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The South China city plans to input 20 billion yuan (US$2.4
billion) in transportation and telecommunications over the next
five years, in hopes of upgrading its facilities to the level
of its neighbor Hong Kong.
The preliminary scheme of transportation and telecommunications
for the 10th Five-year Plan (2001-05) and the following decade
has been drafted by city leaders.
Plans have also been made to invest another 35 billion yuan
(US$4.2 billion) from 2006 to 2015.
With the enormous input, Shenzhen aims to establish sound transportation
and telecommunication facilities in the next 15 years, pushing
the city to the forefront of the country.
When released from the restriction of comparatively backward
supporting facilities, it is believed Shenzhen's economy will
rapidly take off, said an official from the city's transportation
bureau.
The proposed infrastructure construction includes dozens of
projects covering highways, railways, water transportation,
aviation, public transportation, telecommunications and the
postal system.
With advanced transportation and telecommunication means stretching
out to every corner of the country and even the world, Shenzhen
is also expected to strengthen its role as a regional hub.
Relying on the improving conditions, Shenzhen also plans to
pillar material distribution services into one of its three
backbone industries.
In air travel, Southern Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines are to
add six to eight aircraft to meet the booming market demands
in regional and overseas lines during the 10th five-year plan.
Flights between Shenzhen and major Southeast Asian countries
are also to be launched or in some cases resumed.
A feasibility study on routes to Japan, North America and Europe
is to be conducted soon.
The total road mileage of Shenzhen is also to be increased by
500 more kilometers over the current 1,300 kilometers by the
end of 2005.
By 2015, the city's road density is expected to parallel that
of medium-developed countries.
Meanwhile, in port areas as Yantian Port, 10 more container's
berths are to be constructed alongside a bonded warehouse and
a bonded area during the five-year period.
(China Daily 11/13/2000)
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