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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Hong Kong has 1,251
skyscrapers and high-rises, the
most in the w orld
Movie mogul Sir Run Run Shaw
is credited w ith putting Hong
Kong's martial arts movies on
global screens
Hong Kong has the low est
homicide rate of any major city in
the w orld
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Hong Kong has 1,251 skyscrapers - more than double that of New York
City and Singapore.
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the hands of sound artist Carsten Nicolai during Art Basel Hong
Kong 2014.
MORE: Life inside the densest place on earth
5. Daredevil construction
Most of those skyscrapers were built using
bamboo scaffolding, an old craft that
involves tying long pieces of sturdy bamboo
together to form a freestanding grid structure
for workmen to hang out on.
streets.
While most other cities are using steel and aluminium scaffolding,
Hong Kong stands by bamboo, even establishing a licensing system
through the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council.
There are now more than 1,700 bamboo scaffolders registered with
the Construction Workers Registration Board.
6. Letting you keep your money
As a financial center that's historically been seen as the gateway to
the Chinese market, Hong Kong is a great place to make money.
What truly sets it apart is that residents actually get to keep most of
the money they earn.
With one of the lowest salaries tax rates in the world, capped at
16.5% and no sales tax or VAT, Hong Kong is an attractive place to
work and play.
The profits tax rate is the same for foreign and local companies at a
low 16.5% and there's no capital gains tax in Hong Kong.
That doesn't make the local government a charity case though.
Property and shares trade keep the government flush -- Financial
Secretary John Tsang estimates an HK$12 billion surplus for this
year.
7. Kung fu movies
Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat,
Maggie Cheung, John Woo, Wong Kar-wai ...
the list of Hong Kong's cinematic heavy
hitters goes on.
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