{"id":4364,"date":"2007-03-19T21:12:25","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T12:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shomei-tanteidan.org\/?p=4364"},"modified":"2015-06-18T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T03:14:05","slug":"research-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shomei-tanteidan.org\/en\/research-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"HONG KONG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring of 2007 in the city-state of Hong Kong; a million dollar nightscape along the waterfront, rows of neon signs create the streetscape, and everywhere you look construction sites for new skyscrapers. The transformation of the city is laid out before your eyes, past present, and the future urban landscape of this small, but powerful city.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shomei-tanteidan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/01-0031.jpg\" alt=\"global-research_hk\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along the Hong Kong waterfront a nightly narrated light show thrills tourists with artistic images. Surprisingly, the local government and business community coordinate this show.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shomei-tanteidan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/02-0031.jpg\" alt=\"global-research_hk\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Streets in the Kowloon District are lined with storefronts that still have an old-fashioned flavor. While walking down these streets I realized that with surrounding buildings and lights of the modern city are out of sight. Is this old street deliberately shielding the buildings to preserve this old district? If so, we have stumbled upon a rare model for urban lighting.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shomei-tanteidan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/global-research_hk_03.jpg\" alt=\"global-research_hk_03\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Macao, a city in the middle of a construction boom and developer\u2019s dream. Like Hong Kong, large-scale complexes that have taken over entire city blocks are central to the urban layout. 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