BRIEF-China Railway Construction to raise up to 9.9 bln yuan in private placement

Dec 16 (Reuters) - China Railway Construction Corp Ltd * Says plans to raise up to 9.936 billion yuan ($1.61 billion) in private placement of a-shares * Says proceeds to be invested in several road and tram construction projects * Says trading of shares to resume on dec 17 Source text in Chinese: http://bit.ly/1IWxJAL; http://bit.ly/1yULnfK Further company coverage: ($1 = 6.1890 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Hong Kong and Singapore newsrooms)