions

    Causeway Bay Mansions, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China
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    Unknown Alley, North Point
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    4. Oi Man Estate

    Oi Man Estate, Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong, China
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    7. Beverly Gardens

    Beverly Gardens, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, China
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    9. Fu Cheong Estate

    Fu Cheong Estate, Nam Cheong, Hong Kong, China
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    1. Yick Cheong Buildings

    Yick Cheong Building, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, China
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    3. Shek Kip Mei

    Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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    Lotus Gardens, Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong, China
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    Yick Cheong Buildings, Quarry Bay
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    Wei Chien Court, To Kwa Wan
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    Chuk Yuen Estate, Wong Tai Sin
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