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Wall-effect† and â€Å"heat island effect† Since Hong Kong restructured to financial industry base. Hong Kong government trend to build more high buildings in core business districts to attract foreign companies invest Hong Kong, due to high rent of office/commercial buildings and lack of these buildings especially in Central and Wan Chai. The population growth makes the demand of housing increasing. Therefore, Hong Kong has become mixed-use development and has appeared many high-rise residential or commercial buildings. Now Hong Kong has 1,251 skyscrapers and high-rises and the amount is top of the world (Li, 2014). And these high-rise buildings are known as walled-building and this term is created by some environmentalists. Over these years, Hong Kong government has to find more flat land and build new housing like pushed 85,000 housing units annual target policy (Hong Kong Institute of Planners, 2007). 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