For those who think trains are the magical answer to traffic congestion.... Look at all those people crammed onto the miserable trains! Mass transportation = Socialist transportation!
The treatment of Jason Poon after this was shocking. He saved many lives by speaking out. If the structure collapsed the company would have been liable and the consequences much worse than what Jason Poon did.
@@StrangerHappened lmao ok jacques left a typical anti china comment then. assuming the guy got disappeared in the night or shunned when nothing like that happened at all. pretty effective propaganda tbh, since he already has 120 upvotes with zero proof.
@@StrangerHappened there could be a chance he's living under threat everyday or went through immense stress due to this. Whistleblowing is simply not taken in a fair light wherever governance is favoring the government.
I hope the people working on the Groninger Ringweg and the Groningen Hoofdstation will feel such pride when they are done too. They're turning a big fat eyesore that is a inner city highway into a tunnelled under park, and similarly the old railyard in the city centre is being turned into a new area for people to live and work with good direct connections to the rest of town via the now too small trainstation
@@vnixned2 I bet they are. I used to be a paramedic. One day, I had to transport an old man to his final hospice.He asked us if we could take a detour because he wanted to see a certain building for the last time, it was one of the buildings you'll find on any PR website about that city. Not a railway station but a hall used for congresses, fairs, concerts etc. It had been built around 50 years before that day, and he had been one of the construction workers on it. Even after 50 years, he was proud to have been a part of it and wanted it to be the last thing he saw on his last ride across the city.
@@strangelic4234 Respect, that is such a moving story, I'm happy you were able to make the old man's last ride such a memorable one for him. I'm sure he appreciated what you did for him, paramedics huh, not just healthy for the body but great for the mind and soul as well. Thank you for sharing Strangelic.
Regarding the SCL (Shatin Central Link), the enthusiasm and hype was absolutely reasonable. This project has plagued the news for a decade, and a lot of people who travel to and fro New Territories/Kowloon and Hong Kong Island genuinely want to see this get done. It would reduce an incredible amount of congestion on the Cross Harbor Tunnel by allowing convenient access between Hung Hom and the CBD, drastically reducing the passengers taking buses or taxis across the tunnel. There’s also a lot of historical background and cultural changes as a result of this project, because of how long this has gone on for. The eastern extension of the West Rail Line (Now the Western part of the Tuen Ma Line) was already preparing for SCL. The Exhibition Centre station uncovered historical artifacts from World War 2 during construction. We said goodbye to trains that have operated for decades on this line. The new East Rail Line is a huge deal for many people, including myself. I’m really happy MTR never gave up on this project.
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As a Hong Konger, it's incredible seeing videos like this on one side, so enthusiastic, so epic. But then on the other side if you listen to the news every day in Hong Kong, you hear about the constant over budget, and MTR (a publicly traded company with majority government share holding) asking the government for money as easy as a bottomless bank account with basically no repercussion when being over budget every single time there's a project. Then they send all their contractual work to Leighton (the company involved in the cutting short of rebars in this video), and have the design as well as the environment impact assessment all being handled by one company and claimed there's no problem with conflict of interest. But what can we really do, right? I still ride it for convenience. You do get a different perspective living daily in Hong Kong with MTR.
The saddest part is that the Chinese Communist Party has decided to make HK as lame and oppressive as the other Chinese cities and erasing the HK mini-constitution.
That's true, but if they make so much money (owing much to pro-railway policy of the government) and are so important to people's lives, and yet so many scandals that harm the company's performance and reputation are disclosed, isn't it reasonable for the public to be furious?
@@jackykwok2376 Doubtfully unacceptable, however why does the Judiciary/ Dept of Justice sue Asian Leighton BD Constructing firm breached. 123 Buildings Ordinance , allowing unlimited extension at court? otherwise there may be protection from those billionaire capitalist
Thanks for inviting me to talk about how the enthusiasts showing their love on railway. The Shatin-Central Link is one of the important railway projects in Hong Kong, and forming two critical railway corridors-Tuen Ma Line and the East Rail Line Extension connecting the Fourth Harbour Crossing Railway. The new railways might bring convenience to railway passengers, and it should also be a good opportunity for the Hong Kong Government to rationalise the public transport network (but not just cancelling bus routes or reducing the frequencies of buses). As mentioned in other interviews conducted in Cantonese,I always question that: is railway-oriented transportation policy the only or the best solution for commuters in Hong Kong?
Cross harbour link sure is convenient if you want to get to Hong Kong island, but reducing the cart length from 12 to 9 is a massive yikes. And the frequencies are frankly quite low compared to a typical kwun tong line or tsuen wan line, might just be a result of standing in the summer heat with no AC stations of east rail line haha
when it comes to public transit you almost always have either buses or rail, which can take the form of a subway, tram/streetcar or LRT cable cars aren't usually used unless there's very hilly terrain and monorails are impractical, however i think there are some in a few places rail has proven time and time again to be better than buses in a lot of places so yes it's usually the better way to go when making transit, only problem is it's much more expensive so most cities in the us have very few rail lines if any at all
LOL. How did that tiny section cost $11b? Obviously the contractors were overpaid. No matter how difficult the construction was, it was not worth $11b. HK Gov and MTR could simply hire a Chinese construction companies to do it at a much cheaper cost, but they chose not to.
I was involved in a project to upgrade East Rail 20-25 years ago. It's refreshing to see how that was just a step in improving Hong Kong's rail transportation network.
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I can drive to work in 1-2 hours, depending on traffic. Round trip, per day including parking, tunnel tolls and fuel is approx HK$400. If I ride the Tuen Ma line, it's unaffected by road traffic & bad weather, takes a bit less than 1 hour and cost $45 HK$ per day. And no stress from inconsiderate drivers. Great to have this system available!
Hong Kong’s unique transportation solutions are definitely affected by the difficult geography. It’s awesome not having to worry about where to park your car.
The success of the original MTR system in Hong Kong can be traced back to the colonial administration in the 1960s and more specifically under Governor Murray MacLehose in the 1970s. If the system was not built, traffic congestion would have severely limited growth in Hong Kong in the 1980s. The continuous improvement, extension and modernisation of the system set the standard for modern metro systems across the world. Whilst it certainly wasn't the first underground system, it did set a number of innovations that were copied across the world (e.g. ticketless systems, platform screen doors etc.). For example many subway lines in mainland China built in the last 20 years also look very similar. Also worth mentioning the MTR operates various underground lines across the world, one of which is the Crossrail line in London. This particular project was very much overdue because a lot of passengers relied on the Red Tsuen Wan line to cross the harbour, and this line has eliminated the need to change lines at several big stations thereby alleviating congestion during peak hour.
The same colonial government has churned out such poor city design like TuenMun and Tung Chung, and many districts still super relying on the CBD, greatly limited the growing capacity of the outliers, and inevitably, causing traffic burden on CBD and still largely to these days, citizens living on outlying districts, have to frequent CBD to work and for various purposes, and often travel long distances and hours, often reaching homes on connecting travel means, like light rail, and some more walking Hong Kong has already outgrown colonial design, but the handover is just 25 years ago
I like that they decided to build an underground system for *_trains/public transit_* (which carries more people per day) instead of for cars. Great production as always B1M
@@BasedApricot yes that because there's too many cars, the government is forcing people to use public transport or else the traffic problems will just worsen
Yeah it's almost like major cities never thought about building subways. Not London, not Paris. They'd never think of something as radical as building a subway in New York let alone Washington DC.
They also updated the trains. The old Sha Tin line trains dates back to the 80s when that rail was electrified. They were refitted before, but they are getting old. However, because of size limitation of the new stations, the new trains are shorter. To compensate, they'll be running more frequently. Hopefully, with new train compatible with computerized station control to line up with platform screen doors, they can upgrade the old above ground stations along the original Sha Tin line with platform gates.
Yes, also, the biggest obstacle to installing platform gates was the inconsistent door spacing between old and new trains. Still, a rope-based barrier system could have been done like some stations in Japan and Korea.
The UK and China: sign the Sino-British Joint Declaration The UK: So uh, you're not a colony anymore Hong Kong: Cool! Hong Kong to China: You have freed us! China: Oh, I wouldn't say "freed", more like China passing the National Security Law: *UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT*
something about seeing everyone so excited for the new train line makes me SO happy. its like new-iphone-launch levels of hype, except for something that is actually way more substantial and life-changing. infrastructure projects are way underrated, a lot more projects deserve similar fan-fare
Massive infrastructure projects like these are always more complex once actual construction starts. This isn’t just a problem in Hong Kong but worldwide, just look at the Crossrail/Elizabeth Line in London for example (also operated by MTR)! Unfortunately, however, people and the media in general always want to focus on negatives as it's "bad news" that sells! That man's courage to report safety problems saved hundreds if not thousands of lives in case a disaster had happened.
it still worries us that they gave the whole project to just one single construction company and that such a huge structural integrity problem was found at a station that would involve usage by millions of people a day. look at how many people pass through the admiralty station and look at how many people are on the train. If a station like this collapsed there's literally no saving the people inside.
I love a clean and well designed mass transit system. Always sad to see how every place I visited, including Bangkok and Medellín have better maintained system than New York
Hong Kong's MTR: Incredible Moscow Metro: Beautiful NYC Subway: *pizza rat, take it or leave it* We need this level of excitement and appreciation for public Infrastructure projects which benefits us all
Let's not forget about the discovery of both ancient village and unexploded WW2 ordinances during the construction of the stations. Those served as some less complicated issues than a freaking tunnel, but still, interesting issues surrounding them.
So HK is no longer chinese then... as in... the identity of chinese is also gone too ? Ancient villages that could've turned and over turned the fights.... So yeh... go right ahead and claim it. Why not, right ? And no media reported this either.
great to see these large gov agencies take a whistleblower seriously and get to the bottom of the structural and procedural deficiencies! not the usual doom and gloom that you always see when a western outlet reports on issues in china.
@@zapfanzapfan Lol. You mean when Hongkong was a slve colony with Anglo elite masters, no Civil Rights for the Chinese and zero Democracy, right? Must be so liberating and free to be servants, isn't it? When no native had the right to vote and all Hongkong leaders were handpicked by the Queen. Great times!! When restaurants and public places had signs like "Dogs and Chinese not allowed". Very true!
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As a Hong Konger I'm so deeply impressed by the depth of research in the engineering side and also the memes. Guess a lot of us don't even know and appreciate the engineering work done there, so thanks a lot for spreading it and also the banging tunes around.
In Mumbai's suburban trains, 7.5 million people used to travel every day in 2019. It is expected to reach 8 million by 2025 since it is already at peak capacity. Mumbai needs something like this- something that matches the level of public transport in HK or Singapore!
@@doge.a.cat2002 Yeah but that isn't helping... Mumbai needs something revolutionary. It's a really unique city with a forest in between and a peninsular shape and hence solutions like metro that work for Delhi won't work as effectively here- Mumbai needs to develop its own solutions.
14 lines are under construction including a bullet train line with only 2 lines that are operating and a new line operation expected this year and the bullet train line expected in 2028
Another excellently presented construction short film from the b1m. This makes me realise working in construction in the UK on a lot of levels we are way behind the rest of the world
The US is even more behind because railways aren't nationalized. Even if they aren't, it should be much easier than right now, people are just being difficult. Kind of annoying because they usually overlap someone's land or go on or through ruff terrain (mountains) which makes it really hard and expensive
@@elongatedshrew5902 The US rail system is optimized for freight, not people, and it's very good at what it does. With long distances between most parts of the country, flying makes more sense to move people. But that's the great thing about the US: We let markets decide, instead of government bureaucrats.
@@wallyballou7417 yes I agree and know. I wish there could be much more rails to transport people even though freight rail is doing very well and I love that, it's great and very efficient. It would also be efficient and good if we could get some high-speed rail but with everyone owning the necessary land for the rail it's very hard to get ahold of it.
Wow, that former quarry sounds like a Cape Canaveral of infrastructure. I hope they use it for future projects as it sounds very convenient to have for such a major metropolis.
Hong Kong, and in fact many other places, are no stranger to this construction method. This is like their 4th tunnel built this way. But what’s significant is that each successive tunnel is harder because it has to pass the existing tunnels and buildings nearby. In this case two other tunnels, one of which belongs to another MTR line and the other for road traffic. You cannot even come close to endangering the other tunnels by disturbing the soil. That’s why this tunnel project was so difficult, despite its small scale in relation to the rest of the rail network.
@@canto_v12 Prefab is the future of nuclear power stations. You order 50 nuclear power plants to build everything in duplicate, have it shipped to site and assembled. With the power plants built in duplicates you can build a decommissioning plant that's automated to disassemble parts with programed robots. What drives up nuclear power plant construction costs is how everything is custom built and outdated bureaucracy regulations. Soon we'll have 100 year old nuclear power regulations meant for old reactors from the 1960s. We'll be applying 1960s fission reactor rules to fusion power plants built in the 2060s.
Great video. Good infrastructure really helps ordinary people. In general, the HK government has done a good job of improving and expanding public transport in HK. A broad public transport network like the one in Hong Kong, helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and facilitates economic activity.
i spent 3 years constructing Admirty station as one of the structual engineers on site, 3 years of blood and tears but so worth it so proud of it (main strucutres took 5 years to complete)
I assure you it needs it - yes, it's a pretty large system for the size of the territory with a high frequency of service, but the ridership numbers are insane. The main thing this tunnel does is make it possible for people living close to the east rail line to get to the island without changing trains. Kowloon Tong was always a nightmare at busy times due to all the transfer traffic.
I promise this was absolutely necessary. Most hkers don't have cars and the current network in particular the Tsuen Wan harbour crossing was bursting at the seams. In a lot of places the public transport is an additional option, in Hong Kong it IS the transport.
Well... visit Admiralty Station at 8:00am or 6:00pm and you'll see that an upgrade is definitely needed! Admiralty Station, Prince Edward Station, Kowloon Tong Station and Kowloon Bay Station are all nightmares at peak hour.
Great video, great project, grwat young fans and an amazing wistleblower! His courage has been a boon for China/HK and MTR. I hope he has been rewarded rather than punished. Things going wrong for whatever reasons isn't all that bad but covering the wrongs up and it coming out when it's too late to fix then it is disasterous for all involved. Lets seen how the US is going to respond to this with their infrastructure projects around the NY metro. :P
@@dawnnadir It's a part of China since 1997..... There are elections but they are mostly for show. (The UK only allowed direct elections since 1995 and didn't have any elections when the deal of transferring it back to China in 1984 so it's completely legal according to international law.) China has loads of places where other laws apply then in most of the country but those places are still China.
if you compare it to that of places like Japan, yes it's cheap by comparison. Other than that most of those are not true, MTR in Hong Kong is definitely no efficient by design and the way it works or maintained, very aged in terms of hardware and network, a ridiculous pricing system that's far from being affordable
@@Bk6346 Life in HK was very democratic, they had open elections with their preferred local candidates, they also had freedom of speech, and freedom to travel. The notion that it was not a democratic country because the head of the government was appointed by a democratic country is nonsense. HK was a colony of a democratic monarchy. Much better than being a subject in a kleptocratic communist society.
@@EbuzzNYC what the heck is democratic monarchy? Can people in UK decided who become King and Queen (Btw why they still exist)? Can people in UK decide or have voting rights for their next PM? I guess not. Freedom of speech is not everything, well at least not before national security - that's what I heard from the head of states of UK and US.
Well done Hong Kong and MTR. It wasn't the first construction major scandal in Hong Kong - There was similar scandals about some housing blocks built in Hong Kong in 1970's with poor design, missing cement and rebar and seawater used to make concrete, that scandal also affected some road structures. I recall there was also a foundations scandal in the 1980's. Unfortunately this is the kind of thing that impacts large/fast major infrastructure projects all over the world. Engineers do try and prevent it - BUT it happens! Honk Kong has always celebrated major construction projects completion e.g. by charity walks along major new roads. It does have some major construction projects of which they should be very proud.
The reason why the song sang by Law is so famous is that its melody comes from a song called Greensleeves which is played in every HKDSE (something like A-level) listening exams
So happy that Hong Kong is progressing further and further. Always found it cool to take the Starferry to the Island, made the trip special everytime, but of course this is such an important line extension.
The infrastructure is the bright side. The dark side is the fact that it’s driven by overcrowding and a general inability to afford housing. The government is becoming more aggressive in supplying affordable housing, but 40 years of unchecked capitalism bleeding all the housing into the investor class is a huge hurdle to surmount and overcome.
Riding HK's MTR is one of the best highlights for a tourist like me. Sometimes I dedicate a day itinerary just riding the HK's extensive MTR rail. Too much but yes, riding the MTR excites me that much. It's vast, efficient and always on time.
As a Hongkonger, I will describe the project as a double-edged sword. For the new section of East Rail Line, of course it is a convenient alternaive for crossing the harbour. However, the number of train carriages is reduced from 12 to 9 makes the travel of old section extremely crowded.
Thanks for sharing what’s happening in my hometown. But please don’t forget that behind these shiny new infrastructure, the freedom and rights of several million Hong Kong people are being taken away, and our new generation are being brainwashed. It wasn’t the place I grew up anymore.
Turn fans of The Underground green with envy..... Thank you for the compliment.. Saying that London Underground is the standard to be compared with.. Lan Tau Airport The bigger brother of Stansted That said I am a fan of HK Well done!
Graceful i'm involved in one of these projects. (Luckily not in the company who got into scandal) it was a hell of a feeling when i saw so many people are hyped with the opening of the rail line. At that moment, all that struggles, sweat and hard work became worthy
@@JP_TaVeryMuch built using HKers hard earn tax payers money and appointed UK Contractors and using European countries equipment. All I hear is Kar-ching and Kar-ching before the handover.
@@426dfv Umm. Okay. Well without it, it would presumably still be splash splash If you really don't want it that much, we'll have it back then. I'm sure the fish'd be pleased. Don't get your point really.
This video misrepresented the issue in Hung Hom Station. The rod beams didn't screw all the way into the sockets. The workers were having trouble screwing the rods. So they just screwed HALFway, Later, the chief engineering inspector saying at the press it is STILL SAFE without remedy work.
As a HongKonger, I must point out that this is sadly one of the very few remaining things we can still brag about. Yes she definitely still looks amazing on the outside, but the core is in fact completely rotten after 2019. Freedom of speech, freedom of press, fair legal system, democratic political system (the list goes on) are all practically gone, and no amount of infrastructure projects can possibly reverse the damages that had already been done.
I'm a Hongkonger too. One who was born in the UK to HK parents. I work in HK now. It is not all doom and gloom. The judicial system is still one of the most respected in the world and continues to be fair. My wife is a lawyer here and assures me (often in heated debate) that the system continues to be impartial despite what the media and FB users say. Sure it has taken a hit in democratic reform, freedom of speech and press but I and the ones who have chosen to stay have not given up on Hong Kong.
@@alectang1614 Sadly, not for long, they have been throwing people's charges under National Security Law that are similar to what subjects under the Mainland get to live in, enjoy the little bit of fresh air that you have, HK'ers are living like frogs in "lukewarm" water right now.
I've lived in HK briefly and visited many times through my extensive travels in SE Asia, I'm sad to say that I'll never visit again. One could see that HK was becoming more and more "Mandarized" and the numbers prove it with over a million mainlanders replacing the HK'ers that left, the city is becoming just another mainland city.
A similar method was used for the George Massey Tunnel in Vancouver in the 1950s actually. There is a classic period documentary on the construction for those curious. I cued it up to the part where they submerged the tunnel parts but if you love engineering and construction, the whole video is fascinating. I guess the tech for this type of tunnel has not changed much in over 60 years. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A1igKk8eK0M.html
Immersed tube is a fairly common method of building under large waterways. It takes less geographical footprint than using TBMs and can offer tighter turn radius because the actual tunnel is precast rather than formed on-site.
@@MetaverseAdventures The video already mentioned one of the challenges that Canadians didn’t have to deal with. The much shorter and shallower one in Canada was made for cars and didn’t need to line up flat horizontally. There’s no rail track to put into it. Just because they look similar doesn’t mean they actually were. When the engineering expert said it’s complicated, I believe in him. HK has more impressive infrastructure and transit systems than Canada. Don’t make it sound like they were having trouble with something Canadians did 60 years ago. You don’t know the details and the devils are always in the details.
Very interesting video. Living in New York City with the largest Subway system in the world I’m impressed what happened over in Hong Kong. However I’m even more shocked that somebody actually spoke out and still lives.
Hoping our country could also build projects like this in the future! Living in an archepelagic country, traveling between islands is really difficult and expensive. That's why I highly salute the people of Hongkong!!!! Though, I don't live in hongkong I'm happy that I'm alive to witness this! If I ever get to hongkong my first ride would be this!!!!!
Not really, when it posts record revenue every year and still increases it's fare, and somehow the service keep getting worse. The shatin central link had encountered major technical problem the first week of its opening, nut to mention it was delayed for a few years to begin with.
@@sbeve7445 MTR fares have not risen since the 2019 fare increase and has actually fallen in 2021. They also provide fare rebates for a long time after any fare increase, as long as you use Octopus which is basically everyone.
@@sbeve7445 how is it getting worse? Sure it's more crowded than before but that proves how vital the MTR is for commuters. The fares haven't increased for ages already and come on, it is still amongst the cheapest in the world. The Sha Tin Central link is amongst the most difficult and complex projects they've ever undertaken. Over budget and delays are not uncommon in any construction project. Go and try the London underground, the Paris metro and New York underground so then you will appreciate how great the MTR really is.
@@alectang1614 Major technical issue causing breakdown on the 3rd or 4th day of opening of the cross harbour extension, 2 train crashes (1 during testing and 1 during actual operation at hong hum station) due to poor material and improper signalling, more and more frequent breakdown and idiotic decisions (like shortening east rail line's train from 12 to 9, while still keeping first class, when the entire line is incredibly congested and people having to wait for 2 trains to come). They also don't really spend their money very wisely, which is even more infurating because MTR is also land owners, the more they fuck up, the more people have to pay up for the housing. For instance. They wanted to upgrade the signalling on the Tsuen Wan line and Kung Tong line, but because of that train crash, it was never put into service (Which I guess is good, but they basically wasted millions of dollars). Like fuck me I live in Toronto right now, sure the subway is not as clean / nice as MTR, but at least it is mostly punctual, trains don't crash into each other, and GO train as a whole is really nicely operated. MTR start going downhill once it merged with KCR. Because it no longer had any competition and incentive to improve. Instead, now people have to live with it. I'm not even going to talk about the protest situations, or the whole construction scandal that the video already mentioned. At least currently, Hong Kong's bus route are actually also really competitive. The double deckers are nice and comfortable and mostly safe, with much more competitive price.
The metro system in my hometown was built and administered by the MTR and the local governments. MTR was really experienced in the design, construction and management of a metro system.
"Inside an evil empire using its latest conquest to employ its massive construction workforce in a desperate attempt to stave off the final collapse." Better title probably,
The graphic at 5:50 needs a bit of explanation. It doesn't makes sense when the text says that water pressure compresses the two parts together, when it shows water between the two parts where it would inhibit the parts coming together. And there is a hydraulic jack, so what's with "water pressure?"
Sadly this would be the last opening of any new stations in HK for a while. As of now, there is NO rail project under construction. The next scheduled opening is many years away
I was on the scene when the EAL extension opened and was on the first train, the train was packed,all the enthusiasts were screaming with excitement as the train left the station on its first run the project was delayed by many years,at the end,the Tuen Ma Line was delayed by 4 years and the EAL extension was delayed by 2 years, but there were a lot of extension that were related to the SCL project, like the Kwun Tong Line extension to Whampoa via Ho Man Tin,there are other plans to build new lines/Line extensions like the Hung Shui Kiu station, Tuen Mun South extension on the Tuen Ma Line expected to be opened by 2030,Tung Chung South extension,Tung Chung North station expected to open in 2030's,and the Northern line expected to open by 2035,and the Tseung Kwan O Line extension to Exhibition Center or Tamar station with the Tung Chung Line expected to open in 2030 to 2040
First time to use Admiralty interchange station on 2022-07-07 after its extension. It is a hugh underground mulit-level (6 levels from ground to bottom) underground railway interchange platform. It is amazing (engineering complexity is a must and no surprised). It is about MTRC is so rich to built / invest such expensive underground excavation works in a busy urban area👍 I think the construction lasted for more than 10 years private funded NEC project. For digging, underpinning and maintaining live operation of underground railway (2 existing level with 2 ways train at each level) and continue to build another 2 level of underground railway platform at the same location at busy urban city (ground settlement of each point on railway tracks are kept at less than 5mm).... The engineering complexity is a must, also the city is so rich for funding such expensive project privately. Well done MTRC👍
My apartment building, their garage door motor was broke so they kept it open (roughly 40 underground parking spots, 2 per apartment). No more heated garage during the winter. Thought I wasn't excited when they finally got the motor delivered and repaired it? Hell yeah I was. Never thought of making a song thou... hmm.
I lived in Sha Tin for a summer about eleven years ago as part of a cultural exchange programme. Getting to HKI back then was a pain in the ass with the MTR, so hope this does improve the journey
