Conformed Copy - L4541 - Guangxi Highway Project - Supplemental Letter 1

Page 1 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION October 10, 2000 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 Re: Loan No 4541 CHA (Guangxi 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 Guangxi Highway Project (the Project), and to the Project Agreement of same date between the Bank and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the Project. For purposes of Part C(1) of Schedule 2 to the Project Agreement, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 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, GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION By /s/ Huang Huaiwen Authorized Representative AGREED: INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By /s/ Yukon Huang Authorized Representative