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Communications end Twenences, There we already good cooperation over rail, air end the hoverferry services. The next area viere develoment was likely to be needed wes in the transport of goods by road. They had a plan to allow trucks from both sides to move frecly in the area of Shenzhen municipality. Further discussions would he needed between both sides on the details, Mr Zeng then reverted to the cort at Nantou. He said that Whampos at present could only tare shins of 18,000 tornes in the old port and 20,000 tonnes in the new

They were short of a dern water harbour. This was why they were considering development at Nantou. It was however a long term schone and it would be necessary to dreden a channel there. Tri answer to a question from the Governor he said they were considering using ships with a draught of 18 metres.

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Industry. Hong Kong was well developed as a banking and financial centre. It was also rich in modern techniques. Guangdong on the other hand had large areas of land and a great supply of labour. There was a possibility for cooperation in electronics and light industry in general.

Guangdong would be able to find more labour as agriculture was improved. They were thinking of carrying out processing and assembly work in Guangdong. They were also considering various forms of compensation trade. Whose developments were still at an early stage. He thought that conditions for cooperation were better in the Shenzhen area than elsewhere in China. To was possible for Hong Kong businessmen to invest smell amounts of canital in Guanglong; the return profit would go back to Hong Kong.

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