Despite their uniqueness, Hong Kong’s municipal services buildings face an uncertain future, with Kowloon City’s landmark complex set for demolition soon
In the Kowloon City Municipal Services Building, you can play badminton, borrow a book from the library, sample some of Hong Kong’s best Thai food and shop in a wet market where actor Chow Yun-fat is sometimes spotted buying his groceries.
“They’re unique,” she says of the municipal services buildings. “In other cities, there’s more space, but in Hong Kong, they stick all of these different uses together. People don’t appreciate them because they’re modernist, and they see them as just an ordinary part of their lives.”
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