Hong Kong is city with most supertall office buildings

China has lots of tall office buildings.

The city with the largest number of supertall office buildings (+300 meters) is Hong Kong, with a total of six, amid observations of the emergence of Asia as a hub for tall office buildings.

According to the research report "The Emergence of Asia Supertalls" from CBRE, Hong Kong is followed by Chicago and Guangzhou, both with five supertall office buildings, while rounding up the top five are Dubai and New York with four apiece.

The report noted that in recent years, governments in number of countries in Asia have thrown their weight behind the construction of supertall office buildings.

CBRE said supertall office buildings are viewed by authorities as a means to enhance the competitiveness of their business environment so their city can establish itself as a financial centre.

The report noted that the Shanghai World Finance Centre and Guangzhou IFC were all constructed in accordance with this strategy.

Here's more from CBRE:

In other countries, the impact of globalisation and the relocaiton of manufacturing operations to cheaper markets have prompted authorities to reposition their economies and develop the financial sector.

The construction of supertall office buildings has been a key component of this strategy. For example, Taipei 101 was constructed as part of a move to grow the financial industry in Taiwan.

in Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas Tower was built in accordance with the government's wish to reduce Malaysia's dependence on the oil and gas industry and develop its financial sector.

Elsewhere, the Burj Khalifa--the tallest building in the world--was built as part of a United Arab Emirates' government plan to gain more international recognition for Dubai and help support the growth of the country's services sector and reduce its reliance on the oil industry.