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Neobie:
For what it's worth, all the following shots were taken in the Hong Kong Airport I know and love... Note the daylight and the clock that reads 2.03pm.

apskip:
Neobie,

I agree that the photographic evidence of the teams just after their arrival at connecting point HKG airport is conclusive, but the question is why World Race Productions chose to go that way for all teams. Here are 3 superior connections:

Tokyo to Kunming Sat. 11/27
flight choices:
NH5711 NRT CKG (Chonqing) 0855 1515, connecting to MU5722 CKG KMG 1555 1710

CA422 NRT PEK (Beijing) 0900 1200, connecting with CA4170 PEK KMG 1415 1740

NH919 NRT PVG (Shanghai) 0940 1210, connecting with CZ6799 PVG KMG 1420 1745

Each of those was scheduled to arrive one hour to 1.75 hours before HX247. Why? The only reasons I can think of are Bunching (not a real issue because the shuttle bus in Lijiang was going to force this) and lack of seat availability. 

Neobie:
Perhaps WRP was cleared only to get their cameras through Kunming Airport, and hence wanted to avoid going through Chinese customs at Shanghai, Chongqing, etc? Hong Kong and Seoul are probably the two airports outside of SE Asia and China that serve Kunming.

georgiapeach:
I was thinking they just didn't want the teams there too soon...to have too many options to go on?

apskip:
I find it useful to maintain a running log of the actual transportation used by the teams, with all the unused options eliminated and the delays incorporated:

Leg 1 11/20 depart LAX for SYD
QF12 departed at 2326, but encountered a major problem en route, diverted to Honolulu to land there at 0159 on 10/21 and subsequently in Sydney at 0959 (runway but 1047am leaving airport) 10/22.

QF108 departed at 2348 and arrived 0956 on 11/22

Leg 2 SYD BHQ
11/23 ZL9578 0605 0755
ZL9596 0630 082

Leg 3 in order to get on the Indian Pacific Railroad, teams must be ready to depart Broken Hill by 1830 on 11/23
This train arrives in Sydney at 1015 on 10/24
Teams must transfer to SYD airport and fly to Tokyo. Choices departing 10/24 and arriving 10/25 are:

CX100 1539 2144 SYD HKG, connecting with CX524 HKG 0245+1 0732+1 (note - late by about 100 minutes leaving and 92 minutes arriving)

QF21 2204 0613+1 SYD NRT

I am not certain of this, but logically the pit stop in Kurihama should be an extended one due to double legs before and after it.

leg 4 Tokyo to Kunming Sat. 11/27 Mandatory flights NQ909 NRT HKG 0951 1355 connecting to HX247 HKG KMG 1705 1917
Kent/Vyxsin don't get to Narita in time and take OZ103 NRT ICN 1530 1756 connecting to MU2004 ICN KMG 2210 0135+1

transfer to rail to reach Lijiang, 524 km away, on 11/28:
train dep. Kunming 11/27 2050 arr. Lijiang East 0538
OR train dep. Kunming 11/27 2216 arr. Lijiang East 0633
OR Kent/Vyxsin forced to fly MU5951 KMG LJG 0701 0743

leg 5 Lijiang 11/28 to Kunming 11/29:

train dep. Lijiang East 11/28 1905 arr. Kunming 0530 11/29

leg 6 Kunming to Kolkata depart and arrive 30 Nov. KMG CCU MU555  2355 2345

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