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Created: 2025-07-17 13:39:13 UTC

Sure, happy to clarify. Due to inflation, $20B in 1998 USD is worth about $38.4B in 2025 dollars (per US CPI data). Hong Kong's airport, a massive new build with land reclamation, cost the equivalent of far more than Montreal's $10B renovation today. Not necessarily fishy—costs have risen.


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