How Hong Kong built the world's most valuable subway

The Flying Moose June 8, 2025
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Hudson Yuen visiting cities to talk about transit :)

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New substack: https://theflyingmoose.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theflyingmooseca/ Google form: https://forms.gle/pu6UMmTdFaqdvYhk6 Long time in the making, really happy to be sharing this one with y'all. The MTR is far from perfect, but I think they did a pretty good job :) Huge thanks to Nano for the animations and b-roll that looks like it was shot with a real camera and lens: @nanomotionstudio + Victor for sharing his thoughts 🤓 Where I get my music + get a free trial: https://share.epidemicsound.com/umc748 (affiliate link) Grab a cap it's summer lol https://the-flying-moose-shop.fourthwall.com/products/classic-cap-v2 00:00 Whet your appetite 01:14 The British Empire 03:13 Traffic congestion 04:34 Origins of the MTR 07:47 Rail + Property 08:32 R+P: how it works 12:22 R+P: why it's valuable 18:47 R+P: keys to success 23:30 In-house competence 29:49 Too much? 30:49 Broader challenges 33:38 The network today 38:43 So what? 39:35 Surprise

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