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Vertical horizons: Hong Kong's skyscrapers – in pictures

Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Tsim Sha Tsui, an urban area in south Kowloon Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Quarry Bay, where the original bay disappeared due to land reclamation Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Choi Hung. 'Hong Kong is not a 2-D place that follows the flatness of a map,' says Jacquet-Lagrèze
Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Tai Hang. Hong Kong has the fourth highest population density in the world, with nearly 17,000 people per square mile Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Central district. 'The angles in which I make the shots emphasise the large scale of the structures around us in contrast to our own little being' Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
To Kwa Wan. Jacquet-Lagrèze first arrived in Hong Kong in 2009, and was soon stunned by its architectural race to the sky Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Lai King Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
At 340,000 people per square mile, Mong Kok was named the most densely populated district in the world by the Guinness Book of Records in 2010 Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Wan Chai, which is famed for its nightlife Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Central Plaza, Wan Chai, a 374-metre skyscraper completed in August 1995
Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
Hong Kong skyscrapers: Hong Kong's skyscraper
Temple Street, Jordan, which is known for its busy flea markets Photograph: Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze/Rex Features
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