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was
5.1.7 Last year,
the total cargo throughput of Huangpu port
14.97m tonnes. It is expected that it would reach.
20m tonnes this year and 40m tonnes by the year 2000. The growth rate of 6% p.a. is likely to continue in the next few years. However, cautions should be taken when comparing the throughput figures of Huangpu port with
other ports because heavy loads such
as coals and iron
ores from northern provinces accounted for a large share
of the total throughput. Under the current policy of
"ore city one port", there are proposals to put
to put the
management of Guangzhou port and Huangpu port under one
authority.
new
road
5.1.8 It was noticed that the road connecting Guangzhou and
Huangpu was very congested. It was also learnt that a
was being constructed and would be open to
traffic before the end of 87. The availability of this
alternative route should help to improve the traffic
conditions and thus, the flow of goods between Guangzhou
and the port.
5.1.9
The Xin Sha Port is proposed to be built to the south of
the new port. The total length of water frontage is
7.5km and JC deep water berths would be built. The
first stage of the development comprising the
construction of 5 berths is to he finances by the World
Bard: and would be carried out later this year.
Invitation for tender for the port work construction had
been published in newspapers in July. Other land based
construction work would be carried out later. Together
with the construction of 5 berths, a road network of
about 1 km in length, linking the port with an existing
roadway leading to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen super-highway,
would he built. The work would also involve 2 highway
bridges crossing Dongjiang and а branch river.
Estimated to cost 200m RMP Yuan, the whole project is
expected to be completed by the
of the "Eighth
Five-Year Plan".
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