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clectricity supply is particularly low, some factories have had to work during the night to spread the load. The supply of electricity for domestic use is being maintained.
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Traveller added that the Chinese authorities plan
to build a nuclear power generating plant in Guangdong. A power station with a generating capacity of 500,000 kilowatts is being built in Shajiao, 40 kilometers from Dongguan County. Further small scale power stations will be built in the rural
areas.
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Some
An unemployed youth from Guangzhou Municipality said that in response to the save energy campaign, most of the trades in the city, especially mining and industrial
enterprises, have economised on the use of electricity.
large corporations have strengthened efforts by using their
own propaganda teans to promote the message to the workers.
Campaign to Promote Courtesy and Social Ethics
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Traveller said there is a campaign underway in work-
ing units to promote courtesy and social ethics. The workers
from many enterprises are taking part in voluntary duties such as street and drain cleaning. The PLA units have also
responded by helping in the cleaning of the White Swan Guest House, a high class establishment which opened in the Autumn
of 1982, during the Chinese Export Commodities Fair. The
local Public Security Bureau has increased efficiency to
create a good image for the tourists. Water Conservancy
24.
A worker employed by the Zhujiang Water Conservancy Commission in Shahe said the Commission was established in
October 1979 to take charge of water conservancy projects in the Zhujiang River basin. Over 1,000 workers are employed in the engineering design office, the development and research office and the housing office of the Commission.
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In early 1982 the Chairman of the Commission, LIU Zhaolun, led a delegation on a study tour of the United States. In July 1982, following severe flooding in the counties of Qingyuan, Yingde, Yangshan, Lianxian and Sihui, LIU held
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