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Old Jun 18, 2019, 9:10 am
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Originally Posted by Deltus
How can it take 31 years to build a new terminal and a few carparks?

There's a lot of things that China can't do better, but building airports is surely something they could teach us a lot about: China to build 216 new airports by 2035
It's amazing isn't it. HKG was built in the middle of the sea in 7 years.

I wonder how much of it is actual construction and how much is time spent lining everyone's pockets and hand wringing.
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