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2.2.2

2.2.3

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barnes (Secretary for Lands and Works, Hong Kong)

said that Mr. Fe had emphasised that investment was

being spread thoughout Guangdong, and asked whether

development around the Pearl River Delta was still being

given priority.

Mr. He Xian (Director of Guangdong Planning Commission)

replied that Guangzhou and its inmediate area would

still be accorded high priority. Also, the pace of

development in Hainan Island would be quickened with the

purpose of assisting the less developed mountain areas.

Port

2.2.4

2.2.5

Mr. G.A. Higginson (Director of Marine, Hong Kong)

enquired about the scale of development of the port in

Yantian and the planred feeder road network associated

with the port development.

Vice-Governor Yang replied that large scale port

development project in Yantian was only under

consideration. The scale of development and the exact

location would not be decided until the feasibility

study was completed. Its implementation would still be

dependent on overall economic development in Guangdong,

ir particular, Shenzhen. If a large port were to be

built, large road network and supporting facilities

would be required. At present, only small berths for

vessels between 3,000 to 5,000 tonnes for handling

construction materials and mineral ore were being

planned. Fe added that for large projects, the approval

of the State Council had to be sought.

2.2.6 Mr. Higginson enquired about the time scale for the

projected increase ir the throughput of Guangzhou port

from 6.8 million tones to 9.5 million tonnes.