Dr. H. H. Kung is reported to be heading the newly created Economic Reconstruction Committee which also looks after railway construction, and already $20,000,000 has been set aside as the foundation fund for carrying out the scheme. The Chinese Government is said to have mapped out a plan for building 11 railways connecting all provinces in the southwest and in all they will measure about 6,400 kilometres.
The surveying work on the proposed Kweiyang4Kunming and Sze-chan-Yunan Railways is reported to have been completed and construction work will soon be started, Chinese reports state.
Having secured British credits, the Chinese Government is said to have decided to build the Yuan-Burma Railway first. It is pointed out that the railway, when completed, will measure 1,200 kilometres.
It will connect Europe with the Southwest and also save about one week's travelling time as when the railway is completed there will be no necessity of reaching Kunming via Malayan peninsula, it is pointed out. There will be no difficulties in transporting British materials for building the railway as the Yunnan Burma highway has already been completed.
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