The historical process of the elevated walkway network around of Central district of Hong Kong was analyzed on following 3 aspects. 1. The private developer constructed the first elevated walkway in Hong Kong because it was more convenient for the customers to connect between the hotel and shopping mall in 1960's. Then it took more than 40 years and this walkway is defined by the building ordinance of Hong Kong as one of urban design methods that the private developers get the incentive of development if they connect their building to the next existing one. 2. The elevated walkway network in Hong Kong has grown piecemeal and spread out in CBD districts horizontally and vertically. This walkway network has an important role for citizen's activities and connecting between several urban functions based on the mixed land use. 3. This elevated walkway network is constituted of public space owned private sectors and the government. And it is never closed by the complicated ownership. The retail shops business always makes a strong relationship between every routes of this walkway, then Hong Kong had a these elevated and characteristic public space for citizen successfully.

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