 Spread across almost all districts, coworking places can be found everywhere while the majority of places are situated on Hong Kong Island and there predominantly in the Central and Sheung Wan districts.The Malaysian state of Penang, long regarded as the "Silicon Valley of the East", has also witnessed an increase in coworking spaces.Aside from privately owned startups, the Penang state government has embarked on a drive to convert colonial-era buildings in the capital city of George Town into coworking spaces.