In the hard-won solitude of Hong Kong's urban bustle, a young woman stands before a long row of buildings so tall and so wide that the mountains beyond are completely concealed. But in the middle of this block, a huge opening has been left, a square hole eight storeys high and several dwellings wide. The people left this gap here, her father used to tell her, so that the dragon living in the ancient hillside forest could still fly out to sea. Sometimes she still dreams of him.

Hong Kong Song traces the lives of progressive residents who had to make their way in one of the world’s fastest cities.