[K5pbem] Hong Kong

[Logan Darklighter]

Something just occured to me that could be an important question -

How much of the information - maps, articles, and the like. But mostly 
the maps - are going to be inaccurate given the rising sea levels due to 
global warming in the campaign universe? How high has the sea risen, 
actually? And how much of the land was lost, and then reclaimed, with, 
say, lang fill and the like? I can easily imagine many places in Hong 
Kong having a Venice-like aspect to them now. Some better asapted than 
others. I seem to recall that the unnamed city in the first Ghost in the 
Shell movie having several areas that had canals instead of or in 
addition to streets. I foresee this as being even more likely in Hong Kong.

I could actually see not modifying my perception of the Manhatten/Neo 
York area in this regard, because, although open to the sea, I saw it as 
possible to build a huge seawall across the straights and between Long 
island and the inland New York State shore. In fact, I think you 
actually mentioned this as a possibility at one point.

But Hong Kong is surrounded by water, and I can't see any way to avoid 
having some major land changes if you assume the worst happens in regard 
to climate change. Do we lose the current airport for example? It was 
built on an artificial landfill island built only a few meters above the 
water. Or was that raised or seawalled around somehow?

Or do we ignore this like Cowboy Bebop ignores differences in local 
gravity? ^_^

-Logan
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