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Social Monitoring Report

Project Number: 50050-004 Semestral Report No.1 May 2021

People’s Republic of China: Guangxi Regional Cooperation and Integration Promotion Investment Program – Tranche 2 External Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report

Prepared by Guangxi Foreign Loans Project Management Office for Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government and the Asian Development Bank

This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature.

In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

Loan 3652-RPC: Guangxi Regional Cooperation and Integration Promotion Investment Program Tranche 2

External Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report （No.1）

Hangzhou Darren Engineering Project Management Co., Ltd.

Monitoring and Evaluation Team

May 2021

Table of Contents

1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ...... 1

1.1 BACKGROUND ...... 1 1.2 PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS ...... 3 1.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ...... 5 1.3.1 External Monitor ...... 5 1.3.2 Scope ...... 5 1.3.3 Contents ...... 5 1.3.4 Methodologies ...... 5 2. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS MONITORING ...... 7

2.1 CHONGZUO SION-VIETNAM BORDER ECONOMIC COOPERATION ZONE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (PHASE 1) ...... 7 2.2 DONGXING CHANGHU ROAD EAST SECTION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ...... 8 2.3 ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN PINGXIANG (GUANGXI) –LANG SON (VIET NAM) CROSS-BORDER PROJECT ...... 9 2.4 QINZHOU BONDED PORT CROSS BORDER TRADE E-COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJECT ...... 10 2.5 QINZHOU INTERNATIONAL COLD-CHAIN LOGISTICS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT...... 10 2.6 CHINA-ASEAN SMES SYNERGY INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ...... 10 2.7 CHINA-ASEAN EDUCATIONAL MEDICARE COOPERATION PROJECT ...... 13 3. RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING ...... 14

3.1 CHONGZUO SINO-VIETNAM BORDER ECONOMIC COOPERATION ZONE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (PHASE 1) ...... 14 3.1.1 Resettlement Impacts ...... 14 3.1.2 Compensation Rates and Livelihood Restoration ...... 15 3.1.3 Resettlement Progress ...... 17 3.2 DONGXING CHANGHU ROAD EAST SECTION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ...... 20 3.2.1 Resettlement Impacts ...... 20 3.2.2 Compensation Rates and Livelihood Restoration ...... 22 3.2.3 Resettlement Progress ...... 23 3.3 ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN PINGXIANG (GUANGXI) –LANG SON (VIET NAM) CROSS-BORDER PROJECT ...... 25 3.3.1 Resettlement Impacts ...... 25 3.3.2 Compensation Rates and Livelihood Restoration ...... 26 3.3.3 Resettlement Progress ...... 27 4. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR RPS IMPLEMENTATION ...... 30

4.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE...... 30 4.2 STAFFING ...... 31 4.3 EVALUATION ...... 32 5. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS ...... 34

5.1 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ...... 34 5.2 GRIEVANCE REDRESS ...... 36 6. MAIN FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 38

6.1 MAIN FINDINGS ...... 38 6.1.1 Project implementation progress ...... 38 6.1.2 Implementation progress of LA and HD ...... 38 6.1.3 Capacity Building for RPs Implementation ...... 39 6.1.4 Information disclosure, public consultation, and grievance redress ...... 39 6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 40 6.2.1 Expediting LAR implementation progress ...... 40 6.2.2 Attaching more attention on livelihood restoration measures ...... 40

6.2.3 Keeping public consultation channels and grievance redress mechanism functional ...... 40 6.2.4 Strengthening capacity building and internal monitoring ...... 41 APPENDIX: ...... 42

List of Tables

TABLE 1-1: SUMMARY OF GRIP TRANCHE 2 ...... 1 TABLE 1-2: SUBPROJECTS AND GOODS AND WORKS CONTRACTS ...... 2 TABLE 1-3: CONSTRUCTION CONTENTS AND PLANNED RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS OF EACH SUBPROJECT ...... 3 TABLE 3-1 SUMMARY OF RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS JIANGZHOU SUBPROJECTS ...... 14 TABLE 3-2 SUMMARY PERMANENT LA IMPACTS FOR JIANGZHOU SUB-PROJECT ...... 14 TABLE 3-3 LA AND HD COMPENSATION RATES...... 15 TABLE 3-4 COMPENSATION RATES FOR CROPS AND GROUND ATTACHMENTS AFFECTED ...... 16 TABLE 3-5 LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF JIANGZHOU SUBPROJECT ...... 17 TABLE 3-6 KEY MILESTONES OF LAR IMPLEMENTATION OF JIANGZHOU SUBPROJECT ...... 17 TABLE 3-7 PROGRESS OF PERMANENT LAND ACQUISITION OF JIANGZHOU SUBPROJECT ...... 18 TABLE 3-8 SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION PAID FOR LA OF JIANGZHOU SUBPROJECT ...... 19 TABLE 3-9 SUMMARY OF RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS OF DONGXING SUBPROJECT ...... 20 TABLE 3-10 IMPACTS OF PERMANENT LA OF EACH VILLAGE GROUP IN DONGXING ...... 21 TABLE 3-11 SUMMARY OF HD IMPACTS IN DONGXING SUBPROJECT ...... 22 TABLE 3-12 COMPENSATION RATES FOR LA AND HD IN DONGXING CITY ...... 22 TABLE 3-13 KEY MILESTONES OF LA AND HD OF DONGXING SUBPROJECT ...... 23 TABLE 3-14 SCHEDULE OF PERMANENT LA PROGRESS FOR VILLAGER GROUPS IN DONGXING ...... 24 TABLE 3-15 PROGRESS OF HD IN DONGXING SUBPROJECT ...... 25 TABLE 3-16 SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR LA AND HD ...... 25 TABLE 3-17 SUMMARY OF RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS OF THE PINGXIANG SUBPROJECT ...... 26 TABLE 3-18 LIST OF PERMANENT ACQUISITION OF COLLECTIVE LAND FOR THE PROJECT ...... 26 TABLE 3-19 COMPENSATION RATES FOR LA ...... 26 TABLE 3-20 COMPENSATION STANDARDS FOR GROUND ATTACHMENTS IN PINGXIANG CITY ...... 27 TABLE 3-21 KEY MILESTONES OF LA ...... 27 TABLE 3-22 PROGRESS OF LA OF PINGXIANG SUBPROJECT ...... 28 TABLE 3-23 SUMMARY OF PINGXIANG PROJECT LA COMPENSATION FEES ...... 29 TABLE 4-1 SUBPROJECTS AND IMPLEMENTING AGENCY AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTING ENTITY ...... 30 TABLE 4-2 STAFFING OF RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES ...... 32

List of Figures

FIGURE 2-1 ROAD #1 (LEFT), ROAD #2 (CENTER) AND ROAD # 3(RIGHT) ...... 7 FIGURE 2-2 ROAD #4 (LEFT), ROAD #6 (CENTER), AND ROAD #7 (RIGHT) ...... 7 FIGURE 2-3 CONSTRUCTION SITE OF WWTP ...... 8 FIGURE 2-4 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING MAP OF DONGXING SUBPROJECT ...... 8 FIGURE 2-5 CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE EAST SECTION OF CHANGHU ROAD ...... 9 FIGURE 2-6 CONSTRUCTION SITE OF PINGXIANG SUBPROJECT ...... 9 FIGURE 2-7 CONSTRUCTION SITE OF QINZHOU CITY COLD-CHAIN SUB-PROJECT ...... 10 FIGURE 2-8 CONSTRUCTION SITES OF GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY SUBPROJECT ...... 11 FIGURE 2-9 LAYOUT MAP OF GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY SUBPROJECT ...... 11 FIGURE 2-10 CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF RESETTLEMENT SITE ...... 12 FIGURE 2-11 APPROVAL OF THE RETURN LAND ...... 12 FIGURE 2-12 CONSTRUCTION STATUS OF BC-C1 (LEFT) AND BC-C2 (RIGHT) ...... 13 FIGURE 2-13 APPROVAL DOCUMENT FOR RETURNING CONSTRUCTION LAND TO AFFECTED VILLAGE 13 FIGURE 3-1: CONSENT RECORD ON ADJUSTMENT OF LAND COMPENSATION ALLOCATION ...... 16 FIGURE 3-2 EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ORGANIZED IN JIANGZHOU DISTRICT ...... 17 FIGURE 3-3 LA AGREEMENT SIGNED (LEFT) AND LAND COMPENSATION CONFIRMATION FORM (RIGHT) 19 FIGURE 3-4 LAND COMPENSATION PAYMENT RECORDS ...... 19 FIGURE 3-5 SKILLS TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN DONGXING CITY ...... 23 FIGURE 3-6 EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING IN PINGXIANG CITY ...... 27 FIGURE 3-7 PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT OF LA IN PINGXIANG CITY ...... 28 FIGURE 3-8 PAYMENT DETAILS OF LAND COMPENSATION IN KAFENG VILLAGE ...... 29 FIGURE 4-1 INVESTMENT PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR TRANCHE 2 ...... 31 FIGURE 4-2 CAPACITY TRAINING IN QINZHOU (LEFT) AND DONGXING CITY (RIGHT) IN APR 2021...... 33 FIGURE 4-3 CAPACITY TRAINING IN JIANGZHOU DISTRICT (LEFT) AND PINGXIANG CITY (RIGHT) IN APR 2021 ...... 33 FIGURE 4-4 CAPACITY TRAINING IN BAISE (LEFT) AND GUILIN (RIGHT) IN APR 2021 ...... 33 FIGURE 5-1 INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE GUANGXI DRC ...... 34 FIGURE 5-2 INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON CHINA FINANCIAL NEWS ...... 35 FIGURE 5-3 RELEVANT INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON THE WEBSITES OF QINZHOU CITY AND FANGCHENGGANG CITY GOVERNMENT ...... 35 FIGURE 5-4 FGDS AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION WITH APS ...... 36 FIGURE 5-5 SITE VISITS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF EMA ...... 36

1. Background and Introduction

1.1 Background

1. The ADB financed Guangxi Regional Cooperation and Integration Promotion Investment Program (GRIP) will help the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) implement its strategies and action plans for regional cooperation and integration with countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a focus on developing the North–South Economic Corridor under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cooperation Program. The geographical areas covered by Tranche 2 of the Investment Program (hereafter referred as the GRIP T2) include: (i) Fangchenggang Municipality and Dongxing City; (ii) Chongzuo Municipality, Pingxiang City, and Daxin County; (iii) Baise Municipality and the border towns of Longbang and Yuexu in Jinxi County; and (iv) Qinzhou Municipality.

2. The impacts of the GRIP T2 include:

(i) Economic growth potential for border areas in the PRC and Viet Nam realized; (ii) Efficient transport and trade operations along GMS North South Economic Corridor achieved; and (iii) Economic integration between GZAR and rest of the GMS further strengthened.

3. The outcome of GRIP T2 will be benefits of regional cooperation and integration in border areas of Guangxi and northern Viet Nam captured.

4. The GRIP T2 will cover major investments of the MFF, including investments in border-connectivity and border economic zones (BEZ). In line with the framework financing agreement, those investments strongly support GZAR’s Strategy and Action Plan for participation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Program, aiming to deepen economic cooperation and integration with ASEAN member countries.

5. See summary of the Tranche 2 of the Program in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1: Summary of GRIP Tranche 2 S.N. Item Details 1 Country People’s Republic of China (PRC) 2 Loan No. Loan 3652-PRC Guangxi Regional Cooperation and Integration Promotion 3 Project Investment Program (GRIP) Tranche 2 (GRIP T2) 4 Borrower Ministry of Finance (MOF) of the PRC Government of GZAR through Guangxi Foreign Loans 5 Executing Agency Project Management Office (GPMO) 6 Implementing Agency Respective municipal governments Project implementing state-owned enterprises at the local level and Public 7 entities (PIEs) educational institutions 8 Total Estimated Cost USD 400 million 9 ADB Loan USD 180 million Involuntary B 10 Resettlement category

Indigenous Peoples C 11 category 12 Gender equality Some gender elements (SGE) 11 Approval date 4 Apr 2018 12 Signing Date 1 Aug 2018 13 Effectivity Date 14 Nov 2018 14 Closing date (original) 30 Nov 2023 Source: Asian Development Bank.

6. The Tranche 2 consists of 7 subprojects, as shown in Table 1-2.

Table 1-2: Subprojects and goods and works contracts No. Project name Package General Description Remarks Number CZ-C1 Chongzuo Sino-Viet Nam border economic cooperation zone 1 demonstration project (Roads 2, Chongzuo Sino–Viet Nam 3, 4) Border Economic CZ-C2 Chongzuo Sino-Viet Nam border 2 Cooperation Zone economic cooperation zone Demonstration Project demonstration project (Road 1, 6, 7) (Phase I) CZ-C3 Chongzuo Sino-Viet Nam border economic cooperation zone 3 demonstration project (Waste- water treatment plant) DX-C1 Dongxing Changhu Road East Section 4 Construction Project (Package 1: Km Dongxing Changhu Road 0.0-1.7) East Section Construction DX-C2 Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Project 5 Construction Project (Package 2: Km 1.7-3.7) Road Connectivity in PZ-C1 Road Connectivity in Pingxiang Pingxiang (Guangxi) Lang (Guangxi)-Lang Son (Viet Nam) Cross- 6 – Son (Viet Nam) Cross- Border Project Border Project QZE-C1 Qinzhou Bonded Port Cross Border Trade e- commerce industrial park 7 project (Buildings) Qinzhou Bonded Port Cross Border Trade E-Commerce QZE-E1 Qinzhou Bonded Port Cross Border Non-ADB Industrial Park Project Trade e-commerce industrial park (Data Financing 8 center)

QZC-C1 Qinzhou International Cold-Chain Qinzhou International Cold- Logistics Demonstration Project 9 Chain Logistics Demonstration Project GC-C1 China-ASEAN SME Synergy Innovation Development Project (Aeronautic and 10 Aerospace Industry Practice Base building) China–ASEAN SME GC-C2 China-ASEAN SME Synergy Innovation Synergy Innovative Development Project (SME Business 11 Development Project Development Service information center) GC-C3 China-ASEAN SME Synergy Innovation 12 Development Project (Vocational education building)

GC-C4 China-ASEAN SME Synergy Innovation Non-ADB 13 Development Project (International Financing student dormitory building) GC-C5 China-ASEAN SME Synergy Innovation Non-ADB 14 Development Project (External works) Financing

GC-E1 to China-ASEAN SME Synergy Innovation Non-ADB 15 E6 Development Project (Equipment) (6 Financing packages) BS-C1 China-ASEAN Educational Medicare Cooperation Project (north school gate and buildings in the east area: public 16 teaching building, lab building, administration office building, full-time research building, and auditorium) BS-C2 China-ASEAN Educational Medicare China ASEAN Educational – Cooperation Project (buildings in the 17 Medicare Cooperation west area: student dormitory, canteen, Project and lab building) BS-C3 China-ASEAN Educational Medicare Non-ADB 18 Cooperation Project (Library) Financing

BS-C4 China-ASEAN Educational Medicare Non-ADB 19 Cooperation Project (External works, Financing ports facilities) Note: ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations, SME = small and medium-sized enterprises. Source: Asian Development Bank.

7. The Tranche 2 Project will also provide technical and institutional support for project management and implementation for the executing agencies (EA), implementing agencies (IAs) and project implementing agencies (PIEs).

1.2 Project Activities and Resettlement impacts

8. Among the 7 subprojects of GRIP T2, 3 ones involve land acquisition and resettlement impacts and have prepared resettlement plan (RPs) in project preparation stage, namely: 1) Chongzuo Sino-Vietnam Border Economic Cooperation Zone Demonstration Project (Phase I), 2) Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Construction Project, and 3) Road Connectivity in Pingxiang (Guangxi) –Lang Son (Viet Nam) Cross- Border Project. See table 1-3 for details.

Table 1-3: Construction contents and Planned Resettlement Impacts of each subproject

No Sub-project Scope of construction LAR impacts in RP A total land of 850.09 mu will be The estimated investment is CNY540 acquired, affecting 28 HHs with million yuan, of which ADB loaned 92 persons. All of them are all Chongzuo Sino- US$43.7 million. The construction located in Overseas Chinese Vietnam Border contents include the construction of new, Farms in Xinhe Town, of which Economic renovated and expanded 6 roads with a 106.48 mu of land will be 1 Cooperation Zone total length of 20.15 kilometers, a new acquired for road #1; 164.61 mu Demonstration sewage treatment plant with a daily for road #2; 116.18 mu for road Project (Phase 1) sewage treatment of 10,000 tons, and #3; 138.12 mu for road #4; the laying of a pipeline network of 234.7 mu for road #6; 53 mu for approximately 21.91 kilometers. road #7; 37 mu for sewage treatment plant, respectively,

without any house demolition (HD) impacts. The subproject will acquire 334.266 mu of collective land, affecting 763 HHs with 2249 The estimated investment is CNY 680.73 Dongxing Changhu persons, and temporarily million, of which ADB loan is US$ 37.12 Road East Section occupying 35 mu land, affecting 2 million. The construction content is to Construction 12 HHs with 38 persons. In build a new road with a length of 3.792 Project addition, this subproject will km. demolish 2,6623.5m2 of non- residential buildings, affecting 16 HHs with 72 persons. Road Connectivity The subproject plans to acquire in Pingxiang 134.69 mu of collective land, (Guangxi) Lang including 7.68 mu of dry land, – The estimated investment is CNY126.18 Son (Viet Nam) 56.80 mu of orchard area, and million yuan, of which ADB loan is 11.7 Cross-Border 70.21 mu of forest land. million US dollars. The construction 3 Project Permanent LA will affect 36 HHs content is to build a new road to connect with 180 persons. In addition, the Nonghuai border point in Pingxiang 55 mu of forest land needs to be City, with a length of 2.668 km. temporarily occupied, affecting 11 HHs with 56 persons. No HD impacts. Qinzhou Bonded The estimated investment is CNY130 Port Cross Border million yuan, of which ADB loan is 11.5 Trade E- million U.S. dollars. The main Commerce construction content includes the Industrial Park construction of five buildings with a total Involving neither LA nor HD Project construction area of 50,000 m2 adjacent 4 (DDR prepared during project to the Qinzhou Free Trade Port Area, preparation) including a cross-border commodity display and sales center, office buildings and auxiliary commercial facilities, a cross-border electronic supervision platform, and a bonded warehouse. Qinzhou The estimated investment is CNY 250 International Cold- million yuan, which has been converted Chain Logistics to support fully by domestic counterpart Demonstration funds. It mainly constructs 4 buildings Involving neither LA nor HD 5 Project with a total construction area of (DDR prepared during project 35,000m2 in the Qinzhou Free Trade preparation) Port Zone, including constant temperature cold storage, office and cold chain equipment purchases. China–ASEAN The estimated investment in is CNY403 SME Synergy million yuan, of which ADB loan is 22.2 Innovative million US dollars. The main construction Development content is the expansion of the South Project Campus of Guilin Institute of Aerospace Industry, with a total construction area of Involving neither LA nor HD 6 125,268.25 m2 of 3 buildings and (DDR prepared during project supporting facilities, including the SME preparation) Business Development Service Information Center, the Aerospace Industry Training Center, and the ASEAN Vocational Education Building and other projects. China–ASEAN The estimated investment is CNY 749.4 Educational million yuan, of which ADB loan is 30.16 Medicare million US dollars. The main construction Cooperation includes the new campus of Baise Involving neither LA nor HD Project Youjiang Medical College, with a total 7 (DDR prepared during project construction area of 182210m2, including preparation) teaching buildings, laboratory buildings, libraries, administrative buildings, offices, halls, student canteens and apartments, and staff housing projects.

Source: RPs and DDRs.

1.3 Monitoring and Evaluation

9. According to monitoring requirements in RPs of these Sub-projects, the external monitoring agency (EMA) has prepared this external monitoring report (EMR), on basis of the latest implementation status. This EMR covers the LA, HD and resettlement work as of the end of April 2021.

1.3.1 External Monitor

10. M&E on involuntary resettlement is undertaken by the team of Hangzhou Darren Engineering Project Management Co., Ltd., recruited by Guangxi PMO.

11. In April 2021，the EMA conducted the first round of field work for resettlement M&E with the assistance of the GPMO, PIEs and local government agencies concerned, and held focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) with staff concerned and representatives of AHs to learn about the implementation status of RPs.

1.3.2 Scope

12. This EMR covers 7 sub-projects in 6 cities, among which, the Jiangzhou, Dongxing, and Pingxiang sub-projects involve LAR monitoring and evaluation, while the remaining 4 sub-projects are not involved LAR issues (except the issues to be followed up in accordance with DDRs prepared during project preparation stage).

1.3.3 Contents

13. The main contents of this EMR include:

➢ Changes of LAR impacts; ➢ Progress of LA, compensation payment, actual compensation rates, etc.; ➢ Progress of HD of residential houses, compensation payment, actual compensation rates, relocation and resettlement status, etc.; ➢ Progress of HD of non-residential properties, compensation payment, actual compensation rates, resettlement status, etc.; ➢ Livelihood restoration assistance for affected people, particularly for significantly affected and vulnerable groups; ➢ Relocation or reconstruction of affected infrastructure and public facilities; ➢ Capacity building of implementation organizations and staff; ➢ Public participation and consultation during RP implementation; ➢ Satisfaction levels of affected peoples and their recommendations and concerns on LAR; and ➢ Grievance redress records and results, if any.

1.3.4 Methodologies

14. Literature review: Documents, agreements and statistical forms related to land acquisition and resettlement will be reviewed and verified;

15. Onsite Observation: project sites and resettlement sites (if any) will be visited to verify the progress of land acquisition, relocation and resettlement;

16. Focus Group Discussion (FGD): FGDs will be held with staff of agencies concerned, community/village cadres, and representatives of APs to learn about the implementation information of RPs, e.g., compensation payment status, livelihood restoration, housing resettlement, and satisfaction levels, etc.;

17. Key informant interview (KII): key informants, e.g.，focal persons of GPMO, PIEs, local Natural Resource Bureaus, Town governments, Village Committees, will be interviewed to collect data/information on RP implementation and learn about their comments/suggestions on LAR issues；and

18. Household sampling survey: sampling households will be surveyed and followed up in subsequent monitoring reports, to analyze and evaluate income and livelihood restoration status of affected households1.

1 Due to the delayed recruitment and mobilization of external monitor, as well as very tight schedule for submitting No.1 EMR, it was agreed that households sampling survey will be conducted and incorporated in next EMR.

2. Project Implementation Progress Monitoring

2.1 Chongzuo Sion-Vietnam Border Economic Cooperation

Zone Demonstration Project (Phase 1)

19. This sub-project had completed its preliminary design approval by February 2, 2018, including following construction activities: (i) Road #1 (Huancheng South Road), (ii) Road #2 (Binjiang Avenue), (iii) Road #3 (Xinde Road), (iv) Road #4 (New Gong Avenue), (v) Road #6 (Xinghe Avenue), (vi) Road #7 (Huaqiao Avenue), and (vii) a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Construction drawings of these roads and the WWTP were approved on June 10, 2018 and December 10, 2019, respectively. There are two contract packages for this subproject’s civil works. Of them, the bidding of package CZ-C1 for 6 roads was opened on June 13, 2019 and the contract was awarded on November 20, 2019, with a contract price of CNY297,002,957; and the bidding of package CZ-C2 for the WWTP was opened on July 2, 2020 and the contract was awarded on October 16, 2020, with a contract price of CNY48,520,020.

20. The civil works of package CZ-C1 started on December 20, 2019. Due to the impact of COVD-19 pandemic, the road network construction was resumed in March 2020 and is progressing smoothly now. This package will be completed by the end of January 2023. See the construction sites in Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-1 Road #1 (left), Road #2 (center) and Road # 3(right)

Figure 2-2 Road #4 (left), Road #6 (center), and Road #7 (right)

21. The contact of package CZ-C2 (WWTP) was signed on September 23, 2020 and construction started in October 2020. So far, the construction progress is on track and will be completed by the end of January 2023. See the construction site in Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3 Construction site of WWTP

2.2 Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Construction

Project

22. This subproject is located in the low-slope area of Eastern New District of Dongxing City. As one of the main roads in the east-west corridor of this area, it will connect the Luofu River Bridge in the west and the Industrial Avenue in the east. As an urban main road, the design length is 3,792.085m, with a width of 62m and design speed of 60km/h. The preliminary design was approved on January 9, 2020 and construction drawings was approved on April 3, 2020. This subproject’s biding was opened on October 20, 2020 and the contract was awarded on March 26, 2021. So far, the contractor has been mobilized to start civil works on site. The road foundation excavation, earth and stone backfilling, dredging and other works are in progress. The civil works are expected to be completed by the end of May 2022.

Figure 2-4 Construction Planning Map of Dongxing Subproject

Figure 2-5 Construction site of the east section of Changhu Road

2.3 Road Connectivity in Pingxiang (Guangxi) –Lang Son

(Viet Nam) Cross-Border Project

23. This subproject’s preliminary design was approved on May 23, 2018 and construction drawings were approved on August 29, 2018. The subproject is to build a road connecting to the Nonghuai border point, with a total length of 2.668km. The bid was officially opened on June 4, 2019 and the contract (package PZ-C1) was awarded on December 10, 2019, with a total contract price of CNY50,022,461. The contractor was mobilized in March 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. As the site area is mostly hillside and the affected high-voltage power poles to be relocated, the construction started only in August 2020. See the construction status in Figure 2-6.

Figure 2-6 Construction Site of Pingxiang Subproject

2.4 Qinzhou Bonded Port Cross Border Trade E-commerce

Industrial Park Project

24. This subproject’s main construction contents include 5 buildings with a total construction area of 50,000m2 adjacent to the Qinzhou Free Trade Port Zone, including cross-border commodity display and sales center, office building and auxiliary commercial facilities, cross-border electronic supervision platform and bonded warehouse, etc. This subproject has been delayed due to its pending final design and business model. The implementation status will be followed up in subsequent monitoring reports.

2.5 Qinzhou International Cold-Chain Logistics

Demonstration Project

25. This subproject’s preliminary design was approved on February 7, 2020 and the construction drawings were approved on February 25, 2020. The construction contents include 4 buildings with a total construction area of 35,000 m2 in the Qinzhou Free Trade Port Area, i.e., constant temperature refrigeration and freezing warehouses, offices and cold-chain equipment, etc. The civil works started on July 10, 2020 and will be completed by the end of April 2022.

Figure 2-7 Construction Site of Qinzhou City Cold-Chain Sub-project

2.6 China-ASEAN SMEs Synergy Innovative Development

Project

26. This subproject’s will expand the South Campus of the Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, including 3 buildings and supporting facilities with a total construction area of 125,268.25 m2. The subproject has 3 construction modules, namely (i) Aerospace Industry Training Center (CG-C1), (ii) SME Business Development Service Information Center (CG-

C2), and (iii) ASEAN Vocational Education Building (CG-C3). The preliminary designs for Aerospace Industry Training Center, the SME Business Development Service Information Center and ASEAN Vocational Education Building were approved on July 17, 2018, April 22, 2019 and October 9, 2018, respectively. The construction drawings of these three modules were approved on July 26, 2018, May 23, 2019 and October 13, 2018, respectively. The bids were officially opened on March 22, 2019, September 19, 2019, and March 22, 2019, respectively. Contacts were awarded on June 28, 2019, January 13, 2020, and September 12, 2019, respectively, with contract price of CNY4,883,601 for GC-C1, CNY46,148,440 for GC-C2, and CNY45,791,744 for GC-C3. The construction of the three packages started on September 10, 2019, March 31, 2020, and October 12, 2019, respectively. The expected completion dates are the end of July 2021, the end of December 2021, and the end of October 2021, respectively.

Figure 2-8 Construction sites of Guilin University of Aerospace Technology Subproject

Figure 2-9 Layout Map of Guilin University of Aerospace Technology Subproject

27. In addition, as recorded in resettlement DDR of entire new campus, this sub-project also involves delayed house reconstruction for 5 AHs, with a total housing land area of 1,534m2. Meanwhile, 57.8 mu construction land should be returned to the affected village for development of collective economy. These issues were left over from the early stage of campus construction of Guilin University of Aerospace Technology. So far, the construction of resettlement site started in March 2021. However, the foundation treatment process and the construction work have not been completed, as the site is still being backfilled. The "three connections and one leveling" work for resettlement site will be completed in May

2021 and the site construction will be completed in July 2021. It is anticipated that the resettlement housing lots will be allocated to 5 AHs in September 2021. The land return has been completed, as shown in Figure 2-11.

Figure 2-10 Construction status of resettlement site

Figure 2-11 Approval of the Return Land

2.7 China-ASEAN Educational Medicare Cooperation

Project

28. This subproject’s preliminary design was approved on January 18, 2018 and the construction drawings were approved in July 2018. The construction content includes the new campus of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, with a total construction area of 182,210 m2, including teaching buildings, laboratory buildings, libraries, administrative buildings, offices, halls, student cafeterias and apartments, and staff housing. The biddings of School Gate Area Construction Project (BS-C1) and West District Construction (BS-C2) were opened on June 15, 2019 and the contract were awarded on October 16, 2019. The contract price of BS-C1 is CNY77,504,770 and for BC-C2 it is CNY75,802,335. Civil works for BS-C1 and BS-C2 started on April 18, 2020 and on January 9, 2020, respectively. The subproject will be completed by December 30, 2021.

Figure 2-12 Construction Status of BC-C1 (left) and BC-C2 (right)

29. In addition, as recorded in resettlement DDR of entire new campus, the subproject also involved 43.2 mu of construction land to be returned to the affected village for development of collective economy. As of this monitoring period, the land has been returned to the affected village, as shown in the figure2-13.

Figure 2-13 Approval Document for Returning Construction Land to Affected Village

3. Resettlement Implementation Monitoring

30. This section focuses on the and implementation progress of three subprojects involving additional LAR impacts and resettlement plan (RPs) preparation during project preparation stage, namely: 1) Chongzuo Sino-Vietnam Border Economic Cooperation Zone Demonstration Project (Phase I), 2) Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Construction Project, and 3) Road Connectivity in Pingxiang (Guangxi) –Lang Son (Viet Nam) Cross-Border Project.

3.1 Chongzuo Sino-Vietnam Border Economic Cooperation

Zone Demonstration Project (Phase 1)

3.1.1 Resettlement Impacts

31. According to RP, this subproject only involves LA impacts. See the changes of LA impacts in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Summary of Resettlement Impacts Jiangzhou Subprojects

Planned Actual Changes Project LA LA Remarks AHs APs LA (mu) AHs APs AHs APs (mu) (mu) Jiangzhou LA area 850.09 28 92 1017.81 28 83 167.72 0 -9 Subproject increased (i) 137.3 mu land for roadside slops and extension sections connected to existing Reasons for roads has been acquired additionally for 6 roads; (ii) additional 30.42 mu land has additional LA been acquired as reserved land for affiliated facilities and capacity extension in future impact: for the WWTP. Data source: PIE.

32. According to PP, the Jiangzhou sub-project would acquire 850.09 mu of LA, affecting 28 HHs with 92 persons. According to the detailed measurement survey during RP implementation, this subproject actually acquired 1,017.81 mu of land, including 781.63 mu of cultivated land, 207.77 mu of construction land, and 28.41 mu of unused land, affecting 28 HHs and 83 persons. According to PIE, the main causes for LA area increase are: (i) 137.3 mu land for roadside slops and extension sections connected to existing roads has been acquired additionally for 6 roads; (ii) additional 30.42 mu land has been acquired as reserved land for affiliated facilities and capacity extension in future for the WWTP. See Table 3-2 for details.

Table 3-2 Summary Permanent LA Impacts for Jiangzhou Sub-project

Permanent LA (mu) Road Towns Village Dry Construction Unused AHs APs Total land land land Road #1 (Huancheng Xinhe Huaqiao 153.99 0 28.41 182.4 7 25 South Town Farm Road) Road #2 Xinhe Huaqiao 217.6 0 0 217.6 5 12 (Binjiang Town Farm

Permanent LA (mu) Road Towns Village Dry Construction Unused AHs APs Total land land land Avenue) Road #3 Xinhe Huaqiao (Xinde Town Farm 114.44 0 0 114.44 2 5 Road) Road #4 Xinhe Huaqiao (New Gong Town Farm 135.18 0 0 135.18 5 12 Avenue) Road #6 Xinhe Huaqiao (Xinghe Town e Farm 93 157.59 0 250.59 6 21 Avenue) Road #7 Xinhe Huaqiao (Huaqiao Town Farm 0 50.18 0 50.18 0 0 Avenue) Xinhe Huaqiao WWTP 67.42 0 0 67.42 3 8 Town Farm

Total 781.63 207.77 28.41 1017.81 28 83

Data source: PIE.

3.1.2 Compensation Rates and Livelihood Restoration (1) LA and HD compensation rates

33. See the planned and actual compensation rates in Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 LA and HD compensation rates Dry land/homestead Remarks LA Stage (yuan/mu) Xinhe Huaqiao State Planned 31768 The allocation of land Farm Actual 31795 compensation fees Paid to the community Planned 8000 between the state farm (farm) Actual 10032 and the worker Planned 23768 households has been Pay to the family of slightly adjusted after farm workers Actual 21763 consultation and agreement. Data source: PIE.

34. During RP implementation, the allocation of land compensation fees between the state farm and the worker households has been slightly adjusted after consultation and agreement. The increased part held by the state farm was used for social insurance premium of farm workers. See the consent record of representatives of AHs on adjustment of land compensation allocation in Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1: Consent record on adjustment of land compensation allocation (2) Compensation Rate for crops and ground attachments.

35. See Table 3-4.

Table 3-4 Compensation rates for crops and ground attachments affected

Actual during implementati Name Unit Planned Rates in RP（yuan/unit） on （yuan/unit ） Crop Sugar cane mu 2500 2500 s Corn mu 2500 2500 Tomb with eac 2500 (including compensation of 1,500 and relocation 2500 bones h reward 1,000) Grav Tomb with e eac 5000 (including compensation of 3,000 and relocation corpse 5000 h reward of 2,000)

Data source: PIE.

(3) Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration

36. Based on the land loss and income loss rates, following measures were planned to restore livelihood of affected households of this subproject: (1) cash compensation; (2) agriculture structure adjustment to increase agricultural income; (3) job opportunities provided during project implementation and operation stages; (4) tertiary industry opportunities related to project implementation and operation encouraged ; (5) public welfare jobs prioritized for affected persons; (6) skills training; and (7) social security programs. See Table 3-5 for the summary of implementation status of these measures.

Table 3-5 Livelihood restoration implementation status of Jiangzhou Subproject Livelihood restoration measures Implementation status Land compensation has been fully and timely paid to the State Farm (1) cash compensation and its worker households in accordance with applicable policies (2) agricultural industrial structure Skills training have been provided for APs to enable them to achieve adjustment diversified income (3) job opportunities during During the construction of the project, a total of 140 local residents project implementation and received job opportunities operation stages Businesses investing in the service sector (catering, entertainment, (4) tertiary industry opportunities tourism) in Xinhe Town have reached a certain scale, absorbing the employment of the affected population Jobs such as cleaners, security guards, and maintenance workers (5) public welfare jobs have been provided to APs (6) skills training Various training programs have been provided to APs Local government departments have actively assisted affected (7) social security persons to participate in social endowment insurance Note: details and supporting documents will be supplemented in subsequent monitoring reports.

Figure 3-2 Employment training organized in Jiangzhou District

3.1.3 Resettlement Progress (1) Resettlement Implementation Timeline

37. All the land acquisition and compensation of the Jiangzhou subproject have been completed before commencement of civil works. The LA work for Road #2, #3, #4 and the WWTP had been completed by September 10, 2017, while the LA of Road #1, #6 and #7 had been completed by February 7, 2018. All LA compensation has been paid in a fully and timely manner. Relevant resettlement due diligence reports (DDRs) have been cleared and disclosed by ADB.

Table 3-6 Key Milestones of LAR implementation of Jiangzhou Subproject

No Milestones Road #1 Road #2 Road #3 Road #4 Road #6 Road #7 WWTP Land pre- 1 2017.7.3 2017.7.3 2017.7.3 2017.7.3 2017.7.3 2017.7.3 2017.7.3 examination LA 2 2017.12.20 2017.8.25 2017.8.25 2017.8.25 2017.12.20 2017.12.20 2017.8.25 announcement LA compensation 3 2017.12.31 2017.7.20 2017.7.20 2017.7.20 2017.12.31 2017.12.31 2017.7.20 registration completed

Announcement of LA 4 compensation 2018.2 2017.9 2017.9 2017.9 2018.2 2018.2 2017.9 and resettlement program LA agreement 5 2018.1.20 2017.9.1 2017.9.1 2017.9.1 2018.1.20 2018.1.20 2017.9.1 signing (start) LA agreement 6 signing 2018.1.28 2017.9.4 2017.9.4 2017.9.4 2018.1.28 2018.1.28 2017.9.4 (complete) LA 7 compensation 2018.2.5 2017.9.5 2017.9.5 2017.9.5 2018.2.5 2018.2.5 2017.9.5 payment (start) LA compensation 8 2018.2.7 2017.9.10 2017.9.10 2017.9.10 2018.2.7 2018.2.7 2017.9.10 payment (complete) Data source: PIE.

Table 3-7 Progress of Permanent Land Acquisition of Jiangzhou Subproject

Actual Completed Compensation paid Road Township Agency needs(mu) (mu) (ten thousand yuan) Road #1 Xinhe Huaqiao (Huancheng South 182.4 182.4 579.45 Town Farm Road) Road #2 (Binjiang Xinhe Huaqiao 217.6 217.6 691.27 Avenue) Town Farm Road #3 (Xinde Xinhe Huaqiao 114.44 114.44 363.55 Road) Town Farm Road #4 (New Xinhe Huaqiao 135.18 135.18 429.44 Gong Avenue) Town Farm Road #6 (Xinghe Xinhe Huaqiao 250.59 250.59 796.07 Avenue) Town Farm Road #7 (Huaqiao Xinhe Huaqiao 50.18 50.18 159.41 Avenue) Town Farm Xinhe Huaqiao WWTP 67.42 67.42 214.18 Town Farm Total 1017.81 1017.81 3233.37 Data source: PIE.

Figure 3-3 LA agreement signed (left) and land compensation confirmation form (right)

Figure 3-4 Land Compensation Payment Records

(2) Payment progress of LA compensation

38. As of this monitoring period, the Jiangzhou subproject has paid a total of CNY42.6232 million for LA, including CNY32,333,700 for permanent LA and CNY768,000 for temporary land occupation, and 8,132,500 yuan for young crops and ground attachments. See Table 3-8 for details.

Table 3-8 Summary of Compensation Paid for LA of Jiangzhou Subproject Nub Expenditure category Amount (ten thousand yuan) 1 permanent LA 3233.37 2 temporary land occupation 76.8 3 HD 0

4 Young crop compensation 179.25 5 ground attachments and special facilities 634 6 LA tax 18.9 7 Social security subsidies for affected persons 80 8 LA management fee (coordination fee) 20 9 Others 20 10 Total 4262.32 Data source: PIE.

3.2 Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Construction

Project

3.2.1 Resettlement Impacts

39. According to the RP, the subproject would involve permanent LA, temporary land occupation, demolition of non-residential buildings and ground attachments. All these impacts are in in Nanmushan Village, Dongxing Town. See Table 3-9.

Table 3-9 Summary of Resettlement Impacts of Dongxing Subproject

Demolition of non-residential Affected LA buildings People Village Actual Actual Change Plan Change Plan (mu) need need AHs APs (mu) （m2）（m2） (mu) （m2） Nanmushan - 696.912 685.59 -11.322 26623.5 16944.61 1584 2482 Village 9,678.885 (i) due to the adjustment and optimization of road design, the total LA area is 693.667mu, after deducting the 8.077mu used by Fangdong Highway, the actual LA area of Changhu Reasons for Road East Section is 685.59 mu, including 334.266mu collective land and 351.324 mu Changes of state-owned land acquired from 2013 to 2018; LAR (ii) during preliminary measurement survey in FSR stage, the house area of 26,623.5 m2 Impacts: included lots of houses out of the final scope of the road; after detailed measurement and verification during design and implementation stage, the area of non-residential houses affected by the road is 16944.61 m2, with 7 HHs and 7 persons affected. Note: 1. Non-residential houses mainly refer to temporary buildings built by fruit growers and do not involve resettlement needs. 2. Since the land compensation is equally distributed among all villagers in group, all population of affected villager groups are identified as affected population. Data source: PIE.

(1) Permanent LA

40. According to the data provided by land acquisition center of Dongxing City, 685.59 mu of land (including 334.266mu collective land and 351.324mu state-owned land acquired from 2013 to 2018) need to be permanently acquired for the subproject, affecting 1,584 households and 2,482 persons in 25 villager groups of Nanmushan Village. Since the compensation is equally distributed among all members, all the population of affected villager groups are identified as affected population. See Table 3-10 for details.

Table 3-10 Impacts of permanent LA of each village group in Dongxing

Permanent LA (mu) Village Villager group Non- AHs APs Farmland Total farmland Xitou 17.595 17.595 71 168 Chenwu 17.594 17.594 81 173

Hongying 52.01 52.01 43 95

Zhongba 4.804 4.804 35 66 Dongba 4.532 4.532 49 111 Luowu 38.424 38.424 68 131 Liwu 23.325 23.325 60 123 2nd Dongtou 19.281 19.281 23 53 Huangwu 23.274 23.274 67 147 Shuipojiang 18.485 18.485 51 113 Shanjiao 8.05 8.05 51 100 Suwu 30.318 30.318 63 125 Dongxing Town Nanmushan Village Puzai 5.997 5.997 45 82 Nanmushan Village 231.897 231.897 / / Committee Fengwu 8.49 8.49 43 80 Dongfeng 16.195 16.195 134 285 Xifeng 12.28 12.28 66 134 Changzheng 12.28 12.28 52 110 Xinqiao 28.07 28.07 131 248 Luofu 5.039 5.039 6 13 Xinle 41.124 41.124 167 346 Shanbian 0.079 0.079 1 2 Hongshigou 11.785 11.785 67 140 Jiaoying 41.105 41.105 118 237 Shanghuang 13.557 13.557 92 224 Total 685.59 1584 3306 Note: (i) Because the compensation is equally distributed among all members, the population of all villager groups are identified as affected population; (ii) only farmland and non-farmland were calculated during land acquisition and compensation. Data source: PIE.

(2) Demolition of non-residential houses

41. According to RP, the project originally needs to demolish non-residential houses with a total area of 2,6623.5 m2, affecting 16 households with 72 persons. According to the latest monitoring data, the subproject actually involves HD with a total area of 16,944.61 m2, affecting 7 households with 7 persons, all of which are non-residential houses built by fruit farmers. There is no need for relocation and housing resettlement. See Table 3-11 for details.

Table 3-11 Summary of HD Impacts in Dongxing Subproject

Plan actual change Village HD HD AHs APs HD（m2） AHs APs AHs APs （m2）（m2） - Nanmushan 26623.5 16 72 16944.61 7 7 -9 -65 9,678.885 During preliminary measurement survey in FSR stage, the house area of 26,623.5 m2 included some houses out of the final scope of the road; after detailed Note: measurement and verification during design and implementation stage, the area of non-residential houses affected by the road is 16944.61 m2, with 7 HHs and 7 persons affected. Data source: PIU.

3.2.2 Compensation Rates and Livelihood Restoration (1) LA and HD Compensation Rates.

42. See Table 3-12 for details.

Table 3-12 Compensation rates for LA and HD in Dongxing City Farmland/non-farmland LA Unused land (yuan/mu) Crop compensation (yuan/mu) (yuan/mu) Planned 31000 n/a n/a Actual 31000 n/a n/a Brick and Brick and Comprehensive subsidies for Earth-wood Simple concrete wood temporary transitions (One-time) HD Structure Structure Structure Structure (yuan/per capita) (yuan /m2） (yuan /m2） (yuan/m2） (yuan /m2） Planned 250-330 200-250 n/a 35-45 5000 Red brick n/a 250 n/a, temporary transition is not Actual 330 45 cement brick necessary for non-residential houses 200 Data source: PIE.

(2) Livelihood Restoration

43. To mitigate the impacts of LAR and restore the livelihood of the affected people, restoration and resettlement measures had been prepared for all APs in updated RP, mainly including: i) supporting the development of cross-border trade and promoting cross- border trade with Vietnam, by which, this sub-project will drive economic growth in the project area and increase employment and income opportunities for local residents; 2) employment promotion, particularly 200 temporary jobs will be created during the construction period, and 10 jobs during the operation phase, including workers on construction sites, house and road maintenance workers, security personnel, and other auxiliary personnel along Changhu Road; 3) skills training for affected villagers to be provided by local government; and 4) social insurance measures. Affected farmers over 16 years old will be eligible to receive local government subsidies to participate in relevant endowment insurance. In addition, for residents affected by demolition of non-residential houses, the Dongxing LA and HD Office will also coordinate with relevant local government departments to help affected people in re-leasing new land or houses in nearby areas to restore their production or operations as needed. There are many hilly areas around the

project area, which can be re-leased by the affected households. The rent will be similar to the previous level. More details will be followed up and analyzed in subsequent monitoring reports.

Figure 3-5 Skills training activities in Dongxing City

3.2.3 Resettlement Progress

44. Up to now, the LA and HD of this subproject have been progressing in an orderly manner. See Table 3-13 for details.

Table 3-13 Key Milestones of LA and HD of Dongxing Subproject No Key Milestones Timeline 1 Land pre-examination 2019.8.13 2 LA announcement 2020.6.15 3 LA compensation registration 2018.9 (in advance) 4 Announcement of LA compensation and resettlement 2020.7.9 program 5 LA agreement signing (start) 2018.8 (in advance) 6 LA agreement signing (complete) 2021.9.30 7 LA compensation payment (start) 2018.8 (in advance) 8 LA compensation payment (complete) 2021.9.30 9 Signing the HD agreement (start) 2020.4.23 10 Signing the HD agreement (expected) 2021.4.30 11 Completion of HD (expected) 2021.5 Data source: PIE.

(1) Implementation progress of LA

45. According to detailed measurement and verification, this subproject needs to permanently occupy 685.59 mu land (including 334.266mu collective land and 351.324mu state-owned land acquired from 2013 to 2018) in 25 villager groups in Nanmushan Village. As of this monitoring period, 598.189 mu has been acquired, with the remaining 87.401 mu land to be acquired in coming months. So far, accumulative payment of land compensation is CNY16.51371 million. The relevant payment records haven’t been provided by Dongxing LA and HD center, which will be followed up in subsequent monitoring reports. See Table 3-14 for details.

Table 3-14 Schedule of permanent LA progress for villager groups in Dongxing

Land to be LA Completed1 Land compensation paid Village Villager group occupied (mu) (ten thousand yuan) (mu)

Xitou 17.595 17.595 54.54 Chenwu 17.594 17.594 54.547

Hongying 52.01 52.01 161.23

Zhongba 4.804 0 0 Dongba 4.532 0 0 Luowu 38.424 38.424 119.11 Liwu 23.325 23.325 72.30 2ndDongtou 19.281 19.281 59.77 Huangwu 23.274 0 0 Shuipojiang 18.485 0 0 Shanjiao 8.05 8.05 13.97 Dongxing Suwu 30.318 0 0 Nanmushan Puzai 5.997 0 0 Village Nanmushan Village 231.897 231.897 718.88 Committee Fengwu 8.49 8.49 14.73 Dongfeng 16.195 16.195 29.15 Xifeng 12.28 12.28 22.103 Changzheng 12.28 12.28 22.099 Xinqiao 28.07 28.07 50.52 Luofu 5.039 5.039 9.07 Xinle 41.124 41.124 74.023 Shanbian 0.079 0.079 0.221 Hongshigou 11.785 11.785 36.53 Jiaoying 41.105 41.105 127.42 Shanghuang 13.557 13.557 11.16 Total 25 685.59 598.189 1651.373 Data source: PIE.

(2)Implementation progress of demolition of non-residential houses

46. The subproject needs to demolish non-residential houses with 16,944.615 m2 of 7 households, all of which are non-residential houses built by local fruit farmers. Cash compensation will be provided only and there is no need for relocation and reconstruction. As of this monitoring period, the demolition of 5 houses has been completed, with a total amount of CNY899,560 paid. Two remaining houses with a total area of 14,150 m2 are planned to be paid and demolished by November 2021. The payment records have not been provided by the relevant departments yet and will be followed up in subsequent monitoring reports. See Table 3-15 for details.

1 Including 351.324mu land acquired from 2013 to 2018, see DDR in updated RP.

Table 3-15 Progress of HD in Dongxing Subproject

HD Actual HD Remarks Compensation Paid（ten Village AH needs completed thousand yuan）（m2）（m2） Shen Paid in Nov 511.67 511.67 19.463 XX 2019 Zhao Paid in May 69.85 69.85 6.1 XX 2021 Zhao Paid in Jan 260.7 260.7 6.872 XX 2018 Nanmushan Liang Paid in Sep 1810.005 1810.005 51.11 Village XX 2019 Paid in Dec Gu XX 142.39 142.39 6.411 2017 To be paid by Shi XX 650 0 To be evaluated Nov 2021 To be paid by C XX 13500 0 To be evaluated Nov 2021 Total 16944.615 2794.615 89.956 Data source: PIU.

(3) Compensation payment progress for LA and HD

47. The subproject in Dongxing City has paid a total of CNY 21.41 million for LA and demolition compensation, including CNY16.51 million for land compensation, CNY 899,560 yuan for non-residential house compensation, and CNY 4.0525 million yuan for young crops and ground attachments. See Table 3-16 for details.

Table 3-16 Summary of Compensation payment for LA and HD

Compensation Paid（ten thousand NO Category yuan） 1 Compensation fees for permanent LA 1651.373 2 Compensation fees for HD 89.956 Compensation fee for crops and ground 3 400.525 attachments 4 Total 2141.854 Data source: PIE.

3.3 Road Connectivity in Pingxiang (Guangxi) –Lang Son

(Viet Nam) Cross-Border Project

3.3.1 Resettlement Impacts

48. According to RP, this subproject involves permanent LA only in the Kafeng Villager Group of Youyi Town, without any HD impacts. See Table 3-17 for details.

Table 3-17 Summary of Resettlement Impacts of the Pingxiang Subproject

Planned Actual Change Project LA LA (mu) AHs APs LA (mu) AHs APs AHs APs (mu) China-Vietnam Border Economic 134.69 36 180 170.382 41 200 35.682 5 20 Cooperation Project Reason for Additional 35.682 mu has to be acquired for access road for civil works in mountain change of LA area. impacts Data source: PIE.

49. According to detailed measurement surveys, 4 villager groups, including Bushatun, Kafangtun, Nongyaotun, and Qulitun, will be affected by LA. The total LA area is 170.382mu, including 44.805 mu of arable land, 5.543 mu of unused land, and 120.034 mu of forest land, affecting 41 households with 200 persons. See Table 3-18 for details.

Table 3-18 List of permanent acquisition of collective land for the project

Permanent LA (mu) Project Group arable Unused Forest AHs Homestead Total land land land Bushantun 20.345 0 5.543 4.574 30.462 19 China-Vietnam Cross-border Kafangtun 24.46 0 0 106.161 130.621 18 Economic Nongyaotun 0 0 0 5 5 1 Connectivity Project Qulitun 0 0 0 4.299 4.299 1 Total 44.805 0 5.543 120.034 170.382 41 Data source: PIE.

3.3.2 Compensation Rates and Livelihood Restoration (1) LA compensation rates

50. See Table 3-19.

Table 3-19 Compensation Rates for LA LA compensation Dry land/homestead Fruit land (yuan/mu) Forest land (yuan/mu) rates (yuan/mu) Planned in RP 38250 39702 20046 Actual 38250 39702 20046 implemented Data source: PIE.

(2) Compensation Rate for crops and ground attachments

51. See Table 3-20.

Table 3-20 Compensation standards for ground attachments in Pingxiang City

Actual implemented Type Unit Planned in RP (yuan) (yuan) Electricity pole pcs 150 150

10KV power line 1000m 110000 110000 Communication cable 1000m 25000 25000 Tele-communication pole pcs 150 150 2.0 inch water pipe m 10 10 Grave nos 3800 3800 Data source: PIE.

(3) Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration

52. Agreed livelihood restoration measures in RP mainly include: 1) cash compensation for land-lost HHs; 2) providing social security to affected people, such as subsidies or medical assistance; 3) providing work and income opportunities during construction and operation; 4) developing self-employment in the tertiary industry (e.g., leasing of construction machinery and equipment, transportation, freight, repair, entertainment, food, catering and hotel services, and tourism); 5) providing skills training for the affected people to increase their capacity for employment in institutions and enterprises. These activities are ongoing, and will be followed up and analyzed in subsequent monitoring reports.

Figure 3-6 Employment skills training in Pingxiang City

3.3.3 Resettlement Progress

53. Up to now, the LA of the subproject in Pingxiang City have been progressing in an orderly manner. See Table 3-21 for details.

Table 3-21 Key Milestones of LA

No Key milestones Timeline 1 Land pre-examination 2017.3.28 2 LA approval 2018.5 3 LA announcement 2018.11.27 4 LA compensation registration 2019.9 5 Announcement of LA compensation and resettlement 2018.11 program 6 LA agreement signing (start) 2018.8 7 LA agreement signing (complete) 2018.8 8 LA compensation payment (start） 2019.10

No Key milestones Timeline 9 LA compensation payment (complete) Ongoing (to be fully paid by 20 July 2021) Data source: PIE.

Figure 3-7 Pre-Announcement of LA in Pingxiang City

(1) Progress of LA

54. According to measurement surveys during implementation stage, the Pingxiang subproject needs to acquire a total of 170.382 mu, involving 4 villager groups in Kafeng Village. As of this monitoring period, the LA has been completed. The subproject has paid land compensation with a total amount of 3.86228 million yuan, as shown in Figure 3-7. Due to the shortage of government counterpart funds, the remaining land compensation of 258,874 yuan for Bushatun and 2.221678 million yuan for Kafangtun have not been paid yet. Pingxiang City Government agreed to complete the remaining payments by 20 July 2021. See Table 3-22 for details.

Table 3-22 Progress of LA of Pingxiang Subproject

Land Villager Actual needs Completed compensation Project Remarks Group （mu）（mu） paid (ten thousand yuan) Remaining compensation of Bushatun 30.462 30.462 97.3146 CNY258,874 will China- be paid by 20 Jul Vietnam 2021 Cross- Remaining border compensation of Economic Kafangtun 130.621 130.621 256.1986 CNY 2,221,678 Connectivity will be paid by 20 Project Jul 2021 Nongyaotun 5 5 17.5905

Qulitun 4.299 4.299 15.1243

Total 4 170.382 170.382 386.228 Data source: PIE.

Figure 3-8 Payment details of land compensation in Kafeng Village

(2) Payment progress of LA compensation fees

55. As of this monitoring period, the Pingxiang Subproject has paid a total of 3.8622 million yuan for LA compensation, including 2.0421 million yuan for LA compensation fee is, 219,276 yuan for crop compensation, and 1,600,904 yuan for other related expenses. See Table 3-23 for details.

Table 3-23 Summary of Pingxiang Project LA Compensation Fees

No Category Amount Paid (ten thousand yuan) 1 Compensation fees for permanent LA 204.21 Compensation fees for young crops and ground 2 21.9276 attachments 3 Other related expenses 160.0904 4 Total 386.228 Data source: PIE.

4. Capacity Building for RPs Implementation

4.1 Organizational Structure

56. GRIP Tranche 2 is planned to be implemented from May 2018 to May 2023. The government of GZAR through Guangxi Foreign Loans Project Management Office (GPMO) is the executing agency. Respective municipal governments are the implementing agencies and state-owned enterprises at the local level are the project implementing entities (PIEs), except for subprojects #6 and #7. Public educational institutions (universities) are the implementing agencies and PIEs respectively for subprojects #6 and #7. See details in Table 4-1 and Figure 4-1.

Table 4-1 Subprojects and Implementing agency and project implementing entity No. Project name Implementing agency Project Implementing Entity

Chongzuo Sino Viet Nam Border Chongzuo City Xinghe – Chongzuo Municipal 1 Economic Cooperation Zone Investment Development Government Demonstration Project (Phase I) Co., Ltd. Dongxing Development Dongxing Changhu Road East Fangchenggang 2 Investment Limited Liability Section Construction Project Municipal Government Company Road Connectivity in Pingxiang Pingxiang Urban Chongzuo Municipal 3 (Guangxi) Lang Son (Viet Nam) Construction Investment – Government Cross-Border Project Co., Ltd. Qinzhou Municipal Qinzhou Bonded Port Cross Government Guangxi Qinzhou Free 4 Border Trade E-Commerce (Management Committee Trade Port Area Investment Industrial Park Project of Qinzhou Free Trade Group. Ltd. Port Area) Qinzhou Municipal Government Guangxi Qinzhou Free Qinzhou International Cold-Chain 5 (Management Committee Trade Port Area Investment Logistics Demonstration Project of Qinzhou Free Trade Group. Ltd. Port Area) China ASEAN SME Synergy Guilin University of Guilin University of 6 – Innovative Development Project Aerospace Technology Aerospace Technology

China ASEAN Educational Youjiang Medical College Youjiang Medical College 7 – Medicare Cooperation Project for Nationalities for Nationalities

Note: ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations, SME = small and medium-sized enterprises. Source: Asian Development Bank.

Figure 4-1 Investment Program Organizational Structure for Tranche 2

57. Local PMOs are responsible for coordinating the land acquisition and resettlement works, including: organizing project resettlement work, formulating local policies for resettlement activities, coordinating the relationship between resettlement agencies at all levels; coordinating with relevant departments in project preparation and implementation stages, and making decisions and consultations on major issues raised during the construction stages. The specific implementing agencies of LAR are normally the local natural resource bureaus (NRB) and township governments in project areas. Other agencies involved in the LAR include the local city/district/county human resources and social security bureaus, women’s federations, civil affairs bureaus, etc. At the same time, village/community committees in project areas usually appoint 1-2 main cadres to participate and assist land acquisition and resettlement works.

4.2 Staffing

58. According to the intensity of LA and resettlement activities, resettlement implementation agencies at all levels have appointed relevant staff for RP implementation, as shown in Table 4-2. At the same time, each RP implementation agency has its fixed office location and office equipment.

Table 4-2 Staffing of Resettlement Agencies The project No Institution Name Tel site Hu Jing 13607889609 1 Guangxi PMO Guangxi Foreign Loan Office Li Heng 18877935131

Chongzuo Foreign Loan Office Zhou Lixiang 18077186177 2 Chongzuo Chongzuo Xinghe Investment Zhao Xiaoyun 13457850023 Development Co., Ltd. Fangchenggang Development and Han Bai 18677006866 Fangchengga Reform Commission 3 ng Dongxing Development Investment Ruan Ziqian 18677031969 Co., Ltd. Pingxiang City Development and Yi Jiajiang 18277482808 Reform Commission 4 Pingxiang Pingxiang City Transportation Mo Caijiu 15007816101 Bureau Qinzhou City Development and Zhu Yonglin 18007777193 Reform Commission 5 Qinzhou Guangxi Qinbao Investment Group Zheng Siyuan 18807777722 Co., Ltd. Youjiang Medical College for 7 Baise Luo Bi 13768118009 Nationalities Guilin Institute of Aerospace 8 Guilin Deng Yanlin 18007736096 Technology

4.3 Evaluation

59. The evaluation on capacity building for RP implementation are summarized as follows:

(i) The project management and resettlement implementation agencies have been designated by the relevant local government departments, and the responsibilities and tasks of these agencies at all levels are clear. Relevant staff have been organized for training during the project preparation and implementation phases, and the training contents cover applicable resettlement policies, ADB’s relevant requirements, key points of the resettlement plans, resettlement implementation management and experience sharing, data management and internal monitoring and reporting, etc. (ii) From project preparation to implementation stage, each project implementation agency gradually understands and becomes familiar with ADB's involuntary resettlement policies and procedures. (iii) The resettlement management and implementation agencies has relatively rich capabilities and experience for domestic projects’ LAR affairs, and needs to be more familiar with the relevant requirements on resettlement implementation and management of ADB projects, through training, study tour, experience exchange, etc. (iv) The resettlement consultants recruited in different stages have provided technical guidance and assistance on the update and implementation of the resettlement plans. (v) The focal persons of project management and resettlement implementation agencies should further strengthen intercommunication and data/information sharing related to the project and resettlement implementation, and do a better job in sorting and archiving of relevant documents. (vi) The project management and resettlement implementation agencies should

ensure the stability of the personnel, if the personnel changes, the handover of documents and necessary training should be done well in a timely manner.

Figure 4-2 Capacity Training in Qinzhou (left) and Dongxing City (right) in Apr 2021

Figure 4-3 Capacity Training in Jiangzhou District (left) and Pingxiang City (right) in Apr 2021

Figure 4-4 Capacity Training in Baise (left) and Guilin (right) in Apr 2021

5. Information Disclosure, Public Participation and

Grievance Redress

5.1 Information Disclosure and Public Participation

60. The GRIP T2 was approved by the ADB on April 4, 2018, and the loan agreement was formally signed on August 1, 2018. The GRIP T2 is planned to be implemented from May 2018 to May 2023, with a period of 5 years. Since the project implementation, the Guangxi DRC, as the leading agency of the project, has continuously publicized the project information on its government website. In addition, the Guangxi PMO and local PMOs have organized planning and design institutes to conduct field surveys in the project-affected area, publicizing the basic information of the project, investigating and verifying the physical impact indicators of the project, learning about the socio-economic profile of the affected population, and collecting information on the attitudes and needs of affected people.

Figure 5-1 Information Disclosed on the website of the Guangxi DRC

61. Meanwhile, the China Financial News and the government websites of the sub-project districts and cities have also disclosed relevant information about the GRIP T2, to help concerned people to know the progress of the project.

Figure 5-2 Information Disclosed on China Financial News

Figure 5-3 Relevant information disclosed on the websites of Qinzhou City and Fangchenggang City Government

62. The RPs have been disseminated to affected villages and HHs during the project preparation and implementation stage. PMOs at all levels have publicized and distributed the RPs and RIBs to affected villages and people; the updated RPs have been disclosed to the affected people as well. According to on-site investigations, before LA and HD, relevant local government agencies have carried out a large number of public participation activities, such as LA and HD mobilization meeting, LA and HD announcement, land/house

evaluation and measurement, announcement and publicity of applicable policies and compensation fees, etc.

63. Along with continuous project preparation and implementation, all project implementation agencies, townships and villages have being carried out public consultation and participation actives with affected people. The external monitoring team will continuously follow up and monitor the public consolation and participation actives in project areas.

Figure 5-4 FGDs and public consultation with APs

Figure 5-5 Site visits and investigations of EMA

5.2 Grievance Redress

64. To ensure smooth and saucerful implementation of RPs, local PMOs and PIEs have carried out extensive consolation with affected village and people, in which their views and expectations have been incorporated in RPs. Therefore, no serious complains are expected during project implementation. The GRIP T2 has established a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) to provide the affected people with channels to appeal and solve problems, if there is any during RPs implantation.

65. As of April 30, 2021, no complaints/appeals have been received from APs. With the progress of resettlement, all resettlement agencies will handle potential grievances and appeals (if any) as follows:

Stage 1: If any AP is dissatisfied with the RP implementation, he/she can file an oral

or written appeal to the village/community committee orally or in writing. In case of an oral appeal, the village committee shall handle such appeal and keep written records. Such appeal should be solved within two weeks. Stage 2: If the AP is dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 1, he/she may file an appeal to the town government after receiving such disposition, which shall make a disposition within two weeks. Stage 3: If the AP is still dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 2, he/she may escalate the appeal to city-level PMO and/or local natural resources bureau (LA and HD Office) in accordance with applicable laws and regulations after receiving such disposition for arbitration. Stage 4: If the AP is still dissatisfied with the the disposition of Stage 3, he/she may file an appeal to local City Government for arbitration after receiving such judgment.

66. The AP may appeal to a local court in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the PRC as their alternative way of grievance redress at any time.

67. In despite of no complaints received, the external monitoring agency reminded that the remaining land compensation or HD compensation for the Pingxiang Subproject and Dongxing Subproject have not been paid fully, which may cause potential complaints and appeals. Special attention should be attached by PMOs and PIEs in Pingxiang and Dongxing cities. The pending compensation should be paid in a timely manner to avoid potential complaints and appeals from APs.

6. Main Findings and Recommendations

6.1 Main Findings

6.1.1 Project implementation progress

68. Out of the 7 subprojects of GRIP T2, 6 ones have started their civil works successively since loan approval. Only the implementation of Qinzhou cross-border trade e-commerce industrial park project has been delayed, due to the pending final design and business model. However, this subproject does not involve any additional LAR impacts.

69. Regarding the China-ASEAN SMEs Synergy Innovative Development Subproject, which involves legacy issues in DDR prepared during project preparation, the construction of resettlement site (1,534m2) is ongoing and the return land of 57.8 mu for collective economic developed has been handed over to affected village. The foundation treatment of the resettlement site will be completed in July 2021. After that, 5 HHs affected by HD can start to construct their resettlement houses.

70. For the China-ASEAN Educational Medicare Cooperation Subproject which involves legacy issues in DDR prepared during project preparation, the return land of 43.2 mu has been handed over to affected village, and there is no pending issue related to land use.

6.1.2 Implementation progress of LA and HD

71. Among the 7 sub-projects, there are 3 ones involving additional LA And HD impacts, with RPs prepared and approved during project preparation, including: i) Chongzuo Sino- Vietnam Border Economic Cooperation Zone Demonstration Project (Phase I), ii) Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Construction Project, and iii) Road Connectivity in Pingxiang (Guangxi) –Lang Son (Viet Nam) Cross-Border Project. The rest 4 sub-projects do not involve any additional LA and HD impacts in project implementation stage.

(1) Chongzuo Sino-Vietnam Border Economic Cooperation Zone Demonstration Project (Phase I)

72. This subproject actually needs to acquire 1,017.81 mu land, with an increase of 167.72 mu compared with the RP, affecting 28 households with 83 persons in Xinhe Town of Jiangzhou District, Chongzuo City. As of this monitoring period, land acquisition and compensation have been completed for this subproject, without any remaining issues. This subproject has paid resettlement costs with a total amount of 42.6232 million yuan, including 3,233,3700 yuan for permanent LA was, 768,000 yuan for temporary land occupation, and 8.1325 million yuan for crops and ground attachments. Two resettlement due diligence reports for this subproject have been cleared by ADB and disclosed on its official website in December 2017 and April 2018.

(2) Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Construction Project

73. This subproject actually needs to acquire 686.59 mu land (including 334.266mu collective land and 351.324mu state-owned land acquired from 2013 to 2018), with a decrease of 11.322 mu compared with the updated RP; meanwhile the actual demolition area of non-residential houses is 16,944.61m2, with a decrease of 9,678.885 m2 compared with the RP. This subproject affects 1,584 households with 2,482 persons in Nanmushan Village of Dongxing Town, Dongxing City. As of this monitoring period, this subproject has acquired a total of 598.189 mu of land (including 351.324mu land acquired from 2013 to 2018), and the remaining 87.401 mu will be acquired by the end of September 2021. Regarding HD, 5 non-residential houses with a total area of 2,794.651m2 have been demolished, and remaining non-residential houses with a total area of 14,150 m2 are planned to be paid and demolished by November 2021. So far, this subproject has paid a total of 21.41 million yuan for LAR costs, including 16.51373millon yuan for land compensation, 899,560 yuan for house compensation, and 4.00525 million yuan for young crops and ground attachments.

(3) Road Connectivity in Pingxiang (Guangxi) –Lang Son (Viet Nam) Cross- Border Project

74. This subproject actually needs to acquire 170.382 mu land, with an increase of 35.682 mu compared with the RP, affecting 41 households with 200 persons in Kafeng Village of Youyi Town, Pingxiang City. As of this monitoring period, the LA and compensation work of the Kafeng Village has been completed and a total amount of 3.86228 million yuan has been paid for LA. However, land compensation for collective with an amount of 258,874yuan in Bushatun and 2,221,678 yuan in Kafang Village has not been paid yet. Pingxiang City Government agreed to complete the pending land compensation payment by 20 July 2021.

75. For completed land acquisition and resettlement activities, applicable resettlement policies, including compensation rates and resettlement entitlements, have been complied with these stipulated in RPs.

76. Livelihood restoration measures in agreed RPs are being implemented by local government departments, which will be followed up and evaluated in subsequent monitoring reports.

6.1.3 Capacity Building for RPs Implementation

77. The staffs in agencies responsible for LAR affairs of GRIP T2 are stable in general, and their profession and work ability for RP implementation have been sustainably strengthened along with preparation and implementation of RPs. Local PMOs and PIEs have continuously improved the management and coordination of LAR affairs since project implementation, including interdepartmental communication and coordination, public consultation and participation, data collection and archiving, etc.

6.1.4 Information disclosure, public consultation, and grievance redress

78. Overall, local PMOs and PIEs have attached great importance to information disclosure and conducted extensive public consultation with APs, village collectives and

affected entities by various means, and feedback to APs’ concerns in a timely manner. The GRM in all subprojects function well throughout project implementation, and minor complaints and appeals related to LAR (e.g., verification of LAR impacts, disputes on land/assets ownership) can be addressed in a timely and proper manner. No significant complaints have been received so far.

79. However, the remaining land compensation or HD compensation for the Pingxiang Subproject and Dongxing Subproject have not been paid fully, which may cause potential complaints and appeals. Special attention should be attached by PMOs and PIEs in Pingxiang and Dongxing cities. The pending compensation should be paid in a timely manner to avoid potential complaints and appeals from APs.

6.2 Recommendations

80. To ensure smooth and successful implementation RPs of GRIP T2, it is recommended that more attention should be paid on following aspects in next steps:

6.2.1 Expediting LAR implementation progress

81. Following LAR activities should be completed as soon as possible.

(1) Dongxing Changhu Road East Section Construction Project

82. For Dongxing Subproject, remaining 87.401 mu land for Dongxing subproject should be acquired and compensated ion as soon as possible, and the remaining 2 non- residential houses with a total area of 14,150 m2 should be compensated and demolished timely, the same for a few high-voltage power lines affected.

(2) Road Connectivity in Pingxiang (Guangxi) –Lang Son (Viet Nam) Cross- Border Project

83. For Pingxiang Subproject, the remaining land compensation of 258,874 yuan for Bushatun and 2.221678 million yuan for Kafangtun should be paid by 20 July 2021, as agreed by Pingxiang City Government.

(3) China-ASEAN SMEs Synergy Innovative Development Project

84. As legacy issues in the DDR for China-ASEAN SMEs Synergy Innovative Development Project, the construction of resettlement sites and new houses for 5 affected households, should be accelerated with best efforts.

6.2.2 Attaching more attention on livelihood restoration measures

85. After land acquisition and compensation, local PMOs and PIEs need to continuously coordinate with local human resource and social security bureau and other concerned to implement livelihood restoration measures agreed in RPs, such as skills training and employment assistance for APs, particularly for vulnerable groups, women aged 40 years above and men aged 50 years above, etc. 6.2.3 Keeping public consultation channels and grievance redress

mechanism functional

86. Local PMOs, PIEs and resettlement implementing agencies need to make continuous efforts on information disclosure, public consultation and participation in line with RP. Meanwhile, GRM need to be functional throughout entire project circle and all received complains and appeals, if any, should be recorded, redressed and reported to GPMO and external monitor timely. 6.2.4 Strengthening capacity building and internal monitoring

87. Resettlement focal persons in local PMOs, PIEs and other responsible agencies need to continuously improve their capacity by means of training, workshops, and study-tours, etc., and maintain stability of main personnel. Meanwhile, staff of local PMOs, PIEs and resettlement implementing agencies need to further enhance the communication/coordination and data/information sharing on project and RP implementation, and do a better job on documentation, data sharing and archiving.

88. In addition, a sound internal monitoring and reporting system should be established with assistance of project management consulting team.

Appendix:

(1) pre-employment training for women in Jiangzhou District

(2) APs’ Representative Forum and Consultation in Jiangzhou District

(3) LA and HD related policies disclosed by Dongxing City Government

(4) The official website of Dongxing City for publicizing LA Policies

(5) FGD with Representatives of APs in Dongxing City

(6) Pre-announcement on LA in Pingxiang City

（7) Disclosure of land measurement surveys in Pingxiang