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2.1.8

tonnes

in

totalled 4.87 m tonnes in 1985 but they are expected to

reach 7.5

1990, with 211 average annual

increase of 9%; and 18 m tonnes in the year 2000, with

an average arrual increase of 9%.

in

"Under the oper door policy individual province of China

will trade directly with other countries. A large

volume of goods will use Hong Kong as an entrepot. In

future, re-export trade in Hong Kong will increase

rather than decrease", Premier Zhao once said. The

statement truly reflects the real situation

Guangdong. But how the development of the transport system of Guangzhou and Hong Kong would be co-ordinated,

especially how the freight capacity of the

Shenzhen- swloon railway could

matched will need

further consideration.

he

RAILWAYS

2.1.9

The

Beijing-Guangzhou line

The section between

ilengyang ( 衡陽 > and Guargzhou with a total

length of 540 km will be double-tracked.

a tunnel of 14.295

The

There will be

in length at Dayaoshan

section betwer Liuzhou

( 大瑤山 ).

( 柳州 ) and Shaoguan ( 韶關 ) will be

electrified. Wher the electrification is completed, the

capacity of the line will be increased from 11 m tonres

of goods and 15 pairs of passenger trains as in 1981 to

30 m

tonnes of goods and 25 pairs of trains. The next stage of the electrification will be the section between Hengyang and Guangzhou and upon completion, the capacity

of the line will further be increased to 50 m tonnes of

goods and 40 pairs of passenger trains.