At sea, the Portuguese had benefitted from the novelty of armed trading and from the quality of their cannon and their caravels. But Albuquerque's failure at Aden, despite the scale and ferocity of the attack, set a limit to Portuguese control of the trade of the Indian Ocean. Its ...
Given that the lead time to construct the third run- way is about 10 years, this means our home airport – so crucial to Hong Kong's economic success – will reach saturation point even before the third runway is com- pleted." Meanwhile, Dragonair con- tinues to improve its value ...
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