Page 1 March 24, 1992 Mr. Wang Bingqian, Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance Sanlihe, Beijing People's Republic of China U.S.A; Re: Loan No. 3060/Credit No. 2014 - CHA (Inner Mongolia Local Railway Project) 1 - increase of the Special Account Dear Mr. Minister: We refer to the Loan Agreement (Inner Mongolia Local Railway Project) between the People's Republic of China (the Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) dated September 14, 1989, to the Development Credit Agreement between the Borrower and the International Development Association (the Association), and to the Project Agreement among the Association, the Bank and the Inner Mongolia Local Railway Corporation (IMLRC), all of even date therewith. We refer also to Mr. Luo Qing's telex of March 5, 1992 requesting the Bank and the Association for an increase in the amount of the authorized allocation of the Special Account from $5.0 million to $8.0 million in order to ensure a continued flow of disbursements under the Project. The Bank and the Association are pleased to inform you that, after due consideration, they have agreed to the above request. Therefore paragraph 1 (c) of Schedule 4 to the Development Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows : "(c) the term 'Authorized Allocation' means an amount equivalent to US$8,000,000 to be withdrawn from the Credit Account or the Loan Account and deposited into the Special Account pursuant to paragraph 3 (a) of this Schedule." Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing amendment by signing and dating the enclosed form of confirmation and by returning it to us for our records . This amendment will be effective as of the date hereof upon receipt of your confirmation in this regard. Sincerely, By /s/ David Pearce Acting Director China and Mongolia Department East Asia and Pacific Region CONFIRMED: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA By /s/ Luo Qing, Director, World Bank Department, MOF) Authorized Representative Dated: 22.4.1992