4、asofDecember29,1999.PursuanttoTheContractLawofthePeople''sRepublicofChina(hereinafterthe"ContractLaw"),andwithaviewtofacilitatingtheproperadjudicationofcontractualdisputes,weherebypromulgatethefollowinginterpretationsofcertainissuesconcerningtheapplicationoftheContractLawbyPeople''sCourts: I.