Construction workers on bamboo scaffolding high up on the new tower of the Peninsula Hotel, 1990

View from Victoria Peak of Hong Kong harbor covered by a gloomy storm

Shanghai Street in the Mongkok district - 362,000 people live here per square kilometer, 1990

Street food in the Mongkok district, good food can be found on almost every street corner here, 1990

The "Golden Buddha" of Po Lin on Lantau Island, 26 meters high and weighing 270 tons,

German paper car tokens are very popular for the afterlife, Manufaktur für Grabbeilagen, 1990

Paper limosines accompany the deceased to the crematorium and are intended to ensure prosperity in the next life,1990

Fengshui aquariums are considered lucky charms, the red ones bring good luck, black fish are said to absorb bad luck

The fengshui master Loo Kuk studies his compass, the "Lo Pan"

Residents want to drive away the "evil spirits" of a nearby elevated road with fengshui mirrors

Lunch next to freshly delivered pork halves in a traditional restaurant in the Western District

Rice merchant with three indispensable helpers, Wanchai, Hong Kong Island

At the back of the kitchen of a small dim sum restaurant in Wanchai, "bamboo towers" that "touch the heart"

Standard cut or special request? Hairdressing salon in Tai O, Lantau Island, 1995

Apartment block in Repulse Bay with a Fengshui opening for the dragon's path to the sea

View over the city highway towards Central and Wanchai

View from Victoria Peak over Central, Victoria Harbour to the New Territories

Young couple in a department store in Times Square in Causeway Bay

Motorcycle fan demonstrates in Central before the "handover" with flags of the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong, 1997

There are still plenty of Mao memorabilia for sale in Hong Kong's antique markets

Party atmosphere for the "handover", nightlife in the trendy Lan Kwai Fong district in Central, 1997

Prince Charles leaves the seat of the colonial government, with his government RR, on the night of the "handover", 1997

The Hongkong&Shanghai Bank, designed by architect Norman Foster, cost US$ 1 billion

Bamboo scaffolding on a high-rise building in Central Hong Kong

Bamboo combines strength and flexibility, but without safety it is a dangerous workplace with a high accident rate

Star designer Philippe Starck created the "Felix" high up in the luxury Peninsula Hotel

Little bellboys rehearse for a charity event in the luxurious lobby of the Peninsula Hotel

Stall selling mouse embryos, supposedly a remedy against aging, Wanchai

A retired security guard ensures order and safety in a narrow stairwell at night, Wanchai

Street newspaper kiosk in Wanchai with an abundance of porn, 1990

One of the "floating children" during the Bun Festival on Chueng Chau Island

Traditional dim sum restaurant on Johnston Road in Wanchai

In the morning, many people bring their bird cages to the restaurant

Canton Opera on Chueng Chau Island - the social event in rural Hong Kong, 1994

Canton Opera: pantomime, singing, acrobatics, dance and drama are part of the program, 1994

Night skyline of Hong Kong Island seen from Tsim Sha Tsui

The "Star Ferry" has connected Hong Kong Island with Kowloon since 1870, ferry fare 30 pfennigs

Arrival of the "Star Ferry" at the Tsim Sha Tsui jetty, with Wanchai and Causeway Bay in the background

the "Star Ferry" at the jetty in Tsim Sha Tsui,

Until the closure of Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon, residents had an extremely low landing approach

Each spiral of incense signifies a prayer from the donor

The huge incense spirals in the "Smoke Tower" of the Man Mo Temple burn for up to two weeks, 1990

Mailboxes in a house in the "old town" of Wanchai

Living in the vertical

Shopping basket of a market visitor on the island of Chueng Chau

Vertical living, high-rise residential building in New Town in the New Territories

Spectacular fireworks display as a tourist attraction over Victoria Harbour with a view of Hong Kong Island