Originally Posted by
j2simpso
I'm excluding China from the comparison as I haven't been there. From what I've heard, the Chinese airports aren't any good in terms of lounges and facilities (i.e. Beijing is still waiting on an airport). That being said, I would implore you to visit SIN, HND and NRT airports and tell me how HKG fares to them! Again, I'm not saying HKG is a bad airport per se, certainly better than any US airport I've been to! All I'm saying is you can't tell me that HKG is on the same level as SIN with a straight face!
SIN offers a lot more terminal amenities than HKG/TYO for a connecting passenger, but it is quite inadequate in terms of lounges (whether it's SQ/OW/ST or PP lounges). HKG on the other hand may lack all the terminal amenities of SIN, but it has much better lounges (CX/ST/multiple *A, Amex Centurion and PP and even HX). NRT/HND are no better or worse than HKG, TYO airports are just large efficient duty-free terminals catering to all the Mainlander tourists.