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form part of the Beijing-Jiujiang Railway upon its completion by 1997.

There are plans to double the train speed for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen

Railway from 80 km to 160 km per hour by 1994, thereby reducing the

travelling time between Guangzhou and Shenzhen to approximately one

Preliminary investigation has commenced to look into the

feasibility of developing a railway link from Guangzhou to Zhuhai;

hour.

(b)

as regards major highways proposals, these include the Yantian-Huizhou

Expressway (64 km) serving the Yantian port; Shenzhen-Shantou

Expressway (280 km) which will eventually be linked to Fujian along the

South China Coast; Foshan-Kaiping Expressway, Guangzhou-Beijing

Expressway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, etc;

(c)

the first phase of port development at Yantian, which involves the

construction of five berths, has been approved by the State Council. A

dedicated freight rail will be built to serve the Yantian port. The

Whampao Port, which has a total of 16 berths, is capable of handling

vessels of 35,000 ton-class. Dredging would be required to accommodate

vessels of 50,000 ton-class. The port development strategy for the next

five years will also include major expansion schemes for the river trade

terminals along the Pearl River tributaries.