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Composite Building
Composite buildings are a common feature of the architectural style of Hong Kong buildings that were constructed in the 1950s and the 1960s. History The term "composite building" came from the Building Ordinance and refers to residential buildings with workplaces and workshops. Composite buildings are abundant in Hong Kong because: *China, The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, when Hong Kong was a capitalist state, which provided capitalists with opportunities to develop industry (economics), industries. *In the early 1950s, China was under Economic sanctions, trading sanctions, which made it possible for Britain to transform Hong Kong into a hub for exports and manufacturing. *Composite buildings met demands for housing and increased employment during a population boom. Standards *Building Ordinance states a composite building must have a part for residential and a part for other uses. *Buildings with ten or more storeys or more must have elevator, a lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the Global city, most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a British Hong Kong, colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty, Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Bao'an County, Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
