HIGHWAY, BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUE IN HUNAN, KWANGTUNG

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600390182-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2011
• Sequence Number: 182
• Publication Date: April 27, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPOR
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Economic - Highway, bridge construction
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WHERE China
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DATE
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HIO?:.rnv BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUE IN HUNAN. KWANGTUNG
REPAIRED HIGHWAYS RESTORE HUNAN TRADE -- Peiping Jen-min Jih-pao, 12 Dec 50
Peiping (gsin-hua)?-- Since the liberation of Hunan, 3,200 kilometers of
the province's 3,800 kilOnleters Df motor highways have been repaired. This
has greatly facilitated the marketing of accumulated stocks of tung oil and
the distribution within the province of articles needed in industry. The vol-
ume of highway transportation during September 1950 was 1,900,000 ton-kilome-
ters. In July, 20 percent of the motor trucks were idle at any given time,
while in September only 15 percent were idle. The volume of the Yuan-ling
tung oil industry is now three times what it was at the time of liberation.
Highway transportation and river boat transportation are both increasing.
SHIN-CH'I HIGHWAY BRIDGE COMPLETED -- Hong Kong Wen-hui Pao, 11 Jan 51
Chung-shan -- An important feature for the improvement of highway trans
portation between Macao, Shih-ch'i (1nd Cumumbers was in the completion in tmido
characters Chiang-men (2),
cember 1950 of the~238-foot-long highway bridge across the Chi Chiang (3), on
which the city of Shih-ch'i is situated. The bridge was formally opened to
traffic on 1 January 1951.
KWANGTUNG ROAD PLANS FOR 1951 -- Hong Kong Hsing-tao Jih-pao, 27 Jan 51
Chu-chiang -- Among the 1951 plans for highway construction in Kwangtung
are three roads, for which the.city of Shih-ch'i is one of the terminals. The
general directions, points en route, and other terminals are as follows:
1. Ch'i-Sui Highway. From Shih-ch'i northward to Canton passing through
Chiang-I'ou (4)', Chi-lung (5), Hsiao Lan (6), and Jung-ch'i (7S, then across one
of the channels bf the Chu Chiang to connect with the'Chiu-chiang?(8) highway,
and thus enter Canton by the southwest bridge. This highway passes through the
four haiens-of Chung-shah, Hsun-te, Nan-hai, and Fan-yu.
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2. Ch'i-Chiang Highway. From Shih-ch'i westward to Chiang-men and
Hsin-hui (9), passing Tieh-shih (10) and San-men-cha (11) to Ku-chen-(12),
and thence across a large river channel, the Wai-hai (13) fb-y rerrybo-1 ,
to Chiang-men.
3, Tou-Ch'i Highway. From .Shah-ch'i to Tou-men (14). Leave Shih-
ch'i by the highway from Shih-ch'i to Macao; after some distance, cross by
ferry to Van-chou Island (15) which is Ch'u No 5 of Chung-shan Hsien; cross
Van-chou Island and cross the water again on to the island which is referred
to as Ch'u No 8 in Chung-Shan Hsien, landing at Pai-chiao (16), a-id thence by
a section of road to be newly constructed connect with an existing highway
that runs north and south through the city of Tou-men.
Work is already in progress on a numoer of sections of these 1P.`kwAys.
TIENTSIN HAS TRACKLESS TROLLEY -- Tientsin Jih-pao, 13 Dec 50
Tientsin -- On 12 December 1950, a trackless trolley car, constructed
in the shops of the Tientsin Tramway Company, was successfully tested on the
broad street east of the northeast corner of the old walled city. In appear-
ance and performance it was found pleasing and satisfactory. It is driven by
a 70-horsepower electric traction motor which can operate at speeds up to 30
miles per hour. There are soft leather-covered seats for 26 passengers and
standing room for 20 persons. Construction cost is said to be about one half
that of an imported car. In April 1951 this trackless trolley car will be put
regularly on the run from Chieh-fang Ch'iao to Hsiao-sun-Chuang.
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