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HONG KONG – Keep Your Eyes off Your Phone (and Learn to Walk)

If you’ve ever walked in Hong Kong you’ll probably have noticed the mindbogglingly high density of smartphones in the city. They are everywhere. In the streets, on the MTR, in shopping malls,… Everywhere.

As a result, it will come as no surprise that Hong Kong came second, in 2018, in the global ranking of mobile cellular subscriptions per capita with 270 mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people.

And that high density of smartphones in a city such as Hong Kong leads to some frustrating issues.

HONG KONG – The Sidewalk

The sidewalk in Hong Kong is not just a nightmare; it is a nightmare on different levels. Nightmares that are closely interlinked. A kind of “Inception” turned sidewalk, if you like.

Now, when talking about the sidewalk, we’re talking about any pathway in Hong Kong, really. That is, any place where people can walk (including supermarkets, shopping malls, etc.).

You would think that the main reason walking in Hong Kong is such a nightmare derives from the fact Hong Kong is an overcrowded city. If overpopulation certainly plays a role in this nightmare, it is not the main reason that makes walking in Hong Kong such an ordeal.

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