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OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTS                                     June 21, 2017
Mr. Chen Shixin
Director-General
International Economic
and Financial Cooperation Department
Ministry of Finance
Re: People's Republic of China - Loan Number 8130-CN
Changzhi Sustainable Urban Transport Project
Amendment to Loan Agreement
Dear Mr. Chen,
We refer to the Loan Agreement between the People's Republic of China (the Borrower)
and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) dated July 10, 2012
(the Loan Agreement) and the Project Agreement of the same date between the Bank and Shanxi
Province (the Project Agreement) for Changzhi Sustainable Urban Transport Project (the
Project), as amended.
We also refer to the letter from the Ministry of Finance, dated February 15, 2017,
requesting the restructuring of the Project, which requires certain amendments to the Loan
Agreement. We are pleased to inform you that the Bank concurs with the request, and
accordingly amends the Loan Agreement as set forth below:
1.    Parts A.2 of the Project in Schedule 1 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended as
follows:
"2.   Construction of one (1) off-street parking facility at the Jiahui Shopping Mall in
accordance with the parking strategy and pricing policy to be developed under
Part D of the Project.
2.    Part C.1 of the Project in Schedule 1 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and new
Part C.3 shall be added as follows:
"1.   Construction of two (2) bus depots at the current local bus company headquarters
at North Yingxiong Road, and at Mafangtou in the southern part of Changzhi
city."
"3.   Improvement of street lighting systems along selected roads; installment of
pavement markings and traffic signs; conducting an impact study on the publicly-
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financed shared bike system; and provision of financial support to procure electric
buses and charging equipment."
3.    Section I.V.B.2 of Schedule 2 to the Loan Agreement shall be amended as follows:
"The Closing Date is December 31, 2018."
Except as specifically amended in this letter, all other terms and conditions of the Loan
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing on behalf of the Borrower by
countersigning and dating the corresponding form of confirmation set forth below, and returning
one fully countersigned original of this amendment letter to us. Upon receipt by the Bank of the
original of this amendment letter duly countersigned by the authorized representative of the
Borrower, the above amendments to the Loan Agreement shall become effective as of the date of
countersignature; provided, however, that the addition of a new Part C.3 of the Project, as
described in paragraph 2 of this amendment letter, shall become effective as of January 1, 2017.
Yours sincerely,
Zoubida Kherous Allaoua
Acting Country Director, China
CONFIRMED:
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Mr. Chen Shixin                                                               June 21, 2017
CC: Mr. Gao Jianmin
Vice Governor
Shanxi Province