Hong Kong: What's Changed, What Hasn't

What's Changed

Overdevelopment

Hong Kong's perennial shortage of land makes overdevelopment inevitable, but recent reclamation projects targeting colonial-era landmarks like the Star Ferry clock tower have provoked howls from historic preservationists. That Hong Kong bulldozes its history is nothing new; but the recent, passionate attempts to preserve what is left of its landmarks is.

• Hong Kong, China
• Timeline: Hong Kong, 1997-2007