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Why Hong Kong's container port may be in terminal decline, and what that would mean for a city that appears not to care
(South China Morning Post)
March 6, 2017
Hong Kong's wealth has grown with the container shipping trade for five decades, but if the city's port is allowed to decline much further it could go under, with big consequences for consumers and employment
It's been one of the biggest drivers of Hong Kong's prosperity over the last five decades: an innocuous steel box 40 feet long. The humble shipping container carries more than 80 per cent of the world's freight. In a port city like Hong Kong, founded on trade, it's been the cornerstone of the city's growt ...... Read more on South China Morning Post
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