Hong Kong Disneyland
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... it's the location of the new Hong Kong International Airport. (This aerial shot is from a display at the airport.)
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It can handle 45 million passengers a year, with the potential to do 87 million.
Opened in July of 1998, international travelers have voted it "World's Best Airport" for the past two years in a row.
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It has my vote, too. It's a pleasure! That's saying a lot. Airports are usually hell, but I don't mind one bit catching a flight or killing time in this one.
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Hong Kong International won that top honor not only for its exceptional design, which makes getting around the airport easy (logical layout - peoplemover system - moving walkways everywhere they should be), it also won it for the excellent service provided by its employees.
Again, I can attest to that personally. I've experienced some pretty appalling service in Hong Kong, but not at this airport.
(The more Cast Members that can be hired out of its 45,000 or so workforce, the better.)
Moving on from the airport, the improbably massive skyscraper condominiums found throughout Hong Kong are also present here on Lantau Island.
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Which brings us to another well know aspect of Lantau - The exclusive community of...
These 50 story monsters really are everywhere! And new ones are springing up all the time...
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