Construction workers put together the Tsing Yi mobile cabin hospital in Hong Kong on February 26, part of the rapid construction of temporary isolation and treatment facilities amid a surge in Covid-19 infections. Photo: Xinhua
Construction workers put together the Tsing Yi mobile cabin hospital in Hong Kong on February 26, part of the rapid construction of temporary isolation and treatment facilities amid a surge in Covid-19 infections. Photo: Xinhua
Dennis Lee
Opinion

Opinion

Dennis Lee

Don’t let Hong Kong’s construction innovation stop with Covid-19

  • The erection of isolation facilities for Covid-19 patients shows that, when the authorities get serious, they can build quickly
  • But it shouldn’t take a crisis to realise Hong Kong’s potential; the city should be at the forefront of construction research and development

Construction workers put together the Tsing Yi mobile cabin hospital in Hong Kong on February 26, part of the rapid construction of temporary isolation and treatment facilities amid a surge in Covid-19 infections. Photo: Xinhua
Construction workers put together the Tsing Yi mobile cabin hospital in Hong Kong on February 26, part of the rapid construction of temporary isolation and treatment facilities amid a surge in Covid-19 infections. Photo: Xinhua
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