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Integration is key to future of transport development

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For the 12th Five-Year Plan to 2015, transport infrastructure construction will remain a major priority for the national authorities although the government's stimulus ends today.

According to the Transport Ministry, the country will now shift from simply building more transport systems towards integrating different modes of transport such as roads, rail, ports and airports.

'China's transport systems must continue to have strong growth, even more than before, but in a realistic manner,' said Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang.

The nation has seen a spurt in infrastructure construction in the past two years, following the launch of the 4 trillion yuan (HK$4.7 trillion) stimulus package in 2008 to combat the effect of the global financial crisis.

Of the total stimulus, as much as 1.2 trillion yuan was earmarked for transport infrastructure.

The Transport Ministry said on its website: 'The strategic importance of the transport sector remains unchanged. The support by the Chinese government at all levels for transport remains strong. The next five years remains an important strategic period for transport development.'

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