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Hong Kong and Guangzhou would be reduced. Out of a total of 62 direct scheduled flights per week between Hong Kong and China at present, 26 are to Guangzhou. Further, with
the availability of a double-tracked railway all the way
to Beijing, through-train services between Hong Kong and
the major cities in central and northern China could be
developed in due course. All these developments could
help to relieve some of the pressure on the capacity of
Kai Tak Airport resulting from China-bound flights. They
could, however, put pressure on the capacity of KCRC's passenger service.
Consideration has been given to this
and, with some additional expenditure, KCRC estimates that
its capacity will be adequate. However, this will need to
be monitored.
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Fourth, an official go-ahead has apparently been
given for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Zhuhai Superhighway.
Upon its completion in the early 1990s, a substantial
increase in cargo traffic by road between Hong Kong and
China can be expected. Part of the increase in this
traffic is likely to be caused by some cargo being shifted
from the slower river transport in favour of a speedier, though more expensive, mode of transport. This may be
especially so for some fresh produce like vegetables,
fruit, meat and dairy products, to the extent that they
are produced near the superhighway. However, a large part of this increase is likely to be newly-generated traffic,
in line with continued economic growth in the Pearl River Delta region. In the light of this development, it will
be important to ensure that the road network in the New
Territories and, to a lesser extent, the urban area is
capable of handling the expected increase in traffic to
and from the north. The capacity of the Lok Ma Chau
Crossing and of the Route 2 Highway linking Lok Ma Chau
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