Smoothing the way on stadium project

Turf job . . . a worker carefully fills in the gaps between the lines of newly laid turf at the Hong Kong Stadium yesterday. Watching are Henri Paoli (centre) of Dragages, the main contractor for the $850 million project, and John Merritt, commercial manager of Wembley International. The work is needed to ensure a smooth pitch when the 40,000-seat stadium in So Kon Po opens on March 11.