But with the rise of the mobile phone, the redundant kiosks are increasingly being put to inventive uses, from miniature art galleries to pint-sized pubs.

The pint-sized dancer was thrust into the limelight aged just eight, when she starred on US reality show Dance Moms.

Buying any one of these pint-sized apartments would cost on average by almost $400,000 — about 17 times a Hongkongers median annual wage.