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Diversions
9.00 A city in the sky: the Leighton construction site, Tin Shui Wan, northwestern New Territories.
11.00 Strands of steel reinforcing wire for concrete pillars, looking like giant spaghetti.
13.00 A highly decorated labourer positions a prop to support a timber frame into which concrete will be poured.
13.30 Lunchtime at a local dai pai dong.
15.00 Coming soon: a room with a view. Workers pour concrete at the rate of a floor every four days.
17.00 Spider-man: a scaffolder builds his bamboo web.

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