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The fuzzy set is utilized to handle with ambiguity in some linguistic risk allocation criteria to lower the fuzziness and bias in knowledge expert which is qualitative that handles real time decision making. The municipal sector has been occupied the largest share of PPP projects while state-owned enterprises still dominate the biggest PPP marketed components. Local governments prefer viability gap subsidies although central government encourages user payment. Spatial difference coefficient is so high reflecting obvious regional differentiation of provincial PPP development. 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