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Hopewell Holdings and the Highway Bureau had reached an
agreement. Work would start on this section in Shenzhen later
in the year with completion of the section scheduled for 1988.
6.
The double-tracking of the railway from Shenzhen to
Guangzhou had been completed. The speed of the trains would
not be increased until 1 October 1987 to give the tracks time
to settle. The journey time would then be reduced from two and
a half hours to one and a half hours. Mr Zhang said two
factors affected the development of Guangdong province:
and communications. If these problems could be solved,
Guangdong would develop much faster.
energy
7.
Mr Clift agreed. He then asked about plans for an
airport in Shenzhen.
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8.
Mr Zhang explained that the Chinese Government had
made plans for one a number of years ago. Many people asked
whether Shenzhen needed an airport. Since Hong Kong airport
would soon reach capacity and Guangzhou had already reached it,
he thought that an airport at a suitable location in Shenzhen
would be useful to all parties. The plan had been approved by
Central Government but the problem of where to locate it had
delayed the project for two years. Different departments had
held different views. There was still no decision. But in
principle it was agreed that the airport should be close to
Shenzhen and Hong kong. A new location had been put forward
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