Quote Originally Posted by dear giant:
The jack-hammering involved in every single renovation in HK takes a couple of months alone -- even for a 400 square foot luxury apartment with chandeliers. Then, there's the time required for workers to open large vats of noxious chemicals and allow the smells to seep out of the space being renovated. Etc. and so on and so forth.
Of course home renovations take a long time, but when there is a business involved, with rent being paid...HK generally can get a shop up and running very very quickly. Look at the Apple Store - I can't remember exactly when it started work (Maybe April?) and with its extensive remodelling it was done in 4 months.