10
are studying the
proposal
further. The preliminary
study report will eventually be submitted to the State
Council for decision.
2.1.21 Airports ir Shartou and Zhanjiang have been expanded and
are in operation now. The Meixian (
Airport will be completed soon anc a feasibility study = 25 ), Hainan Island is
on an airport at Sanya (
being undertaken.
TELECOMMUNICATION
2.1.22 Urban telephone service and long distance communication
facilities will be strengthened. An optical fibre
communication network will be set up on the Pearl River Delta with Guangzhou as the centre. 40 counties and
cities of the Province have already set up telephone
links with Hong Kong and there are more on the way. A mobile communication network and a paging system serving
the area of Guangzhou, Shenzuen and Zhuhai will be set
up to cope with the social and economic developments.
2.1.23
Better transport facilities are vital to the improvement of both domestic and international links of the country
and also the development of foreign trade. Such
projects are generally to
funded by China's OFI
resources. However, various financing arrangements are being considered including foreign investment and joint
ventures.
be
ELECTRICITY
2.1.24 At the end of 1986, the electricity generation capacity installed in Guangdong is 4,650 megawatts (MW), of which 2,050 MW are thermal power and 2,600 MW are hydro-power.