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3.22 The known committed infrastructure projects will strengthen these trends and it is likely that the development corridor between Shenzhen and Guangzhou will maintain its pre-eminence, continuing to grow, but at a less spectacular rate than in the past.
3.23 Future spatial patterns of urbanisation will be particularly influenced by the new highway proposals, especially the committed expressway projects for the west bank of the Pearl River. Development here has been inhibited by the poor transport network. The provision of fast highway connections between Guangzhou and Zhuhai will open up the prospects of a major development corridor linking Shunde, Zhongshan and Zhuhai. There is already evidence of a similar corridor emerging to the west of Guangzhou through Foshan and Nanhai towards Zhaoqing.
3.24 Subsidiary urban corridors are likely to develop from Guangzhou through Panyu to the proposed Boca Tigris crossing of the Pearl River, north from Guangzhou into Huaxian and the projected new airport, into Huiyang along the road from Shenzhen to Huizhou and from Xiaolan to Jiangmen and Xinhui.
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Guangzhou will retain and strengthen its dominance of the service centre hierarchy of the province without challenging in any fundamental way the eminence of Hong Kong as the most important international centre serving the needs of southern China. At the same time, increasing wealth, mobility and accessability will lift and improve the levels of service delivered by the second order centres
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previously referred to. Market forces are likely to result in similar centres being developed at Zhongshan and in Dongguan.
3.26 The evolving pattern of urbanisation is illustrated on Figure 3.2.
Conclusions
3.27 Most new developments will continue to be centred on the Pearl River Delta. In the short term this is likely to be concentrated on the east bank and in the already established growth centres. In the longer term, the Consultants would, however, expect more rapid growth on the west bank - lower wages will attract new industry - the lack of infrastructure in this area might, however, delay the process - the planned new expressways and ports (the Consultants are, however, sceptical regarding the prospects for Gaolan) will, however, help to correct the situation.
3.28 Some polluting industries (for example dyeing and leather works) are likely to be confined to the extreme edges of the delta. Major developments in the mountain regions are not, however, expected - these areas have insufficient infrastructure and new infrastructure will be costly to provide. These areas are, besides, too far from the province's ports or Hong Kong.
3.29 In the short term, Guangzhou City can be expected to grow mainly towards the other growth centres in the south - this, even if its new airport is located to the north. In the longer term, as domestic
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