China - Economic Reform Implementation Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB1069 Project Name China Economic Reform Implementation Project Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector Central government administration (70%);Sub-national government administration (30%) Project ID P085124 Borrower(s) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Implementing Agency Ministry of Finance (MOF) Sanlihe, Xichengqu China 100820 fy.liu@mof.gov.cn Environment Category [ ] A [ ] B [X] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Safeguard Classification [ ] S 1 [ ] S 2 [X] S 3 [ ] S F [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared October 22, 2004 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization December 3, 2004 Estimated Date of Board Approval March 31, 2005 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement Over the past quarter-century, successes in economic reform have sustained China