Are Hong Kong’s mega projects critical infrastructure or elephants built with a political agenda? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen Are Hong Kong’s mega projects critical infrastructure or elephants built with a political agenda? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Are Hong Kong’s mega projects critical infrastructure or elephants built with a political agenda? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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Hong Kong /  Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s construction rush: critical infrastructure or white elephants with political agenda?

  • Two mega projects, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, opened last year, and six more are on the way. But how much does the city need them?

Topic |   Infrastructure
Kanis Leung
Kanis Leung

Updated: 11:53am, 17 Jan, 2019

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Are Hong Kong’s mega projects critical infrastructure or elephants built with a political agenda? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen Are Hong Kong’s mega projects critical infrastructure or elephants built with a political agenda? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Are Hong Kong’s mega projects critical infrastructure or elephants built with a political agenda? Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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