TNAG-1873-FCO40-2661-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1989 — Page 181

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(16)

industrial raw materials,

(17) The growth

sectors as energy transport and communication facilities

rates of all these sectors have been significantly lower than that of gross industrial output in the past few

years.

Thus while the rapid growth in industrial output has on one hand alleviated in part the pressure of excess demand in the economy, it has also on the other hand aggravated the strains in various bottleneck sectors and has rendered Guangdong more dependent on external supplies

(18) of industrial raw materials and energy

(16) During his visit to Hong Kong in May this year, the

Director of the Guangdong Planning Commission said that the electricity supply in Guangdong could then only satisfy 80% of its total demand. (Normally a reserve capacity of 30 to 40% in excess of maximum demand is considered essential to guarantee reliable supply.)

(17) Average annual growth rate between 1978 and 1986

(8 years) :

Passenger transport. measured in terms of man-kilometres

(8)

Freight transport measured in in terms of

tonne- kilometres

Capacity measured in in terms of kilometres

(8)

(8)

Railway Road

14.8

5.5

1.0

14.7

-6.7

0.1

Inland

3.6

5.3

-3.5

waterways

Airway

30.2

26.2

15.1

Pipeline

59.9

0

Source: Guangdong Yearbook 1987.

(18) As Guangdong's industries are mainly concentrated in processing, it has to rely on other provinces and on imports for about 70% of its supply of industrial raw materials. Also in view of the chronic shortage of electricity in Guangdong at present and the unreliability of hydro-electric power, Guangdong now depends critically on other provinces for coal to fuel its thermal power stations.

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