Conformed Copy - L4608 - Second Jiangxi Highway Project - Supplemental Letter 1

Page 1 CONFORMED COPY PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA JIANGXI PROVINCE December 18, 2001 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 Re: Loan No 4608 CHA (Second Jiangxi Highway Project) Performance Indicators Ladies and Gentlemen: We refer to the Loan Agreement of even date herewith between People’s Republic of China (the Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) for a Second Jiangxi Highway Project (the Project), and to the Project Agreement of same date between the Bank and Jiangxi Province (Jiangxi) for the Project. For purposes of Paragraph D (1) of Schedule 2 to the Project Agreement, Jiangxi shall monitor and evaluate the carrying out of the Project and the achievement of the Project’s objectives in accordance with the indicators set forth in the Annex to this Letter. Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing by signing on the form of confirmation below. Sincerely yours, JIANGXI PROVINCE By /s/ Zou Jiayi Authorized Representative AGREED: INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By /s/ Yukon Huang Page 2 Authorized Representative