I love Hong Kong, even though it makes me feel poor and tired in short order.
Its not out of control, quite the opposite, everyone has something to do and somewhere to go.
The countryside, is another world completely, almost nothing is rushed, and there is far less competition over time and space.
It is a disturbing trend that most of the human population is being forced off the land, and into overcrowded cities.
I agree, it is not out of control, there is a seamless order to it all; I just see it from a Western perspective still (somehow). But yes Hong Kong is an example of how we should maybe not build cities, in an ecological sense. Thanks for reading!