4.2.4
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The
In
major industries are electronics, textiles, machinery, building materials and food processing. 1986, there were some 400 items of products with a total
value of 1,800m RMP Yuan for export. It is expected that by the end of the "Seventh Five-Year Plan" (1990) the incustrial production value will increase to 8,000 m RMB Yuan. About 60% of the industrial production will
be for export.
PORT
4.2.5
There
are
altogether 7
ports in Shenzhen, namely,
Shekou, ( 蛇口 ) Shangbu, ( 上埗 ) Meixia,
( 梅沙 } Dongsha, ( 東沙) Chiwan,
( 赤灣 >
新港 > Dongjiaotou
(東角頭
Xinjiang, (
) having a total of 41 berths.
4
berths are capable of handling vessels of over 10,000 tonnes. The throughput capacity of all ports together
3.06m tonnes in 1986. Most of the ocean-going
vessels go as far as to U.S.A. and Australia, whereas
some of them go to Hong Kong.
was
4.2.6
At
Fort
However,
work
and present,
on the expansion of the ports
The development of supporting facilities is in hand.
the eastern
under is also the SSEZ part of
as concrete proposals any
a
to
in
consideration.
on the
Yantian
are
the scale of this development would depend on detailed feasibility studies
There area,
plans to develop 2 berths which can handle vessels of 3,000 tonnes and 5,000 torres respectively in the near future. They are mainly for handling corstruction
materials and mineral ores.
RAILWAY
4.2.7 The double-tracking of the Guangzhou and Shenzhen line is expected to be completed by October 1987. Ey that time, the travelling time from Shenzhen to Guangzhou would be reduced t.o 1-1/2 hours only. The carrying capacity for goods would be increased to 22m torres.
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