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People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. Mong Kok has the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in one square kilometre. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. Mong Kok has the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in one square kilometre. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Cars cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Cars cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A doorway is lit up in a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A doorway is lit up in a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Cars cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Cars cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
An elderly woman pushes a trolly with paper for recycling on a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
An elderly woman pushes a trolly with paper for recycling on a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A beggar sits outside an entrance to Mong Kok subway station in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A beggar sits outside an entrance to Mong Kok subway station in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Residential and commercial buildings are seen in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Residential and commercial buildings are seen in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Residential and commercial buildings are seen in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Residential and commercial buildings are seen in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Shoppers fill up escalators at Langham Place mall in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Shoppers fill up escalators at Langham Place mall in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Spectators surround street musicians in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Spectators surround street musicians in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
An elderly resident poses in his cubicle in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
An elderly resident poses in his cubicle in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A foreign visitor walks past stalls on Tung Choi Street or "Ladies' Street" in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A foreign visitor walks past stalls on Tung Choi Street or "Ladies' Street" in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Tourists shop in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Tourists shop in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A woman talks on her mobile phone in between pedestrians in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A woman talks on her mobile phone in between pedestrians in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Neon signs are illuminated in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Neon signs are illuminated in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A passenger rests at a bus stop in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
A passenger rests at a bus stop in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
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