Hong Kong has over 9,000 high-rise buildings, of which over 1,000 are skyscrapers standing taller than with 567 buildings above as of 2025, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The tallest building in Hong Kong is the 108-storey International Commerce Centre, which stands and is the 13th tallest building in the world. The total built-up height (combined heights) of these skyscrapers is approximately , making Hong Kong the world's tallest urban agglomeration. Furthermore, reflective of the city's high population densities, Hong Kong has more inhabitants living at the 15th floor or higher, and more buildings of at least and height, than any other city in the world.

Most of Hong Kong's buildings are concentrated on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the new towns (satellite towns) of the New Territories, such as Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin. Additional high-rises are located along Hong Kong Island's southern shoreline and areas near the stations of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). (Type "Hong Kong" in Search bar on top center.)

The skyline of Hong Kong Island is famed for its unique arrangement, with surrounding mountains and Victoria Harbour complementing the rows of skyscrapers along the shore. Each evening, 44 buildings on the shores of Victoria Harbour participate in A Symphony of Lights, a synchronised show named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest permanent light fixture in the world.

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History The first high-rise in Hong Kong was the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, completed in 1935. The building stood tall with 13 floors and was in use for five decades before being demolished for the construction of the HSBC Main Building. High-rise construction was limited in the early part of the 20th century. However, beginning in the 1970s, Hong Kong experienced a general trend of high-rise building construction that has continued to the present. This trend is in large part a result of the city's rugged, mountainous terrain and lack of flat land. The city entered a construction boom in 1980, which lasted roughly until 1993. Among the buildings built during these years are Hopewell Centre (1980), Bank of China Tower (1990), and Central Plaza (1992), three of the territory's tallest buildings upon their respective dates of completion.

Beginning in 1998, Hong Kong entered a second, much larger building boom that lasted until the early 2010s. The second boom saw the completion of the International Commerce Centre (ICC), Two International Finance Centre, Nina Tower I, and One Island East. At the height of the construction boom in 2003, 56 skyscrapers over 150 m (492 ft) were completed throughout the city. The proliferation of multi-tower, high-rise building complexes, such as public housing estates and transit-oriented developments near MTR stations (known as rail + property development), greatly increased the number of skyscrapers.

Unlike previous building trends of the 1980s and early 1990s, many high-rise buildings of the second boom were for residential use due to a surge in demand for luxury housing properties in Hong Kong. In addition, the closure of the Kai Tak Airport and the relaxation of height restrictions on the Kowloon Peninsula allowed many tall skyscrapers to rise in Kowloon, such as The Masterpiece, Victoria Dockside and The Cullinan, all of which exceed . Skyscrapers also grew in the New Territories, such as the developments of Metro Town and LOHAS Park in Tseung Kwan O. However, proposals for large scale building projects slowed down considerably over the 2000s. There has been an increasing community awareness of the effects of skyscrapers on urban ecology, such as changes to air circulation (dubbed the "wall effect") and air pollution. No new supertall skyscrapers were built for over a decade after the completion of the ICC in 2010. The Mong Kok East Station Redevelopment, currently under construction in Mong Kok, will be the first supertall building to be built in 18 years when it is complete in 2028.

The emergence of eastern Kowloon as a new business district have seen a commercial and residential skyscrapers around Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay starting from the 2000s, such as the Millennium City development. Additionally, the Kai Tak development has led to the construction of residential complexes on the former airport during the 2020s.

Notable buildings

International Commerce Centre (abbreviated ICC), located at 1 Austin Road, West Kowloon. It is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties as Phase 7 of the Union Square Development. Rising , the ICC is the tallest building in Hong Kong as well as the 13th tallest building in the world. Notable tenants include Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, ABN-AMRO and Accenture. Two International Finance Centre (abbreviated 2IFC), located above the MTR Hong Kong station at 8 Finance Street, Central. The 2IFC is currently the second tallest building in Hong Kong at tall. It became the tallest building in Hong Kong upon its completion in 2003 until it was surpassed by the ICC in 2009. It was built as the second phase of the International Finance Centre commercial development. Notable tenants include UBS, Samsung Electronics, Hong Kong Monetary Authority and BNP Paribas. Central Plaza, located at 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. The Central Plaza is currently the third tallest building in Hong Kong at a pinnacle height of . It was the tallest building in Hong Kong when it was built in 1992 until it was surpassed by 2IFC in 2003. The Central Plaza was also the tallest building in Asia from 1992 until 1996, surpassed by Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen. The building is notable for its unique exterior shape as well as its LIGHTIME lighting system. It also houses the world's highest church inside a skyscraper, Sky City Church. Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower), located at 1 Garden Road, in Central. Designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Chinese American architect I.M. Pei, the tower is high with two masts reaching high. It is currently the fourth tallest building in Hong Kong. It was the tallest building outside of the United States from 1990 to 1992, and was the first building outside of the United States to pass the mark. The exterior design of the building resembles bamboo shoots, symbolizing livelihood and prosperity in Feng Shui. The Center, located at 99 Queen's Road Central, Central. Completed in 1998 and standing tall, this building was one of the first large urban renewal projects undertaken by the Land Development Corporation (now the Urban Renewal Authority). The skyscraper's unique structure is entirely composed of steel and lacks a reinforced concrete core. Rosewood Hong Kong Victoria Dockside, a five-star luxury hotel located at the Victoria Dockside in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is under the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, owned by New World Development. In 2025, the hotel ranked number 1 in the World's 50 Best Hotels list. The Masterpiece, a 64-floor, 261 metre (856 ft) tall luxury apartment at 18 Hanoi Road , Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It had a six-storey shopping centre named K11 Art Mall. 345 luxury residential apartments on the 27th to 67th floors of the building with penthouse apartment units located on the top floors of the building. Cheung Kong Center at 2 Queen's Road Central, Central. Standing tall and completed in 1999, this skyscraper is the headquarters of Cheung Kong Holdings. The building's top floor contains a private residence for Cheung Kong Holdings' billionaire Chairman Li Ka-Shing. Hopewell Centre, located at 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai. At tall, the Hopewell Centre was the tallest building in Hong Kong when it was completed in 1980. The building signifies the eastern expansion of Hong Kong's central business district. The Hopewell Centre has a unique cylindrical shaped design with a revolving restaurant on the 62nd level of the building. Designed by Sir Gordon Wu, chairman of Hopewell Holdings, the building serves as the headquarters of his company. HSBC Main Building (also known as HSBC Tower), located at 1 Queen's Road Central, Central. The building, standing tall, is the headquarters of HSBC, and is the fourth generation of their headquarters. Designed by the famed British architect Norman Foster, the building took seven years to complete, and is noted as being the most expensive building in the world at completion at HK$5.2 billion (US$668 million) in 1985. Together with Statue Square, the building also serves as a gathering place for thousands of Filipino domestic workers during weekends and holidays. Jardine House (originally called Connaught Centre), located at 1 Connaught Place, Central. Upon completion in 1973, the -tall skyscraper was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia. The building features round windows, as opposed to traditional rectangular windows, for a stronger curtain wall and thinner structural frame. These round windows also earned the building a nickname of "The House of a Thousand Arseholes."

Tallest buildings This lists ranks Hong Kong skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

RankName ImageHeightm (ft) Floors UseYearCoordinatesNotes International Commerce Centre 484 (1,588) 108 Hotel, Office 2010 13th-tallest building in the world. Tallest building in Hong Kong since 2010; tallest building completed in the 2010s. World's highest Hotel from 2011 to 2020: The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong Two International Finance Centre 412 (1,352) 88 Office 2003 38th-tallest building in the world. Tallest building in Hong Kong from 2003 to 2010. Remains tallest building on Hong Kong Island. Tallest building completed in the 2000s. Central Plaza 374 (1,227) 78 Office 1992 Tallest building in the world outside of the United States from 1992 to 1996. World's tallest reinforced concrete building until the completion of CITIC Plaza in 1997. Tallest building completed in the 1990s. Houses the highest church in the world. Bank of China Tower 367 (1,205) 70 Office 1990 First building outside of the United States to rise taller than in height.