A typical view of the exterior of many buildings in Hong Kong. The city is vertically overbuilt with tall, narrow, nondescript structures many of which seem to have cobbled on additions and upgrades. It seems that all of these A/C units, along with their requisite pipes, ducts and cables, were a total afterthought
chronicles of a two week, five city tour of the next unrivaled empire of the world. you heard it here first. (actually, i'm sure you have heard that before. don't you read thomas friedman?)