50391-001: Demonstration of Guangxi Elderly Care and Health … · 2019. 6. 25. · Resettlement Plan for Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Comprehensive Rehabilitation Nursing Institution

Resettlement Plan

May 2019

People’s Republic of China: Demonstration of

Guangxi Elderly Care and Health Care Integration

and Public–Private Participation Project

Prepared by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the Asian Development Bank.

Hezhou No. 2 Nursing Home for Disabled Elderly

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 29 April 2019)

Currency unit – yuan (Symbol)CNY1.00 = $6.7297

$1.00 = CNY0.1486

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development BankAFs – affected familiesAPs – affected personsDI – design instituteDMS – detailed measurement surveyEA – executive agencyHLRB – Hezhou Land Resources Administration BureauHMG – Hezhou Municipal GovernmentHPMO – Hezhou project management officeFSR – feasibility study reportGDP – gross domestic productGZAR – Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionHHs – householdsIA – implementing agencyIMA – independent monitoring agencyLA – land acquisitionLAR – land acquisition and resettlementLRB – land resources bureauM&E – monitoring and evaluationMLG – minimum living guaranteeOP – operation proceduresPLG – project leading groupPMO – project management officePPTA – project preparation technical assistancePRC – People’s Republic of ChinaRC – residents' committeeRIB – resettlement information brochureRO – resettlement officeROW – right-of-wayRAP – resettlement planS&T – science and technologyTOR – terms of referenceWF – women’s federationkm2 – square kilometermu – A mu is a Chinese unit of measurement (1 mu = 666.667

square meters).

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Resettlement Plan for Hezhou No.2 Nursing

Home Comprehensive Rehabilitation Nursing

Institution for the Disabled Elderly Subproject

Project Number: 50391-001

April 2019

PRC: Demonstration of Guangxi Elderly Care-Healthcare Integration

and Public-Private Participation (PPP) Project

Prepared by

Hezhou People’s Hospital Administration

Contents

Endorsement Letter for Resettlement Plan ................................................... 1

Executive Summary.......................................................................................... 1

Preface ................................................................................................................. 4

1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Background ........................................................................................................... 6

1.2 Location of project construction .......................................................................... 7

1.3. Project components ............................................................................................ 7

1.4 Project institutions, investment and construction period ................................... 8

1.5 Land acquisition impacts ...................................................................................... 8

1.6 Minimizing Land Acquisition and House Demolition Impacts .............................. 8

2 Project Resettlement Impacts and Analysis ..................................................... 9

2.1 Methods for evaluation of impacts ...................................................................... 9

2.2 Impacts analysis .................................................................................................. 17

3 Socio-economic Profile of the Affected Population ......................................... 19

3.1 Profile of affected communities ......................................................................... 19

3.2 Affected households and social status of social economic profile .................... 21

4 Laws and Policy Framework for Resettlement ................................................ 29

4.1 Laws and policies framework for resettlement .................................................. 29

4.2 ADB’s policies for involuntary resettlement ...................................................... 30

4.3 Gaps between national,local legislation and ADB’s policies and filling measures31

4.4 Entitlement matrix for the subproject ........................................................... 38

5 Compensation Standards ............................................................................... 48

5.1 Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition. ................................................. 48

5.2. Compensation standards for house demolition ................................................ 53

5.3 Compensation Standards for Ground Attachments and Facilities ..................... 54

5.4 Related taxes for land acquisition ...................................................................... 55

6 Resettlement and Restoration Plan ................................................................ 56

6.1 Objectives, methods and principles of resettlement and restoration ............... 56

6.2 Production Restoration Plan for Rural Land-Expropriated People .................... 57

6.3 Compensations and Resettlement of Displaced Rural Households ................... 60

6.4 Compensation and resettlement for rural attached houses .............................. 68

6.5 Affected ground attachments and infrastructure .............................................. 68

6.6 Resettlement of the affected vulnerable groups ............................................... 69

6.7 Protection of Women’s Rights and Livelihood Restoration Plan ....................... 70

7 Cost Estimates, Funds Sources and Management ........................................... 72

7.1 Resettlement cost estimates .............................................................................. 72

7.2 Annual funds utilization plan .............................................................................. 74

7.3 Sources of resettlement funds ........................................................................... 74

7.4 Flow of Funds and the Disbursement Schedule .............................................. 74

8 Land Acquisition Resettlement Implementation Plan ..................................... 76

8.1 Principles for Progress Coordination between Resettlement and Construction76

8.2 Land acquisition resettlement implementation procedure ............................... 76

8.3 Schedule for Milestone in Resettlement Implementation ................................. 77

9 Institutional Establishment and Capacity Building .......................................... 83

9.1 Relevant resettlement institutions ..................................................................... 83

9.2 Institutional Organization and Responsibilities ............................................... 83

9.3 Institutional Competence and Staffing ............................................................... 85

9.4 Measures for Strengthening Institutional Capacities ...................................... 86

10 Public Participation, Consultation and Information Disclosure ..................... 87

10.1 Public Participation and Community Consultation Activities ........................... 87

10.2 Investigation of the public opinions ................................................................. 93

10.3 Public Participation Plan at the Project Implementation Stage ..................... 100

10.4 Information disclosure .............................................................................. 100

11 Complaints and Grievances ....................................................................... 104

11.1 Means for collection of complaints and grievances ....................................... 104

11.2 Grievance procedures and handling ............................................................... 104

11.3 Principle for grievance redressing .................................................................. 105

11.4 Record and Follow-up Feedback for Complaints and Grievances .................. 105

12 Monitoring & Evaluation........................................................................... 107

12.1 Internal Monitoring ........................................................................................ 107

12.2 External monitoring & evaluation .................................................................. 110

Appendix1:Resettlement Information Booklet ................................................... 112

1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 112

2. Land acquisition Impacts .................................................................................... 112

3. Grievance redressing procedure ........................................................................ 115

4. Legal framework and policies ............................................................................. 115

5. Resettlement and restoration plan .................................................................... 123

6. Cost Estimates .................................................................................................... 124

Appendix 2: Terms of Reference for External Monitoring & Evaluation ............ 125

I. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 125

II. Objectives and Requirements of Monitoring and Evaluation ............................ 125

III. Monitoring Indicators ........................................................................................ 126

IV. Special Considerations ...................................................................................... 126

V. External Monitoring Report and Disclosure ....................................................... 126

VI. Monitoring Plan ................................................................................................. 127

List of Tables

Table 2-1 Summary of Major Affected Population by Land Acquisition and Demolition ............... 11

Table 2-2 Summary of Permanent Acquisition of Rural Collective Land ........................................ 12

Table 2-3 Summary of Demolition of Rural Residential Houses ..................................................... 13

Table 2-4 Summary of Demolition of Rural Attached Houses ........................................................ 14

Table 2-5 Summary of Affected Ground Attachments ................................................................... 14

Table 2-6 Summary of Affected Infrastructures ............................................................................. 15

Table 2-7 Summary of Affected Population .................................................................................... 15

Table 2-8 Situation of Vulnerable Groups and Structure ................................................................ 16

Table 2-9 Permanent Land Loss Analysis ........................................................................................ 17

Table 2-10 Household Land Acquisition Impacts Analysis .............................................................. 18

Table 3-3 Basic Information of Xiadao Village ................................................................................ 20

Table 3-4 Opinions on Land and House Compensations in Terms of Gender ................................ 22

Table 3-5 Education Background for the Sampled Affected Households ....................................... 22

Table 3-6 Age Structure for the Sampled Project Affected Households ......................................... 23

Table 3-7 Labor Force Structure in the Sampled Households ......................................................... 24

Table 3-8 Annual Income Structure of Affected Sampled Households (2019) ............................... 26

Table 3-9 Female Income of Affected Households ......................................................................... 27

Table 3-10 Monthly Expenditure Structure of Sampled Project Affected Households .................. 27

Table 3-11 Key Properties of Affected Sampled Households ......................................................... 28

Table 4-1Comparative Analysis of Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement 31

Table 4-2 Resettlement Entitlement Matrix of the Subproject ............................................... 39

Table 5-1 Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition ............................................................... 48

Table 5-2 Compensation Standards for Crops ................................................................................ 49

Table 5-3 Compensation Standards for other Economic Crops and Fruit Trees ............................. 49

Table 5-4 Compensation Standards for Temporary Land Occupation ............................................ 52

Table 5-5 Compensation Standards for Demolition of Rural Residential ....................................... 53

Table 5-6 Compensation Standards for Demolition of Rural Attached Houses .............................. 54

Table 5-7 Compensation Standards for Ground Attachments and Infrastructure Facilities .......... 55

Table 5-8 Summary of Taxes Related to Land Acquisition .............................................................. 55

Table 6-1 Construction Cost Estimates for Rural Brick-Concrete Buildings in Hezhou City ............ 65

Table 7-1 Resettlement Cost Estimates .......................................................................................... 72

Table 7-2 Funds Utilization Plan ...................................................................................................... 74

Table 8-1 Resettlement Milestone Activities .................................................................................. 78

Table 8-2 Resettlement Plan and Implementation Schedule ......................................................... 81

Table 9-1 Staffing Arrangement ...................................................................................................... 85

Table 10-1 Records of Public Participation by Affected Persons .................................................... 90

Table 10-2 Investigation of Public Opinions.................................................................................... 94

Table 10-3 Plan and Procedures of Public Consultations.............................................................. 102

Table 11-1 Resettlement Grievance Redress Form ....................................................................... 106

Table 11-2 Institutions and the Staff for Accepting Complaints and Grievances of Aps .............. 106

Table 12-1 Progress of Land Acquisition, House Demolition and Resettlement .......................... 109

Table 12-2 Funds Utilization Progress ........................................................................................... 109

Table 12-3 Schedule for Resettlement External Monitoring and Evaluation ............................... 111

Table 4 Summary of Permanent Acquisition of Rural Collective Land .......................................... 113

Table 5 Summary of Demolition of Rural Residential Houses ...................................................... 113

Table 6 Summary of Demolition of Rural Attached Houses .......................................................... 113

Table 7 Summary of Affected Ground Attachments ..................................................................... 113

Table 8 Summary of Affected Infrastructures ............................................................................... 113

Table 9 Situation of Vulnerable Groups and Structure ................................................................. 114

Table 10 Major Laws and Policies for Resettlement ..................................................................... 115

Table 11 Eligibility, Compensation and Entitlement ..................................................................... 119

Table 12 Schedule for Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................. 127

List of Figures

Figure 1-1 Sketch Map of Project Land Use ............................................................................. 7

Figure 1-2 Land Temple at Xiadao Village ................................................................................. 9

Figure 2-1 Acquisition of Rural Collective Land ....................................................................... 12

Figure 2-2 Rural Residential Houses Proposed to be Demolished by Project ......................... 13

Figure 2-3 Rural Attached Houses Proposed to be Demolished by Project ............................ 14

Figure 3-5 Gender Composition of Samples ............................................................................ 21

Figure 3-6 Age Structure for the Sampled Project Affected Households ................................ 24

Figure 3-7 Labor Structure of the Sampled Affected Households .......................................... 25

Figure 6-1 Proposed Commercial Land ................................................................................... 59

Figure 6-2 Location of Relocating Area ................................................................................... 62

Figure 6-3 Aerial View of Relocating Area ............................................................................... 63

Figure 6-4 Relocating Site for Reconstruction by APs ............................................................. 65

Figure 6-5 Self-Constructed Houses of Farmers ...................................................................... 67

Figure 9-1 Resettlement Institutional Arrangement ............................................................... 83

Figure 10-1 Public Participation in RP Preparation ................................................................. 93

Figure 11-1 Working System for Legal Assistance Liaison Officer of Xiadao Village ............. 105

Abbreviation and Unit of Measurement

ADB Asian Development Bank

AFs Affected Families

Aps Affected Persons

DI Design Institute

DMS Detail Measurement Survey

EA Executive Agency

F Female

HLRB HezhouLand Resources Administration Bureau

HMG Hezhou Municipal Government

HPMO Hezhou Project Management Office

FSR Feasibility Study Report

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GZAR Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

HHs Households

IA Implementing Agency

LA Land Acquisition

LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement

LRB Land Resources Bureau

M Male

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MLG Minimum Living Guarantee

OP Operation Procedures

PLG Project Leading Group

PMO Project Management Office

PPTA Project Preparation Technical Assistance

PRC The People’s Republic of China

RC Residents' Committee

RIB RIB (Resettlement Information Brochure)

RO RO (Resettle Office)

ROW Range of Way

RAP Resettlement Plan

S&T Science & Technology

TOR Terms of Reference

US$ US Dollars

WF Women’s Federation

km2 square kilometer

% Percentage

Mu Chinese land measuring unit, 1 mu = 1/15 ha. (1 ha.=15 mu)

RMB Chinese Currency, RMB 1 = USD 1/ 6.75 (USD 1 = RMB 6.75)

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Executive Summary The major contents of the subproject are the construction of 4 corridor-style buildings for the elderly people in an area of 19053.72 m2 (4763.43 m2/each building) , 2 integrated building with 4359.75 m2 of building area, and 6802.74 m2 of basement area (underground).

Resettlement impacts. The subproject is categorized B for involuntary resettlement. The subproject will acquire 74.14 mu of rural collective land permanently that include 67.07 mu of land contracted by villagers, 2.02 mu of village road, and 5.05 mu of house sites. The land acquisition will affect totally 45 households with 208 persons. The Project needs to demolish 9126.72 m2 of houses including 7481.20 m2 of rural residential houses, 1645.42 m2 of rural attached houses affecting 26 households with 152 persons. The acquisition of land (includingground attachments and infrastructures such as scattered trees, bamboos, wells, fences, graves and electrical facilities) and the demolition of houses will affect 56 households with 296 persons in Xiadao village (including 2 households with 11 persons belonging to vulnerable groups). Of them, 30 households with 144 persons are affected by land acquisition, 11 households with 88 persons by house demolition, and 15 households with 64 persons by land acquisition and house demolition. While the rural collective land acquisition will impact about 60% of the landholdings of the 45 AHs, livelihood impacts are not expected to be significant as agriculture income accounts for less than 1% of the household incomes and part of it will be impacted due to the proposed land acquisition. The house demolition of 26 AHs with 152 persons will require relocation of these households and involve significant impacts.

Laws, regulations and policies. The resettlement activities of this subproject will strictly abide by the laws, regulations and policies of the People’s Republic of China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Hezhou City. The planning and implementation of the resettlement activities will also fully abide by the involuntary resettlement safeguard policy of Asian Development Bank for involuntary resettlement. Resettlement compensation standards. According to the Notice of Hezhou Municipality on Adjusting the Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition and Resettlement for Construction Projects within Urban Planned Areas of Hezhou City (Ref. HZF[2016]48), and the Notice of Issuance of the Implementation Scheme for House Demolition Compensation in Main Urban Area of Hezhou City (Provisional) (Ref. HGTZ[2018]95), after full consultation with the implementing agency, the APs and the relevant stakeholders, the project Resettlement Office has formulated a series of compensation standards that shall be no less than those in other similar projects in the subproject areas. In addition, the compensations for land acquisition and house demolition, and resettlement will conform with ADB’s involuntary resettlement requirements.

Resettlement measures. In order to minimize the negative impacts of land acquisition and house demolition on the affected persons, this RP has formulated a series of resettlement measures that ensure the APs that the production conditions and income standards will be restored at least to the level pre-project level:.

� For land-expropriated people: (1) cash compensation. The land-expropriated agricultural population receive land compensation. (2) Resettlement with commercial land. The commercial land shall be 10% of the total expropriated farmland for commercial development. (3) Employment and training During the construction period

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and after completion, the Project will provide technical and vocational training and also directly offer job opportunities to the affected persons; (4) In addition, the affected persons will continue to benefit from the following government policies and programs. The registered population of over 16 years old who have the rights of contracting collective land at the time of land acquisition will be eligible to get the endowment insurance subsidies for rural displaced farmers. The rural APs will be covered by the local medical care insurance according to the residence management principle. The rural APs whose registration remains the same as before will be covered by new-type cooperative medical care system. Furthermore, the APs who live under the rural poverty MLG will be covered by the rural poverty MLG scheme.

� For APs who will lose their land temporarily, cash compensation for land occupation and crops will be paid to the individual AP, and the cash compensation of land recovery fee will be paid to the contractors. The land will be restored to original condition and keep the same quality as before by the contractors.

� For the compensation for demolished houses, the APs shall be provided with three options respectively of exchange of property titles, cash resettlement and reserved land, and shall be also eligible to get the related bonus and subsidies for moving and transition. At the same time, the government will also provide support in credit support, household registration, social insurance and employment etc.

� Compensation for the ground attachments such as tree, bamboo, well and electric infrastructure, the compensation shall be made in cash.

� The vulnerable groups shall: (1) have the priority in selecting resettlement houses (reconstruction land). (2) The PMO and the villagers’ committee will provide assistance to the vulnerable groups during moving. (3) The local credit union and banks provide with small credit, and the IA and the local government assist the APs to get access to such process. (4) The PMO and local governments will prepare the special livelihood training plan for the vulnerable groups free of charge. (5) Job opportunities related to the Project are offered to the vulnerable groups.

Public participation. The consulting team has organized a series of activities for public consultation and community consultation including organizing or attending meetings, field household surveys and interviews. Through multiple approaches, the APs have been made fully aware of project information, impacts of land acquisition and resettlement, applicable laws and regulations, compensation standards, restoration plans for livelihood and income, project implementation schedule, resettlement policies and entitlements. It is known to the resettlement consulting team that the APs have the positive attitudes towards the project implementation and also expressed their satisfaction on resettlement compensation and measures. All of these concerns have been incorporated in the Resettlement Plan and the implementation schedule, and the relevant mitigation measures will be implemented during the subproject implementation phase. After being approved by Hezhou Municipal Government, the Resettlement Plan shall be re-checked by the departments responsible for land acquisition and demolition 3 months prior to the expropriation, and then shall be disclosed again to the public. The Hezhou Project Management Office shall be responsible for supervising implementation, organizing public consultation, monitoring progress and responding to grievances of the APs.

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Resettlement cost estimates. The total cost estimates for resettlement of the Project are RMB 22.3190 million including compensations for the expropriated rural collective land, rural residential houses and ground attachments, the relocation subsidies, relevant taxes, M&E charges, other costs, and contingency. Resettlement timeline and arrangement of activities. The land acquisition and resettlement activities shall be conducted during January 2020 and September 2021. The construction will not take place until the APs are fully compensated and relocated, and all arrangements are made to commence the livelihood rehabilitation activities and they are registered for these activities. The grievance address procedures have been well established, and the explanations thereof are included in the RP. The internal and external monitoring of the RP implementation will be conducted to ensure successful resettlement implementation. The Guangxi Project Management Office (GPMO) , and the Subproject Implementing Agency (The Hezhou Municipal Government), Project Implementating Entity (Hezhou People’s Hospital) have agreed to a set of monitoring milestones with ADB to ensure timely and effective implementation of resettlement activities. An external monitoring agency is to be engaged under contract to the Subproject IA is responsible for external monitoring and evaluation. The external monitoring reports shall be prepared on semi-annual basis during the implementation of resettlement plan. A resettlement completion report will be prepared after 12 months of the completion of the land acquisition, compensation and resettlement activities. These reports will be submitted to ADB by the GPMO for review and disclosed subsequently on ADB website.

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Preface

I. Objective of Resettlement Plan

This Resettlement Plan (RP) is formulated on the basis of the laws, regulations and policies of the People's Republic of China, the local Government, and the Guidelines of ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement on involuntary resettlement policy safeguards (SPS 2009). The purpose of this planning document is to set out an action plan for the resettlement and rehabilitation of the affected persons (APs) to ensure that they will benefit from the subproject and their standards of living will be improved or at least be restored to the pre-project level.

II. Definitions of Terms

(I) Displaced Persons In terms of the eligibility for compensations, the Displaced Persons (DPs) may be classified in one of the following three groups: (i) Those who have formal legal rights to land (including customary and traditional rights recognized under the laws of the country); (ii) Those who do not have formal legal rights to land at the time the census begins but have a claim to such land or assets -- provided that such claims are recognized under the laws of the country or become recognized through a process identified in the resettlement plan; (iii) Those who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land they are occupying. Persons covered under the above (1) and (2) are compensated for the land they lose and other assistance. Persons covered under (3) are provided resettlement assistance in lieu of compensation for land they occupy and other assistance, as necessary, to achieve objectives set out in this policy, if they occupy the project are prior to a cut-off date established by the

borrower and acceptable to ADB1. Those who encroach on this area after cut-off date are not entitled for compensation or any other resettlement assistance.

(II) Compensation and Resettlement Measures In order to address the impacts caused by involuntary land acquisition resulting in (i) relocating or loss of shelter; (ii) lost of assets or access to assets; and (iii) loss of income source or means of livelihood (whether or not the affected persons must move to another location), an RP should be prepared. The RP includes measures to ensure that the APs are: (i) Informed about their options and rights pertaining to resettlement; (ii) Consulted on, offered choices among, and provided with technically and economically feasible resettlement alternatives; and (iii) Provided prompt and effective compensation at replacement cost2for the losses of assets attributable directly to the project.

1Normally, the cut-off date is the date the census begins. The cut-off date could also be the date the project area was delineated, prior to the census, provided that there has been an effective public dissemination of information on the area delineated and systematic and continuous dissemination subsequent to the delineation to prevent further population influx. 2“Replacement Cost" means the method of valuing assets to replace the loss at market value plus any transaction costs. When this method is adopted, the depreciation of construction and property is left out of account.

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If impacts include physical relocation, the RP should include measure to ensure that the displaced persons are: (i) Provided assistance (such as moving allowance) during relocation; (ii) Provided with residential house, or house sites, as required, agricultural land. Its productive potential, locational advantages and other factors are at least equivalent to the potential and locational advantages of the old site. The RP include measures to ensure that displaced persons are:

• Offered support after displacement for a transition period, based on a reasonable

estimate of the time likely to be needed to restore their livelihood and standards

of living;

• Provided with development assistance in addition to compensation measures

described in para 1 (iii), such as land preparation, credit facilities, training, or job

opportunities.

III. Cut-off date

The cut-off date of the subproject shall be the date when the government issues the announcement of land acquisition. The DPs are not allowed to build new house, expand the building, rebuild, change the usage of house and land, lease land, or rent / bargain the house. Besides, persons moving into the subproject areas after this date are not entitled to compensation.

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1 Introduction

1.1 Background

1. Peoples Republic of China (PRC) has entered the era with the largest number of the elderly population, the fastest aging rate and the unique characteristics of elderly care. It is estimated that by 2025, the population aging rate in PRC will reach 14%, and 21% in 2035. The social and economic changes are changing the traditional model of home-based care and the demands for social care services are unceasingly enlarging. In order to actively address the problems of the aging population, the national government actively encourages all social circles to extensively participate in the elderly care development and expedite the construction of the elderly care service system.

2. Hezhou City is located in the eastern part of Guangxi and is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is adjacent to Qingyuan City and Zhaoqing City of Guangdong Province to the east, 300 km to Liuzhou City to the west, 212 km to Guilin to the north and 160 km to Wuzhou City to the south. Due to the unique ecological and geographical environment, the average life expectancy of Hezhou City is as high as 78.01 years. Under the jurisdiction of HezhouCity, Zhaoping County, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County and Zhongshan County were awarded the title of “Hometown of Longevity in China” in July 2011, June 2014 and July 2015. ThusHezhou has become the only prefecture-level city in PRC with all the counties under jurisdiction being awarded the title of “Hometown of Longevity in China”.

3. In 2016, Hezhou City was selected as the first batch national-level pension pilot units in PRC. At the core of health and longevity, Hezhou City has introduced the research platform for innovation and transformation of medical science and technology and for the integration of industrial production, universities, scientific research, prevention and medical treatment, as well as the national medical center for the research and integration of health care for women, children and the elderly. It targets to build a service system for medical treatment and health care as well as the industrial chain for ecological health care which have the characteristics of “the younger elderly with happy care, the senior elderly with medical care and the tourists with health care”. It is expected that by 2020Hezhou City will form an integrated rural-urban network of medical care services with complete functions, reasonable layout and good sustainability, and thus will satisfy the demand for elderly care at different levels.

4. Due to annual increase of the demands for medical care in Hezhou City, the issue of insufficient supply has become prominent. It can be expected that with the aging population and the increase of per-capita income, the demand in quantity and quality in the future will be greater than the currently available capacity. Currently, Hezhou City has a total number of 6612 nursing home beds. It can be expected that by 2025 the total demand for nursing home beds will be around 16,000 beds which indicates that an additional 9388beds should be provided in the next 8 years. In addition to the insufficient availability of nursing beds, the contradiction between the supply and demand for medical and health resources is particularly prominent. Currently, there is no specialized hospital for rehabilitation therapy for the elderly in Hezhou City, and most of the general hospitals do not have the facilities for rehabilitation therapy for the elderly. This adds to the serious situation of the inadequacy of beds for nursing, rehabilitation therapy and caring for the

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demented elderly. The current situation of the nursing staff in Guangxi is serious, and the number of those who have been certified is few. Most of the staff lack the basic nursing knowledge, experience and skills, showing low specialization. All these problems have seriously restricted the rapid industrial development of the elderly care services in Hezhou.

5. Financed by ADB the subproject will introduce the advanced technology and equipment to build a comprehensive nursing institution of rehabilitation for the elderly people. This should effectively alleviate the severe shortage of nursing beds for the low and middle income groups and the demented elderly especially those from rural areas. At the same time, through learning from foreign concepts and management experiences, the subproject will promote the standardization for the construction and management of the elderly care institutions, probe into the model of “focusing on caring while being assisted with medical treatment” for the elderly. Such will effectively facilitate the construction of the elderly care institutions and enable them to (a) extend their services to community elderly care and home-based elderly care, (b) help promote functional transition of elderly care services from the "discontinuous gap-filling type” to the “continuous general benefit type”, and thus ultimately improving overall conditions and the service capacities of the existing social elderly care institutions in Hezhou City.

1.2 Location of project construction

6. The subproject is located at Jiangnan East Area in Xiadao Village of Ertang Town, Pinggui District of Hezhou City, at the southeast corner of the junction between Yangmeiling Road and Dongbao Road.

1.3. Project components

7. Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Project is planned based on 400 nursing beds with planned land use area of 49431.60 m2 (74.14 mu). The total building area is 30216.21 m2, including : above ground building area (plot ratio computed) is 23413.47 m2, with the construction of 4 corridor-style buildings for the aged people (1#、2#、3#、4#) of building

area of 19053.72 m2 (4763.43 m2/each); 2 new comprehensive buildings (1#、2#) of

Figure 1-1 Sketch Map of Project Land Use

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building area of 4359.75 m2 m2 (including 1# 2342.82 m2、2# 2016.93 m2), basement building area (without plot ratio) 6802.74 m2.

1.4 Project institutions, investment and construction period

8. Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GGZAR) through GPMO is the executing agency (EA). The Hezhou Municipal Government (HMG) is the implementating agency (IA) for this Subproject. Hezhou People’s Hospital, under the subproject IA, is the subproject project implementing entityt (PIE).

9. The total cost estimate of Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Project is RMB 213.527 million. The project construction will start in 2021 and expected to complete in 2026.

1.5 Land acquisition impacts

10. The subproject needs to acquire 74.14 mu of rural collective land permanently, including 67.07 mu of land contracted by villagers, 2.02 mu of village road and 5.05 mu of house site. Land acquisition will affect 45 households with 208 persons.

11. The Project needs to demolish 9126.72 m2 of houses including 7481.20 m2 of rural residential houses, 1645.42 of rural attached houses totally affecting 26 households with 152 persons.

12. The relevant ground attachments and infrastructures such as scattered trees, bamboos, wells, fences, graves and electrical facilities.

13. 56 households with 296 persons will be affected by the subproject including 15 households with 64 persons being affected both by land acquisition and house demolition, 2 households with 11 persons belonging to vulnerable households.

1.6 Minimizing Land Acquisition and House Demolition Impacts

14. The subproject design will minimize the quantity of land acquisition and house demolition. When unavoidable, the following measures shall be adopted to minimize the impacts on the local people.

15. To minimize negative impacts of subproject construction work on the social economy of the local residents, the design institute and Implementing Agency followed the principle of ‘minimizing house demolition by avoiding populated and residential areas; minimizing the occupation of land, especially cultivated land. During the design optimization, adequate consideration on the local social and economic impacts has been the key factor for alternative analysis and design optimization.

16. The proposed footprint of the subproject includes a land temple, a place which is closely linked to the daily important activities of the local villagers who offer religious sacrifices. In order to retain the traditional folk culture of Xiadao Village and minimize the

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negative impacts on the local people, the project design has avoided demolition of the land temple.

Figure 1-2 Land Temple at Xiadao Village

17. In case of unavoidable land acquisition and house demolition, the IA shall ensure adequate compensation is paid to the APs and restoration of their income sources and livelihoods is attended to in accordance with the laws and regulations of PRC and the local governments.

2 Project Resettlement Impacts and Analysis

18. Based on the redline defined by the Feasibility Study Report (FSR), the resettlement institute carried out 100% of field measurement and a survey to identify resettlement impacts in January 10-20 and February 20-22 of 2019, organized and assisted by the PMO and IA.

2.1 Methods for evaluation of impacts

19. The identification of impacts mainly relies on the statistical data obtained from the relevant government organizations, questionnaire findings, measurement survey findings, and discussions held with APs during field investigation, site visits, meetings, and individual interviews.

(i) Convened discussion and consultation meetings with cadres of Ertang Town, Xiadao Village villagers’ committee, representatives of the APs and women representatives to understand current land situation in the subproject areas and the impact of the subproject’s land acquisition and house demolition.

(ii) Convened participatory meetings in Xiadao Village with village cadres and villagers’ representatives.

(iii) Conducted resettlement impact survey. The resettlement institute obtained the resettlement impact data (including land acquisition impact and house

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demolition impact) through interview with the villages’ committee staffs and review the land contract register records and house survey map which provided by the villager’s committee in Feb 2019. After the survey, it is confirmed that there are totally 56 households (HHs) will be affected by our project and 2 vulunerable households (VH) among them.

(iv) Conducted sample affected housholds social-economic questionnaire survey. After confirmation of AHs, the resettlement institute conducted social-economic households questionnaire survey of the Affected Housholds (AHs) in Feb 2019 on the socio-economic status of the sampled AHs and their willingness to handover land. The survey was conducted after Chinese Spring Festival, most of the villagers go to work in the city or other provinces. The survey team finially find 15 AHs at home to accept the questionnaire survey which accounted for 36.58% of the total AHs. The 2 VHs were also accepted the social-eocnomic household questionnaire survey.

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Table 2-1 Summary of Major Affected Population by Land Acquisition and Demolition

Administrative

village

Permanent land acquisition Demolition of houses Total population of

APs

Total

Area

(mu)

Number of

households

affected by

land

acquisition

(household)

Number of

persons

affected

by land

acquisition

(person)

Total

area

(m2)

Number of

affected

households

(household)

Affected

persons

(person)

Number of

affected

households

(household)

Affected

persons

(person) Agricultural

land

construction

land

Residential

house

Attached

houses

(m²)

Xiadao village 74.14 67.07 7.07 45 208 9126.72 7481.2 1645.52 26 152 56 296

Data source: project resettlement impact survey conducted in Feb 2019.

Notes: Among the APs, 15 households with 64 persons both affected by both land acquisition and house demolition.

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2.1.1 Permanent land acquisition

20. Among the land to be acquired, there are 56.16 mu of paddy fields accounting for 83.7% of the total acquired area, and 10.91 mu of land are forest land accounting for 16.3% of the total, totally affecting 45 households with 208 persons(Table 2-2).

21. The paddy fields to be acquired are mainly used for growing paddy rice, corn, peanut and vegetables. The forest land is grown with quick-growing eucalyptus.

Table 2-2 Summary of Permanent Acquisition of Rural Collective Land

Administrative

village

Total land

acquisition

Agricultural land Construction

land Affected population

Paddy

field

Forest

land Sub-total House site

Nos of

households Population

Xiadao village 74.14 56.16 10.91 67.07 5.05 45 208


Figure 2-1 Acquisition of Rural Collective Land

2.1.2 Temporary land occupation

22. . As the project is still at the stage of feasibility study, the extent of temporary land occupation required by the subproject contractors is not fully known. The PMO will compensate temporary land use according to the compensation standards and measures specified in RP ensuring that the land owners can be benefited from the project construction. At the same time, the PMO will enter into agreement with the contractors to specify the construction mode, occupying period, and compensation standards including how they plan to restore temporarily affected cultivated land to their original level.

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2.1.3 Demolition of rural residential houses

23. The total rural residential area to be demolished by the subproject in Xiadao Village is 7481.2 m2. These houses are mainly of brick-concrete structures covering 6955.83 m2 of brick concrete and accounting to 93.0% of the total area, 525.37 m2 area cover earth-wooden structures accounting for 7.0%. House demolition will affect 26 households with 152 persons(Table 2-3).

Table 2-3 Summary of Demolition of Rural Residential Houses

Administrative

village

Rural

residential

houses (m2)

Building Structures Affected population

Brick-concrete

structure (m2)

Earth-wooden

structure (m2)

Nos of


Xiadao village 7481.2 6955.83 525.37 26 152


Figure 2-2 Rural Residential Houses Proposed to be Demolished by Project

2.1.4 Demolition of rural attached houses

24. The total area of rural attached houses to be demolished by the Project in Xiadao Village is 1645.52 m2. These rural attached houses are mainly of brick-tile or earth structures --885.63 m2

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of brick-tile structure accounting for 53.8%; 622.12 m2 of earth structures accounting for 37.8%;and 137.77 m2 of simple shelters accounting for 8.4%. These attached houses are mainly ancillary rooms, breeding rooms and utility rooms (Table 2-4).

Table 2-4 Summary of Demolition of Rural Attached Houses


Figure 2-3 Rural Attached Houses Proposed to be Demolished by Project

2.1.5 Ground attachments

25. The ground attachments affected by the subproject mainly include scattered trees and wells, fence walls and graves. 104 scattered cinnamon, pomegranate, and hawthorn trees are affected in addition to 120 bamboo trees, 228 meters of fence walls and 23 graves (Table 2-5).

Table 2-5 Summary of Affected Ground Attachments

Administrative

village

Scattered

trees (pcs)

Bamboo

(pcs) Well (nos)

Fence wall

(m) Grave (nos)

Xiadao village 104 120 20 228 23


Administrative

village

Rural attached

houses (m2)

Building structure

Brick-tile structure

(m2) Earth structure (m2)

Simple shelters

(m2)

Xiadao village 1645.52 885.63 622.12 137.77

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2.1.6 Affected infrastructure

26. The infrastructure affected by the subproject includes power distribution line, transformer, respectively 1.5km of 220V power distribution line and 1 transformer (Table 2-6).

Table 2-6 Summary of Affected Infrastructures

Name of ground attachments Unit Quantity

Electricity pole pcs 19

220V power distribution line km 1.5

Transformer Nos. 1


2.1.7 Total affected population

27. There are totally 56 households with 296 persons who are affected by the project construction. They include 30 households with 144 persons affected by land acquisition, 11 households with 88 persons affected by house demolition, and 15 households with 64 persons both being affected by land acquisition and house demolition (Table 2-7).

Table 2-7 Summary of Affected Population

Types of impacts Unit Quantity

Affected

population by land

acquisition and

house demolition

Affected by land acquisition Household 30

Persons 144

Affected only by house demolition Household 11

Persons 88

Affected both by land acquisition and

house demolition

Household 15

Persons 64

Sub-total Household 56

Persons 296


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2.1.8 Affected vulnerable groups

28. The vulnerable groups refer to APs who will encounter difficulties in coping with changes during project construction. The vulnerable groups are classified into the following types:

� Widowed and the elderly people over 65 years, who are without income sources.

� Women headed households

� Orphans: those lost parents and are below16 years of age

� Poor households: households in rural and urban areas living under Minimum Living

Gurantee (MLG) subsidies.

� Disabled: refers to those being physically disabled or mentally retarded and unable to work.

29. In the affected village, one female-headed household and one disable household were identified as vulnerable households which are affected by house demolition. iii

Table 2-8 Situation of Vulnerable Groups and Structure

Administrative

village

Household headed by

women Disabled household Subtotal

Households Population Nos of


Nos of


Xiadao village 1 6 1 5 2 11

Data source: Project resettlement impact survey and sample affected housholds social-

economic questionnaire survey conducted in Feb 2019.

iii 2 VHs will be affected by the project. The resettlement institute obtained the resettlement impact data (including land

acquisition impact and house demolition impact) through interview with the villages’ committee staff and review of the land

contract register records and house survey map which provided by the villager’s committee in Feb 2019. After the survey, it

was confirmed that there are totally 56 HHs will be affected by our project and 2 VHs among them. 2) the resettlement institute

conducted a sample social-economic questionnaire survey of the AHs in Feb 2019 of 15AHs, which accounted for 26.87% of the

total AHs. The 2 VHs were surveyed as part of the social-eocnomic survey.

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2.1.9 Affected ethnic minority communities

30. 98% of villagers affected by the subproject are Han people villagers. The few ethnic minority members in the village are married-in women from outside.

2.2 Impacts analysis

2.2.1 Analysis of impacts caused by permanent land acquisition

31. Land acquisition will have several impacts on villagers. First, they lose land. Currently Xiadao Village has 800 mu of cultivated land and 7% of such land will be lost to the subproject. Due to the limited land area available in Xiadao Village, in No.13 and No.14 village groups, the average area of cultivated land per household is 2.3 mu while the household average area of land acquisition is 1.4 mu, indicating the land loss rate of 61.4%.

32. Xiadao Village is located in the suburbs of the city. The major income sources of the local people are labor work and self-employment in the city and as a result,,their dependence on land income is relatively low. The land to be acquired is mainly grown with vegetables, corns and peanuts by women and the elderly for home consumption. The surplus products are sold in the market. Average household annual total income is RMB 37,775 of which only 0.4% (RMB 150) is from farming. On average, a household loses RMB 90 annually because of the land loss.

33. Table 2-9 and Table 2-10 show the land loss analysis and impact analysis for the household affected by land acquisition in Xiadao Village.

Table 2-9 Permanent Land Loss Analysis

Administrative

village

Before project Impacts by Project Loss rate of

cultivated land

Total

number of

households

(household)

Total

Population Cultivated

Land

(mu)

Affected

households

(nos)

the APs

(person)

Cultivated

land (mu)

Cultivated land

(%) (person)

Xiadao village 1368 5518 800 40 188 56.16 7.02%

Source: Project resettlement impact survey conducted in Feb 2019.

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Table 2-10 Household Land Acquisition Impacts Analysis

S/L Items Xiadao village

1 Impacts

1 No. of Affected Households. 40

2 Affected agricultural population 208

3 Land acquisition (mu) 56.16

4 Average per-capita cultivated land before LA

(mu)

2.3

5 Average per-capita cultivated land after LA

(mu)

1.4

6 Cultivated land loss rate each family (%) 61.4%

7 Income loss rate each family (%) 0.24%

II Sources of Income

8 Agricultural farming (RMB) 150

—（%） 0.4%

9 Annual total family income (RMB) 37775

Data source: Project resettlement impact survey and sample affected housholds social-economic questionnaire survey conducted in Feb 2019.

2.2.2 Impacts Analysis of House Demolition

34. The subproject needs to demolish 7481.20 m2 of rural residential area of Xiadao Village andon average, 287.74 m2 per household. Most of the APs are still having old houses in the village, and some of them have bought commercial houses in the urban area for the conveniences of working

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or schooling of their children. Before demolition of their current houses, the APs can move to their other residential houses.

35. Xiadao Village is clean and tidy but lacks the basic infrastructure such as sewage treatment and tap water. The local residents are using well water, indicating potential safety hazards. Before the construction of the subproject, the affected households will be relocated to resettlement communities or resettlement sites where the unified infrastructures such as water supply, road, power and sewage drainage are available. The living conditions of them will be greatly improved as result of relocation. They can enjoy the urban public facilities, and as a result, their living conditions will be upgraded. As the environment and facilities at resettlement sites are relatively good, they can lease out their surplus houses to get more income.

36. However, leaving their original places of residence may cause some inconvenience to the APs with regard to land cultivation, employment, and children’s education. Moreover, relocation to a resettlement site may result in increase in living costas water tariff and property management costs will be higher at the new location. House demolition will also have an impact on their social and cultural life. The family affection, friendship, and home love may be cut off as a result of relocation. In their original living pattern, the main way of exchange of feelings among the villagers would rest on the chatting after a meal. In the new resettlement sites, such kind of feeling exchanges would become less. So, the APs should integrate themselves into the new social environment.

3 Socio-economic Profile of the Affected Population

3.1 Profile of affected communities

37. During 20-23 February, 2019 Guangxi Guoye Project Management Consulting Co., Ltd, the resettlement institute conducted a field survey on the project scope and social and economic conditions in the project area. Because only Xiadao Village of Pinggui District is affected by the land acquisition and house demolition by thesubproject, the following section covers only the status of social and economic development of Xiadao Village. 38. The basic situation of Xiadao Village are shown in Table 3-1.

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Table 3-1 Basic Information of Xiadao Village

Basic Information Xiadao village

Population

Total households (household) 1368

Total Population (person) 5518

Incl.: Male (person) 2780

Agricultural population 5408

Non-agricultural population 110

Age

Age 0-16 (person) 800

Age 17-60 (person) 3800

Age above 60 (person) 918

Education

Illiterates and semi-illiterates (person) 48

Primary school education (person) 300

Secondary education (person) 3200

High school or technical school (person) 1870

College or above (person) 400

Ethnic Group Han (nos) 5398

Other ethnic groups (person) 120

Labor

Total labors (person) 2000

Female labors (person) 1000

Industrial labors (person) 200

Agricultural labors (person) 1650

Labors in tertiary industry (person) 150

Situation of cultivated land

Cultivated Land (mu) 800

Incl.: retained collective cultivated land (mu) 0

Situation of non-cultivated land

Area ( mu) 9.4

Incl.: retained collective cultivated land (mu) 9.4

Collective production value

Gross production value (RMB10000) 16900

Agricultural production value (RMB10000) 2400

Industrial output value (RMB10000) 9900

Output value for tertiary industry (RMB10000) 5400

Rural residents’ net income

Rural resident’s average per-capita net income (RMB)

9200

Incl.: Agriculture (%) 4

Industrial (%) 46

Tertiary industry (%) 50

Land (mu)

Dry land 100

Paddy field 500

Forest land 200

Source: Villagers’ committee interview of Xiadao Village.

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3.2 Affected households and social status of social economic profile

3.2.1 Sample selection

39. Xiadao Village of Ertang Town of Pinggui District is affected by the land acquisition and house demolition of the Project. With the organization and support of the Villagers’ Committee of Xiadao Village, the investigating group carried out the household survey in February 2019. Totally 15 valid survey questionnaires were completed, with a sampling ratio of 26.79%, including 6 households with 38 persons only affected by house demolition and 9 households with 41 persons both affected by land acquisition and house demolition.

3.2.2 Statistical features of affected households and population

40. The survey covered totally 15 households with 79 persons. The respondents are in normal distribution in terms of age distribution. Most of them were the middle-agedwith less elderly and young people. All the respondents belong Han nationality.

Gender composition

41. Among the 15 interviewees, there were 11 men, accounting for 73.3%; 4 female, accounting for 26.7%. The gender composition of samples are shown in Figure 3-5.

Figure 3-1 Gender Composition of Samples

Gender perspectives on compensation

42. Xiaodao Village is located in the suburbs of Hezhou City. Due to urbanization, most of the village land has been expropriated. The villagers expect to get cash compensation for the land acquired and houses demolished. They are concerned about theirfuture employment. In terms of compensation, most male or female respondents request fair and timely cash compensation, employment opportunities, and assistance from the government as well as timely subproject information disclosure. According to the result of

Man

73.3%

Female

26.7%

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interviews with 15 households, 100% of male and 75% of female respondents wanted betteremployment opportunities; 18% of males and 25% of femalesexpected to get government’s “assistance”; 36% of male and 25% of female hoped to get the pension subsidies; 18% o male and 25% of female expecte to improve the “traffic condition” in the village; a few others wanted to solve the problems of environmental pollution andreceive technical training and business support. In terms of demolition and resettlement, 64% of men hoped to be relocated before their house demolition. Table 3-2 provides the opinions and concerns of the APs. All of these concerns raised are incorporated in the RP and implementation.

Table 3-2 Opinions on Land and House Compensations in Terms of Gender

Expectation/Demand Male (%) Female (%)

Fair and reasonable compensation 100 100

Timely compensation 82 75

Employment 100 75

Cash compensation 100 100

Information disclosure 64 75

Assistance to be provided by the government. 18 25

Provision of pension subsidies 36 25

Improvement of transportation 18 25

Resettlement first before demolition 64 0

Data source: sample affected housholds social-economic questionnaire survey conducted in Feb 2019.

Education

43. There 15 households with 79 persons participating in the sample survey for education status. The results showed that there were 38 persons of or below primary education, accounting for 48.39% of the total population; 32 persons of secondary school, accounting for 40.32%; 6 persons of high school, accounting for 8.06%; 3 persons of college or above, only accounting for 3.23%. Details of education background of the sampled households are shown in Table 3-3. It can be inferred that, among the project affected households, the proportion of primary school education was the highest, followed by the secondary school education, both totally accounting for 88.71%.

Table 3-3 Education Background for the Sampled Affected Households

Items Grant total (persons)

Proportion (%) Average per household

Total 79 100.00 5.27

Primary school or below4

38 48.39 2.55

Secondary school 32 40.32 2.12

4 Including pre-school and in-school children.

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Items Grant total (persons)

Proportion (%) Average per household

High school (technical) school

6 8.06 0.42

College or above 3 3.23 0.17


Population structure

44. Among the 15 affected households with 79 persons, the average size of the family was 5.27 persons, which was a bit larger than that of the results of the survey which is being conducted by the villagers’ committee. The main reason for the difference is that the number of children-separated from families were not counted in the villagers’ committee survey. 45. In terms of age structure, there were 19 persons aged 0-6 years, accounting for 24.19%; 6 persons aged 7-17 years, accounting for 8.06%; 27 persons aged 18-35 years, accounting for 33.87%; 15 persons aged 36-60 years, accounting for 19.35%; 11 persons aged 61 or above, accounting for 14.52% (Table 3-4 and Figure 3-2). It can be inferred that among the households affected by the subproject, the population aged 18-35 years would be the largest proportion, followed by a slightly lower proportion of the aged 0-6 years, both accounting for a total of 58.06%.

Table 3-4 Age Structure for the Sampled Project Affected Households

Population Structure Grant total (persons) Proportion (%)

Average per

household

Total Population 79 100.00 5.27

Labor population. 40 50.63 2.63

Disabled population 1 1.27 0.08

Age 0-6 19 24.19 1.27

Age 7-17 6 8.06 0.42

Age 18 - 35 27 33.87 1.78

Age 36-60 15 19.35 1.02

Age above 61 11 14.52 0.76


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Figure 3-2 Age Structure for the Sampled Project Affected Households

46. In terms of labor structure of the sampled households affected by the project, among the 15 households of 79 persons, 40 were in the labor force, on average, 2.63 persons per-household, accounting for 50.63%; where, there was 1 disable person, accounting for 0.08%. Among the labor force, 4 persons mainly engaged in agricultural production, on average, 0.27 person per household, accounting for 10% of the total labor force population; 3 persons engaged in business, accounting for 8.97%; 33 persons engaged in out-going work, averagely 2.20 persons per household, accounting for 82.50% of the total labor force (Table 3-5 and Figure 3-3).

47. Most of the village labor force work in urban areas. Men are engaged in express delivery, repair, powder processing, and security services while women in cleaning, housekeeping, and hotel workers. The proportion of laborers engaged in outside the land is higher than that of those working on land.

Table 3-5 Labor Force Structure in the Sampled Households

Population Structure

Grand total Proportion (%) Average household

Total Population 79 100.00 5.27

Labor population. 40 50.63 2.63

Disabled population 1 1.27 0.08

Agriculture-headed labor

4 5.06 0.27

Labor in running business

3 3.80 0.20

Out-going labor 33 41.77 2.20

24.19%

8.06%

33.87%

19.35%

14.52%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

Age 0-6 Age 7-17 Age 8-35 Age 36-60 Age above 61

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Vulnerable groups

48. Two vulnerable households are affected.. One household with 5 disabled persons who have 420 m2 of a house to be demolished are mainly engaged in property management with an annual per-capita income of RMB 7,483. The other rural household with 6 persons (i.e. single-parent family) is mainly engaging in catering business, and its annual per-capita net income is RMB 13,330. Its 150 m2 of housewill be demolished. Because these two households have family members who work in the city their household incomes are higher than the average income of local residents. They are vulnerable but not poor.

49. In addition to eligible compensation and resettlement assistance for demolished houses, IA will be providing them training opportunities and priority in getting subproject jobs construction jobs. The government and IA will also assist them in getting credit funds from banks, and provide necessary assistance in the selection of relocation sites.

Income structure

50. The annual average income per capita of the sample AHs is RMB 7,172 which earned from agricultural production, breeding, off-farm work, businesses, and other operations. In this regard, the major source is from non-farm labor with average per-capita income of RMB 5,222, accounting for 72.80% of the total income followed by business income, accounting for 26.47%. These two sources account for 99.27% of per capita income. The income from agricultural source accounts for about 0.40%, while breeding income accounts for about 0.33% (Table 3-6).

10%

83%

7%

Agriculture-headed labor Out-going labor Labor in running business

Figure 3-3 Labor Structure of the Sampled Affected Households

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51. In the views of the APs, land acquisition will have impacts on their household income, but such impacts would be very little due to the following reasons. First, from the income structure, the proportion of income from agricultural and breeding activities in the total family income is as little as less than 1%. As a result, land acquisition would have little impact on their household income. Second, the project implementation will bring about new employment opportunities which will add more income to householdincome. Third, subproject implementation will improve the environment and the living quality. Therefore, all APs support the subproject.

Table 3-6 Annual Income Structure of Affected Sampled Households (2019)

Items Total (RMB)

Percentage in

total income

(%)

Average per

household

(RMB)

Average per-

capita (RMB)

Total family annual

income 566625 100 37775 7172

1. Income from

agricultural growing 2250 0.40 150 28

2. Breeding income 1875 0.33 125 24

2. Go-out-work

income 412500 72.80 27500 5222

3. Business income 150000 26.47 10000 1899

4. Other operation

income 0 0.00 0 0


Income of Women

52. General education level of women of the affected households is relatively low. 80% of them are doing household chores, home gardening, and poultry farming. Products are mainly for their own consumption, and the surplus products are sold to earn some additional income. Only 20% of women work in the surrounding areas or are engaged in individual businesses such as catering. Women who take part-time jobs in Garden Expo and nearby enterprises can earn about RMB 2000 each month.

53. The sample survey of affected households shows that the average annual household income is RMB 37,775. Household women earned RMB 6395, accounting for 16.3% of total household income. Among them, the agricultural income is RMB 120, accounting for 80% of the total family agricultural income. From poultry keeping they earned RMB 125. Income from off-farm labor, they earned RMB 4950. The income from doing business is RMB 1200 accounting for 12% of the total family business income.

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Table 3-7 Female Income of Affected Households

Items Average per

household (RMB)

Incl. Female

income (RMB)

Proportion of

female income

Total family annual income 37775 6395 16.93%

1. Income from

agricultural growing 150 120 80.00%

2. Breeding income 125 125 100.00%

2. Go-out-work income 27500 4950 18.00%

3. Business income 10000 1200 12.00%

4. Other operation

income 0 0 ——


Expenditure structure

54. The monthly average per-capita expenditure is RMB 2860. The expenditure structure includehousehold daily consumption, agricultural production investment, business investment and education. Among them, (i) the household consumption accounts for 71.72% -on average, per-capita expenditure of RMB 389/month, and the expenditure on food accounts for 41%; the expenditure on social events accounts for 20% of the of family expenditure, followed by about 14% on wearing and 13% on transportation. (ii) the business investment accounts for about 17% of the total expenditure. (iii) The expenditure on education accounts for about 10%, and the per capita monthly expenditure of students reaches RMB 54. (iv) the expenditure on agriculture activities accounts for 2% on average among the affected households. Details are shown in Table 3-8.

Table 3-8 Monthly Expenditure Structure of Sampled Project Affected Households

Expenditure Items

Average

per

household

(RMB)

Percentage in

total

expenditures

(%)

Average per-

capita (RMB)

Grand total 2860 100 543

1. Agricultural production investment 52 1.82 10

Subtotal 2051 71.72 389

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Expenditure Items

Average

per

household

(RMB)

Percentage in

total

expenditures

(%)

Average per-

capita (RMB)

2. Daily

household

expenditures

Food 844 41.14 160

Clothes 277 13.51 53

Electricity 101 4.92 19

Gas 59 2.87 11

Transport 250 12.21 48

Communication 116 5.68 22

Entertainment 403 19.66 77

3. Education 282 9.86 54

4. Business investment 475 16.61 90


Asset ownership

55. Cell phone, motorcycles, color TVs and air conditioners are the popular properties of the affected households in the subproject areas, i.e. Cell phones 3.09/household, motorcycle1.73 /household, color TV 1.09/household, air conditioner 1/household (Table 3-9).

Table 3-9 Key Properties of Affected Sampled Households

Name of properties Grand total Average household

Car (nos) 7 0.45

Construction equipment such as excavator (nos) 4 0.27

Agricultural equipments such as cultivator (nos) 0 0.00

Motorcycle (incl. Electro mobile) (nos) 26 1.73

Color TV (nos) 16 1.09

Refrigerator (nos) 12 0.82

Washing machine (nos) 12 0.82

Air conditioner (nos) 15 1.00

Computer (nos) 7 0.45

Kitchen ventilator (nos) 4 0.27

Household disinfecting cabinet (nos) 11 0.73

Cell phone (nos) 46 3.09


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4 Laws and Policy Framework for Resettlement

56. In order to effectively facilitate land acquisition and resettlement of Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Project,the RP refers to the policies, laws and regulationsof land acquisition, house demolition and resettlement of the subproject which are based relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Hezhou Municipal Government, as well as the ADB's policies for involuntary resettlement.

4.1 Laws and policies framework for resettlement

57. The major laws and policies for resettlement are shown as follows:

Relevant ADB policies include:

a. Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), June 2009

b. Public Communications Policy, 2011

c. Accountability Mechanism Policy, 2012.

Laws, regulations and policies of the PRC include:

a. Land Administration Law of the PRC (January 1, 1999, amended on August 28, 2004)

b. The Implementation Rules for The Land Administration Law of the People’s Republic

of China (effective as of January, 1, 1999, amended on July 29, 2014);

c. The Administrative Measures for the Pre-Review of Land Use for Construction Projects

of the local government (No. 42 Order of The Ministry of Land and Resources, effective

as of January 1, 2009);

d. Guidelines on Improving the System of Land Acquisition Compensation and

Resettlement (the Ministry of Land and Resources made) (effective as of November 3,

2004);

e. Real Property Rights Law of the People’s Republic of China (No. 62 order of the

President of the People’s Republic of China, and effective as of October 1, 2007); and

f. September, 2004 the Ministry of Land Resources promulgated Guidelines on

Improving the System of LA Compensation and Resettlement (the Ministry of Land and

Resources [2004] No. 238).

g. The Decision of the State Council on Deepening the Reform and Rigidly Enforcing

Land Administration (SC [2004] No. 28)

h. Demolition and Compensation of the Housing on the State-owned Land (Decree 590

of State Council, (effective from January 21, 2011).

i. Regulations to Solve the Housing Difficulties for the Low Income HHs issued by State

Council [GF 2007, No 24]

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Guangxi regional relevant regulations include:

a. Implementation Method of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Land

Administration Law (effective from September 1, 2001)

b. Notification on Announcement for Uniform Annual Output Standards for Land

Acquisition issued by Land Resource Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous

Region (effective from January 1, 2016)

c. Guidelines on Improving and Managing Land Acquisition in Guangxi Zhuang

Autonomous Region (effective from November 21, 2014).

d. Implementation Measures for Regulations on the Demolition and Compensation of

Houses on State-owned Land and Compensation ) in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous

Region (2011)

Hezhou City relevant regulations includes:

a. Methods of Hezhou City for Resettlement of Displaced Farmers within Urban Planned

Areas, Ref. HZF[2007] No. 9 (March 12, 2007).

b. Notice of Hezhou Municipality on Adjusting the Compensation Standards for Land

Acquisition and Resettlement for Construction Projects within Urban Planned Areas of

Hezhou City, Ref. HZF[2016] No.48 (December 31, 2016).

c. Notice on Issuance of the Implementation Scheme for House Demolition

Compensation in Main Urban Area of Hezhou City (Provisional) (Ref. HGTZ[2018]No.

95 (August 20, 2018).

d. Notice of Hezhou City on Issuing New Round of Unified Standard of Annual Output

Value Document at City Level (January 31, 2019).

4.2 ADB’s policies for involuntary resettlement

58. The basic objectives of the involuntary resettlement policy of ADB are:

59. Avoid or minimize involuntary resettlement, wherever feasible;

60. If involuntary resettlement cannot be avoided, the resettlement activities should be conceived and implemented as a program of sustainable development. Where resettlement is unavoidable, multiple feasible schemes shall be available for selection. Sufficient arrangements should be established to enable the APs to share the benefits of the project. The project authories consult with the APs enabling them full participation in planning and implementation of the resettlement plan.

61. The APs shall be compensated at replacement cost and provided resettlement assistance so that they will not become impoverished because of the project. The APs should also be supported to restore and improve their livelihoods and income sources.

62. Resettlers shall be provided with adequate information relating to the resettlement and compensation, for which, mutual discussion shall be required.

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63. Stakeholders’ participation in the development and implementation of the resettlement plan shall be emphasized, for which, effective grievance readdressing mechanism should be established.

4.3 Gaps between national,local legislation and ADB’s policies and filling measures

64. Key gaps between SPS and PRC’s system and local practice were identified as presented in below.

Table 4-1Comparative Analysis of Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures

Policy Principle 1: Screen

the project early on to identify

past, present, and future

involuntary resettlement

impacts and risks. Determine

the scope of resettlement

planning through a survey

and/or census of displaced

persons, including a gender

analysis, specifically related

to resettlement impacts and

risks.

Management Regulations for Construction Project Land Using Pre-examination (Decree No.42 of MLR) requires to screen the area and type of the land to be provided for the project before approving the FSR or checking the project proposal. Before land acquisition, local LRB conducts detailed measurement survey (DMS). Before house demolition, the house demolition agency conducts detailed measurement survey. PRC regulations do not assess past impacts. There is no specific legal provision to include gender analysis in resettlement planning. However, in line with local government program, the gender and risks to and/or vulnerability caused by any project particularly on women can already be identified and assessed based on the (i) Five-Guarantee Households and (ii) Minimum Living Guarantee System during resettlement planning. Please see Policy Principle 5 for more details.

Conduct due diligence on

the prior LAR impacts to

determine if there are any

outstanding compensation

or resettlement issues, or

unresolved grievances.

Policy Principle 2: Carry out

meaningful consultations with

affected persons, host

communities, and concerned

nongovernment

organizations. Inform all

displaced persons of their

entitlements and

At national level, Land Administration Law

of the People’s Republic of China, State

Council's Decision on Deepening Reform

and Managing Strictly Land (the State

Council made [2004]28), Guidelines on

Improving the System of Land Acquisition

Compensation and Resettlement (the

Ministry of Land and Resources made

Identification of the poor

and vulnerable groups as

early as the screening

process so they can

participate and their

concerns are taken into

account during

consultations and planning

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resettlement options. Ensure

their participation in planning,

implementation, and

monitoring and evaluation of

resettlement programs.

Pay particular attention to the

needs of vulnerable groups,

especially those below the

poverty line, the landless, the

elderly, women and children,

and Indigenous Peoples, and

those without legal title to

land, and ensure their

participation in consultations.

Establish a grievance redress

mechanism to receive and

facilitate resolution of the

affected persons’ concerns.

Support the social and

cultural institutions of

displaced persons and their

host population.

Where involuntary

resettlement impacts and

risks are highly complex and

sensitive, compensation and

resettlement decisions

should be preceded by a

social preparation phase.

[2004] number 238), and Regulations on

the Compensation of Houses on State-

owned Land and Compensation (2011)

have similar requirements on consultation

and participation. In Guangxi, Guidelines

on Improving and Managing Land

Acquisition in Guangxi Zhuang

Autonomous Region (effective from

November 21, 2014) and Implementation

Measures for Regulations on the

Demolition and Compensation of Houses

on State-owned Land and

Compensation ) in Guangxi Zhuang

Autonomous Region (2011) requires

consultation, participation and information

disclosing throughout the whole land

acquisition and resettlement procedures.

Although there are consultation and

participation activities conducted by local

government, it is not part of the 1-book-4-

plans (1B4P) and compensation and

relocation plan (CARP) which are the two

domestic resettlement planning

documents. To improve the

documentation, all activities need be

properly documented.

As per law, a grievance redress

mechanism is established at the local

government where farmers can first raise

their concern with the village collective or

bring their grievances through the legal

system directly. However, it is not part of

the 1B4P and CARP documents.

In line with local government program, the

gender and risks to and/or vulnerability

caused by any project particularly on

women can already be identified and

assessed based on the (i) Five-

Documentation of the

consultation and

information disclosure

activities and grievances

received.

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Guarantee Households and (ii) Minimum

Living Guarantee System. In practice,

local village committee, civil affairs

bureau, social security bureau and other

government agencies pays attention to

the needs of the poor and vulnerable

groups.

Policy Principle 3: Improve,

or at least restore, the

livelihoods of all displaced

persons through (i) land-

based resettlement

strategies when affected

livelihoods are land based

where possible or cash

compensation at

replacement value for land

when the loss of land does

not undermine livelihoods, (ii)

prompt replacement of

assets with access to assets

of equal or higher value, (iii)

prompt compensation at full

replacement cost for assets

that cannot be restored, and

(iv) additional revenues and

services through benefit

sharing schemes where

possible.

For collective land compensation, the

provincial government needs to formulate

and publish Uniform Annual Output

Standards for Land Acquisition and the

integrated land acquisition price, which

need to be adjusted each 2-3 years.

State Council [2004] number 28 states

that (1) where the project concerned

generates profits the people displaced

can use the land as investment to have a

right to share in those profits; (2) within a

planned urban area, improvement of

employment system and social security to

safeguard AP’s lives. (3) out of a planned

urban area, land resettlement,

employment resettlement, or

displacement resettlement shall be

implemented (4) carry out employment

trainings.

Ministry of Land and Resources [2004]

238 and Notification on Announcement

for Average Annual Output Value for Land

issued by Land Resource Department of

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

(effective from January 1, 2016 ) requires

that (1) Agricultural production

resettlement (2) re-employment

resettlement (3) using the land as share

of the project (4) provision of replacement

land.

No additional gap filling

required as PRC

regulations adequately

cover this principle

Policy Principle 4: Provide

physically and economically

displaced persons with

needed assistance, including

the following: (i) if there is

relocation, secured tenure to

relocation land, better

housing at resettlement sites

with comparable access to

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employment and production

opportunities, integration of

resettled persons

economically and socially

into their host communities,

and extension of project

benefits to host communities;

(ii) transitional support and

development assistance,

such as land development,

credit facilities, training, or

employment opportunities;

and (iii) civic infrastructure

and community services, as

required.

National legislation relating to urban

housing demolition requires independent

valuation, compensation at market value,

or provision of replacement housing of

equivalent value at the request of affected

persons. (See State Council Regulations

on Collection and Compensation for

Houses on State-Owned Land, 2011.)

Compensation rates are administratively

determined through application of

prescribed valuation processes.

Policy Principle 5: Improve

the standards of living of the

displaced poor and other

vulnerable groups, including

women, to at least national

minimum standards. In rural

areas provide them with legal

and affordable access to land

and resources, and in urban

areas provide them with

appropriate income sources

and legal and affordable

access to adequate housing.

As per legal provisions, poor and

vulnerable groups are defined as those (i)

who fall within the five-guarantee

households and (ii) eligible for the

Minimum Living Guarantee System.

The local village/community committee,

civil affairs bureau, social security bureau

and other agencies pay attention to the

needs of the poor and vulnerable groups:

a) Five-Guarantee program, the

elderly, weak, widowed and

disabled members who are

unable to work and have no

means of living, or whose

households lack labor a rural

production cooperative would

provide production and living

assistance (e.g. food, clothing,

fuel, education and burial

expenses.

b) Those eligible for the Minimum

Living Guarantee System are

Identification of the poor

and vulnerable groups as

early as screening

process so they can

participate and their

concerns are taken into

account during

consultations and

planning

Monitoring of the

standards of living of the

displaced poor and other

vulnerable groups will be

carried out.

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provided with living subsidy each

month.

c) Other assistance - urgent cash

assistance if the HHs have

serious illness in addition to the

subsidy paid under rural

cooperative medical care system;

cash or in-kind assistance for the

women headed HHs provided by

the women’s federation; priority

given by the village committee to

be included in the endowment

insurance system for the farmers

affected by LA.

Regulations on the House Demolition and

Compensation on State-owned Land

(2011) states that : If the residential

houses of any individuals are to be

demolished and they meet the conditions

for affordable housing, the concerned city

and county people's governments shall

give priority to providing affordable

housing to such persons.

According to the Regulations to Solve the

Housing Difficulties for the Low Income

HHs issued by State Council [GF 2007,

No 24], affordable housing and low-rent

housing should be provided to the

households who have housing difficulties.

The demolished HHs can apply the

affordable housing and low-rent housing.

Principle 6. Develop

procedures in a transparent,

consistent, and equitable

manner if land acquisition is

through negotiated

settlement to ensure that

This principle is not triggered as the

PRC’s country system does not apply

negotiated settlement.

No action.

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those people who enter into

negotiated settlements will

maintain the same or better

income and livelihood status.

Policy Principle 7: Ensure

that displaced persons

without titles to land or any

recognizable legal rights to

land are eligible for

resettlement assistance and

compensation for loss of non-

land assets.

Based on the Regulations on the

Demolition and Compensation of Houses

on State-owned Land (2011), the illegal

houses and temporary structures which

were constructed after the approval

period will not be compensated.

As good practice, for households who are

not eligible for compensation for houses

at replacement value, the history or

reason why the structure has no

certification/license; and their socio-

economic conditions and vulnerability will

be assessed by the local government and

concerned bureaus to determine the

necessary assistance that can be

provided to them to ensure that they will

be able to restore or will not be worse-off.

According to the Regulations to Solve the

Housing Difficulties for the Low Income

HHs issued by State Council [GF 2007,

No 24], affordable housing and low-rent

housing should be provided to the

households who have housing difficulties.

The demolished HHs can apply the

affordable housing and low-rent housing.

No additional gap filling

required as regulations

and local practice address

this principle

Policy Principle 8: Prepare a

resettlement plan (RP)

elaborating on displaced

persons’ entitlements, the

income and livelihood

restoration strategy,

institutional arrangements,

monitoring and reporting

framework, budget, and time-

Except for large-scale water sector

projects, there are no specific

requirements to prepare a resettlement

plan which is similar to the RP required by

ADB.

For other projects, LRB prepares the “1-

book and-4-plans”, which include (i)

Submission Instruction Book for Land

Using of Construction Project; (ii) Plan of

ADB to support PMO in

capacity building of the

PMO and IA on the

preparation of RP and on

how to conduct due

diligence, early screening

of poor and vulnerable

groups, how to carry out

proper social/risk analysis,

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bound implementation

schedule.

Policy Principle 9: Disclose

a draft resettlement plan,

including documentation of

the consultation process in a

timely manner, before project

appraisal, in an accessible

place and a form and

language(s) understandable

to affected persons and other

stakeholders. Disclose the

final resettlement plan and its

updates to affected persons

and other stakeholders.

Transferring Farmland; (iii) Plan of

Replacement of Cultivated Land; (iv)

Land Acquisition Plan and (v) Plan of

Provision of Land. 1-book-4 plan can be

considered as a “resettlement planning

document”.

For house demolition, local government

prepares the compensation and

relocation plan, which also can be

considered as a “resettlement planning

document”.

enhanced information

sharing, consultation, and

participation for vulnerable

groups; documentation of

consultations and GRM.

Policy Principle 10:

Conceive and execute

involuntary resettlement as

part of a development project

or program. Include the full

costs of resettlement in the

presentation of project’s

costs and benefits. For a

project with significant

involuntary resettlement

impacts, consider

implementing the involuntary

resettlement component of

the project as a stand-alone

operation.

Refer to Article 12 of No. 28 Decree, the

total resettlement cost should be included

in the total project cost. All compensation

and administrative costs are included.

Decree 29 issued in 2006 states land

compensation and resettlement should

ensure that the living standards and

sustainability of the livelihood of the

landloss farmers are ensured; and that

vocational training and social security

programs should be properly

implemented for landloss farmers. Any

shortfall in the resettlement budget should

be provided by the local government.

No measures needed.

Policy Principle 11: Pay

compensation and provide

other resettlement

entitlements before physical

or economic displacement.

Implement the resettlement

plan under close supervision

Regulations generally require

compensation and other financial forms of

resettlement assistance to be paid before

physical or economic displacement.

Local government is responsible for

supervising throughout the project

implementation period, but only focused

Coordination mechanism

between the PMO and

local governments will be

established to properly

monitor and supervise

LAR activities.

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throughout project

implementation.

on if the AHs have received the full

compensation

Policy Principle 12: Monitor

and assess resettlement

outcomes, their impacts on

the standards of living of

displaced persons, and

whether the objectives of the

resettlement plan have been

achieved by taking into

account the baseline

conditions and the results of

resettlement monitoring.

Disclose monitoring reports.

Except for large-scale water projects,

there are no requirements to monitor and

evaluate outcomes, including impacts on

standards of living of displaced persons.

Local government is responsible for

supervising throughout the project

implementation period, however,

monitoring reports are not disclosed

Coordination mechanism

between the PMO and

local governments will be

established to properly

monitor and supervise

LAR activities

The enhanced information

sharing will include the

disclosure of monitoring

reports. Monitoring reports

will be disclosed.

4.4 Entitlement matrix for the subproject

A brief description of eligible criteria, types of affected persons, compensation, relocation and

rehabilitation strategies are shown in the entitlement matrix (table 4-2).

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Table 4-2 Resettlement Entitlement Matrix of the Subproject

Types of Impacts

Degree of impacts

Eligible people for

compensation

Compensation Policy and Standards Responsible Agencies

On rural-collective

land

The Project needs to acquire 74.14 of land permanently, including 67.07 mu of cultivated land and 7.07 mu of village construction land.

45 households

with 208 persons

1. Compensation standards of land acquisition: RMB 60500 /mu for paddy land, RMB 47000/mu for forest land; crops compensation standards: RMB 1600 - 2100 /mu for different kinds of crops.100% of the land compensation will be paid to the affected household. 2. Resettlement with reserved commercial land: as per 10% of the total appropriated agricultural land to be reserved and allocated to the rural collective organization as ‘commercial land’. The commercial land shall also be compensated in cash at the evaluated price if the resettlers agree. 3. Employment and skill training. Working-age workforce shall receive plant growing, poultry raising and occupational training, and shall be recommended, exchanged and guided to transfer to the non-agricultural employment. 4. Social insurance. The registered population of over 16 years old who have the rights of contracting collective land at the time of land acquisition will be eligible to get the endowment insurance subsidies for rural displaced farmers. All the land-expropriated farmers will join the New Rural Cooperative Medical Care System of Hezhou City.

PMO, IAs, LAR Office

Demolition of rural residential house

The total rural residential area to be demolished is 7481.20 m2.

26 households with 152 persons

The PMO provides three resettlement options, respectively exchange of titles, cash compensation and house sites, for the choice of APs at their will. 1. Exchange of property titles.(at the relocation site that is identified for resettling AHs from from all development related resettlement in the city)

① Exchange of titles shall be conducted as per the ratio of 1:1.2

between the expropriated area and the exchanging area. The exchange houses shall be rough (unfurnished) houses.

② The APs shall be liable to get decoration compensation at about

RMB 250 - 550 m2 for the ground, interior walls, doors and windows according to the conditions of decoration.

③ Transition subsidies for 6 months at RMB 12/ m2. The standard for

moving subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lump sum amount. 2. Monetary resettlement.

① The house expropriator shall define the resettlement area as per the

ratio of 1:1.2. In this case, a qualified real estate assessment agency shall be


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engaged by the house expropriator to evaluate the prices. The cash compensation for the eligible resettlement housing shall be made according to the evaluated prices.

② The house-expropriated persons shall be provided with 10% of the

total amount of cash compensation as the incentive bonus if they can sign the demolition agreements and move out within the stipulated time period.

③ The APs shall be liable to get decoration compensation at about

RMB 250 - 550 / m2 for the ground, interior walls, doors and windows according to the conditions of decoration.

④ Transition subsidies for 6 months at RMB 12/ m2. The standard for

moving subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lump sum amount.

3. Resettlement with reserved land.

① The land area for the house-expropriated farmers for reconstruction

resettlement shall be determined on the basis of the planning and the land-

occupying area of the expropriated houses, as well as the principle of “one

building for one household” for rural residents and the principle of

“mathematical round-off”. The limit for reconstruction housing land area shall

be 120 m2. The government shall be responsible for the provision of “five

supplies and one leveling” ; the water and electricity supplies are installed till

the door of each household and to be further connected inside by the

individual. If there exists difference in area between the reconstruction land

and the original legal land area of main house, the difference will be

compensated at evaluated prices.

② In addition to the reconstruction site, the APs will also get an amount

of RMB 1000 - 1300 / m2of house compensation, which shall be determined

according to the situation of decoration (full decoration, partially decoration,

simple decoration and without decoration).

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③ The reconstruction houses shall be designed by the government

after consultationwiththe APs.

④ Transition subsidies for 6 months at RMB 12/ m2. The standard for

moving subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lump sum amount.

4. Policy Support.

① Credit aid. The eligible APs shall have the priority in getting small credit

loan or small interest-subsidy loan.

② Improve household registration management. The APs, their spouse,

parents and children, if eligible, may apply to transfer their household

registration to the places where they are resettled. After transfer, they will

enjoy the equal rights as the local urban residents for children school and

nursery enrollment.

③ Social insurance. The eligible APs can participate in the endowment

insurance for urban residents as per the standard of RMB 100-2000 each

year. They are free to choose either rural cooperative medical care or urban

residents’ medical insurances.

④ Employment support. The government shall provide with free

employment training and free job introduction for the APs, ensuring at least

one family member of each affected household can get a job.

Rural attached houses

Demolition of 1645.42 m2of rural attached houses.

Compensation standards: As per RMB 170-850/ m2, with cash compensation.

PMO, IA, LAR Office

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Affected ground attachments and infrastructures.

The relevant ground attachments and infrastructures such as scattered trees, bamboos, wells, fences, graves and electrical facilities etc.

Cash compensation for the APs: tree RMB 10~150/ pcs，Bamboo RMB 4/pcs, well RMB 2000/unit, fence wall RMB 80/m, grave RMB 5500 / unit.

Compensation for common electrical facilities: transformer RMB

4000/unit, power line RMB 40000/km, electric post RMB 150/pcs.

PMO, IA, LAR Office

Vulnerable Groups


1. The vulnerable groups have the priority in selecting resettlement houses

(reconstruction land).

2. The PMO and the villagers’ committee will provide assistance to the

vulnerable groups during moving.

3. The local credit union and bank shall provide small credit, and the IA

and the local government will assist the APs to get access to such process.

4. The PMO and local governments will prepare the special livelihood

training plan for the vulnerable groups free of charge.

5. Job opportunities related to the Project will be offered to the vulnerable

groups.

PMO, IA, LAR Office

Women 98 persons

1. Creation of job opportunities for women. 2. Provision of skill training. 3. Ensure women‘s participation. 4. The local government and the resettlement office must ensure the equal rights of women with the males. 5. To eliminate the sexual discrimination and encourage women’s enterprising spirit.


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4.4.1 Description of entitlements to various impact categories

65. This section details the entitlements for the various impact categories provided in the entitlement matrix table above.

(1) Compensation policies for acquisition of collective land

66. The compensation for permanent expropriation of collective land shall include land compensation, resettlement subsidies, crops compensation, land attachment compensation and shall be made according to the relevant laws and regulations of the State. The APs choosing cash compensation shall be eligible to the all the resettlement subsidies and at least 70% of the land compensation, while the rest 30% of land compensation shall be, upon the consent of the APs, retained by the village collective to be used in the public welfare such as improving the local production and living conditions. Information on the utilization of land compensation funds shall be submitted to the resettlement office at the township level for the approval and to county government for ready reference. During the use of funds, each and every expenditure must be disclosed to the public before use and accept the supervision of the villagers. Regardless of any means of compensation, all the compensation for crops and land attachments shall be directly paid to the affected farmers or the property owners. According to the practices of the village and consulting with the APs during the resettlement impact survey and social economic survey, 100% of the land compensation for farmland will be paid to the APs.

67. The Government departments of land resources, statistics, finance and agriculture etc. should consolidate the factors of regional land price such as the category of land, production value, rural and urban difference, grades of agricultural land, average per capita cultivated land, relationship between land supply and demand, local economic development level as well as the lowest living standard for urban residents etc. , and formulate the local unified AAOV standards as the basis of compensation. In 2019, the AAOV of Ertang Town is RMB 2104 /mu, and the applicable compensation multiples for this area for land acquisition and resettlement shall be not less than 21 times. Detail compensation standards are shown in Table 5-4.

68. Crops on the expropriated land, if any, shall be compensated as per 1 time of the AAOV of the land expropriated. No crops compensation shall be made for non-utilized lands such barren hill, wasteland and waste beach etc. Tract of economic forest shall be compensated as per economic forest, while without crops compensation. The compensation standards are shown in Table 5-2.

69. Other economic crops and fruit trees shall be compensated as per replacement cost. The special fruit and tree shall be compensated upon verification of professional department. The inter-cropping crops shall be compensated. The detailed standards are shown in Table 5-3.

(2)Compensation policies for temporary land occupation

70. The compensation for the temporary use of agricultural land shall be calculated as per the multiplier of average annual production value for the past three years before the land is temporally used by the years of temporary use. Compensation for the temporary occupation of construction land shall be calculated as per the multiplier of the annual rent of the local similar State-owned

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land by the years of temporary use. Compensation for the temporary use of the unused land shall be calculated as per 60% of the multiplier of average annual production value of local dry land for the past three years by the years of temporary use. Any damages to the land-attached structures shall be compensated according to the actual conditions. The detailed standards are shown in Table 5-4.

4.4.2 Compensation standards for affected ground attachments

71. For the ground attachments and community infrastructure, the local resettlement office and IAs shall negotiate the compensation standards and restoration measures to rebuild or transfer in a unified manner according to the original scope, standard and functions. Those that could not be rebuilt or transfered shall be compensated according to the confirmed standards. The compensation standards are shown in Table 5-7. The affected facilities such as rural roads and water system shall be recovered by the contractors or, upon negotiation, be restored by the farmers but paid by the contractors. The location of underground pass shall be defined jointly by the DI and the village committee upon discussion.

4.4.3 Resettlement for Affected Agricultural Population

72. For the village groups unable to re-adjust land after land acquisition, the resettlement subsidies and at least 70% of the land compensation shall be directly paid to those directly affected by land loss.

73. The allocation of commercial land for industrial development to the land-lost farmers, shall be, within the scope of the urban planning, limited to 10% of the total acquired farmland area (except for the large-scale construction projects of railway, expressway etc.), and the land needed for road construction shall be counted in proportion. The commercial land shall be provided to the rural collective economic organization in the form of land allocation, and shall be compensated in cash.

74. The land-lost farmers shall participate in the basic endowment security system and get the subsidies of endowment insurance for the land-lost farmers.

75. During the construction period, the job opportunities created by the project shall be offered the priority to the affected persons.

76. According to the local labor force demand, the resettlement office and the local government have formulated the plans of technical training for the APs, especially the special ones for the vulnerable groups such as women. After training, the local government will recommend them to the labor administration department or they will go out and find employment.

4.4.4 Compensation and resettlement policies for house demolition on collective land

(1) Resettlement policies for demolition of residential houses on collective land

77. All the houses to be demolished by the Project are covered by the urban planning of Hezhou City and shall be compensated in accordance with the following policies.

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78. The PMO provides three resettlement options -- exchange of titles, cash compensation and resettlement house sites. An AP can select one of them.

Exchange of titles

79. For the demolition of residential houses on the state-owned land or the collective land, if the affected person chooses exchange of property titles, the exchange shall be conducted as per the ratio of 1:1.2 between the expropriated area and the exchanging area.

80. As for a large household with many members, if the building area acquired is small and cannot meet the living requirement, the resettled area shall be computed as per 25 m2 /person (building area), but limited to a ceiling area of 3 times of the original area of the expropriated building area. The area exceeding the average per-capita eligible resettling area shall be procured by the expropriated person according to the evaluated prices for exchange houses.

81. For the above two options, the displaced person may choose from the two options.

82. Adisplacedperson may also choose a combination of exchange of titles and cash compensation for the resettlement. In this regard, the area for exchange of titles and the area for cash compensation shall be decided by the displaced person. Area of cash compensation = the eligible resettlement area — the building area for exchange of titles. The cash compensation shall be computed according to the evaluated prices for exchange of titles.

83. As for the project with house demolition, the resettlement of the displaced shall be carried out within the specified relocating areas approved by the Government.

84. The houses for exchange of titles shall come from commercial houses with full property rights.

85. The relocation site shall be constructed by the government platform companyv or the implementing unit for shanty house renovation on the legally-acquired land for the purpose of resettlement exchange of titles.

86. The government platform company shall be responsible for procuring the commercial houses for resettlement which are developed by real estate companies on the legally-acquired land.

87. The government shall stipulate certain conditions in the agreement of commercial land transfer to build a certain number of relocation houses and stores that shall be transferred to the government free of charge as relocation houses.

88. The government shall buy some surplus commercial houses for relocation from the projects of renovation of dangerous houses and shanty town.

v Government platform company refers to the legal entities established by the government which mainly engages in financing,

infrastructure construction, urban development and assets management etc.

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Cash compensation resettlement

89. In case of displaced person who chooses cash compensation and waives change of titles, his resettlement area is 1:1.2. In this case, a qualified real estate assessment agency shall be engaged by the project to determine the value of property. Cash compensation for eligible resettlement house shall be made according to the evaluated prices, and the displaced person shall be at his own responsibility to find an alternative house.

90. Incentive bonus for resettlement with cash compensation. A displaced person who choosescash compensation as resettlement assistance shall be provided with 10% of the total amount of cash compensation as the incentive bonus if they can sign the demolition agreements and move out within the stipulated time period.

Resettlement with reserved land.

91. The house reconstruction sites shall be at the planned area approved by the government. The land area for the displaced farmers for reconstruction of houseswill be determined on the basis of the planning and the land-occupying area of the demolished houses as well as according to the principle of “one building for one household” for rural residents and the principle of “mathematical round-off”.

92. The options for reconstruction housing land area include 60 m2, 70 m2, 80 m2, 90 m2, 100 m2, 110 m2 and 120 m2. Those with residing area of less than 60 m2 shall be determined as per 60 m2. The limit for reconstruction housing land area shall be 120 m2. If there is a difference in the area between the reconstruction land and the original legal land area of the main house, the cash compensation price shall be evaluated by the qualified land evaluation agency which is engaged by the the displaced person. The evaluated prices shall be adopted after being verified by the land resources administration bureau and approved by the municipal government.

93. The displaced persons who chooses reconstruction land as resettlement will abide by the prevailing applicable compensation policies of Hezhou for land acquisition and house demolition.

94. Theresettlement agency shall be responsible for obtaining the land allocation certificate for reconstruction. It will provide necessary documents free of charges such as geological prospecting, architectural design, and construction drawing, and exempts the displaced person from paying the construction registration fees that are similar to the original building area. The construction registration fees for the area exceeding the original building area shall be borne by the displaced person.

95. The house acquiring agency shall be responsible for providing the supporting infrastructure of “five connections and one leveling” in the relocating sites, and timely completionof the alignment setting-out for the reconstruction.

96. The house reconstruction shall be conducted by the farmers following the principle of “general planning and self construction” and strictly in accordance with the planning approved by the planning department of the government.

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(2)House decoration compensation

97. If the displaced person chooses the exchange of titles or cash compensation for resettlement, the decorations of the expropriated house shall be also compensated in cash.

98. The compensation for the special decoration shall be resolved following the principle of “case by case” .

(3)Transition resettlement and one-time moving subsidies

99. Those choosing the exchange of titles will be provided with transition subsidies covering the period from the date of vacating and handing over the expropriated houses by the displaced persons to the date of handing over the relocating houses by the resettlement agency plus additional 6 months of decoration period.

100. Those who choose cash compensation shall be provided with transition subsidies for 6 months counting from the date of vacating and handing over the expropriated houses.

101. Those who choose exchange of titles and cash compensation shall get the transition subsidies at RMB 12/m2 for the total expropriated building area.

102. Those choosing exchange of titles and cash compensation shall get the moving subsidies of a lumpsum amount calculated based on RMB 12/m2 for the total expropriated building area.

4.4.5 Compensation and Resettlement Policies for Demolition of Attached Houses on

collective land

103. No reconstruction shall be arranged for the expropriation of the attached ancillary houses and production houses.

104. Expropriation of non-residential houses shall be compensated in monetary form according to the latest applicable standards of Hezhou City for land acquisition and house demolition.

105. No compensation and resettlement shall be made for the buildings and attachments nearby the main building or the roof if they are defined as illegal structures. There are no illegal buildings within the project area.

4.4.6 Resettlement of affected vulnerable groups

106. Job opportunities related to the Project will be offered to the vulnerable persons on a priority basis. The subproject will directly create job opportunities, and the vulnerable groups will get the employment opportunities on priority ensuring that each vulnerable household would get at least one project-related employment opportunity.

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107. The PMO and local governments have formulated the special livelihood training plan for the vulnerable groups free of charge. The objectives of the training are to enable them to acquire the knowledge of growing high value-added crops such as vegetables, flowers or get employment in non-agricultural sectors to increase their income.

108. As for the vulnerable households with the aged, women headed households, weak, sick and disabled, the resettlement office and local government will offer special care and assistance. The village group will offer labor assistance during house reconstruction. The vulnerable groups are eligible to select house site for reconstruction and housing floors on priority basis.

Compensation Standards

109. Compensation standards in the Resettlement Plan have been decided after full consultation with the relevant government departments and the APs and on the basis of the resettlement policies outlined earlier and on the basis of prevailing resettlement policies of Hezhou City for construction projects. During the implementation of the subproject, if the current policies are revised to be more beneficial to the APs, such new policies will apply.

5.1 Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition.

5.1.1 Compensation standards for acquisition of rural collective land

110. Compensations for land acquisition for the subproject shall include four parts: land compensation, resettlement subsidies, standing crops compensation, and land-attached structures compensation. Details are shown in Table 5-1, Table 5-2 and

111. Table 5-3. Among them, the compensation rate for paddy field is RMB 60500/mu. According to the AAOV standards of Hezhou City for 2019, the average unified AAOV in Ertang Town area is RMB 2104/mu, and the compensation rate for paddy field shall be 29 times of the AAOV.

Table 5-1 Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition

Land Category Land compensation and resettlement subsidies

(RMB/mu)

Agricultural land

Paddy field (incl. Fish pond, lotus root pond)

60500

Dry land 51800 Garden, forestland 47000

Unused Land Barren hill, wasteland 21000

Construction land

Rural house site, village side idle land

Ditch, road, grave

Compensation as per the standards of neighboring land category.

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Source: Notice of Hezhou Municipality on Adjusting the Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition and Resettlement for Construction Projects within Urban Planned Areas of Hezhou City (Ref. HZF[2016]48)

Table 5-2 Compensation Standards for Crops

Land Category Compensation Standards (RMB/mu) Paddy Rice 2100 Lotus root, water-chestnut, taro 2200 Sugar cane, chewing cane 2400 Vegetables (melon, vegetable, bean, mushroom) 2200 Other dryland crops (peanut, soybean, mung

bean) 1600

Source: the same to above table.

Table 5-3 Compensation Standards for other Economic Crops and Fruit Trees

Category

Compensation standards

Tract (RMB /mu)

Scattered (less than 0.1 mu)

Canopy density above 0.2 timbre mature forest 1400

Canopy density above 0.2 timbre non-mature forest 2000

Canopy density above 0.2 fuelwood forest, shrubs 1500

Young forest, newly-grown forest 1200

Protection forest, special forest 3000

Quick-growing eucalyptus 1-year above

growing 1100

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Category Compensation standards

Tract (RMB /mu)


2-year above growing

1300


1600


1300


1300

Chestnut, loquat, date, persimmon, pear

With fruits 10000 RMB 150 / pieces

(pcs) Without fruits 3000 RMB 30 / pcs

Peaches, grapes, guava, plum, papaya, miscellaneous fruit etc.

With fruits 9500 RMB 140 / pcs Without fruits 2100 RMB 25 / pcs

Shatian pomelo, Wenzhou mandarin, Nanfeng honey mandarin

With fruits 13000 RMB 180 / pcs

Without fruits 2800 RMB 35 / pcs

Emperor mandarin, Sihui citrus, oranges


Longan, seedless wampee, big meat loquat, Sanhua plum, big fruit hawthorn

With fruits 12000 RMB 160 / pcs


Grap With fruits 11000 RMB 35 / pcs


Banana


Seedlings RMB 2 / pcs

Passion fruit With fruits 9000 RMB 60 / pcs


Hylocereus sp. With fruits 11000 RMB 90 / pcs


Myricarubra (Lour.) With fruits 10000 RMB 200 / pcs


Mulberry field Harvested 2500

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Tract (RMB /mu)


Not harvested yet 1200

Tea 6800

Flowers, plant nursery garden 6500

Camellia tree

Harvest for over 2 years

3200 RMB 32 / pcs

Not harvested or below 2 years

2000 RMB 18 / pcs

Star anise forest, bayberry forest

Harvest for over 2 years

4200 RMB 55 / pcs

Not harvested or harvest below 2 years

2800 RMB 12 / pcs

Young forest 1200

Newly planted fruit seedlings 2000 RMB 10 / pcs

Dendrocalamusgiganteus Harvested 4000 RMB 40 / pcs

No harvested yet

1500 RMB 10 / pcs

Phyllostachyspubescens Developed

bamboo 3500 RMB 4 / pcs

Yellow bamboo Developed


Mud bamboo Developed


Water bamboo Developed


Bambusa bamboo Developed


Fence bamboo, fernleafbambusa, bamboo leaves 900

Single tree Fir RMB 60 / pcs

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Tract (RMB /mu)


Pine and other trees

Over dia. 10 cm at 1.3

height

RMB 40 / pcs

Osmanthus tree Dia. at 1.3

height

Below 1.9 cm

Compensation as per flowers and seedling base

2 - 3.9 cm RMB 180 / pcs 4 - 5.9 cm RMB 300 / pcs 6 - 7.9 cm RMB 450 / pcs 8 - 9.9 cm RMB 700 / pcs 10 - 11.9

cm RMB 1200 / pcs

12 - 14.9 cm

RMB 1500 / pcs

15 - 17.9 cm

RMB 2000 / pcs


5.1.2 Compensation standards for temporary occupation of collective land

112. According to the relevant regulations of the State and the Guangxi Province, compensation for temporary land occupation shall be computed on the basis of the annual average output value and the time of temporary occupation and types of crops.Temporary land occupation compensation ＝（AAOV × time of occupation）＋ crops compensation.

113. Temporary land occupation will affect paddy field, dryland, forest land and wastelands.The occupying period is one year. According to the AAOV standards of Hezhou City for 2019, the average unified AAOV in Ertang Town area is RMB 2104/mu. Table 5-4 specifies the standards for crops compensation, where unavailable could adopt the standards for other dryland crops. Table 5-4 shows the compensation standards of project temporary land occupation.

Table 5-4 Compensation Standards for Temporary Land Occupation

Land

Typ

e

AAOV in recent 3 years

(RMB)

Occupation

period

Crops or compensation

(RMB)

Total

(RM

B)

Paddy

field 2104 1 2100 4204

Forest

land 2104 1 1600 3704


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114. Temporary land occupation may damage the original land surface and the previous irrigation facilities. The construction unit shall restore the surface soil quality and the related irrigation facilities to the previous level, failing to restore to the previous farmland properties and the output status, the construction unit shall make compensation as per the permanent occupation -- RMB 20-80 / m22as reclamation fee.

5.2. Compensation standards for house demolition

5.2.1 Compensation standards for demolition of rural residential houses

115. The compensations for demolition of rural residential house include house compensation, temporary transition subsidies, moving subsidies and time-lost subsidies.

Table 5-5 Compensation Standards for Demolition of Rural Residential

Category of Demolition Targets Unit Compensation standards

1. Mix brick structure (full decoration) RMB/ m2 1300 2. Mix brick structure (partial

decoration) RMB/ m2 1200

3. Mix brick structure (simple decoration)

RMB/ m2 1100

4. Mix brick structure (without decoration)

RMB/ m2 1000

Notes: House decorations are classified into exterior wall tile or painting, interior floor laying, interior plastering or painting, complete window and door installation etc. The above five shall be regarded as full decoration; any 3 - 4 items be regarded as partial decoration; any 1-2 items as simple decoration. None of the above 5 items shall be regarded as without decoration.

5. Red brick, common brick, cement brick (stone) tile structure

RMB/ m2 850

6. Full wooden tile roof structure RMB/ m2 750 7. Mud (brick) wall tile roof structure RMB/ m2 750 8. Mud (brick) wall grasses roof

structure RMB/ m2 650

9. Wooden attic RMB/ m2 2000 Transition compensation for reconstruction 1. The compensation for reconstruction transition shall be made in installments based on the building area of the residential house upto 6 months counting from the date of setting-out on reconstruction site after house demolition.

RMB/ m2 12

2. One-time lump sum compensation for house moving (moving subsidies and time-lost subsidies)

RMB /m2 12

Source: Notice on Issuance of the Implementation Scheme for House Demolition Compensation in Main Urban Area of Hezhou City (Provisional) (Ref. HGTZ[2018]95)

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5.2.2 Compensation Standards for Demolition of Rural Attached Houses

116. The compensation standards for the rural attached houses shall be made according to the standards specified in Table 5-6 according to the structures.

Table 5-6 Compensation Standards for Demolition of Rural Attached Houses

Category of Demolition Targets Unit Compensation

standards

Non-residential: (full area to be calculated as building area if the story height is above 2.2m; half area to be calculated as building area if the story height is less than 2.2m)

1. Brick-concrete structure RMB/ m2 850 2. Red brick, common brick, cement brick (stone) tile structure RMB/ m2 700 3. Full wooden tile roof structure RMB/ m2 600 4. Mud (brick) wall tile roof structure RMB/ m2 600 5. Mud (brick) wall grasses roof structure RMB/ m2 500 6. Linoleum, asbestos, grass roof etc. RMB/ m2 300 7. Non-wall linoleum, asbestos, grass roof etc. RMB/ m2 150

8. Iron tile steel support (with walls and hardened)

Single span below 20m

RMB/ m2 300

Single span between 20 - 24 m

RMB/ m2 400

Single span over 24m RMB/ m2 500

9. Iron tile steel support (without walls, with hardened)

Single span below 20m

RMB/ m2 200

Single span between 20 - 24 m

RMB/ m2 300

Single span over 24m RMB/ m2 400 9. Iron tile steel support (without wall) RMB/ m2 170 Notes: 1. The above compensation unit price includes the attached pool, septic tank, water

supply and drainage, power supply, solar energy, stove, sanitary facilities etc. ; 2. Facilities and structures that have been scrapped shall not be compensated.


5.3 Compensation Standards for Ground Attachments and Facilities

117. The ground attachments affected by the subproject include fence walls, graves, fruit trees or economic crops while the facilities affected are electric and telecommunication facilities. The compensation standards for the fence walls, graves, fruit trees or economic crops are determined upon negotiation and on the basis of replacement cost. The damaged infrastructural facilities will be rebuilt or transfer according to the original scope, standard, and function. If those could not be rebuilt or transfered shall be compensated according to the confirmed standards. The compensation standards for the ground attachments such as fruit trees or economic crops are shown in Table 5-3, while for others shown in Table 5-7.

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Table 5-7 Compensation Standards for Ground Attachments and Infrastructure Facilities

Category of Demolition Targets Unit Compensation Standard

(RMB)

1. Fence wall Brick-stone fence wall RMB/ m2 80

Mud-brick fence RMB/ m2 60

2. Grave

Grave with monument, coffin grave

Nos 5500

Urn without monument earth grave

Nos 2200

Urn burial grave Nos 550 3. Well Pcs 2000 4. Electric post Pcs 150 5. Telecommunication post Pcs 150 6. Power distribution lines Km 40000 7. Moving charge for cable TV Household 300 8. Moving charge for wire telephone Household 200 9. Electric moving charge Household 300 10. Network line moving Household 200


5.4 Related taxes for land acquisition

118. Taxes related to land acquisition include land occupation tax, cultivated land reclamation fee, land acquisition management fee etc., as shown in Table 5-8.

Table 5-8 Summary of Taxes Related to Land Acquisition

S/L Items Standards Basis

1 Farmland occupation tax

RMB30/ m2 Decree No.46 of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

2 Farmland reclamation charges

RMB20/ m2

Guangxi Finance Department, Guangxi Land Resources Administration Department, Guangxi Pricing Bureau (Ref. GCJ[2009]254

3 Administrative charges

as per 2.1% of the total resettlement direct cost

/

4

External monitoring & evaluation charges

as per 3.0% of the total resettlement direct cost

/

5 Contingency as per 10% of resettlement direct cost

/

Source: Notice of Hezhou Municipality on Adjusting the Compensation Standards for Land

Acquisition and Resettlement for Construction Projects within Urban Planned Areas of Hezhou

City (Ref. HZF[2016]48)

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6 Resettlement and Restoration Plan

6.1 Objectives, methods and principles of resettlement and restoration

6.1.1 Objectives of resettlement and restoration

119. In accordance with the ADB’s policy on involuntary resettlement and the laws and regulations of the State, the general objectives of resettlement of APs are to enable them to restore and improve their living and production conditions as much as possible. The objectives are:

120. The displaced households shall be properly resettled and paid cash compensation at replacement cost so that their living quality and environment can be restored or improved.

121. All affected ground attachments shall be compensated at their replacement cost.

122. The infrastructure can be compensated or rehabilitated to regain their original functions.

123. The residents affected by land acquisition shall have long-term guarantee for their livelihood, their living standards will not decrease, but improve. No AP will permanently lose his or her jobs because of land acquisition.

6.1.2 Methods for resettlement and restoration

124. The resettlement and restoration of the APs shall be conducted simultaneously from two aspects, respectively for living and production.

125. The resettlement and restoration of living mainly include the rehabilitation of the expropriated houses and living auxiliary facilities, mainly include:

126. The cash compensation or provision of reconstruction for the expropriated houses shall ensure the living quality and environment be no inferior to that of pre-house expropriation.

127. In the new living environment, the APs will be provided with all facilities and services as necessary for theirto daily living.

128. The resettlement and restoration of production mainly include employment arrangement for the labor force and the reconstruction or restoration of production facilities, including:

129. Compensations for the affected population shall be reasonable to ensure that they will not lose their income sources due to the acquisition of land.

130. Local natural resources and locational advantages should be fully utilized to encourage the secondary and tertiary industries so as to improve the professional skills of the APs tocontribute to thelocal economy so that the APs can restore their previous living and production levels or imrprove the levels.

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6.1.3 Principles for resettlement and restoration

131. The APs have the “rights to know” and the “rights to select”. The APs should be ensured to be fully informed of all the policy measures for compensation and resettlement. At the same time, multiple resettlement options should be provided for the APs to choose at their own will.

132. The APs shall participate in each and every link of resettlement activities throughout the whole process.

133. All compensations should be fully and directly paid to the property owners who lost them.

134. The compensation standards for houses, professional facilities and ground attachments shall be determined based on a market appraisal and the assessment agency shall be recruited according to the relevant laws in an open and transparent manner.

135. The restoration and reconstruction of buildings and attachments of the affected institutions and enterprises shall be made according to the professional standards and to enable their original functions.

136. Support and care must be given to the vulnerable groups.

6.2 Production Restoration Plan for Rural Land-Expropriated People

6.2.1 Production Re-establishment Measures for An Agricultural population Who lost Land

137. The subproject needs to acquire74.14 mu of collective land inXiadao Village including 56.16 mu of cultivated land and 10.91 mu of barren land, 7.07 mu of collective construction landaffecting 45 households with 208 persons.

138. During the impact survey and resettlement plannin, RP resettlement specialists conducted an analysis of the location, amount of land resources, and income structure of all the affected villagers. On this basis, with full consultation with the APs and villagers’ representatives, the resettlement specialists with the local governments have formulated a feasible resettlement production restoration plan to enable the APs to retain their original styles of living, production and social relationship. Meanwhile, RP resettlement specialists convened consultation meetings in Xiadao Village to discuss the resettlement plan with village cadre, APs and villagers’ representatives. All the resettlement plan components were accepted by the local governments and APs. The following resettlement measures shall be used to restore or increase their incomes and safeguard their livelihood.

139. Cash compensation. The affected agricultural households shall get land compensation. Compensation for the contracted land will be paid 100% to the land contractor, while the compensation for the land which has not been contracted will be paid to the village collective. The cash compensations for acquired collective land include four parts: land compensation, resettlement subsidies, standing crops compensation, and bonus. The land compensation rate for cultivated land is RMB 60500/mu, and RMB 47000/mu for forest land. The rate for construction land shall be made at the value rate of neighboring lands. The compensation rates for crops are

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RMB 1600 - 2400/mu for different kinds of crops. The total area of cultivated land to be acquired accounts for 8% of the total area of cultivated land of Xiadao Village. The annual average per-household land income loss accounts for 0.24% of the total aveage family income, or about RMB 90 per household each year. It can be seen that the loss incurred by land acquisition will account for only very little portion of the total family income. The total amount of compensation for permanent acquisition of collective land in the Project is about approximately RMB 4.0427 million, on average, RMB 19,436 for each affected person. Such would be sufficient to restore the livelihood of the APs.

140. In thesubproject, the roads and house sites to be acquired belong to the collective village. And the village collective will get RMB 427,675 as land compensation. This amount of compensation can be distributed among the registered population of the village, or be used to exchange house site of the APs, or be used to improve the production and living facilities of the village such as canal, road, water supply etc., so as to improve the conditions for production and living, increase the agricultural output and thus offset the loss incurred by land acquisition.

141. Allocation of commercial land. The commercial land shall be 10% of the total acquired farmland for commercial development. The commercial land can be allocated to the land lost rural collective organization (or administrative villagers be compensated in cash to the APs according to the evaluated price of the allocated land. (i) According to the survey conducted by the resettlement specialists, 100% of the land-lost villagers preferred cash compensation for the commercial land. With reference to the latest project, the evaluated price for allocated land is RMB 500,000/mu. The resettlement commercial land in the village is 6.71 mu with a total compensation amount of RMB 3.3536 million, averagely per-capita RMB 16,123. (ii) The APs may also choose the allocated commercial landwhich is located at B1 land block in the Detail Planning and Urban Design for East 01 Area of Jiangnan of Hezhou City (as commercial land for farmers, at the junction between Baoquan Road and Yuquanbei Road). This land is expected to be handed over to the Collective of Xiadao Village in December 2020 after completing “three connections and one leveling”. The village collective will benefit from this commercial land through leasing or cooperative development. According to the survey, currently, the rent for land leasing of rural commercial land in the same area is RMB 20000 /mu each year. These earnings can be used to pay social insurance for the land-loss farmers or be distributed among thefarmers as dividends.

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Figure 6-1 Proposed Commercial Land

142. Employment and training. The PMO and AIs recommend that the affected APs for various subproject related work and also for switching their employment from farmers to off-farm workers. During the construction period, the PMO and IA will provide with 100 temporary job opportunities each year, such as sand and stone mining, transport of construction materials, earth and sand. After construction, employment priority will be given to the affected rural residents. These jobs are more suitable for the local labor force. The affected population will be given priority on these employment opportunities. The subproject will provide 50 APs with jobs directly in each year. The subproject will provide technical training on land cultivation animal breeding, and vocational training. The vocational skill training include car driving, agricultural truck driving, mechanical repair, welding, household service, and medical nursing. The government is responsible for paying the training subsidies and skill-appraisal subsidies for the landless farmers according to Measures for the Administration of Special Employment Funds and Subsidies for Occupational training of Guangxi. Vocational skill training are featured by fixed and oriented training, targeting to realize "training - employment" and "one-stop service".

143. Social insurance. The rural APs will be covered by the local medical care insurance according to the residence management principle. The rural APs whose registration remains the same as before will be covered by the local elderly care system and the new-type cooperative medical care system. The social insurance is not provided especially for land acquisition affected people. This is something that the Government provides even without the project.

144. The rural residents expressed that they would support the subproject and agree to the permanent land acquisition, if the land compensation could be fully paid on time.

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6.2.2 Restoration Measures for Temporary Land Occupation

145. According to the relevant regulations of the State and Guangxi, compensation for temporary land occupation shall be computed on the basis of AAOV and the time of temporary occupation.

146. For the convenience of calculation such compensation shall be the standing crops compensation standard rate multiplied by the time of occupation. The time period of more than 3 months but less than 6 months shall be computed as per 6 months, while that of more than 6 months but less than 1 year shall be computed as per 1 year.

147. Because the area of temporary land occupation has not been defined, in case temporary occupation of collective land is required, the contractor shall enter into an agreement for temporary land occupation with the village group or the tenants and pay necessary land compensation and crops compensation according to the agreement. After the completion of construction work, the contractor will be responsible for the reclamation of land. The land shall be handed over to the original land tenant after being accepted by the owner. The ground attachments shall be also compensated during temporary land occupation. The temporary land occupation may damage the original land surface and the previous irrigation facilities. The IA shall restore the surface soil quality and the related irrigation facilities to the previous level, failing to restore to the previous farmland properties and the output status, the IA shall make compensation as in case of permanent acquisition.

148. Rural residents of the village agreed to temporary land occupation in order to facilitate the project construction if the compensation could be fully paid in time. They also hoped that the land will be restored to its original condition after the completion of the construction activities of the subroject.

6.3 Compensations and Resettlement of Displaced Rural Households

6.3.1 Resettlement and compensation for demolished residential houses

149. The project needs to demolish 7481.2 m2 of rural residential houses that belong are brick concrete structure, affection 26 households with 152 persons, including 2 vulnerable households with 11 persons. The 26 households with residential houses to be demolished belong to the urban planned area. After multiple discussions, the PMO provides three resettlement options -- exchange of titles, cash compensation, and new house site – to select from for APs.Regardless of either option of resettlement, the APs shall be ensured that their living conditions will not be lower than the its pre-project level. At the same time, the resettlement program will follow the principle of centralized relocation inclosby areas and provide with social security, medical care, employment, and school enrollment to minimize the negative impacts on the APs’ living style and culture. According to the survey conducted in February 2019, all the 15 sampled households under survey chose the resettlement option of land for house sites.

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6.3.1.1 Exchange of property titles

Standards for exchange of property titles

150. Two options are available for the choice of the APs. (i) Exchange of titles shall be conducted as per the ratio of 1:1.2 between the expropriated area and the exchanging area. (ii) As for the large family with many members, if the building area of the acquired building is too small and cannot meet their basic living requirements, in the resettled area, the family will be given land on the basis of 25 m2/person and limited to a ceiling area of 3 times of the original area of the expropriated building area, while at the same time ensuring a minimum 13 m2/person in resettlement area.

Eligibility of the population to be relocated

151. The registered household population who were in the village on the day of issuance of house demolition announcement are eligible for resettlement. The naturally newly-born household population after the date of issuance of demolition announcement shall be entitled to enjoy this policy, while the naturally dead household population shall not be entitled to enjoy this policy.

152. The house-lost person may also choose a combination of exchange of titles and cash compensation for resettlement. In this regard, the area for exchange of titles and the area for cash compensation shall be decided by the displaced person. Area of cash compensation = the eligible resettlement area of the house-expropriated person — the building area for exchange of titles. The cash compensation shall be computed according to the evaluated prices for exchange of titles

Location of exchange of property titles

153. The housing sources for the exchange of titles are from the YazizhaiShantytown Renovation Project. Currently, this renovation project has been submitted to the government for approval, and is expected to be approved in the 1st half of 2019. Yazizhai Shantytown Renovation Project is located in Jiangnan Area of Hezhou City, it is a new integrated urban area with convenient traffic and favorable natural environment. It is located to the north of Hezhou High School of Babu District of Hezhou City, with the boundary of project land use north to Yangmeiling Road, east to Huashan N Road and south to Dazhongshan E Road, as well facing Hezhou High School crossing Taoyuan Road to the west. It has good location and convenient transportation conditions. Nearby the relocating area, the living facilities are adequately available such as community health service station, cultural service station, fitness facilities, kindergarten, and community service center. In addition, the relocating area is nearby the existing living area of approximately 500m, and so the production, employment and schooling of the APs will not be affected seriously by relocation. The construction of this residential area will be started in 2020 and completed in 2023.

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154. Land Block A: located at the northeast side of the intersection between Dazhongshan E Road and Taoyuan Mid Road, with the land area of about 141.212 mu, 397,643.25 m2 of construction area and 31.5% green areaaccommodating 2,852 households.

155. Land Block C: located at the southwest side of the intersection between Baoquan W Road and Taoyuan Mid Road, with the land area of about 57.455 mu which is planned with 139749 m2 of construction area and 30.78% green ratio, totally accommodating 849 households. There are 1072 parking lots for motor vehicles and 2145 parking lots for non-motor vehicles.

156. Land Block D: located at the southwest side of the intersection between Xialiang Road and Dongbao Road, with the land area of about 55.421 mu, 149192.97 m2 of construction area and 32% green ratio, totally accommodating 1000 households.

Figure 6-2 Location of Relocating Area

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Figure 6-3 Aerial View of Relocating Area

Option on Exchange of Property Titles

157. The APs independently choose the number of unitsat the relocationsitebased on their eligibility. The difference shall be paid or compensated as per the evaluated price of the relocation plot of land. This is to follow the principle of “whoever signs the agreement shall have the priority in selecting houses”. In this subproject, the residential houses to be demolished have the legal formalities of land use and construction. The APs therefore will be eligible to select relocation houses if they can sign the demotion agreement and take compensation payment within the specified time period.

Decoration Compensation

158. The APs shall be liable to get decoration compensation at about RMB 250 - 550 / m2 for the ground, interior walls, doors and windows.

Transition Resettlement and One-time Moving Subsidies

159. Transition subsidies shall cover the period from the date of vacating and handing over the expropriated houses to the date of handing over the relocation houses to the APs and additional 6 months. The standard for transition subsidies is RMB 12/ m2 for the total expropriated building area. The standard for moving subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lumpsum amount for the total expropriated building area.

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6.3.1.2 Cash compensation resettlement

Cash compensation standards

160. The APs who choose cash compensation and waives change of titles will get resettlement land on the ratio of 1:1.2 (1=original; and 1.2=relocation site). A qualified real estate assessment agency will determine prices. The cash compensation for the eligible resettlement housing shall be made according to these prices.

Decoration compensation

161. The APs shall be eligible to get decoration compensation RMB 250-550 / m2 for ground, interior walls, doors and windows.

Incentive Bonus for cash compensation

162. The displaced persons who choose case compensation as the resettlement option shall be provided with 10% of the total amount of cash compensation as the incentive bonus, if they sign the demolition agreements and move out within the stipulated time period.

Transition resettlement and one-time moving subsidies

163. The displaced persons shall be provided with transition subsidies for 6 months counting from the date of vacating and handing over the houses to IA or PMO. The standard for transition subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2for the total expropriated building area. The standard for moving subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lump sum amount for the total expropriated building area.

6.3.1.3 Resettlement with reserved land

Standard for reconstruction land

164. The land area for the physically displaced farmers for resettlement shall be determined on the basis of the planning and the land-occupying area of the expropriated houses as well as the principle of “one building for one household” for rural residents and the principle of “mathematical round-off”. The options for resettlement housing land area include 60 m2, 70 m2, 80 m2, 90 m2, 100 m2, 110 m2 and 120 m2. Those with residing area less than 60 m2 willget 60 m2. The high ceiling for resettlement housing is 120 m2. If there exists difference in area between the resettlement land and the original legal land area of main house, the cash compensation price shall be evaluated by a qualified land evaluation agency. The recommended prices will be adopted after being verified by the land resources administration bureau and approved by the Municipal Government.

Relocating site and conditions

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165. The Resettlement Office, local villagers and Departments of Land and Planning following the principle of “resettlement nearby” have plannedthe Land Block R2 (resettlement land for farmers) in the Detail Planning and Urban Design for East 01 Area of Jiangnan of Hezhou City as the relocation site for the APs to reconstruct the houses, thereby meeting the demands of the local residents for “single-family living building”. At the same time, due to the centralized resettlement, the social relations and lifestyle of the affected people can be maintained. As shown in Figure 6-3. The relocating area is located to the south of the affected village facing across the road for approximately 500m. Nearby the relocation site arethe hospital, school, and market place - a favorable living environment. Relocation sites will be handed over to the APs for reconstruction of houses in June 2020 after the completion of “five connection and one levelling”.

Figure 6-4 Relocating Site for Reconstruction by APs

House compensation

166. In addition to the resettlement site, the APs will also get RMB 1000-1300/ m2 as house compensation which shall be determined according to the household decoration (full decoration, partially decoration, simple decoration and without decoration). The construction costs for a brick-concrete structure is RMB 707.48 / m2. The house compensation will be adequate enough to rebuild the houses.

Table 6-1 Construction Cost Estimates for Rural Brick-Concrete Buildings in Hezhou City

S/

L Items

U

nit

Brick-concrete structure (without

decoration)

Remark

s Unit area

usage

Unit Price

(RMB/unit)

Amount

(RMB)

I. Major building materials 565.2

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S/

L Items

U

nit

Brick-concrete structure (without

decoration)

Remark

s Unit area

usage

Unit Price

(RMB/unit)

Amount

(RMB)

1 Cement T 0.16 370 59.2

2 Sand T 0.6 130 78

3 Stone chips T 0.6 120 72

4 Steel T 0.008 4500 36

5 Wood m

3 0.24 800 192

6 Red brick pc

s 120 0.4 48

7 Precast slab m2 1 80 80

II. Telephone cables, electric wires,

power meter etc. m2 1 50 50

III

. Labor charges 92.28

15%*

（I+II）

D. Total 707.48

Notes: data based on market survey. Because over 95% of the rural residential houses are of

brick concrete structure, and so only the costs of brick concrete structures are calculated.

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Moving and Transition subsidies

167. The APs shall also get moving subsidies and transition subsidies: (i) transition subsidy is RMB 12/ m2 shall be paid in installments upto 6 months counting from the date of setting-out on reconstruction site after house demolition; (ii) moving subsidies RMB 12/ m2, which shall be paid at one time.

Planning and design for house reconstruction

168. The house reconstruction shall be conducted by the farmers following the principle of “general planning and self construction”. TheHezhou Planning Bureau provides plans through the Design Institute which will fully solicit the views of the APs, design several house types, including the size and architectural style. The Government will be responsible for the provision of “five supplies and one leveling” ; water and electricity supplies.

169. In recent years, in urban construction projects of Hezhou City, all rural APs have chosen the mode of “unified planning and self construction”, providing valuable experiences for the subroject. For example, the resettlement specialists carried out investigation on Chengdong New Area, a place exclusively planned for relocating local residents. It was found that, this resettlement site was well planned, and the houses constructed by the farmers themselves are beautiful and elegant as shown in Figure 6-5. In many consultation meetings, the APs expressed their willingness to move to Chengdong New Area.

Figure 6-5 Self-Constructed Houses of Farmers

Principle for scheduling reconstruction of rural houses

170. In order to ensure that the reconstruction of the relocation houses be implemented in a timelymanner, the Resettlement Office will prepare detail construction schedule according to the progress. The following principles shall be followed during scheduling the construction time.

171. Before the APs start reconstruction, 50% of the house compensation will be paid, and the remaining 50% will be paid when the progress of reconstruction is 50%.

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172. The time for reconstruction of house shall be decided in full consultation with the APs, so that they can have 3 months for moving and one year for construction.

173. If the resettlement compensation policies and the above schedule have changes, the Resettlement Office shall inform the APs and the affected units.

6.3.2 Government’s Additional Support

174. Credit aid. The eligible APs shall have the priority in getting small credit loan or small interest-subsidy loan.

175. Improve household registration management. The APs, their spouse, parents and children, if eligible, may apply to transfer their household registration to the places where they are resettled. After the transfer, they will enjoy the equal rights as the local urban residents for children school and nursery enrollment.

176. Social insurance. The eligible APs can participate in the endowment insurance for urban residents as per the standard of RMB 100-2000 each year. They are free to choose either rural cooperative medical care or urban residents’ medical insurances.

177. Employment support. The Government provides free employment training and free job introduction for the APs, ensuring at least one family member of each affected household will get a job.

6.4 Compensation and resettlement for rural attached houses

178. The rural attached houses to be demolished by the subproject are mostly simple houses of cement - brick - wood tile roof structure.Most of the attached houses were previously used for raising pig, but later pig raring was prohibited by environmental authorities because of potential environmental pollution. These buildings are now used for storing sundries; some are discarded. Some are used to store agricultural tools. Attached house demolition will not substantially affect the income of the APs. All of them will support the project construction. They believed that, if they can get the cash compensation as per the compensation standards (RMB 170 - 850 / m2), they will make use of this money to engage in self-employed business such as clothes shop, grocery stores and repair shops.

6.5 Affected ground attachments and infrastructure

6.5.1 Compensation for ground attachments

179. Ground attachments affected by the Project include fruit tree, bamboo, well and grave. Scattered bamboo trees and other trees on the acquired land will be compensated according to the standards for crops, wells and graves in cash in replacement cost (see Table 5-7 of Chapter 5).

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6.5.2 Compensation for infrastructure

180. For the infrastructure, the local resettlement office and owners shall negotiate the compensation standards and restoration measures, to rebuild or transfer in a unified manner according to the original scope, standard and functions. Those could not be rebuilt or transferred shall be compensated according to the confirmed compensation standards.

6.6 Resettlement of the affected vulnerable groups

181. The subroject will affect 2 vulnerable households with 11 persons. These two households are affected by the demolition of residential houses. In order to improve the income and living standards for these vulnerable households, based on the full consideration of the willingness and the needs of the vulnerable groups, special measures in policy and resettlement are adopted for their benefit.

6.6.1 Principle for Resettlement of Vulnerable Groups

182. The Principles for resettlement of vulnerable groups are:

(i) Improve the living standards and living quality of the vulnerable groups.

(ii) Provide more options on employment

(iii) Pay attention to their willingness and demands in project preparation and implementation

(iv) Provide continuous attention to ensure the improvement of their lives.

6.6.2 Measures for Resettlement of Vulnerable Households

183. Two vulnerable households will be affected by house demolition -one household with disabled persons and one female-headed household. The household with the disabled will lose 420 m2 of housing area while the female-headed family will lose 150 m2 housing area. Both houses are bricks and concrete structures. They can get RMB 1300 / m2 of compensation for the demolished houses. Currently, the construction cost of a bricks and concrete house in Hezhou City is RMB 707/ m2. The compensation that they will get is sufficient to reconstruct a house at the relocation site or to buy a house.

184. In order to improve the living standards of the vulnerable households, the Resettlement Office and the local government will formulate special restoration measures including: (i) The vulnerable households have the priority in selecting resettlement houses (reconstruction land). (ii) The PMO and the villagers’ committee will provide assistance to the vulnerable household during moving. (iii) The PMO and the IA will also provide assistance to the vulnerable households to build houses, for example, help them in digging foundation and carrying construction materials etc. (iv) Job opportunities related to the subproject are offered to the vulnerable households on priority basis. During the construction period, the subproject will create some jobs in land leveling, supply of construction materials etc., and the vulnerable households will get the employment opportunities on priority ensuring that each vulnerable household would get at least one project-related employment opportunity.

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(v) The eligible vulnerable households shall enjoy the favorable policies on education, and their children will enjoy assistance in education.

6.7 Protection of Women’s Rights and Livelihood Restoration Plan

185. According to the Chapter on‘Women and Economy’ documented in ‘Women Development Plan of GZAR (2001-2010)’, the rights of women for work should be protected, it should be ensured that women enjoy the equal rights with men on economic resources, the discrimination against women should be forbidden, women and men should have equal status in employment, and women labor rights should be protected. Thus, women have equal entitlement and rights with men for employment and training in the subproject.

186. In the affected village, women are mainly engaged in household chores, looking after children at home, planting crops in their spare time, and subsidizing households by raising poultry. Land acquisition and house demolition may cause women to lose their current land and living environment that give them livelihood supply which will make them unable to contribute to the family, bring about loss of livelihood, or add to the women’s economic difficulties. In addition, the household surveys showed that women from affected families have low level education, lack working skills other than housework skill. As a result, they are in a disadvantaged position when looking for job opportunities compared to men.

187. The RP gives consideration to the special needs of women in all aspects, including: selection of relocating site, house design, recovery of infrastructure, provision of public services, payment of compensation funds and income restoration. In this subproject, the major problems encountered by women are how to adapt to the new environment and acquire the skills in working in non-agricultural sectors. The PMO with local governments and NGOs are endeavoring to promote the the gender equality and increase women’s income. The following actions will be taken to support women:

188. Creation of job opportunities for women. During the construction and operation periods of the subproject, the affected women shall be offered non-technical jobs on priority such as nursing, security guard and cleaning. As for the jobs that do not require physical strength, priority will be given to the women in the age category 40-55 who find it difficult to find non-agricultural jobs. The local government, PMO and IA shall assist them to get jobs in the Garden Expo and enterprises nearby. As unemployment is a major cause of women’s poverty, subproject job opportunities would provide them with economic benefits.

189. Provision of skill training. Women who are interested in learning employment skilltraining will be provided regular skill training thus encouraging and supporting rural women to learn relevant skills and to engage in productive employment. The training will be carried out once a year from 2020 to 2025. The training will jointly be organized by the District Government, Subdistrict Committee, Women’s Federation and Vocational Education Department. The training costs shall be borne by the District Government. The skill training will include:

(i) Cleaning, landscaping, management of parking lot, and others;

(ii) Horticulture, sewing and knitting, beauty and hairdressing;

(iii) Car decoration, management of cleaning and washing accessories;

(iv) Catering, household services, medical nursing.

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190. Ensure women‘s participation. All consultations programs will ensure the participation of women. All resettlement information will be disclosed to affected women. In addition, during the subproject implementation, the PMO will organize women’s representatives’ meeting to discuss, negotiate, and resolve the problems that they counter.

191. The local government and the resettlement office will ensure equal rights of women with men. Divorced and widowed women will also have the entitlements for land and land compensation. The resettlement office require that the land or house property certificate should have both husband and wife.

192. To eliminate the sexual discrimination and to encourage women’s enterprising spirit. The PMO will establish a partnership with the local government and non-government organizations and endeavor to improve the opportunities and living quality for the women. First, the resettlement agencies will engage female staff so that they can be more conveniently assist and deal with women issues pertaining compensation and resettlement. The women are encouraged to extensively participate in the activities of resettlement plan, management and operation, employment and income restoration. Second, the local government, the resettlement office and the non-government organizations will endeavor to eliminate sexual discrimination in the investment environment and encourage women to engage in institutional and administrative work and display their potentialand capacilitiesin such fields.

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7 Cost Estimates, Funds Sources and Management

7.1 Resettlement cost estimates

193. The resettlement cost estimates cover the costs of permanent acquisition of rural collective land, demolition of rural residential and attached houses, ground attachments, and transition and moving assistance. The total resettlement of the subrojectis RMB 22.3189 million, of which resettlement basic costis RMB 19.2512 million (Table 7-1).

Table 7-1 Resettlement Cost Estimates

S/

L Items Unit Quantity Unit price (RMB)

Cost

estimat

es

(RMB)

1 Permanent land acquisition mu 74.14 — 4470307

1.1

Collec

tive

land

Land

compensati

on and

resettlemen

t subsidies

Paddy field mu 56.16 60500 3397829

Forest land mu 10.91 47000 512770

Constructio

n land mu 7.07 60500 427584

Crops

compensati

on

Paddy field mu 56.16 2100 117941

Forest land mu 10.91 1300 14183

2 Commercial land mu 6.71 3353623

2.1 Cash compensation mu 6.71 500000 3353623

3 Demolition of residential

houses m2 7481.20 10117564

3.1 Brick-concrete structure m2 6955.83 1300 9042579

Wood structure m2 525.37 850 446565

3.2

Transi

tion

comp

ensati

on for

recon

structi

on

Transition

compensation for

reconstruction

RMB/

m2 .

month

7481.20 12 538646

One-time lump sum

compensation for house

moving

RMB/ m2 7481.20 12 89774

4 Rural attached houses m2 1645.52 1062098

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S/

L Items Unit Quantity Unit price (RMB)

Cost

estimat

es

(RMB)

4.2

Brick-wood structure m2 885.63 700 619941

Brick-tile structure m2 622.12 600 373272

Metal shed m2 137.77 500 68885

5 Demolition of ground

attachments 200820

5.1

Scattered Trees pcs 104 150 15600

Bamboo pcs 120 4 480

well pcs 20 2000 40000

Fence wall m2 228 80 18240

Grave nos 23 5500 126500

6 Infrastructure 46850

6.1

Power distribution lines km 1 40000 40000

Electricity pole pcs 19 150 2850

Transformer nos 1 4000 4000

Total 19251263

7 Related land taxes — 3067627

7.1 Farmland occupation tax* RMB30/ m2 1123249

7,2

(i) additional support to

vulnerable groups, (ii)

livelihood improvement and

support measures, capacity

building and training

No addition fund for the schemes as it

is from regular domestic financial

expenditure.

0

7.3 Administrative charges as per 2.1% of the total resettlement

direct cost 404277

7.4 External monitoring &

evaluation charges

as per 3% of the total resettlement

direct cost 577538

7.5 Contingency as per 5% of resettlement direct cost 962563

Grand total 22318889

Data source: project impact survey

Notes: (1) * Methods of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Concerning Implementation of Provisions of the People’s Republic of China on Tax on Occupation of Cultivated Land. Decree No.46 of the People’s Government of Guangxi.

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7.2 Annual funds utilization plan

194. An annual fund utilization plan will be developed according to the progress of the subproject’s land acquisition and resettlement programs. The plan for fund utilization for land acquisition and resettlement is shown in Table 7-2.

Table 7-2 Funds Utilization Plan

2019 2020 2021 Total

Total budget (RMB) 2231889 8927556 11159445 22318889

Ratio of total budget 10% 40% 50% 100%

7.3 Sources of resettlement funds

195. According to the implementation schedule of the subproject, the funds for resettlement are from domestic bank loans and financial appropriation.

7.4 Flow of Funds and the Disbursement Schedule

7.4.1 Flow of Funds

196. The payment of funds must comply with: (1) all costs related to resettlement are covered by the total budget of the project; (2) resettlement compensation are paid before the acquired land isused for the subproject activities; and (3) IA must establish internal financial and supervising mechanism to ensure the prompt appropriation of all funds. The PMO is responsible for supervising the payment of resettlement funds throughout the whole process.

197. The IA will make the payment to the designated accounts of the financial departments of related districts which, according to the signed agreements, will further pay to the township financial offices. The township financial offices will finally pay to the affected collective or the individual AP.

198. Compensation procedure for contracted land, private land and attachments.

199. Compensation procedure for non-contracted land, collective land and attachments

Municipal

Finance

Bureau

Municipal

Land Reserve

Center

RO (Resettle

Office)APs

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7.4.2 Disbursement and Management

200. The basic resettlement costs are under budgetary management in the exclusive account for special utilization.

201. The basic resettlement costs must follow the relevant laws and regulations of the State applicable to land acquisition and demolition, including the policies as specified in Resettlement Plan. No deviation from the approved compensation standards will be allowed.

202. As for the basic resettlement funds and relevant charges, the IA will be required to prepare the funds utilization plans, andthe fund management section of PMO (??)will develop the overall funds utilization plan.

203. When payments are made IA is responsible to verify the scope, area and price of the acquired land and house demolition, while the accounting personnel are responsible for checking, verifying and preparing financial statement.

204. Land compensation (including resettlement subsidies, crops compensation, and turn-in charges), ground attachment compensation, loss of institutions and enterprises, planned funds must be verified by the concerned departments of the IA. The payments are made by the PMO to the affected APsthrough entrusted banks.

205. The commission charges paid to the demolition agencies are concluded according to the terms and conditions of the agreement entered with these agencies.

Municipa

l Finance

Bureau

Municipal

Land Reserve

Center

RO

(Resettl

e

Office)

Affected villages

Villagers

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8 Land Acquisition Resettlement Implementation Plan

8.1 Principles for Progress Coordination between Resettlement and Construction

206. The implementation schedule for land acquisition and demolition of this subproject is developed according to the construction plan of the subproject by observing the following principle:

207. Land acquisition must be completed one month prior to the land use by the subproject. The starting time for land acquisition should be determined according to the actual work of land acquisition, house demolition and resettlement.

208. The project construction must leave adequate time for land acquisition, house demolition and resettlement.

209. The overall progress plan for land acquisition, demolition and resettlement will be developed based on the progress of the preparation and implementation of land acquisition, demolition and resettlement programs. The preparation of the schedule for land acquisition, demolition and resettlement will observe the following principles: (i) The scope of land acquisition will be finalized according to all engineering design drawings and should be completed before the land measurement. (ii) The measurement and computation of land and houses proposed to be acquired or demolished should be, according to the project alignment for land acquisition, undertaken jointly by the subproject resettlement office and the property holders prior to the signing of the resettlement agreement. (iii) The subproject resettlement officewill organize the mobilization meeting for land acquisition and demolition in which the APs participate. These meetingswill disclose the policies and resettlement methods related to land acquisition, demolition and compensation resettlement. The meetings will be held before the signing of the compensation resettlement agreement. Once the agreement is signed, the announcement of land acquisition and house demolition is formally issued by land resources administration authorities. (iv) Signing compensation resettlement agreement between the demolition unit and APs are conducted after the in-kind computation and issuance of the land acquisition and demolition announcement. (v) The APs will be paid transition subsidies during the transition period before leaving the acquired houses. (vi) Basic facilities at resettlement siteswill be built before the old ones are demolished. (vii) Payment of compensation will be completed after the signing of the agreement, and before removal. (viii) Resettlement programs will be conducted to the to the satisfaction of the APs

8.2 Land acquisition resettlement implementation procedure

210. The plan for land acquisition and resettlement can be divided into four stages:

(1)Land acquisition and compensation plan.

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� Apply and get “Planning Land Use Permit”, “Construction Land Use Permit”, and

“Structure Demolition Permit”;

� Conduct DMS for the affected area and determine the specific losses that are eligible

for compensation;

� Finalize compensation/resettlement steps in consultation with the local governments,

the APs, and their representatives;

� Conduct public information / consultations with the RP;

� Sign contracts; and,

� Finally decide the location of relocating site.

(2) Land acquisition and resettlement activities

� Pay compensation;

� Selecting and buying relocation site by the APs;

� Relocation of the APs;

� Demolition of residential structures and auxiliaries.

(3)Income restoration

� Provision of employment opportunities for the APs during the subproject construction

and operation phases;

� Assistance in the identification of employment and business opportunities for the APs

in the local enterprises and businesses;

� Provision of targeted training;

� Promotion and development of tertiary industries.

(4)Resettlement Monitoring

� Engage amonitoring agency;

� ADB’s approval of theTOR;

� Monitor LAR;

� Monitor income restoration plan;

� Conduct external evaluation of the Project.

� Prepare monitoring reports

8.3 Schedule for Milestone in Resettlement Implementation

211. The land acquisition and resettlement activities will be conducted from 2019 to 2021. No civil works construction shall be commenced until compensationis paid and all livelihood restoration measures are in place.

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212. Based on the detail measurement survey, the RP will be updated and submitted to ADB for review and approval prior to the commencement of the expropriation of land and house and award of contracts.

213. Table 8-1 and Table 8-2 show the schedule of the implementation of the resettlement plan.

Table 8-1 Resettlement Milestone Activities

Ite

ms

Resettlement

activities Objectives Responsible Agencies Cut-off date

Stat

us

1 Disclosure

1.1 Confirmation and

disclosure of RP

1

administrative

village

Governments and LAR

offices at all levels May 2019

Plan

ned

1.2 Uploading RP on

ADB website ADB June 2019

Plan

ned

1.3 RIB

56 affected

households

with 296

persons

IA, LAR Office June 2019 Plan

ned

1.4 Approval of RP ADB July 2019 Plan

ned

2 Updating of DMS

and RP

2.1 DMS 1

administrative

village

Governments at all

levels, LAR offices, Land

resources bureau

August 2019 –

December 2019

Plan

ned

2.2 Income restoration

plans

1

administrative

village

Governments at all

levels, LAR offices, Land

resources bureau

August 2019 –

December 2019

Plan

ned

2.3 Update the RP

according to DMS

1

administrative

village

IA, LAR Office August 2019 –

December 2019

Plan

ned

2.4 Disclosure of

updated RP

ADB December 2019 Plan

ned

3 Agreements

3.1 Compensation 1 administrative

village

Governments at all levels, LAR offices,

Villagers’

January 2020 –

Planned

79

committee, PMO, IA

September 2021

3.2 Households 26 affected households

PMO, IA, LAR offices, residents

committee

January 2020 –

September 2021

Planned

4 Restoration and Relocation Plan

4.1 Restoration of APs’ livelihood

1 administrative

village

PMO, IA, LAR offices

January 2020 –

December 2021

Planned

4.2 training for APs All APs PMO, IA, LAR

offices

January 2020 –

December 2021

Planned

4.3 Relocate to new resettlement site

26 AHs affected by

house demolition

PMO, IA, LAR offices

December 2021

Planned

5

Institutional capacity for

project implementation

PLG, PMO, IA, LAR offices and others

January 2019 – June

2025 on-going

6 Monitoring and evaluation

6.1

Engagement of external

monitoring agency

the APs of RP

PPMO & IA December

2019 Planned

6.2

Baseline investigation

and preparation of “baseline

survey report”

56 affected households

PMO & IA January

2020 Planned

6.3 Establish internal

monitoring

Resettlement Plan PPMO & IA

January 2020 – June

2025 Planned

the APs

6.4 Internal

Monitoring Report

Quarterly PMO, IA, LAR

offices July 2020

1st Report to 4th Report

6.5 External

Monitoring Reporting

Semi-annual External monitoring

agency

From July 2020 to January

2022

1st Report to 4th Rport

6.6 External

Monitoring Reporting

Annual External monitoring

agency

From January 2023 to January

2024

5th report to 6th report

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6.7 Resettlement Completion

Report 1 report

External monitoring agency

Complete all activities

before June 2025

7 Consultative documents IA, RO, RC On-going

8 Appeal documents IA, RO, RC On-going

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Table 8-2 Resettlement Plan and Implementation Schedule

Activities

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun

Sep

Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

Project Procedure

FSR approval

Preliminary and detailed designs

Prepare bidding documents

Bidding & contract signing

Civil works construction

LAR plan

Land use approval

Decide LAR scope

Conduct Socio-economic survey

Conduct the APs measure survey

Decide compensation standards & resettlement scheme

RP Preparation

Disclosure of RP

Distribution of Resettlement Information Booklet

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Activities

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun

Sep

Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

1st half

2nd half

Disclosure of updated RP

Institutional establishment & training

Permanent LAR

Mobilization meeting and policies disclosure

Announcement of land acquisition compensation

DMS and disclosure

Negotiation & Sign contract

Compensation payment & LA

M&E

Establish internal monitoring mechanism

Engage monitoring agency

Monitoring LAR activities

Monitoring income restoration plan

Annual evaluation

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9 Institutional Establishment and Capacity Building

9.1 Relevant resettlement institutions

214. In order to ensure the smooth implementation and achieve expected results from the Resettlement Plan, during the project implementation, a vertical institutional organization to plan will be established to coordinate and monitor the resettlement activities. The institutional organization is shown in Figure 9-1.

Figure 9-1 Resettlement Institutional Arrangement

9.2 Institutional Organization and Responsibilities

9.2.1 Lead Project Group

215. The Lead Project Group (LPG) for Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Project is the highest leading organization for the subproject, where the Mayor of Hezhou City is the group leader, the executive Vice Mayor and Vice Mayor are the assistant group leaders, and the responsible chiefs of Hezhou Development and Reform Commission, Hezhou Finance Bureau, Hezhou Labor and Social Security Bureau, Hezhou Land Resources

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Administration Bureau, Hezhou Environmental Protection Bureau, Hezhou Auditing Bureau,Hezhou Health Planning Commission, Government of Pinggui District and Hezhou People’s Hospital are the group members. Under the LPG,Project Management Office (PMO) is established to be responsible for the daily activities of the LPG. The PMO is set atHezhou Development and Reform Commission (DRC), the the Deputy Director of Hezhou DRC is concurrently the Director.

216. The major responsibilities of key institutions are to provide policy guidance for project implementation, coordinate and support the project implementation from the Municipal level.

9.2.2 Project Management Office (PMO)

217. The PMO is headed by Hezhou DRC to be responsible for the overall planning of land acquisition and house demolition for the subproject, and also to guideits resettlement management.The responsibilities are:

(i) Guide resettlement activities according to the RP;

(ii) Examine the RP and its implementation schedule, and submit to the Government for

approval.

(iii) To be responsible for mobilizing funds for resettlement of the subproject.

(iv) Supervise and inspect the implementation of the Resettlement Plan as well as the

payment and utilization of the compensation funds.

(v) Supervise the progress of resettlement implementation,

(vi) Perform the internal monitoring for the Project.

(vii) Submit monitoring and progress reports to ADB for review

9.2.3 LAR Office of Pinggui District

218. The subproject is inPinggui District, and the LAR Office shall be responsible for the land acquisition and house demolition activities.

(i) Prepare the Resettlement Plan and its implementation schedule.

(ii) Organize land acquisition, house demolition and resettlement according to the

arrangement of the PMO and RP.

(iii) Investigate the progress of resettlement implementation, solicit the comments of

relevant units and individuals, deal with the grievance and make quick response.

(iv) Promptly report to the PMO the latest situation and problems of resettlement, propose

comments and suggestions.

(v) Assist internal monitoring.

9.2.4 LAR Office of Ertang Town

(i) Assist measurement and socio-economic surveys;

(ii) Assist the preparation of RP;

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(iii) Supervise villagers’ committee in the implementation of the RP and the Income

Restoration Plan.

9.2.5 Resettlement working group at Villagers’ Committee

(i) Participate in social and economic surveys.

(ii) Organize public consultation, publicize the resettlement policies, and organize

participation of the APs in public hearings and consultations.

(iii) Select the resettlement location and arrange house sites for the APs.

(iv) Be responsible for the distribution and management of compensation,

(v) Organize resettlement activities such as production development and training etc.

(vi) Report to the higher authorities the comments and proposals of the affected

people.

(vii) Report the resettlement progress of to PMO

(viii) Provide necessary assistance to vulnerable households.

9.2.6 External Monitoring and Evaluation Institution

219. The institution is responsible for monitoring of resettlement activities. It will solicit comments from the affected units and individuals and report and propose to the PMO and IA remedial actions including:

(i) Investigate regional socio-economic conditions, prepare and submit baseline survey

report to ADB.

(ii) Evaluate the detailed subproject impacts and the status of production and livelihood

restoration of the APs.

(iii) Analyze the collected data.

(iv) Monitor the process of RAP implementation, report to the PMO and IA, and submit

semi-annual monitoring reports to ADB.

(v) Conduct semi-annual resettlement assessment, and submit reports to the IA, PMO

and ADB.

9.3 Institutional Competence and Staffing

220. All relevant institutions will mobilize full time working staff and be equipped with necessary computers and other office facilities. Details are shown in Table 9-1.

Table 9-1 Staffing Arrangement

Institution Staff

Lead Project Group Experienced government officials,

PMO 5 persons, experienced government officials, university

degree or above

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Institution Staff

Government of Pinggui District Experienced government officials,

Hezhou People’s Hospital 4 persons, personnel of engineering construction and

management, university degree or above

LAR Office 4 persons, experienced government department

officials, university degree or above

Villagers’ Committee 2 cadres of Villagers’ Committee

External monitoring agency Some Resettlement specialists

9.4 Measures for Strengthening Institutional Capacities

221. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the RP, it is necessary to strengthen the capacity building of the concerned institutions. Therefore, the following measures shall be taken:

• (1)Organize training and research activities for projectpersonnels. Capacity building

shall include ADB’s training courses and the site training provided by the designated

external consultants which cover the contents of resettlement principle and policy,

engineering planning management, plan and design, progress management,

financial management, management information system, quality control, monitoring

and evaluation, and project management.

• (2)The vertically-established institutions will set up a reporting mechanism on

monthly basis.

• (3)The horizontally-established institutions will hold a coordinating meeting on

quarterly basis to enhance the information exchange.

• (4)The concerns of the APs will be reported by the resettlement offices to the higher

levels vertically one after the another.

• (5)The problems arising during construction shall be reported by the site engineers

directly to the immediate lead organization or, if necessary, directly report to the

higher authorities.

• (6)The issues relating to the APs and the contractors will be forwarded to the

villagers’ committee (community) or the township project construction coordinating

group, the district-level project construction coordinating group. If these issues are

seriously important, such issues shall be directly forwarded to the PMO and the LPG

• (7)Strict regulations will be formulated to prevent relevant personnel from shifting off

responsibilities or delaying implementation progress, and if any mishap occurs, the

responsible persons will be held accountable.

•

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10 Public Participation, Consultation and Information Disclosure

10.1 Public Participation and Community Consultation Activities

222. Stakeholders of the subproject are classified into three categories: (i) rural residents directly affected by the subproject including the groups such as female and displaced households; (ii)PMO, IA, and DI; and (iii) competent government departments.

223. During the period January-February, 2019, the resettlement specialists organized a series of activities related to public participation and community consultation for the above three categories of stakeholders (Table1-1 and Figure 1-3). Among them were:

224. Consultation and discussionsin subproject areas on impacts of land acquisition and house demolition. During January-February 2019, the resettlement specialists, IA, FSR team and EIA team carried out project impact surveys in the subproject area for a number of times and discussed with and solicited opinions from the land and planning authorities about how to define the subproject scope and impacts of land acquisition under the principle of minimizing the impacts of land acquisition and house demolition. On this basis, the DI made necessary adjustment to the design scheme to minimize the resettlement impacts.

225. Consultation on compensation policies and social impacts caused by land acquisition and house demolition. On January 11, 2019, the resettlement specialists participated in the meeting of Development and Reform Commission DRC, Health Planning Commission, Civil Affairs Department, Women's Federation, Land and Resources Bureau, and Land Acquisition and Resettlement LAR office of Hezhou City to discuss about the strategy of women's development and the policies for land acquisition, house demolition and resettlement. In the meeting, the socio-economic impacts of the subproject were discussed.

226. Consultation on the economic and social development of the project area and the willingness of the villagers' representatives. On January 11, 2019, the resettlement specialists participated in the meeting organized by the PMO in association with the APs and other concerned departments. In the meeting, the construction contents of the subproject were introduced. The resettlement specialists acquired the information of the economic and social development of Ertang Village and Xiadao Village, as well as the willingness of the representatives of the villagers for the Project. The participants of the meeting included women and village representatives.

227. Publicity on compensation policies on land acquisition and house demolition, consultation on the coverage of project impacts.On February 20, 2019, the resettlement specialists went to Xiadao Village to publicize the compensation policies of the State, Guangxi, Hezhouand Pinggui District as well as the safeguard policies of ADB. In addition, initial consultation on the cadres of the Villagers’ Committee for degree of impacts were also conducted. The participants of the meeting included women and village representatives.

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228. Consultation on the attitudes and compensation demand of affected households. During February 21-22, 2019, the resettlement specialists conducted a questionnaire survey and structured interviews with the APs in Xiadao Village. The surveys had extensive representativeness and reliability and can reflect the preferences of the APs. The contents of survey included the basic information of the affected households, status of land acquisition and house demolition, household property condition, status of income and expenditure, attitudes to the project implementation and compensation demand etc. As for interviews with women, their attitudes to the project implementation and demands were also solicited by the resettlement specialists.

229. In general, the willingness and desires of the APs can be classified as follows:

(i) The APs are generally support the subproject construction. They believe that the

subproject can drive the development of the surrounding areas and increase the value of

land and houses. It will also bring more business opportunities and employment

opportunities. In addition, the subproject will also improve the conditions of medical care

and elderly care for the residents nearby. Although some APs were not fully aware of the

subproject, most of the residents knew that their land and houses were facing demolition

because the area was included in the Controlled Detailed Planning of East 01 Block of

Jiangnan Area of Hezhou City in 2019.

(ii) Land acquisition. As Xiadao Village is located in the suburbs of the city and the per-

capita land is small, the affected people are less dependent on the land. The incomes of

the APs mainly come from migratory work and self-employment. Most of the land is used

to grow some agricultural products for their own consumption. All the APs agreed to the

land acquisition and were satisfied with the compensation standards for land acquisition.

(iii) They also expressed their demands. (i) In the past projects the payment of

compensation for commercial land lagged behind. The APs of the subproject hope thatthe

subproject would approve the commercial land compensation as early as possible. (ii) The

APs hope that the government should provide some skill and technical training on

household services and construction enabling them to seek employment in other

institutions, enterprises and businesses. (iii) The APs hope to get more employment

opportunities during the project construction.

(iv) House demolition. The APs have been accustomed to living independently in a

single building as a family, and will generally not accept the relocation in high-rise

residential buildings such as commercial housing and resettlement housing. If the

government can provide them with a homestead, they are willing to move. They hope that:

(a) they can be resettled nearby their current residing area in a concentrated way so that

the impacts on their existing social relationship and living style can be minimized. (b) The

relocating sites should be provided with complete infrastructures such as transportation

and living facilities. (c) The APs hoped that reconstruction should be conducted before

demolition, so that the transition period could be minimized. (d) The compensation should

be paid in timely manner and in an equal and transparent way.

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(v) Reduce the negative impacts of construction on the living environment. The

APs hope that the construction should be arranged in a scientific way to minimize the

impacts on traffic and reduce the construction-related pollution.

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Table 10-1 Records of Public Participation by Affected Persons

Time Period

Location

Meeting agenda (issues)

Organizer Participating department,

village, group

Participants (perso

n)

Female participa

nts (person)

Consulting results

Afternoon, January 9, 2019

At site

Discussion of project design and resettlement impacts within ROW

Hezhou DRC, PMO

PMO, IA, DI, EIA consultants, resettlement consultants

8 5

Sort out and discuss the reduction of land acquisition impacts within the project scope.

Morning, January 10, 2019

At site

Discussion of project design and resettlement impacts within ROW

Hezhou DRC, PMO

ADP specialists, PMO, IA, DI, Planning Bureau, natural resources bureau, EIA consultants, resettlement consultants.

15 5

Sort out and discuss the reduction of land acquisition impacts within the project scope.

Morning, January 11, 2019

Villagers’ committee, Xiadao village

Understand the economic and social development data of the villages of Ertang Town and Xiadao Village, discuss the project construction, land acquisition and resettlement impacts, and acquire the willingness of the APs.

Hezhou DRC, PMO

ADB specialists, PMO, IA, resettlement specialist, cadres of Ertang Town, cadres of LAR office, cadres of Villager’s Committee, representatives of APs.

10 2

Initial understanding of the social and economic status of the affected areas, including the attitudes and willingness of the APs.

Afternoon, January 11, 2019

DRC office

Collect necessary documents relevant to the social and economic development, policies on land acquisition and resettlement, conduct extensive discussion

Hezhou DRC, PMO

PMO, IA, resettlement specialists, as well as the departments / bureaus of human resources, land resources, poverty reduction, family planning and control, civil affairs, women federation and LAR offices.

15 8

Further understanding of the social and economic situation of Hezhou City, including the development strategies for the poor, women and ethnic minorities, policies for land

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Time Period

Location

Meeting agenda (issues)

Organizer Participating department,

village, group

Participants (perso

n)

Female participa

nts (person)

Consulting results

of the social impacts caused by the project.

acquisition, house demolition and resettlement.

Afternoon, February 20, 2019

Villagers’ committee, Xiadao village

Collect the social and economic information of Xiadao Village, acquire the basic data of the land and houses affected by the project.

Resettlement specialists

Resettlement specialists, cadres of Xiadao Villagers’ Committee

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Further understanding of the social and economic status of Xiadao Village, with initial understanding of the in-kinds and the area affected by the Project.

February 21 - 22, 2019

Xiadao village

Conduct in-kind survey for land acquisition and house demolition, acquire the information of the attitudes of the APs and their willingness and demands for land acquisition and house demolition.


Resettlement specialists, APs 30 12

Acquire the initial in-kind data of land acquisition and house demolition, with full understanding of the attitudes of the APs towards the project construction, establish the information communication and feedback system, and enable all APs be adequately informed about their entitlements.

Morning, February 22, 2019

Xiadao village

Consultation meeting on women’s rights


Resettlement specialists, women representatives of APs

6 6

Women have the right to know the compensation for land acquisition and relocation; women with compensation have the same power of disposal.

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Figure 10-1 Public Participation in RP Preparation

10.2 Investigation of the public opinions

230. The resettlement specialists organized several consultation meetings with the officials of the local township, villagers, and the subproject-affected people and conducted household interviews, aiming to understand the attitudes and comments of the Government at all levels, and the APson land acquisition, house demolition and resettlement. In addition, interviews with women were also conducted.

10.2.1 Investigation of the APs

231. During February 21-23, 2019, the resettlement specialists conducted social and economic survey for Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Project introducing the project to the APs, distributed 15 questionnaires to know about the attitudes and concerns of the public. The survey results are shown in Table 10-2.

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Table 10-2 Investigation of Public Opinions

S/L

Questions Choices A B C D E F G H

1

1. Do you know the construction contents of the

project ?

A. no B. little

C. some D. very much

53.3%

46.7%

2

7. From what means do you

come to know the project

construction information?

A. TV, broadcast,

newspaper & Internet

B. notices of governmental department

(inclu. Village committee) C. told by

relatives and friends

D. told by neighbors E. knew by this Survey F. Others

0.0% 26.7%

0.0% 26.7%

46.7%

0.0%

3

4. Are you clear about the policies of the government for land acquisition

and house demolition?

A. very clear B. basically

clear C. a little

D. not at all

0.0% 33.3%

46.7%

20.0%

4

Are you clear about the policies of the government

for employment training and social insurance for the land-expropriated

farmers ?

A. very clear B. basically

clear C. a little

D. not at all

0.0% 33.3%

40.0%

26.7%

5 Attitudes to the

project construction.

A. strongly support

B. support C. fairly

D. object E. strong objection

13.3%

33.3%

40.0%

13.3%

6 In your opinion, will the project implementation

A. yes B. fairly yes

C. no

26.7%

46.7%

13.3%

13.3%

0.0%

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benefit your family in terms of

economy and living ?

D. somewhat negative

E. not at all

7 What benefits will the project bring to

your family ?

A. Improve the living

environment. B. Provide

recreational places

C. Improve health

condition. D. Provide job opportunities.

E. Others F. No idea

46.7%

0.0% 33.3%

40.0%

0.0% 6.7%

8

What negative impacts will the project bring to your family ?

A. loss of land

B. relocation C. income decreased

D. unemploymen

t E.

inconvenience during

construction F. pollution

(ground water, noise

and dust etc.) G. Others

______ H. No idea

66.7%

40.0%

13.3%

0.0% 60.0%

46.7% 0.0% 0。 00%

9

If the project has definite adverse impacts on the

interests of your family, whom will you report to ?

A. Report to the Villagers Committee B. report to contractors C. report to

the IA D. appeal to

higher authorities E. obstruct

construction

66.7%

26.7%

26.7%

0.00%

0.00%

26.7% 0.00%

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vi This is an open question, and the responses are stated in para. 362.

F. report to the media G. others

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In your opinion, what kind of

measures should be taken to mitigate the

impacts on the neighboring

residents during construction period of the

project ?

A. The material

stackyard is far from the residential

area B. Water-

spraying or covering to

prevent dusting

pollution. C. Vehicles

carrying construction

materials and earthwork to be covered

D. Construction at night to be

prohibited E.

Construction sewage to be treated before

discharge F. Properly

schedule the construction

time to reduce the impacts on the traffic. G. Other

measures.

87.5%

60.0%

73.3%

73.3%

80.0%

100.0%

0.0%

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In case of land acquisition and

house demolition, in addition to reasonable

compensation, what assistance you need most

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from the government ?

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232. Information of the project. Starting from 2019, the relevant information on planning and project preparation of Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Project were disclosed to the affected communities (villagers’ committees) within the ROW of the subproject in the form of announcement and notices. Among the 15 households surveyed, 53% of them heard about the subproject. Through public participation and survey, the APs become more clear about the subproject scope and its nature.

233. Means of getting project information. The major means for knowing the subproject information among the surveyed households included: notices of government department (including Community Committee/Village Committee), accounting for 26.7%; neighborhood, accounting for 26.7%; the survey, accounting for 46.7%.

234. Ideas about relevant policies of the Government for land and house expropriation, employment training for the land-lost farmers and social insurance. The majority of households surveyed knew about the local policies for land and house expropriation, employment training for theaffected farmers and social insurances. Due to the place where the project is located was covered by the Detail Planning for East 01 Area of Jiangnan of Hezhou City in 2019, the local people knew that their land and houses will be expropriated and also knew something about the policies for land and house expropriation and resettlement. Among the 15 surveyed households, a one-third basically knew government’s policies on land and house expropriation, 46.7% have a little idea about them and 20.% had no idea about them. Those who knew about the policies for employment training and social insurances for the land-expropriated farmers accounted for 33.3%, those with a little accounted for 40.0% and those of no idea accounted for 46.7%. The survey activities with public participation have explained to the APs in detail the relevant policies for expropriation of land and house, employment training and social insurances aspects of the subproject. The APs hoped to get necessary training on household services and technical skills, and also hope for getting achievement certificates after the training.

235. Attitudes towards the project construction. Among the 15 households surveyed, 86.7 support the subproject. At the beginning, 2 households objected because they thought there would be no reconstruction land. After consultations they learned that the government will provide them reconstruction land. Then they pledged to support the subproject.

236. The project implementation will benefit the economic development and living. Those who believed that the project will bring positive impacts on their economic and living conditions accounts for 73.3%, while only 13.3% of the surveyed household believed that the project will bring negative impacts. The major reasons for this perception is their worry about environmental pollution arise of house demolition and project construction.

237. Positive impacts of the project. Among the 15 survey households, 46.7% believed that the project can improve their living environment, 33.3% believed that the project will improve their health condition, and 40.0% believed that the project will improve their employment situation.

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238. Negative impacts of the project. Among the 15 surveyed households, 66.7% were worried about the loss of land, 40% were worried about loss of houses, 13.3% were worried about decrease in income, 60% were worried about the traffic inconvenience brought by the construction, and 46.7% were worried about the noise and water pollution.

239. Means for reporting complaints. The villagers’ committee and contractors are the major channels for accepting complaints of the APs. As for the problems arising from the project implementation, 66.7% would choose to report to the villagers’ committee, 26.7% to the contractor, 26.7% to the IA and 26.7% to the medias. No surveyed households would choose petitioning or obstructing construction work.

240. Environmental protection measures. The APs hoped the project would adopt the following measures: material stacking site far away from the residential area, spraying water to prevent dust, trucks to be covered during transporting construction materials and earthwork, prohibiting night work, standard discharge of construction wastewater after treatment, reduce impacts on traffic through reasonably scheduling construction time etc.

241. In case of land acquisition and house demolition, in addition to reasonable compensation, the surveyed households hoped to get assistance from the government in the aspects of training, employment, pension subsidies and education subsidies.

10.2.2 Interviews with women

242. Women in the subproject area enjoy equal rights with men and they are playing an important role in project planning, design and implementation. The women in the project area interviewed by the resettlement specialists were at the ages of 27-48 who were mainly housewives (taking care of children) and engaging in odd jobs. Most of the them had the traditional views for the family, i.e. home-based elderly care and major family issues being generally dominated by husbands or fathers. However, they would actively participate in the organized consultation meetings.

243. Through the brief introduction by the resettlement specialist, the women interviewed believed that the project will have some impacts on their livelihoods. Their major concerns were the environmental impacts - living environment would become a crowded population, inconvenience of traffic congestion and environmental pollution from noise, air, and medical wastewater.

244. Women thought that the main benefits of the project are: development the local economy, convenient medical treatment, convenient living, and the clean living environment as an urban area. The disadvantages would be the changing of the village existing living environment and living habits. They believed that the existing rural life is comfortable and clean, and the subproject will bring impact on their living environment in the village life. In addition, the commercial housing compensation for land acquisition and house demolition will change the living structure of the village's current one-family one-household. Such would produce impacts on the existing living habits. They hope during the process of land acquisition and demolition, they will be able to obtain the land for reconstruction to retain their living style as much as possible.

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245. In addition, in their current mode of life, although most women have no formal occupations their main family responsibilities are to take care of children, while in the spare time to grow vegetables and raise chickens to subsidize household expenses. However, such agricultural earnings of women are very much limited, only accounting for 0.6% of the total family income. The subproject will reduce their responsibility for elderly care and they will get job opportunities nearby to make more contributions to familyincomes.They generally welcome the skill training and job opportunities that the project may provide them.

10.3 Public Participation Plan at the Project Implementation Stage

246. In order to address the problems and needs of the APs adequately and in a timely manner regarding the expropriation of land and houses, further consultations with the APs will be continued so that all issues can be addressed prior to the start of construction and the implementation of the RP. Meetings will be arranged by the IA for LAR as appropriate. Each affected household will have the opportunity to negotiate the compensation contract which they will sign with the Resettlement offices. Table 10-3 lists the plan and procedure of public consultation.

10.4 Information disclosure

10.4.1 Resettlement Plan Approved by ADB

247. Upon approval by ADB, the resettlement plan will be basis and standards for resettlement activities of the subproject. All the resettlement implementing agencies will place and post detailed information related to the resettlement activities at the permanent office locations, covering the descriptio project impacts, relocating sites (including pictures), resettlement policies and compensation standards as well as procedure of grievance redressing. Information disclosure will help the APs to fully understand the resettlement issues and which shall also the basis for their participation and supervision.

10.4.2 Resettlement Information Booklet

248. In order to enable all the APs to be fully and timely informed of the resettlement policies and details of the subproject, the PMO will distribute the Resettlement Information Booklet to each and every household in the subproject-affected areas. The booklet will introduce the profile of the project, applicable resettlement policies and compensation standards, project implementation scheduleand procedures of grievances redress. The booklet will be distributed before the commencement of the subproject.

249. The booklet will cover the following contents: (i) Profile of the subproject; (ii) Categorization of project impacts; (iii) Policies and compensation standards for all impacts; (iv) Implementing agencies for land and house expropriation and external monitoring agency; (v) Entitlements and responsibilities of the APs; (vi) Assistance to vulnerable households;

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(vii) Resettlement implementation plan; (viii) Means for participation and consultation of the APs; (ix) Detail procedure for complaints and grievance redress.

250. The Resettlement Information Booklet will be distributed among the APs within one month from the loan appraisal by ADB. And the APs will receive the Resettlement Information Booklet before signing the resettlement and compensation agreements.

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Table 10-3 Plan and Procedures of Public Consultations

Objectives Forms of meeting

Time Implementing agencies Targeted participants

Remarks

1. Introduce the Project and the RP to the APs and solicit their opinions.

Villagers’ representatives meeting, workers’ representative meeting

January - June, 2019.

PMO, EA, IA, DI, District Gov. VC, unit

All APs Meeting held in affected villages or units

2. Submit final RP to the APs

Public and community meetings, unit meeting, focus group discussion

Before December 2019

PMO, EA, IA, DI, District Gov. VC, enterprise

All APs

Publicize final draft RP to the APs, discuss key LA issues, solicit opinions from the APs

3. Disclosure of Resettlement Information Booklet

Public village meeting, enterprise meeting, public discussion

Before June 2019

PMO, EA, IA, District Gov. VC, unit, Hezhounatural resources bureau, Hezhou LAR office

APs affected by LAR

Publicize RIB, discuss key issues and the APs' suggestions

4. Conduct DMS

project impact survey and household interview

December 2019

PMO, IA, District Gov. VC, unit, Hezhou Land Bureau, LAR office

APs affected by LAR

Survey of LA, physical assets, collect socio-economic data

5. Suggestions to the APs of entitlements and date of payment

Public meetings December 2019

PMO, IA, District Gov. VC, unit

LAR beneficiaries and the APs

Organize affected families’ meeting to introduce eligible compensation and entitlements

6. Disclose RP to APs after ADB's approval

Public and community meetings, enterprise

Before December 2019

PPMO, IA, RO

All project participants, beneficiaries and the APs

Meetings with beneficiaries & the APs

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Objectives Forms of meeting

Time Implementing agencies Targeted participants

Remarks

meeting, focus group discussion

7. Monitoring of the APs and beneficiaries

Household interview

2020 - 2025

PMO, IA, District Gov. Township Gov., LAR office, VC, unit, external M&E agency

Random sampling

Provide RAP, Resettlement Monitoring Plan

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11 Complaints and Grievances

251. The disclosure procedure increasestransparency during resettlement implementation. It advises the APs on how can they raise their requests, grievances and appeals through various channels such as the Village Committee, Institution, PMO, IA, Resettlement Office, natural resources bureau, LAR office, court) and various methods (i.e. by visiting, writing letter or telephone).

11.1 Means for collection of complaints and grievances

252. The APs can use multiple avenues to report their problems, grievances and complaints: (i) They can report to the local resettlement office their problems, grievances, and problems. (ii) Project contractors send faxes to the IA their work logs including any reports or complaints that they received from the APs. (iii) The APs can report problems of land acquisition, house demolition to the IA during its routine inspection visits. (iv) The APs can approach the external monitoring agency for more information and project progress.

11.2 Grievance procedures and handling

253. Grievance procedures for APs:

254. Stage 1: If the APs are unsatisfied with RP, they can complain orally or in written form to village group, villager committee or Subdistrict Office / township government. In case of an oral complaint, the village committee or Subdistrict Office/township street should handle the complaint and keep written records. The village group, village committee or Subdistrict Office / township street shall resolve the problem within 1 week.

255. Stage 2: If an APis still unsatisfied with the resolution offered at Stage 1, she/he can lodge a complaint with the PMO. The PMO should make resolution within two weeks.

256. Stage 3: If the APs are still unsatisfied with the resolution in Stage 2, they can lodge a complaint after receiving the decision to the PMO / Letters and Visit Bureau whichwil resolve the complaint/grievanc within two weeks.

257. At any stage, if the APs are unsatisfied with the decision, they may seek assistance of a civil court. Xiadao Village has established a working system for legal assistance for which a lawyer is assigned.

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Figure 11-1 Working System for Legal Assistance Liaison Officer of Xiadao Village

258. The APs can also appeal to the Office of Special Project Facilitator or Compliance Review Panel in they find that the ADB has failed to follow its own safeguard policies and procedures (more information in ： http://www.adb.org/Accountability-

Mechanism/default.asp）

11.3 Principle for grievance redressing

259. During the process of handling complaints and grievances, the following principles will be observed. (i) Each relevant institutionwill have a special staff memberwho is responsible for the custody of the letter of complaint and keep records of oral complaints. Each relevant agency will respond to the complaint or grievance within 2 weeks. (ii) Relevant institutions shall accept the complaints and grievances lodged by APs free of charges. The reasonable charges incurred from the such process shall be covered by the contingency of the PMO. (iii) During the process of project construction, the grievance procedures remain active. The procedures are outlined in the Resettlement Information Booklet and sicussed during consultations. The APs will be informed of their rightto get their grievance resolved and and/orto appeal. (iv) During the RP implementation period, the relevant departments will record and manage the documents pertaining to complaints and grievances and their handling. The IAs should promptly collect necessary materials related to the complaints or grievances, and report to the PMO in writing on a monthly basis.

11.4 Record and Follow-up Feedback for Complaints and Grievances

11.4.1 Registration Form for complaints and grievances

260. During the RAP implementation period, the LAR departments will record and manage the documents of grievances and complaints, and report to the Provincial Resettlement Office on monthly basis on progress of resolution. The Resettlement Office

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also checks the progress on regular basis. In order to standardize and completely record the handling results of the grievances of the APs, the project Resettlement Office has designed a tabular format to record the grievance and handling results. The format is shown in Table 11-1.

Table 11-1 Resettlement Grievance Redress Form

Name of grievant Accepting unit

Time Location

Summary of the grievance/complaint

Issues to be resolved

Proposed means of resolution

Outcome/decision

Complainant (signature)

Recorder

(signature)

Notes: 1. The recording person shall truthfully record the complaints and demand of the complainant. 2. The whole process of making a complaint should not be interfered with. 3.

The proposed solution to the grievance or problem will soon be conveyed to the complainant.

11.4.2 Contacts for Complaints and Grievances

261. The resettlement institutions at all levels will have a full-time person to accept and handle complaints and grievances from the APs. The names and contacting telephones of the relevant institutions and responsible persons are given below (Table 11-2).

Table 11-2 Institutions and the Staff for Accepting Complaints and Grievances of

Aps

Unit Name Telephone

PMO Li Zongjun 0774-5120559

Hezhou People’s Hospital Chen Liyan 0774-5292572

Hezhou Environment Protection Bureau

Huang Guangcheng 0774-5129605

Land Acquisition and Demolition Office of Pinggui District

Wang Guanzhong 0774-8831162

Land Acquisition and Demolition Office of Ertang Town

Tan Zhiqiang 18807846078

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12 Monitoring & Evaluation

12.1 Internal Monitoring

(1)Implementing institutions and working procedure

262. The PMO is responsible for internal monitoring of all resettlement activities to ensure that land and house expropriation and resettlement are carried out according to the principles, procedures and schedules of the RP.

263. The internal resettlement monitoring can be divided into two stages, i.e preparation stage, and monitoring and evaluation stage.

(2)Preparation for resettlement monitoring and evaluation

264. Each IA will establish a resettlement unit at the stage of project preparation, if the subproject is likely to have involuntary resettlement impacts. It will have competent staff who have resettlement experience. In addition the IA will:

265. Establish an internal resettlement monitoring working group and appoint full-time staff to assist the group.

266. Organize training for the IA’s staff and the personnel of resettlement implementation institutions on ADB's involuntary resettlement policy and procedures, national resettlement policies, RP preparation, resettlement implementation, resettlement monitoring and evaluation etc.

267. Establish a resettlement information management system.

268. Engage an external monitoring and evaluation agency.

269. Disclose the names of the monitoring staff to the public including the list of responsible persons, contact numbers, faxes and websites.

(3)Preparation for the resettlement implementation:

270. Appointcompentent staff and arrange safeguard and monitoring training.

271. Conduct social and economic surveys and baseline investigation jointly with the IA and consulting agencies,

272. Establish a resettlement information management system.

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273. Disclose the namesof the monitoring staff to the public, including the list of responsible persons, contact numbers, faxes and websites.

(4)Implementation of the resettlement monitoring and evaluation

274. The ADB staff will conduct at least one safeguard mission to review the resettlement implementation. The mission review the progress in resettlement implementation, resettlement internal monitoring reports and the external monitoring report.

275. After completion of the project, ADB will carry outa post reivew of the resettlement activities of the project. The results will be part of the Project Completion Report.

(5)The IAs’ resettlement monitoring and evaluation activities

(i) Organize the internal resettlement monitoring according to the RP.

(ii) Submit to ADB the resettlement progress report, and the detail internal internal

monitoring report on semi-annul basis.

(iii) Promptly update the statistical data of resettlement implementation and improve the

resettlement information management system.

(iv) Provide all necessary data, materials and information for the external monitoring

agency.

(v) Update the RP according to the actual condition of the RP implementation and

submit it to ADB for approval and provide ADB’s feedback to the resettlement

implementing institutions and the external monitoring and evaluation agency.

(vi) Coordinate and monitor the resettlement external monitoring and evaluation activities.

(vii) Publicize all relevant information relevant to resettlement, and response to any

queries.

(6)The monitoring and evaluation activities of the resettlement implementing

institutions

(i) Carry out resettlement activities according to the RP.

(ii) Submit resettlement progress report and internal monitoring report to the IAs.

(iii) Promptly update the statistical resettlement data and improve the resettlement

information management system.

(iv) Provide all necessary data, materials and information for the external monitoring

agency.

(v) Accept the supervision and monitoring of the IAs and ADB on the resettlement

activities.

(vi) Publicize all relevant information relevant to resettlement, and respone to any

queries.

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(7) Internal monitoring report

276. The project internal monitoring report shall be prepared by the IAs on regular basis which should be submitted to the PMO along with the progress report. During the stage of project preparation, it is to assist ADB in assessing the regular or irregular internal working reports that are prepared in a format acceptable to ADB for different stages. After the commencement of implementation, simple quarterly report and detail semi-annual and annual reports shall be prepared based on the actual conditions of the project. Special report shall be prepared if case in need of project management. The completion report shall be prepared upon completion of the project. The IAs shall submit an internal monitoring report to ADB on bi-monthly basis.

277. The report should tabulate the statistical data of resettlement - related activities in each period, and reflect the progresses of the project construction and resettlement in comparative approach for the land acquisition, house demolition, resettlement and use of compensation etc., as shown in Table 12-1 and Table 12-2.

Table 12-1 Progress of Land Acquisition, House Demolition and Resettlement

County / Town / Village Cut-off date:

Date of filling: Items Unit Planned

Qty. Completed

Qty. Cumulati

ve % of

Completion Acquisition of

Collective Land mu

Demolition of houses m2

Ground attachments mu

APs receiving training Persons

Job Provision Persons

Reporter: Signature (In-charge): Seal:

Table 12-2 Funds Utilization Progress

County / Town / Village Cut-off date:

Date of filling:

Affected institution

Descriptio

n

Unit/Qty

.

Investment required (RMB)

Compensation received (RMB)

Compensation

Adjusted

Ratio of Compensa

tion Villages

Collective Relocated household

s

Unit Reporter: Signature (In-charge): Seal:

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12.2 External monitoring & evaluation

278. The external monitoring and evaluation will be undertaken by an organization or institution which has the resettlement monitoring and evaluation expertise and is not involved in the day-to-day implementation of the project from the project implementing agencies and resettlement institutions. Such monitoring and evaluation shall be based on the periodical monitoring and objective evaluation of the resettlement activities through the process of project impact survey and interviews, including the collection of the data and information of resettlement activities, the subjective assessment thereto. Such will help to identify the existing or potential problems, and thus propose necessary comments and suggestions for the resolution of these problems.

12.2.1 External monitoring agency

279. Responsibilities of the external monitoring agency: (i) Conduct baseline investigation of the affected population and their production levels before resettlement according to the RP. (ii) Assist the IAs in providing training for the resettlement working staff. (iii) Assist the IAs in establishing the resettlement information management system. (iv) Conduct regular follow-up investigation and sample surveys in the subproject area. (v) Collect necessary information relevant to the social and economic development in the subproject area, convene necessary consultation meetings with the IAs and implementing institutions to discuss the suitability of the resettlement policies and compensation standards, including providing suggestions. (vi) Submit resettlement monitoring and evaluation reports to ADB and IAs on a regular, half yearly, basis. (vii) Publicize all relevant information relevant to resettlement, and responses to queries.

280. The external monitoring agency shall carry out the following activities: (i) Baseline investigation and follow-up survey. (ii) Informal interviews. (iii) Public consultation meeting. (iv) Review of complaints and grievances.

12.2.2 Monitoring indicators

281. The external monitoring agency will use the following monitoring indicators: (i) Compliance ofland acquisition, house demolition and other resettlement activities with the RP. (ii) Institutional arrangements and their adequacy to implementthe RP. (iii) Accuracy of internal monitoring reports.

282. Resettlement progress: (i) Timely mobilization and adequacy of compensation funds. Timely relocation of APs. (ii) Rationality of compensation standards and promptness in compensation payment

283. Living and production restoration:

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(i) Capacity restoration of the APs, especially vulnerable groups. (ii) Relocation, replacement and reconstruction of infrastructure facilities. (iii) Use and orientation of the compensation money of the affected villages. (iv) Agreed measures provided in time (e.g. Training, employment etc.).

284. Others

(i) Adequacy and rationality of public consultation and participation.

(ii) Accepting and resolving the complaints of the APs.

12.2.3 Submission of external monitoring & evaluation report

285. A baseline investigation will be conducted before resettlement activities started for which a 'baseline survey report 'will be submitted. The external resettlement monitoring and evaluation report (M&E report) shall be submitted to ADB and the IAs on semi-annual basis during the period from the commencement to the completion of the resettlement activities. An annual monitoring and evaluation report shall be submitted from completion of resettlement activities to the realization of the resettlement objectives. A resettlement completion evaluation report shall be submitted after completion of all resettlement activities. Please find schedule for the submission of resettlement monitoring report in table 12-3.

12.2.4 Follow-up Activities After the Submission of Monitoring Reports

286. After submission of each monitoring and evaluation report by the external monitoring agency, the PMO shall convene the LAR office, external monitoring agency and other relevant institutions to discuss the report and work out necessary action plans against the problems identified by the report.

287. All monitoring and evaluation reports must include: (i) Report the identified problems in the previous report, the curative measures, implementation status and results. (ii) Report the follow-up activities of all relevant institutions after the last joint discussion.

Table 12-3 Schedule for Resettlement External Monitoring and Evaluation

S/L Name of the Report Date

1 Socio-economic baseline survey and

“baseline survey report”

January 2020

2 1st M&E Report July 2020

3 2ed M&E Report January 2021

4 3th M&E Report July 2021

5 4th M&E Report January 2022

6 5th M&E Report July 2022

7 6th M&E Report January 2023

9 8th monitoring report January 2024

6 Completion report January 2025

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Appendix1: Resettlement Information Booklet

1. Introduction

1. Hezhou No.2 Nursing Home Project is located at Jiangnan East Area in Xiadao Village of Ertang Town, Pinggui District of Hezhou City, at the southeast corner of the junction between Yangmeiling Road and Dongbao Road.

2. The major contents of the project include the construction of 4 corridor-style buildings for the aged people with 19053.72 m2 (4763.43 m2/each) , 2 comprehensive building with 4359.75 m2 of building area and 6802.74 m2 of basement area.

3. Financed by the international financial institution, the Project will introduce the advanced technology and equipment to build a comprehensive nursing institution of rehabilitation for the elderly people, so as to effectively alleviate the severe shortage of nursing beds for the low and middle income groups and the demented elderly, especially for those in the rural areas. At the same time, through learning from the foreign conception and management experiences, the project will promote the standardization for the construction and management of the elderly care institutions, probe into the model of “focusing on caring while being assisted with medical treatment” for the elderly care. Such will effectively facilitate the construction of the elderly care institutions and enable these specialized institutions to extend their services to community elderly care and home-based elderly care, help to promote the functional transition of elderly care services from the "discontinuous gap-filling type” to the “"continuous general benefit type”, and thus ultimately improve overall conditions and the service capacities of the existing social elderly care institutions in Hezhou City.

4. The Implementing Agency of the Project is Hezhou People’s Hospital. The scheduled construction period is 78 months, including 36 months for design preparation, i.e. January 2019 - December 2021; 42 months of construction period, i.e. January 2022 - June 2025.

2. Land acquisition Impacts

5. There are totally 74.14 mu of rural collective land within the ROW of the Project. The Project needs to acquire74.14 mu of land permanently (excluding house site), including 67.07 mu of cultivated land and 2.02 mu of village road, 5.05 mu of house site Land acquisition will affect 45 households with 208 persons.

6. The Project needs to demolish 9126.72 m2 of houses, including 7481.20 m2 of rural residential houses, 1645.42 m2 of rural attached houses, totally affecting 26 households with 152 persons.

7. The relevant ground attachments and infrastructures such as scattered trees, bamboos, wells, fences, graves and electrical facilities etc.

8. There are totally 56 households with 296 persons being affected by the Project (including 15 households with 64 persons being affected both by land acquisition and house demolition), including 2 households with 11 persons belonging to vulnerable groups.

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Table 4 Summary of Permanent Acquisition of Rural Collective Land

Unit: mu

Administrative

village

Total land

acquisition

Agricultural land Constructio

n land Affected population

Paddy

field

Forest

land

Sub-

total Road

Nos of

households

Popula

tion

Xiadao village 74.14 56.16 10.91 67.07 7.07 45 208

Table 5 Summary of Demolition of Rural Residential Houses

Administrati

ve village

Rural residential

houses (m2)

Building structure Affected

population

Brick-concrete

structure (m2)

Earth-wooden

structure (m2)

Nos of

households

Popul

ation

Xiadao village 7481.2 6955.83 525.37 26 152

Table 6 Summary of Demolition of Rural Attached Houses

Administrative

village

Rural attached

houses (m2)

Building structure

Brick-tile

structure (m2)

Earth structure

(m2)

Simple shelters

(m2)

Xiadao village 1645.52 885.63 622.12 137.77

Table 7 Summary of Affected Ground Attachments

Administrative

village

Scattered trees

(pcs)

Bamboo

(pcs)

Well

(nos)

Fence wall

(m)

Grave

(nos)

Xiadao village 104 120 20 228 23

Table 8 Summary of Affected Infrastructures

Name of ground attachments Unit Quantity

Electricity pole pcs 19

220V power distribution line km 1.5

Transformer Nos. 1

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Table 9 Situation of Vulnerable Groups and Structure

Administrative

village

Household headed by

women Disable household Subtotal

Household

s Population

Nos of

households

Populati

on

Nos of

households

Populati

on

Xiadao village 1 6 1 5 2 11

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3. Grievance redressing procedure

9. During the preparation and implementation of the RAP for the Project, the public participation and establishment of the grievance redress mechanism are emphasized. Grievance procedures for APs:

10. Stage 1: If the APs are unsatisfied with RAP, they can complain orally or in written form to village group, villager committee or Subdistrict Office / township government. In the evident of oral complaint, the village committee or Subdistrict Office / township street should handle the complaint and keep written records. The village group, village committee or Subdistrict Office / township street shall resolve the problem within 1 week.

11. Stage 2: If the APs are still unsatisfied with the resolution in Stage 1, they can lodge complaint to the IAs after receiving the resolution. The IAs should make resolution within two weeks.

12. Stage 3: If the APs are still unsatisfied with the resolution in Stage 2, they can lodge complaint after receiving the decision to the PMO / Letters and Visit Bureau who will make resolution within two weeks.

13. At any stage, if the APs are unsatisfied with the decision, they may directly sue to the civil court.

14. The APs can also appeal to ADB, which will be handled by the task team of ADB. The APs can also report the resettlement supervisor and the external monitoring agency, all complaints and grievances (oral or written) should be reported to ADB in the resettlement monitoring report.

4. Legal framework and policies

15. The primary objective of the LAR program is to ensure that the APs will improve their standards of living, or at least will restore to the previous standard.

16. The land acquisition, demolition and resettlement of this Project will be complying with the laws and regulations of China, local government and ADB:

Table 10 Major Laws and Policies for Resettlement

Level Laws and policies Date of

effectiveness

PR China

The Land Management Law of the People’s Republic of China (revised on August 28, 2004); Implementation Regulations for Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China (revised on July 29, 2014); Methods for Announcement of Land Acquisition, January 1, 2002; Decision of the State Council on Deepening Reform and Strengthening Land Administration, Ref. GF[2004]28,

October 21, 2004;

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effectiveness Circular of the Ministry of Land and Resources on Management of Land Acquisition Compensation, Ref. No. GTZF[2001]358,

November 16, 2001;

Provisions of the People's Republic of China on Tax on Occupation of Cultivated Land, Decree No.49 of Ministry of Finance, State Administration for Taxation; Guidelines for Strengthening Land Acquisition Compensation and Relocation System, Ref. No.GTZF[2004]238,

November 3, 2004;

Regulation on the Expropriation of Buildings on State-owned Land and Compensation (Decree No.590 of the State Council),

January 21, 2011;

Guangxi

Method of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Implementation of Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China,

September1, 2001;

Interim Provisions of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Concerning Collection of Four Compensation Charges for Acquisition and Occupation of Forest Land.

July 31, 2002

Methods of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Implementation of Ordinance for Protection of Basic Farmland.

July 31, 2002

Circular of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Concerning Implementation Methods for Social Security for Displaced Farmers (GZBF[2008]18),

March 14, 2008;

Regulations of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Implementing the Regulations on the Expropriation of Buildings on State-owned Land and Compensation, Ref. GZD[2011]36,

August 2, 2011;

Notice of Land Resources Administration Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Implementing A New-Round Unified Standards of Annual Average Output Values for Land Acquisition (Ref. GGTZF[2015]89)）,

December 30, 2015;

Notice of Human Resources and Social Security Department, Land Resources Administration Department, Finance Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Implementing Guidelines for Participation of Social Basic Insurance System for Displaced Farmers in Guangxi, Ref. GRSF[2016]46,

August 12, 2016;

Hezhou

Methods of Hezhou City for Resettlement of Displaced Farmers within Urban Planned Areas, Ref. HZF[2007]9,

March 12, 2007;

Notice of Hezhou Municipality on Adjusting the Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition and Resettlement for Construction Projects within Urban Planned Areas of Hezhou City, Ref. HZF[2016]48),

December 31, 2016;

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effectiveness Notice on Issuance of the Implementation Scheme for House Demolition Compensation in Main Urban Area of Hezhou City (Provisional) (Ref. HGTZ[2018]95),

August 20, 2018;

Notice of Hezhou City on Issuing New Round of Unified Standard of Annual Output Value Document at City Level,

January 31, 2019;

ADB

Handbook on Resettlement: A Guide to Good Practice, Manila, 1998; Gender Checklist: Involuntary Resettlement, ADB Manila, February 2003;

Operations Manual: Bank Policies (BP) and Operational Procedures (OP), ADB, Manila, 2006; ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement, June 2009; ADBs Safeguard Policy Statement, Bank Policy Operating Handbook OM F1 (January 20, 2010).

4.1 Compensation eligibility and principles

17. The Project affected persons / displaced persons are those who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected area. All landowners and users and occupants of structures in the Project areas affected by land acquisition and relocation as a consequence of the Project will be eligible for fair compensation and rehabilitation, according to the types of losses and quantities as well as the cut-off date determined by Hezhou municipal government. The cut-off date for the compensation will be announced to all the APs immediately afterward, within the completion date of the construction map and investigation; any newly cultivated land, or planting of crops or trees, or structures built after the cut-off date determined by the local government will not be compensated.

18. The compensation principles for the Project are:

(i) The APs have the “rights to know” and the “rights to select”. The APs should be

ensured to be fully informed of all the policy measures for compensation and resettlement.

At the same time, multiple resettlement options should be provided for the APs to choose

at their own will.

(ii) The APs shall participate in each and every link of resettlement activities throughout

the whole process.

(iii) All compensations to individuals should be fully and directly paid to the property

owners.

(iv) The compensation standards for houses, professional facilities and ground

attachments shall be determined based on market appraisal, and the assessment agency

shall be recruited according to the relevant law in an open and transparent way.

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(v) The restoration and reconstruction of the buildings and attachments of the affected

institutions and enterprises shall be made according to the professional standards and the

original functions.

(vi) Support and care must be given to the vulnerable groups.

4.2 Compensation standards and entitlements

19. The compensations for land loss, house demolition, ground attachment shall be directly paid to the owners affected by the Project. Land loss compensation will be made in the forms of cash. Cash compensation will be also available for house demolition. The relocated families will get relocation subsidies and temporary transit subsidies. The cut-off date will be determined by Hezhou municipal government in collaboration with relevant organizations involved, including the PMO, the IAs, natural resources bureau, township government and villagers’ committee. Illegal land-use, construction of temporary structures will not be compensated after the notification of cut-off date. Hezhou municipal government, IAs and natural resources bureau could take photos / video of the places on the cut-off date to prevent further influx beyond the cut-off date. Hezhou municipal government will publicize the cut-off date on newspaper of Hezhou Daily and village bulletin board once the date is decided. The cut-off date will usually be decided upon the completion of DMS. Table 8 is the entitlements matrix.

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Table 11 Eligibility, Compensation and Entitlement

Types of

Impacts

Degree of impacts

Eligible people for

compensation Compensation Policy and Standards

Responsible Agencies

Rural-collective land

The Project needs to acquire 74.14 mu of land permanently, including 67.07 mu of cultivated land and 7.07mu mu of village collective construction land.


1. The compensation standards of land acquisition: RMB 60500 /mu for paddy field, RMB 47000/mu for forest land; crops compensation standards: RMB 1600 - 2100 /mu according to different kinds of crops. 2. Resettlement with reserved commercial land: as per 10% of the total appropriated agricultural land to be reserved and allocated to the rural collective organization as commercial land. The commercial land can be also compensated in cash at evaluated price. 3. Employment and training. The rural land expropriated working-age workforce shall receive plant growing, poultry raising and occupational training, and shall be recommended, exchanged and guided to transfer to the non-agricultural employment. 4. Social insurance. The registered population of over 16 years old who have the rights of contracting collective land at the time of land acquisition will be eligible to get the endowment insurance subsidies for rural displaced farmers. All the land-expropriated farmers will join the New Rural Cooperative Medical Care System of Hezhou City.


Demolition of rural residential house

The total rural residential area to be demolished is 7481.20 m2.


The PMO provides three resettlement options, respectively exchange of titles, cash compensation and house sites, for the choice of APs at their will. 1. Exchange of property titles.

① Exchange of titles shall be conducted as per the ratio of 1:1.2 between the

expropriated area and the exchanging area. The exchange houses shall belong rough houses.

② The APs shall be liable to get decoration compensation at about RMB 250 -

550 / m2 for the ground, interior walls, doors and windows according to the conditions of decoration.


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Types of

Impacts

Degree of impacts

Eligible people for



③ Transition subsidies for 6 months at RMB 12/ m2. The standard for moving

subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lump sum amount. 2. Monetary resettlement.

① The house expropriator shall define the resettlement area as per the ratio of

1:1.2. In this case, a qualified real estate assessment agency shall be engaged by the house expropriator to evaluate the prices. The cash compensation for the eligible resettlement housing shall be made according to the evaluated prices.

② The house-expropriated persons shall be provided with 10% of the total

amount of cash compensation as the incentive bonus if they can sign the demolition agreements and move out within the stipulated time period.

③ The APs shall be liable to get decoration compensation at about RMB 250 -

550 / m2 for the ground, interior walls, doors and windows according to the conditions of decoration.

④ Transition subsidies for 6 months at RMB 12/ m2. The standard for moving

subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lump sum amount. 3. Resettlement with reserved land.

① The land area for the house-expropriated farmers for reconstruction

resettlement shall be determined on the basis of the planning and the land-occupying area of the expropriated houses, as well as the principle of “one building for one household” for rural residents and the principle of “mathematical round-off”. The limit for reconstruction housing land area shall be 120 m2. The government shall be responsible for the provision of “five supplies and one leveling” ; the water and electricity supplies are installed till the door of each household and to be further connected inside by the individual. If there exists difference in area between the reconstruction land and the original legal land area of main house, the difference will be compensated at evaluated prices.

② In addition to the reconstruction site, the APs will also get an amount of RMB

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Types of

Impacts

Degree of impacts

Eligible people for



1000 - 1300 / m2 of house compensation, which shall be determined according to the situation of decoration (full decoration, partially decoration, simple decoration and without decoration).

③ The reconstruction houses shall be designed by the government after

consultationwith the APs.

④ Transition subsidies for 6 months at RMB 12 m2. The standard for moving

subsidies shall be at RMB 12/ m2 as a lump sum amount. 4. Policies support.

① Credit aid. The eligible APs shall have the priority in getting small credit loan

or small interest-subsidy loan.

② Improve household registration management. The APs, their spouse, parents

and children, if eligible, may apply to transfer their household registration to the places where they are resettled. After transfer, they will enjoy the equal rights as the local urban residents for children school and nursery enrollment.

③ Social insurances. The eligible APs can participate in the endowment

insurance for urban residents as per the standard of RMB 100-2000 each year. They are free to choose either rural cooperative medical care or urban residents medical insurances.

④ Employment support. The government shall provide with free employment

training and free job introduction for the APs, ensuring at least one family member of each affected household can get a job.

Rural attached houses

Demolition of 1645.42 m2 of rural attached houses.

Compensation standards: as per RMB 170-850/ m2, with cash compensation. PMO, IAs, LAR Office

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Types of

Impacts

Degree of impacts

Eligible people for



Affected ground attachments and infrastructures.

The relevant ground attachments and infrastructures such as scattered trees, bamboos, wells, fences, graves and electrical facilities etc.

Cash compensation for the APs: tree RMB 10~150/ pcs，Bamboo RMB 4/pcs, well RMB 2000/unit, fence wall RMB 80/m, grave RMB 5500 / unit. Compensation for electric facilities: transformer RMB 4000/unit, power line RMB 40000/km, electric post RMB 150/pcs.


Vulnerable Groups


1. The vulnerable groups have the priority in selecting resettlement houses (reconstruction land). 2. The PMO and the villagers’ committee will provide assistance to the vulnerable groups during moving. 3. The local credit union and bank shall provide small credit, and the IA and the local government will assist the APs to get access to such process. 4. The PMO and local governments will prepare the special livelihood training plan for the vulnerable groups free of charge. 5. Job opportunities related to the Project will be offered to the vulnerable groups.


Women 98 persons

1. Creation of job opportunities for women. 2. Provision of skill training. 3. Ensure women‘s participation. 4. The local government and the resettlement office must ensure the equal rights of women with the males. 5. To eliminate the sexual discrimination and encourage women’s enterprising spirit.


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5. Resettlement and restoration plan

20. The overall objectives of the resettlement program are for the APs to be offered with livelihood opportunities, for the labor force to be resettled properly, and for the living and production conditions of the APs to be improved or at least not worse-off than before the Project. The measures for resettlement and restoration are:

21. For the land-expropriated people: (1) cash compensation. The land-expropriated agricultural population shall get the land compensation. (2) Resettlement with commercial land. The commercial land shall be 10% of the total expropriated farmland for commercial development. (3) Employment and training During the construction period and after completion, the Project will also directly offer job opportunities to the affected areas. Provide planting and raising technical training and vocational training, targeting to realize "training - employment" and "one-stop service". (4) Social insurance. The registered population of over 16 years old who have the rights of contracting collective land at the time of land acquisition will be eligible to get the endowment insurance subsidies for rural displaced farmers. The rural the APs will be covered by the local medical care insurance according to the residence management principle. The rural the APs whose registration remains the same as before will be covered by new-type cooperative medical care system. Furthermore, the APs who live under the rural poverty MLG will be covered by the rural poverty MLG scheme.

22. For the APs who will lose their land temporarily, cash compensation for land occupation and crops will be paid to the individual AP, and the cash compensation of land recovery fee will be paid to the contractors. The land will be restored to original condition and keep the same quality as before by the contractors.

23. As for the compensation for the demolished houses, the APs shall be provided with three options respectively of exchange of property titles, cash resettlement and reserved land, and shall be also eligible to get the related bonus and subsidies for moving and transition. At the same time, the government will also provide supports in the aspects of credit support, household registration, social insurance and employment etc.

24. The compensations for the ground attachments such as tree, bamboo, well and electric infrastructure, the compensation shall be made in cash.

25. The vulnerable groups shall: (1) have the priority in selecting resettlement houses (reconstruction land). (2) The PMO and the villagers’ committee will provide assistance to the vulnerable groups during moving. (3) The local credit union and banks provide with small credit, and the IA and the local government assist the APs to get access to such process. (4) The PMO and local governments will prepare the special livelihood training plan for the vulnerable groups free of charge. (5) Job opportunities related to the Project are offered to the vulnerable groups.

26. The female group shall: (1) Creation of job opportunities for women; (2) Provision of technical employment training. (3) All negotiation process shall have the active participation of women; (4) The local government and the resettlement office must ensure the equal rights of women with the males; (5) To eliminate the sexual discrimination and encourage women’s enterprising spirit, and exert their potentials.

6. Cost Estimates

27. The resettlement costs have been covered by the budget of the Project. The estimated resettlement costs of the Project is RMB 18.2903 million, covering the compensation for acquisition of collective land, demolition of rural residential houses and ground attachments, other costs and contingency. The land acquisition and relocation will start from January 2020 and last until September 2021. It is planned that there will be no commencement of civil works until all compensations are paid and all livelihood restoration measures are in place. “In place” means that all arrangements have been made to commence rehabilitation and the APs are registered for these. The internal and external monitoring shall be applied at the same time to ensure the smooth implementation of the RP.

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Appendix 2: Terms of Reference for External Monitoring & Evaluation

I. Introduction

1. According to the Provisions of the People's Republic of China for Construction

Supervision issued by the Ministry of Construction, all construction projects shall be

supervised properly. Such shall be also the requirement of ADB financed project, where

the land acquisition and resettlement of ADB financed projects should be monitored and

evaluated in a proper way. In order to adapt to the development of Hezhou City by the

resettlement plan, internal and external monitoring shall be conducted during and after the

project implementation.

2. The external monitoring agency shall conduct full range monitoring and evaluating for

the bidding of external monitoring. The consulting agency should be the consulting entity

with rich experiences in ADB or WB financed projects.

3. The monitoring and evaluation shall include but not limited to the following:

(i) Monitoring of the steps and efficiency of RP implementation;

(ii) Evaluating the status of income restoration after resettlement of the APs and the

affected communities.

II. Objectives and Requirements of Monitoring and Evaluation

4. The objectives of M&E are to verify the consistence of LAR activities, the objectives

and the principles with the RP. Specially, the M&E will focus the latest situation and

resettlement progress of the APs as in the following aspects:

(i) Economic situation prior to and after displacement of land or structures; (ii) Timely disbursement of funds; (iii) Environmental conditions; (iv) Social adaptability after resettlement; (v) Measures taken to restore affected production and livelihoods of the APs; (vi) Living conditions and economic status of APs following resettlement in comparison to the non-affected household in the Project area.

5. M&E will include the establishment of socioeconomic baselines of the APs prior to

land acquisition or physical relocation, and the regular monitoring of their relocation or

adjustment during Project implementation, and evaluation of their situation for a period of

one or two years afterwards. Qualitative and quantitative methods will be used to evaluate

the standard of living of the APs. Investigation will include interviews with IAs, local officials,

community leaders, and survey of 20-25% of AFs for interview. Focus group discussions

can be conducted to address issues related to women, poor, and un-employed persons.

III. Monitoring Indicators

6. The following indicators conform to the principles, entitlements and restoration

measure and shall be used for M&E.

(i) Disclosure of the entitlements of the APs: compensation, land, structures, employment, and necessary assistance as specified in the RP. (ii) Development of economic productivity: job opportunities available to the APs, number of the APs employed or unemployed. (iii) Provision of relocating house site: to provide reconstructing house site for the APs; the compensations are at replacement cost; the APs shall get moving subsidies. (iv) Restoration of basic infrastructures and special facilities: all necessary basic infrastructures and special facilities in the resettling site should be restored at least up to a standard equal to the standard at the original location; the compensation for all infrastructures and special facilities should be sufficient to reconstruct it to the same quality. (v) Level of the APs satisfaction: level of the APs satisfaction with various aspects of the resettlement program; the operation of the mechanisms for grievance redress will be reviewed and the speed and results of grievance redressal measures will be monitored. (vi) Standard of living: Throughout the whole implementation process, the trends in standards of living will be observed and the potential problems in the way of restoration of standards of living will be identified and reported. The Consultant will carry out a comprehensive socioeconomic survey after the completion of resettlement implementation to document the standards of living and the conditions of the APs after resettlement. The survey will be conducted annually, or until most affected households have fully restored their living standards and income generation. (vii) Social adaptability and cohesion: impacts on children, the elderly, public participants, the APs attitudes and reaction to post resettlement situation, number of complaints and appeal procedures and resolution, implementation of preferential policies, income restoration measures, and improvements in women status.

IV. Special Considerations

7. Special attention should be paid to women and the poor during monitoring, including:

(i) The status and function of women: Closely monitor any change in women status,

function and situations. At least 40 % of the APs surveyed will be women. The M&E

agency shall also provide recommendations and assistance to the EA in respect of women

issues.

(ii) The M&E will provide information on utilization and adequacy of resettlement funds.

Hezhou Audit Bureau will audit resettlement accounts and funds. The details of this audit

would help the external monitoring agency.

V. External Monitoring Report and Disclosure

8. A monitoring report shall include:

(i) Result of investigation and evaluation; (ii) Major existing potential problems; (iii) Recommended mitigating or preventive measures to the revised plan where necessary; (iv) Evaluation of the previous monitoring activities.

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9. The external monitoring agency shall report the duplicate report to ADB. The PPMO

shall also submit the resettlement completion report to ADB, and then submit the post

resettlement impacts evaluation report prepared by the external monitoring agency. This

report should provide more evidences to prove that the negative impacts have been

mitigated, and at least the AFs have restored to living standards of those not being affected

in terms of income generation.

VI. Monitoring Plan

10. The external monitoring report shall be prepared by the monitoring agency and

submitted to ADB, the IAs, the EA, LAR office, natural resources bureau and other relevant

departments on semi-annual basis. The semi-annual external evaluation reports shall be

continued for two years after the completion of the resettlement. Then, the annual

evaluation reports will also be prepared by the external monitor until Project completion.

Table 1 is the schedule for resettlement monitoring and evaluation.

Table 12 Schedule for Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation

S/L Monitoring and Evaluation Report Date

1 Socio-economic baseline survey January 2020

2 1st monitoring report July 2020

3 2nd monitoring report January 2021

4 3rd monitoring report July 2021


6 5th monitoring report July 2022


8 7th monitoring report July 2023


6 1st Annual Evaluation Report January 2025

7 2nd Annual Evaluation Report January 2026

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