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Bamboo scaffolding: why Hong Kong is among the last cities using centuries-old building method

SCMP, 11 Sep 2022
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Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city on Earth, but local builders rely on a uniquely anachronistic building technique – bamboo scaffolding – to construct even the highest of high-rises. Why is Hong Kong one of the last cities still using the centuries-old method and what makes bamboo such an ideal material for scaffolding?

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