Owing to their natural condition and isolation, islands generally enable unique species to develop or specific plants to grow, as the surrounding sea creates a barrier to the world. In the case of Hong Kong, this concept developed beyond the creation of a unique natural biodiversity to the creation of the most pure and successful capitalistic environments on the planet, an ever-changing, amorphous place where nothing is meant to last forever and yet everything is possible.
Hong Kong is a fascinating territory comprising a portion of the mainland (Kowloon and New territories) located at the southern tip of China with a natural harbour with the main island, “Hong Kong Island”, and 262 outlying islands, forming an archipelago that represents a land area of 1,104 km2. At least 75% of the territory has an uneven topography and is occupied by country parks and lush nature, leaving the concrete city very little ground to spread along the flatter shores.