Doretta Lau (@dorettalau) is the author of How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun?, a short-story collection. She divides her time between Hong Kong and Vancouver. Photo by Ming Kai Leung.

Emma-Lee Moss is a musician and culture writer. She lives in New York and listens to a lot of Cantopop. Ask her about it on @emmy_the_great. Photo by Myles Standish.

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Hong Kong Loves

By DORETTA LAU AND EMMA-LEE MOSS

Labyrinthine and diverse, it is impossible to confirm the many stories and rumors surrounding the Mansions, but what is known for sure is that you can buy a mobile phone there.