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2.1.17 Tie

Guangzhou Fort

this

will also

be expanded

to

accommodate vessels of 5,000 awt.

Its throughput

capacity will be increased from its present 6.8 m to 9.5

n tonnes.

2.1.18

Ports in Shenzhen

(

he

Shekou, Chivan and Dongjiaotou

4) have been proved to be viable and will

expanded. Freparatory work On Ma Wan is being undertaken. Limited by physical conditons, the above ports are only capable of providing berths for vessels below 35,000 dwt. The eastern coast of Shenzhen along

hirs Fay and Yantiar is suitable for development of deep water ports. For medium/long term development, whether large scale deep water ports could be built will depend on feasibility studies. In the near future, two berths for 3,000 avt and the other for 5,000 dwt vessels will be built mainly for transporting mineral ores and

construction materials.

One

2.1.19

AIKPORTS

2.1.20

Other ports being expanded or

or built include Zhanjiang

( 湛江 ), Shantou ( 汕頭

Haikou ).

A) and Yangpu ( 洋浦 ).

(

The

When the extension to the Baiyur Airport in Guangzhou is completed, it is capable of hardling 8 to 10 m passenger trips/year. The construction of a civiliar airport in Shenzhen had been approved by the State Council.

main

serve domestic

flights and to improve the transport links of Shenzhen with the rest of the country to meet the needs of the

rapid

Economic

purpose

of

this airport

is

to

the Special

Zone.

of development

Pre-feasibility studies are now being carried out. The site at Baishizhou is the selected option and experts in

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