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5.Daredevil construction
不怕死的建設過程
Most of those skyscrapers were built using bamboo scaffolding, an old craft thatinvolves tying long pieces of sturdy bamboo together to form a freestandinggrid structure for workmen to hang out on. Daredevil scaffolders dangling precariously on bits of bamboo suspended in midair, with asmall harness for support, are a common and heart-stopping sight in Hong Kong's streets. While most other cities are using steel and aluminium scaffolding,Hong Kong stands by bamboo, even establishing a licensing system through the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council. There are now more than 1,700 bamboo scaffolders registered with the ConstructionWorkers Registration Board.
大多數的這些建筑都是通過使用竹制腳手架蓋成的，這是一項古老的技藝，把長長的堅硬的竹子綁在一起，構成一個獨立式的網格結構，這樣工人就可以站在上面蓋樓了。
膽大的工人們就這樣站在半空中的竹制結構上，身上綁著繩子來維持平衡，這是香港街頭普遍而又驚心動魄的一幕幕。 大多數其他城市使用的都是鐵的或者鋁的腳手架，香港則靠竹子，甚至還通過香港建筑工業委員會設立了一項許可制度。目前建筑工人注冊委員會已經有1700個竹子腳手架注冊工人了。
