It was announced by Premier Wen Jiabao on 5 March 2004 during his delivery of the Annual Work Report of the State Council.
ɪt wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst baɪ pɹəmˈɪɹ wˈɛn dʒˈaɪəbˌaʊ ˌɔn fˈaɪv mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈænjuːəl wˈɜːk ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ʌvðə stˈeɪt kˈaʊnsəl.