Hong Kong	

Hong Kong is a city of tall office blocks, great views and busy streets. The built up area is surprisingly small with the result that people live very close to each other in suburbs that are densely packed like few other cities. All this gives the city a remarkable atmosphere of energy that leads many visitors to compare Hong Kong to New York.
Few cities have changed so much in the past few decades. Many of the changes have been positive, and the unplanned squatter settlements of the 1950s, where large numbers of refugees from China made their homes, have been demolished to provide space for modern multi-story residential estates.
But in the process of modernization, some things have been lost. In many areas, historical buildings, pretty old streets full of little shops have been destroyed due to the plans of developers and city planners. 
Hong Kong has its less tasteful side too –a result of the large numbers of soldiers who came to the city under British rule and during the Vietnam war. The Wan Chai district still has a couple of streets of girlie bars where male passers-by are subjected to very direct attempts to get them into the bar!
a legacy of	buzz		fallen prey to		haphazard                spectacular
high-rise	hordes		in-your-face		live on top of one another
make way for	quaint		soaring		tacky                       bustling	

Hong Kong	

Hong Kong is a city of tall office blocks, great views and busy streets. The built up area is surprisingly small with the result that people live very close to each other in suburbs that are densely packed like few other cities. All this gives the city a remarkable atmosphere of energy that leads many visitors to compare Hong Kong to New York.
Few cities have changed so much in the past few decades. Many of the changes have been positive, and the unplanned squatter settlements of the 1950s, where large numbers of refugees from China made their homes, have been demolished to provide space for  modern multi-story residential estates.
But in the process of modernization, some things have been lost. In many areas, historical buildings, pretty old streets full of little shops have been destroyed due to the plans of developers and city planners. 
Hong Kong has its less tasteful side too –a result of the large numbers of soldiers who came to the city under British rule and during the Vietnam war. The Wan Chai district still has a couple of streets of girlie bars where male passers-by are subjected to very direct attempts to get them into the bar!
a legacy of	buzz		fallen prey to		haphazard             spectacular
high-rise	hordes		in-your-face		live on top of one another
make way for	quaint		soaring		tacky                    bustling	
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Hong Kong is a city of soaring office blocks, spectacular views and bustling streets. The built up area is surprisingly small with the result that people live on top of one another in suburbs that are densely packed like few other cities. All this gives the city a buzz that leads many visitors to compare Hong Kong to New York.
Few cities have changed so much in the past few decades. Many of the changes have been positive, and the haphazard squatter settlements of the 1950s, where hordes of refugees from China made their homes, have been demolished make way for modern high-rise residential estates.
But in the process of modernization, some things have been lost. In many areas, historical buildings, quaint streets full of little shops have fallen prey to the plans of developers and city planners. 
Hong Kong has its tacky side too – a legacy of  the large numbers of soldiers who came to the city under British rule and during the Vietnam war. The Wan Chai district still has a couple of streets of girlie bars where male passers-by are subjected to in-your-face attempts to get them into the bar!
a legacy of	buzz		fallen prey to		haphazard                spectacular
high-rise	hordes		in-your-face		live on top of one another
make way for	quaint		soaring		tacky                         bustling