Workers repair a section of Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui believed to have collapsed because of rail-tunnelling work in 2007. Experts call for higher underground survey standards. Photo: Dickson Lee Workers repair a section of Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui believed to have collapsed because of rail-tunnelling work in 2007. Experts call for higher underground survey standards. Photo: Dickson Lee
Workers repair a section of Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui believed to have collapsed because of rail-tunnelling work in 2007. Experts call for higher underground survey standards. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Small army of utility specialists keeps Hongkongers safe from pipes, cables under their streets

A small army of specialists struggles to keep Hongkongers safe from labyrinth of pipes and cables

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Olga Wong
Olga Wong

Updated: 7:32pm, 24 Nov, 2014

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Workers repair a section of Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui believed to have collapsed because of rail-tunnelling work in 2007. Experts call for higher underground survey standards. Photo: Dickson Lee Workers repair a section of Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui believed to have collapsed because of rail-tunnelling work in 2007. Experts call for higher underground survey standards. Photo: Dickson Lee
Workers repair a section of Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui believed to have collapsed because of rail-tunnelling work in 2007. Experts call for higher underground survey standards. Photo: Dickson Lee
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