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2.2.7

Mr. Lui Yilin (Deputy Director of Planning Commission)

replied that the throughput of the Guangzhou port vas

expected to reach the target in the 'Eighth Five-Year

Plan' (1991-1965).

2.2.8

Mr. Higginson enquired about the anticipated time scale for the expansion of the throughput capacity of Huangpau

Port from 15 million tonnes to 31 million tonnes.

2.2.9

2.2.10

Mr. Lui said that this might be achieved by the end of

the Eighth Five-Year Flan' (1995).

In reply to an enquiry by Sir David Akers-Jones, Vice

-Governor Yang said that there were not many deep water

berths capable for handling vessels over 35,000 tornes

in Guangdong. The Yantian proposal was only under investigation. After some dredging work, the Huangpu

Port could handle vessels up to 35,000 tonnes.

2.2.11 Sir David emphasised that such information was needed

because it would be inadvisable to duplicate in Hong Kong the facilities being planned ir. Guangzhou.

the

2.2.12 Vice-Governor Yang further explained that

developments in Guangdong as well as in other places in

South China had to be taken step by step. At present,

the major action area was in improving the internal

transportatior network as other provinces in South-West China relied on ports in Guangcong.

Road

2.2.13 Mr. James So (Commissioner for Transport, Hong Kong)

enquired or the presert position of the containerization

of rail freight and the projected trend. He added that

the proposed Fung Hom Terminal expansion, when

completed, could handle 9 million tonnes of cargos, of

which it was estimated some 35% would be containerized.