50391-001: Demonstration of Guangxi Elderly Care and Health Care

Resettlement Plan

May 2019

People’s Republic of China: Demonstration of Guangxi Elderly Care and Health Care Integration and Public–Private Participation Project

Hezhou No. 2 Nursing Home for Disabled Elderly

Prepared by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 29 April 2019) Currency unit – yuan (Symbol) CNY1.00 = $6.7297 $1.00 = CNY0.1486

ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AFs – affected families APs – affected persons DI – design institute DMS – detailed measurement survey EA – executive agency HLRB – Hezhou Land 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 IMA – independent monitoring agency LA – land acquisition LAR – land acquisition and resettlement LRB – land resources bureau 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 – People’s Republic of China RC – residents' committee RIB – resettlement information brochure RO – resettlement office ROW – right-of-way RAP – resettlement plan S&T – science and technology TOR – terms of reference WF – women’s federation km2 – square kilometer mu – 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 km 2 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)

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:.

ò 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

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.

ò 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.

ò 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.

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

ò 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.

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.

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 ADB 1. 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 cost 2for 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.

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.

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

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.

Figure 1-1 Sketch Map of Project Land Use

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

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

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

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.

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

Total population of Permanent land acquisition Demolition of houses APs

Number of Number of

Administrative households persons Number of Number of Total Total Affected Affected village affected b y affected affected affected Area area persons persons land by land Attached households househo lds (mu) Agricultura l construction (m 2) Residential (person) (person) acquisition acquisition houses (household) (household) land land house (household) (person) (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.

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

Construction Agricultural land Affected population Administrative Total land land

village acquisition Paddy Forest Nos of Sub-total House site Population field land households

Xiadao village 74.14 56.16 10.91 67.07 5.05 45 208

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

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.

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 m 2 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

Building Structures Affected population Rural Administrative residential village Brick-concrete Earth-wooden Nos of houses (m 2) Population structure (m 2) structure (m 2) households

Xiadao village 7481.2 6955.83 525.37 26 152

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

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 m 2. These rural attached houses are mainly of brick-tile or earth structures --885.63 m 2

of brick-tile structure accounting for 53.8%; 622.12 m 2 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

Building structure Administrative Rural attached Brick-tile structure Simple shelters village houses (m 2) Earth structure (m 2) (m 2) (m 2)

Xiadao village 1645.52 885.63 622.12 137.77

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

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 Scattered Bamboo Fence wall Well (nos) Grave (nos) village trees (pcs) (pcs) (m)

Xiadao village 104 120 20 228 23

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

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

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

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

Household 30 Affected by land acquisition Persons 144

Affected Household 11 Affected only by house demolition popu lation by land Persons 88

acquisition and Affected both by land acquisition and Household 15

house demolition house demolition Persons 64

Household 56 Sub-total Persons 296

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

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

ò Women headed households

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

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

Gurantee (MLG) subsidies.

ò 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

Household headed by Disabled household Subtotal Administrative women

village Nos of Nos of Households Population Population Population households households

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.

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

Loss rate of Before project Impacts by Project cultivated land

Administrative Total Total Cultivated Affected village numb er of Population the APs Cultivated Cultivated land Land households households (person) land (mu) (%) (person) (mu) (nos) (household)

Xiadao village 1368 5518 800 40 188 56.16 7.02%

Source: Project resettlement impact survey conducted in Feb 2019.

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 2.3

(mu)

5 Average per-capita cultivated land after LA 1.4

(mu)

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 m 2 of rural residential area of Xiadao Village andon average, 287.74 m 2 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

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.

Table 3-1 Basic Information of Xiadao Village Basic Information Xiadao village Total households (household) 1368 Total Population (person) 5518 Population Incl.: Male (person) 2780 Agricultural population 5408 Non-agricultural population 110 Age 0-16 (person) 800 Age Age 17-60 (person) 3800 Age above 60 (person) 918 Illiterates and semi-illiterates (person) 48 Primary school education (person) 300 Education Secondary education (person) 3200 High school or technical school (person) 1870 College or above (person) 400 Han (nos) 5398 Ethnic Group Other ethnic groups (person) 120 Total labors (person) 2000 Female labors (person) 1000 Labor Industrial labors (person) 200 Agricultural labors (person) 1650 Labors in tertiary industry (person) 150 Situation of Cultivated Land (mu) 800 cultivated land Incl.: retained collective cultivated land (mu) 0 Situation of non- Area ( mu) 9.4 cultivated land Incl.: retained collective cultivated land (mu) 9.4 Gross production value (RMB10000) 16900 Collective Agricultural production value (RMB10000) 2400 production value Industrial output value (RMB10000) 9900 Output value for tertiary industry (RMB10000) 5400 Rural resident’s average per-capita net income 9200 (RMB) Rural residents’ Incl.: Agriculture (%) 4 net income Industrial (%) 46 Tertiary industry (%) 50 Dry land 100 Land (mu) Paddy field 500 Forest land 200 Source: Villagers’ committee interview of Xiadao Village.

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.

Female 26.7%

Man 73.3%

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

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 Grant total Average per Items Proportion (%) (persons) household Total 79 100.00 5.27 Primary school or 2.55 38 48.39 below 4 Secondary school 32 40.32 2.12

4 Including pre-school and in-school children.

Grant total Average per Items Proportion (%) (persons) household High school 0.42 6 8.06 (technical) school College or above 3 3.23 0.17 Data source: sample affected housholds social-economic questionnaire survey conducted in Feb 2019.

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 Average per Grant total (persons) Proportion (%) Population Structure 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

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

40.00%

35.00% 33.87%

30.00% 24.19% 25.00% 19.35% 20.00% 14.52% 15.00%

10.00% 8.06%

5.00%

0.00% Age 0-6 Age 7-17 Age 8-35 Age 36-60 Age above 61

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 Grand total Proportion (%) Average household Structure Total Population 79 100.00 5.27 Labor population. 40 50.63 2.63 Disabled population 1 1.27 0.08 Agriculture-headed 4 5.06 0.27 labor Labor in running 3 3.80 0.20 business Out-going labor 33 41.77 2.20

7% 10%

83%

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

Figure 3-3 Labor Structure of the Sampled Affected Households

Vulnerable groups

48. Two vulnerable households are affected.. One household with 5 disabled persons who have 420 m 2 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 m 2 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).

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) Percentage in Average per Average per- Items Total (RMB) total income household capita (RMB) (%) (RMB) Total family annual 566625 100 37775 7172 income 1. Income from 2250 0.40 150 28 agricultural growing 2. Breeding income 1875 0.33 125 24 2. Go-out-work 412500 72.80 27500 5222 income 3. Business income 150000 26.47 10000 1899 4. Other operation 0 0.00 0 0 income

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

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.

Table 3-7 Female Income of Affected Households Items Average per Incl. Female Proportion of household (RMB) income (RMB) female income Total family annual income 37775 6395 16.93% 1. Income from 150 120 80.00% agricultural growing 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 0 0 —— income

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

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 Average Percentage in per total Average per- Expenditure Items household expenditures capita (RMB) (RMB) (%) Grand total 2860 100 543 1. Agricultural production investment 52 1.82 10 Subtotal 2051 71.72 389

Average Percentage in per total Average per- Expenditure Items household expenditures capita (RMB) (RMB) (%) Food 844 41.14 160 Clothes 277 13.51 53 2. Daily Electricity 101 4.92 19 household Gas 59 2.87 11 expenditures 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 Data source: sample affected housholds social-economic questionnaire survey conducted in Feb 2019. 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

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

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]

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.

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 Management Regulations for Conduct due diligence on Construction Project Land Using Pre- the project early on to identify examination (Decree No.42 of MLR) the prior LAR impacts to past, present, and future requires to screen the area and type of determine if there are any the land to be provided for the project involuntary resettlement outstanding compensation before approving the FSR or checking the impacts and risks. Determine project proposal. or resettlement issues, or the scope of resettlement unresolved grievances. Before land acquisition, local LRB planning through a survey conducts detailed measurement survey and/or census of displaced (DMS). Before house demolition, the house demolition agency conducts persons, including a gender detailed measurement survey. analysis, specifically related to resettlement impacts and PRC regulations do not assess past impacts. risks. 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.

Policy Principle 2 : Carry out At national level, Land Administration Law Identification of the poor meaningful consultations with of the People’s Republic of China, State and vulnerable groups as affected persons, host Council's Decision on Deepening Reform early as the screening communities, and concerned and Managing Strictly Land (the State process so they can nongovernment Council made [2004]28), Guidelines on participate and their organizations. Inform all Improving the System of Land Acquisition concerns are taken into displaced persons of their Compensation and Resettlement (the account during entitlements and Ministry of Land and Resources made consultations and planning

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures resettlement options. Ensure [2004] number 238), and Regulations on Documentation of the their participation in planning, the Compensation of Houses on State- consultation and implementation, and owned Land and Compensation (2011) information disclosure monitoring and evaluation of have similar requirements on consultation activities and grievances resettlement programs. and participation. In Guangxi, Guidelines received. Pay particular attention to the on Improving and Managing Land needs of vulnerable groups, Acquisition in Guangxi Zhuang especially those below the Autonomous Region (effective from poverty line, the landless, the November 21, 2014) and Implementation elderly, women and children, Measures for Regulations on the and Indigenous Peoples, and Demolition and Compensation of Houses those without legal title to on State-owned Land and land, and ensure their Compensation ) in Guangxi Zhuang participation in consultations. Autonomous Region (2011) requires Establish a grievance redress consultation, participation and information mechanism to receive and disclosing throughout the whole land facilitate resolution of the acquisition and resettlement procedures. affected persons’ concerns. Although there are consultation and Support the social and participation activities conducted by local cultural institutions of government, it is not part of the 1-book-4- displaced persons and their plans (1B4P) and compensation and host population. relocation plan (CARP) which are the two Where involuntary domestic resettlement planning resettlement impacts and documents. To improve the risks are highly complex and documentation, all activities need be sensitive, compensation and properly documented. resettlement decisions As per law, a grievance redress should be preceded by a mechanism is established at the local social preparation phase. 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-

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures 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, For collective land compensation, the No additional gap filling or at least restore, the provincial government needs to formulate required as PRC livelihoods of all displaced and publish Uniform Annual Output regulations adequately persons through (i) land- Standards for Land Acquisition and the cover this principle based resettlement integrated land acquisition price, which strategies when affected need to be adjusted each 2-3 years. livelihoods are land based State Council [2004] number 28 states where possible or cash that (1) where the project concerned compensation at generates profits the people displaced replacement value for land can use the land as investment to have a when the loss of land does right to share in those profits; (2) within a not undermine livelihoods, (ii) planned urban area, improvement of prompt replacement of employment system and social security to assets with access to assets safeguard AP’s lives. (3) out of a planned of equal or higher value, (iii) urban area, land resettlement, prompt compensation at full employment resettlement, or replacement cost for assets displacement resettlement shall be that cannot be restored, and implemented (4) carry out employment (iv) additional revenues and trainings. services through benefit Ministry of Land and Resources [2004] sharing schemes where 238 and Notification on Announcement possible. for Average Annual Output Value for Land Policy Principle 4 : Provide issued by Land Resource Department of physically and economically Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region displaced persons with (effective from January 1, 2016 ) requires needed assistance, including that (1) Agricultural production the following: (i) if there is resettlement (2) re-employment relocation, secured tenure to resettlement (3) using the land as share relocation land, better of the project (4) provision of replacement housing at resettlement sites land. with comparable access to

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures employment and production National legislation relating to urban opportunities, integration of housing demolition requires independent resettled persons valuation, compensation at market value, economically and socially or provision of replacement housing of into their host communities, equivalent value at the request of affected and extension of project persons. (See State Council Regulations benefits to host communities; on Collection and Compensation for (ii) transitional support and Houses on State-Owned Land, 2011 .) development assistance, Compensation rates are administratively such as land development, determined through application of credit facilities, training, or prescribed valuation processes. employment opportunities; and (iii) civic infrastructure and community services, as required. Policy Principle 5 : Improve As per legal provisions, poor and Identification of the poor the standards of living of the vulnerable groups are defined as those (i) and vulnerable groups as displaced poor and other who fall within the five-guarantee early as screening vulnerable groups, including households and (ii) eligible for the process so they can women, to at least national Minimum Living Guarantee System. participate and their minimum standards. In rural concerns are taken into areas provide them with legal The local village/community committee, account during and affordable access to land civil affairs bureau, social security bureau consultations and and resources, and in urban and other agencies pay attention to the planning areas provide them with needs of the poor and vulnerable groups: Monitoring of the appropriate income sources standards of living of the and legal and affordable a) Five-Guarantee program, the displaced poor and other access to adequate housing. elderly, weak, widowed and vulnerable groups will be disabled members who are carried out. 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

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures 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 This principle is not triggered as the No action. procedures in a transparent, PRC’s country system does not apply consistent, and equitable negotiated settlement. manner if land acquisition is through negotiated settlement to ensure that

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures those people who enter into negotiated settlements will maintain the same or better income and livelihood status. Policy Principle 7 : Ensure Based on the Regulations on the No additional gap filling that displaced persons Demolition and Compensation of Houses required as regulations without titles to land or any on State-owned Land (2011), the illegal and local practice address recognizable legal rights to houses and temporary structures which this principle land are eligible for were constructed after the approval resettlement assistance and period will not be compensated. compensation for loss of non- As good practice, for households who are land assets. 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 . Policy Principle 8 : Prepare a Except for large-scale water sector ADB to support PMO in resettlement plan (RP) projects, there are no specific capacity building of the elaborating on displaced requirements to prepare a resettlement PMO and IA on the persons’ entitlements, the plan which is similar to the RP required by preparation of RP and on income and livelihood ADB. how to conduct due restoration strategy, For other projects, LRB prepares the “1- diligence, early screening institutional arrangements, book and-4-plans”, which include (i) of poor and vulnerable monitoring and reporting Submission Instruction Book for Land groups, how to carry out framework, budget, and time- Using of Construction Project; (ii) Plan of proper social/risk analysis,

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures bound implementation Transferring Farmland; (iii) Plan of enhanced information schedule. Replacement of Cultivated Land; (iv) sharing, consultation, and Policy Principle 9 : Disclose Land Acquisition Plan and (v) Plan of participation for vulnerable a draft resettlement plan, Provision of Land. 1-book-4 plan can be groups; documentation of including documentation of considered as a “resettlement planning consultations and GRM. the consultation process in a document”. timely manner, before project For house demolition, local government appraisal, in an accessible prepares the compensation and place and a form and relocation plan, which also can be language(s) understandable considered as a “resettlement planning to affected persons and other document”. stakeholders. Disclose the final resettlement plan and its updates to affected persons and other stakeholders. Policy Principle 10 : Refer to Article 12 of No. 28 Decree , the No measures needed. Conceive and execute total resettlement cost should be included involuntary resettlement as in the total project cost. All compensation part of a development project and administrative costs are included. or program. Include the full Decree 29 issued in 2006 states land costs of resettlement in the compensation and resettlement should presentation of project’s ensure that the living standards and costs and benefits. For a sustainability of the livelihood of the project with significant landloss farmers are ensured; and that involuntary resettlement vocational training and social security impacts, consider programs should be properly implementing the involuntary implemented for landloss farmers. Any resettlement component of shortfall in the resettlement budget should the project as a stand-alone be provided by the local government. operation. Policy Principle 11 : Pay Regulations generally require Coordination mechanism compensation and provide compensation and other financial forms of between the PMO and other resettlement resettlement assistance to be paid before local governments will be entitlements before physical physical or economic displacement. established to properly or economic displacement. Local government is responsible for monitor and supervise Implement the resettlement supervising throughout the project LAR activities. plan under close supervision implementation period, but only focused

ADB SPS Legal Provisions and Local Practice Gap-filling Measures throughout project on if the AHs have received the full implementation. compensation Policy Principle 12 : Monitor Except for large-scale water projects, Coordination mechanism and assess resettlement there are no requirements to monitor and between the PMO and outcomes, their impacts on evaluate outcomes, including impacts on local governments will be the standards of living of standards of living of displaced persons. established to properly displaced persons, and Local government is responsible for monitor and supervise whether the objectives of the supervising throughout the project LAR activities resettlement plan have been implementation period, however, The enhanced information achieved by taking into monitoring reports are not disclosed sharing will include the account the baseline disclosure of monitoring conditions and the results of reports. Monitoring reports resettlement monitoring. will be disclosed. Disclose monitoring reports.

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).

Table 4-2 Resettlement Entitlement Matrix of the Subproject Eligible Types of people for Responsibl Degree of impacts Compensation Policy and Standards Impacts compensatio e Agencies n 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 45 The Project needs to acquire collective organization as ‘commercial land’. The commercial land shall also households On rural- 74.14 of land permanently, be compensated in cash at the evaluated price if the resettlers agree. with 208 PMO, IAs, collective including 67.07 mu of 3. Employment and skill training . Working-age workforce shall receive persons LAR Office land cultivated land and 7.07 mu of plant growing, poultry raising and occupational training, and shall be

village construction land. 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. 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. Demolition The total rural residential area 26 households of rural to be demolished is 7481.20 with 152 ② The APs shall be liable to get decoration compensation at about PMO, IAs, residential m2. persons RMB 250 - 550 m2 for the ground, interior walls, doors and windows LAR Office house 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

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).

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 Demolition of 1645.42 m2of Compensation standards: As per RMB 170-850/ m2, with cash PMO, IA, attached rural attached houses. compensation. LAR Office houses

Affected The relevant ground Cash compensation for the APs: tree RMB 10~150/ pcs ，Bamboo RMB ground attachments and 4/pcs, well RMB 2000/unit, fence wall RMB 80/m, grave RMB 5500 / unit. attachmen infrastructures such as PMO, IA, ts and scattered trees, bamboos, LAR Office infrastruct wells, fences, graves and Compensation for common electrical facilities : transformer RMB ures. electrical facilities etc. 4000/unit, power line RMB 40000/km, electric post RMB 150/pcs. 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. 2 households Vulnerable with 11 3. The local credit union and bank shall provide small credit, and the IA PMO, IA,

Groups persons and the local government will assist the APs to get access to such process. LAR Office

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. 1. Creation of job opportunities for women. 2. Provision of skill training. 3. Ensure women‘s participation. PMO, IAs, Women 98 persons 4. The local government and the resettlement office must ensure the equal LAR Office rights of women with the males. 5. To eliminate the sexual discrimination and encourage women’s enterprising spirit.

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

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.

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 m 2 /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 company v 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.

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 m 2, 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.

(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/m 2 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/m 2 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.

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) Paddy field (incl. Fish pond, lotus 60500 Agricultural root pond) land Dry land 51800 Garden, forestland 47000 Unused Land Barren hill, wasteland 21000 Rural house site, village side idle Construction Compensation as per the standards land land of neighboring land category. Ditch, road, grave

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 1600 bean) Source: the same to above table.

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

Compensation standards Category Tract (RMB Scattered (less /mu) 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

1-year above Quick-growing eucalyptus 1100 growing

Compensation standards Category Tract (RMB Scattered (less /mu) than 0.1 mu)

2-year above 1300 growing

3-year above 1600 growing

4-year above 1300 growing

5-year above 1300 growing

RMB 150 / pieces Chestnut, loquat, date, With fruits 10000 (pcs) persimmon, pear Without fruits 3000 RMB 30 / pcs Peaches, grapes, guava, plum, With fruits 9500 RMB 140 / pcs papaya, miscellaneous fruit etc. Without fruits 2100 RMB 25 / pcs Shatian pomelo, Wenzhou With fruits 13000 RMB 180 / pcs mandarin, Nanfeng honey Without fruits 2800 RMB 35 / pcs mandarin Emperor mandarin, Sihui citrus, With fruits 15000 RMB 220 / pcs oranges Without fruits 4000 RMB 40 / pcs Longan, seedless wampee, big With fruits 12000 RMB 160 / pcs meat loquat, Sanhua plum, big Without fruits 2800 RMB 35 / pcs fruit hawthorn With fruits 11000 RMB 35 / pcs Grap Without fruits 2800 RMB 12 / pcs With fruits 5500 RMB 35 / pcs Without fruits 1600 RMB 12 / pcs Banana Seedlings RMB 2 / pcs

With fruits 9000 RMB 60 / pcs Passion fruit Without fruits 2700 RMB 30 / pcs With fruits 11000 RMB 90 / pcs Hylocereus sp. Without fruits 6000 RMB 50 / pcs With fruits 10000 RMB 200 / pcs Myricarubra (Lour.) Without fruits 5000 RMB 100 / pcs

Mulberry field Harvested 2500

Compensation standards Category Tract (RMB Scattered (less /mu) than 0.1 mu)

Not harvested yet 1200

Tea 6800

Flowers, plant nursery garden 6500

Harvest for over 3200 RMB 32 / pcs 2 years Camellia tree Not harvested or below 2 2000 RMB 18 / pcs years Harvest for over 4200 RMB 55 / pcs 2 years Not harvested or harvest 2800 RMB 12 / pcs Star anise forest, bayberry forest below 2 years

Young forest 1200

Newly planted fruit seedlings 2000 RMB 10 / p cs Harvested 4000 RMB 40 / pcs Dendrocalamusgiganteus No harvested 1500 RMB 10 / pcs yet Developed Phyllostachyspubescens 3500 RMB 4 / pcs bamboo Developed Yellow bamboo 3500 RMB 1 / pcs bamboo Developed Mud bamboo 4000 RMB 2 / pcs bamboo Developed Water bamboo 4300 RMB 3 / pcs bamboo Developed Bambusa bamboo 4300 RMB 4 / pcs bamboo

Fence bamboo, fernleafbambusa, bamboo leaves 900

Single tree Fir RMB 60 / pcs

Compensation standards Category Tract (RMB Scattered (less /mu) than 0.1 mu) Over dia. 10 Pine and other cm at RMB 40 / pcs trees 1.3 height Compensation as Below 1.9 per flowers and cm seedling base 2 - 3.9 cm RMB 180 / pcs 4 - 5.9 cm RMB 300 / pcs 6 - 7.9 cm RMB 450 / pcs Dia. at 1.3 Osmanthus tree 8 - 9.9 cm RMB 700 / pcs height 10 - 11.9 RMB 1200 / pcs cm 12 - 14.9 RMB 1500 / pcs cm 15 - 17.9 RMB 2000 / pcs cm Source: the same to above table.

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 Total AAOV in recent 3 years Occupation Crops or compensation Typ (RM (RMB) period (RMB) e B) Paddy 2104 1 2100 4204 field Forest 2104 1 1600 3704 land

Source: the same to above table.

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 RMB/ m2 1200 decoration) 3. Mix brick structure (simple RMB/ m2 1100 decoration) 4. Mix brick structure (without RMB/ m2 1000 decoration) 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 RMB/ m2 850 (stone) tile structure 6. Full wooden tile r oof structure RMB/ m2 750 7. Mud (brick) wall tile roof structure RMB/ m2 750 8. Mud (brick) wall grasses roof RMB/ m2 650 structure 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 RMB/ m2 12 date of setting-out on reconstruction site after house demolition. 2. One-time lump sum compensation for house moving RMB /m2 12 (mov ing subsidies and time -lost subsidies) Source: Notice on Issuance of the Implementation Scheme for House Demolition Compensation in Main Urban Area of Hezhou City (Provisional) (Ref. HGTZ[2018]95)

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 Compensat ion standa rds 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 Single span below RMB/ m2 300 20m 8. Iron tile steel support (with walls Single span between RMB/ m2 400 and hardened) 20 - 24 m Single span over 24m RMB/ m2 500 Single span below RMB/ m2 200 20m 9. Iron tile steel support (without walls, Single span between RMB/ m2 300 with hardened) 20 - 24 m 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. Source: the same to above table.

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.

Table 5-7 Compensation Standards for Ground Attachments and Infrastructure Facilities Category of Demolition Targets Unit Compensation Standard (RMB) Brick-stone fence wall RMB/ m2 80 1. Fence wall Mud -brick fence RMB/ m2 60 Grave with monument, coffin Nos 5500 grave 2. Grave Urn without monument earth Nos 2200 grave 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 Source: the same to above table.

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 Decree No.46 of the People's Farmland 1 RMB30/ m2 Government of Guangxi Zhuang occupation tax Autonomous Region Guangxi Finance Department, Farmland Guangxi Land Resources 2 reclamation RMB20/ m2 Administration Department, charges Guangxi Pricing Bureau (Ref. GCJ[2009]254 Administrative as per 2.1% of the total 3 / charges resettlement direct cost External monitoring & as per 3.0% of the total 4 / evaluation resettlement direct cost charges as per 10% of resettlement 5 Contingency / 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)

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 / m 2 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.

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

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 Brick-concrete structure (without

S/ U decoration) Items Remark L nit Unit area Unit Price Amount s usage (RMB/unit) (RMB)

I. Major building materials 565.2

Brick-concrete structure (without

S/ U decoration) Items Remark L nit Unit area Unit Price Amount s usage (RMB/unit) (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

m 5 Wood 0.24 800 192 3

pc 6 Red brick 120 0.4 48 s

7 Precast slab m2 1 80 80

Telephone cables, electric wires, II. m2 1 50 50 power meter etc.

III 15%* Labor charges 92.28 . （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.

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%.

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).

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.

(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.

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.

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 Cost S/ estimat Items Unit Quantity Unit price (RMB) L es (RMB) 1 Permanent land acquisition mu 74.14 — 4470307 Land Paddy field mu 56.16 60500 3397829 compensati Forest land mu 10.91 47000 512770 on and Collec Constructio resettlemen mu 7.07 60500 427584 1.1 tive n land t subsidies land Crops Paddy field mu 56.16 2100 117941 compensati Forest land mu 10.91 1300 14183 on 2 Commercial land mu 6.71 3353623 2.1 Cash compensation mu 6.71 500000 3353623 Demolition of residential 3 m2 7481.20 10117564 houses Brick-concrete structure m2 6955.83 1300 9042579 3.1 Wood structure m2 525.37 850 446565 Transi Transition RMB/ tion compensation for m2 . 7481.20 12 538646 comp reconstruction month ensati 3.2 on for One-time lump sum recon compensation for house RMB/ m2 7481.20 12 89774 structi moving on 4 Rural attached houses m2 1645.52 1062098

Cost S/ estimat Items Unit Quantity Unit price (RMB) L es (RMB) Brick-wood structure m2 885.63 700 619941 4.2 Brick-tile structure m2 622.12 600 373272 Metal shed m2 137.77 500 68885 Demolition of ground 5 200820 attachments Scattered Trees pcs 104 150 15600 Bamboo pcs 120 4 480 5.1 well pcs 20 2000 40000 Fence wall m2 228 80 18240 Grave nos 23 5500 126500 6 Infrastructure 46850 Power distribution lines km 1 40000 40000 6.1 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 (i) additional support to vulnerable groups, (ii) No addition fund for the schemes as i t 7,2 livelihood improvement and is from regular domestic financial 0 support measures, capacity expenditure. building and training as per 2.1% of the total resettlement 7.3 Administrative charges 404277 direct cost External monitoring & as per 3% of the total resettlement 7.4 577538 evaluation charges direct cost 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.

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.

Municipal Municipal RO (Resettle Finance Land Reserve APs Office) Bureau Center

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

RO Municipa Municipal (Resettl Affected l Finance Land Reserve Villagers e villages Bureau Center Office)

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.

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.

© 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

(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.

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 Resettlement Stat Objectives Responsible Agencies Cut-off date ms activities us 1 Disclosure 1 Confirmation and Governments and LAR Plan 1.1 administrative May 2019 disclosure of RP offices at all levels ned village Uploading RP on Plan 1.2 ADB June 2019 ADB website ned 56 affected households Plan 1.3 RIB IA, LAR Office June 2019 with 296 ned persons Plan 1.4 Approval of RP ADB July 2019 ned 2 Updating of DMS and RP 2.1 DMS 1 Governments at all August 2019 – Plan administrative levels, LAR offices, Land December 2019 ned village resources bureau 2.2 1 Governments at all August 2019 – Plan Income restoration administrative levels, LAR offices, Land December 2019 ned plans village resources bureau 2.3 1 IA, LAR Office August 2019 – Plan Update the RP administrative December 2019 ned according to DMS village 2.4 Disclosure of ADB December 2019 Plan updated RP ned

3 Agreements 3.1 Compensation 1 Governments at all January Planned administrative levels, LAR offices, 2020 – village Villagers’

committee, PMO, September IA 2021 January PMO, IA, LAR 26 affected 2020 – 3.2 Households offices, residents Planned households September committee 2021 4 Restoration and Relocation Plan January 1 Restoration of PMO, IA, LAR 2020 – 4.1 administrative Planned APs’ livelihood offices December village 2021 January PMO, IA, LAR 2020 – 4.2 training for APs All APs Planned offices December 2021 26 AHs Relocate to new affected by PMO, IA, LAR December 4.3 Planned resettlement site house offices 2021 demolition Institutional January capacity for PLG, PMO, IA, LAR 2019 – June 5 on-going project offices and others 2025 implementation 6 Monitoring and evaluation Engagement of external the APs of December 6.1 PPMO & IA Planned monitoring RP 2019 agency Baseline investigation 56 affected January 6.2 and preparation PMO & IA Planned households 2020 of “baseline survey report” Establish Resettlement January 6.3 internal Plan PPMO & IA 2020 – June Planned monitoring the APs 2025 Internal PMO, IA, LAR 1st Report to 4 th 6.4 Monitoring Quarterly July 2020 offices Report Report From July External External monitoring 2020 to 1st Report to 4 th 6.5 Monitoring Semi-annual agency January Rport Reporting 2022 From External January External monitoring 5th report to 6th 6.6 Monitoring Annual 2023 to agency report Reporting January 2024

Complete all Resettlement External monitoring activities 6.7 Completion 1 report agency before June Report 2025 7 Consultative documents IA, RO, RC On -going 8 Appeal documents IA, RO, RC On-going

Table 8-2 Resettlement Plan and Implementation Schedule 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Ma Se De 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Activities r Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun p c Mar Jun Sep Dec half half half half half half half half half 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

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Ma Se De 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Activities r Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun p c Mar Jun Sep Dec half half half half half half half half half 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

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 83

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;

(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, 5 persons, experienced government officials, university PMO degree or above

Institution Staff Government of Pinggui District Experienced government officials, 4 persons, personnel of engineering construction and Hezhou People’s Hospital management, university degree or above 4 persons, experienced government department LAR Office 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. •

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.

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.

(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.

Table 10-1 Records of Public Participation by Affected Persons Partici Female Time Locatio Meeting agenda Participating department, pants participa Organizer Consulting results Period n (issues) village, group (perso nts n) (person) Discussion of project Sort out and discuss the Afternoon, Hezhou design and PMO, IA, DI, EIA consultants, reduction of land January 9, At site DRC, 8 5 resettlement impacts resettlement consultants acquisition impacts 2019 PMO within ROW within the project scope. ADP specialists, PMO, IA, DI, Discussion of project Sort out and discuss the Morning, Hezhou Planning Bureau, natural design and reduction of land January At site DRC, resources bureau, EIA 15 5 resettlement impacts acquisition impacts 10, 2019 PMO consultants, resettlement within ROW within the project scope. consultants. Understand the economic and social development data of Villagers ADB specialists, PMO, IA, Initial understanding of the villages of Ertang ’ resettlement specialist, cadres the social and economic Morning, Town and Xiadao Hezhou committ of Ertang Town, cadres of status of the affected January Village, discuss the DRC, 10 2 ee, LAR office, cadres of areas, including the 11, 2019 project construction, PMO Xiadao Villager’s Committee, attitudes and willingness land acquisition and village representatives of APs. of the APs. resettlement impacts, and acquire the willingness of the APs. Collect necessary PMO, IA, resettlement Further understanding of documents relevant to specialists, as well as the the social and economic the social and departments / bureaus of situation of Hezhou City, Afternoon, Hezhou DRC economic human resources, land including the January DRC, 15 8 office development, policies resources, poverty reduction, development strategies 11, 2019 PMO on land acquisition and family planning and control, for the poor, women and resettlement, conduct civil affairs, women federation ethnic minorities, extensive discussion and LAR offices. policies for land

Partici Female Time Locatio Meeting agenda Participating department, pants participa Organizer Consulting results Period n (issues) village, group (perso nts n) (person) of the social impacts acquisition, house caused by the project. demolition and resettlement. Further understanding of Villagers Collect the social and the social and economic ’ economic information Afternoon, Resettlem Resettlement specialists, status of Xiadao Village, committ of Xiadao Village, February ent cadres of Xiadao Villagers’ 6 1 with initial understanding ee, acquire the basic data 20, 2019 specialists Committee of the in-kinds and the Xiadao of the land and houses area affected by the village affected by the project. Project. Acquire the initial in-kind data of land acquisition Conduct in-kind survey and house demolition, for land acquisition with full understanding of and house demolition, the attitudes of the APs acquire the information February Resettlem towards the project Xiadao of the attitudes of the 21 - 22, ent Resettlement specialists, APs 30 12 construction, establish village APs and their 2019 specialists the information willingness and communication and demands for land feedback system, and acquisition and house enable all APs be demolition. adequately informed about their entitlemen ts. Women have the right to know the compensation Morning, Resettlem Resettlement specialists, Xiadao Consultation meeting for land acquisition and February ent women representatives of 6 6 village on women’s rights relocation; women with 22, 2019 specialists APs compensation have the same power of disposal.

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.

Table 10-2 Investigation of Public Opinions

S/ Questions Choices A B C D E F G H L 1. Do you know A. no the construction B. little 53.3 46.7 1 contents of the C. some % % project ? D. very much A. TV, broadcast, newspaper & Internet B. notices of governmental 7. From what department means do you (inclu. Village come to know the 26.7 26.7 46.7 2 committee) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% project % % % C. told by construction relatives and information? friends D. told by neighbors E. knew by this Survey F. Others 4. Are you clear A. very clear about the policies B. basically of the government 33.3 46.7 20.0 3 clear 0.0% for land acquisition % % % C. a little and house D. not at all demolition? Are you clear about the policies A. very clear of the government B. basically for employment 33.3 40.0 26.7 4 clear 0.0% training and social % % % C. a little insurance for the D. not at all land-expropriated farmers ? A. strongly support Attitudes to the B. support 13.3 33.3 40.0 13.3 5 project C. fairly % % % % construction. D. object E. strong objection In your opinion, A. yes 26.7 46.7 13.3 13.3 6 will the project B. fairly yes 0.0% % % % % implementation C. no

benefit your family D. somewhat in terms of negative economy and E. not at all living ? A. Improve the living en vironment. B. Provide recreational What benefits will places 46.7 33.3 40.0 7 the project bring to C. Improve 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% % % % your family ? health condition. D. Provide job opportunities. E. Others F. No idea A. loss of land B. relocation C. income decreased D. unemploymen t What negative E. 0。 impacts will the 66.7 40.0 13.3 60.0 8 inconvenienc 0.0% 46.7% 0.0% 00 project bring to % % % % e during % your family ? construction F. pollution (ground water, noise and dust etc.) G. Others ______H. No idea A. Report to the Villagers Committee If the project has B. report to definite adverse contractors impacts on the C. report to 66.7 26.7 26.7 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 26.7% interests of your the IA % % % % % % family, whom will D. appeal to you report to ? higher authorities E. obstruct construction

F. report to the media G. others A. The material stackyard is far from the residential area B. Water- spraying or covering to prevent dusting pollution. C. Vehicles In your opinion, carrying what kind of construction measures should materials and be taken to earthwork to mitigate the be covered 87.5 60.0 73.3 73.3 80.0 100.0 10 impacts on the 0.0% D. % % % % % % neighboring Construction residents during at night to be construction prohibited period of the E. project ? Construction sewage to be treated before discharge F. Properly schedule the construction time to reduce the impacts on the traffic. G. Other measures. In case of land acquisition and house demolition, in addition to 11 [] vi reasonable compensation, what assistance you need most

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

from the government ?

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.

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.

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 Time Implementing agencies Targeted Remarks meeting participants Villagers’ 1. Introduce the representatives Project and the RP to meeting, January - PMO, EA, IA, DI, District Meeting held in affected All APs the APs and solicit workers’ June, 2019. Gov. VC, unit villages or units their opinions. representative meeting Public and community Publicize final draft RP to Before 2. Submit final RP to meetings, unit PMO, EA, IA, DI, District the APs, discuss key LA December All APs the APs meeting, focus Gov. VC, enterprise issues, solicit opinions 2019 group from the APs discussion Public village PMO, EA, IA, District Gov. 3. Disclosure of meeting, Publicize RIB, discuss key Before June VC, unit, Hezhounatural APs affected Resettlement enterprise issues and the APs' 2019 resources bureau, Hezhou by LAR Information Booklet meeting, public suggestions LAR office discussion project impact PMO, IA, District Gov. VC, Survey of LA, physical survey and December APs affected 4. Conduct DMS unit, Hezhou Land Bureau, assets, collect socio- household 2019 by LAR LAR office economic data interview Organize affected families’ 5. Suggestions to the LAR December PMO, IA, District Gov. meeting to introduce APs of entitlements Public meetings beneficiaries 2019 VC, unit eligible compensation and and date of payment and the APs entitlements Public and All project Before 6. Disclose RP to APs community participants, Meetings with December PPMO, IA, RO after ADB's approval meetings, beneficiaries beneficiaries & the APs 2019 enterprise and the APs

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Objectives Forms of Time Implementing agencies Targeted Remarks meeting participants meeting, focus group discussion PMO, IA, District Gov. Provide RAP, 7. Monitoring of the Household Township Gov., LAR office, Random 2020 - 2025 Resettlement Monitoring APs and beneficiaries interview VC, unit, external M&E sampling Plan agency

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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 105

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 Recorder

(signature) (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 Huang Guangcheng 0774-5129605 Bureau Land Acquisition and Demolition Wang Guanzhong 0774-8831162 Office of Pinggui District Land Acquisition and Demolition Tan Zhiqiang 18807846078 Office of Ertang Town

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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 Completed Cumulati % of Qty. Qty. ve Completion Acquisition of mu Collective Land Demolition of houses m2 Ground attachments mu APs receiving training Perso ns Job Provision Perso ns Reporter: Signature (In-charge): Seal:

Table 12-2 Funds Utilization Progress County / Town / Village Cut -off date: Date of filling: Desc Unit Investment Compensation Compensat Ratio of Affected riptio /Qty required received ion Compensa institution n . (RMB) (RMB) Adjusted 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 January 2020 “baseline survey report” 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 Constructio Agricultural land Affected population Administrative Total land n land village acquisition Paddy Forest Sub- Nos of Popula Road field land total households tion Xiadao village 74.14 56.16 10.91 67.07 7.07 45 208

Table 5 Summary of Demolition of Rural Residential Houses Affected Building structure Administrati Rural residential population ve village houses (m2) Brick-concrete Earth-wooden Nos of Popul structure (m2) structure (m2) households ation Xiadao village 7481.2 6955.83 525.37 26 152

Table 6 Summary of Demolition of Rural Attached Houses Building structure Administrative Rural attached Brick-tile Earth structure Simple shelters village houses (m2) structure (m2) (m2) (m2) Xiadao village 1645.52 885.63 622.12 137.77

Table 7 Summary of Affected Ground Attachments Administrative Scattered trees Bamboo Well Fence wall Grave village (pcs) (pcs) (nos) (m) (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 Household headed by Disable household Subtotal Administrative women village Household Nos of Populati Nos of Populati Population s households on households 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 Laws and policies Date of Level effectiveness 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 PR Republic of China (revised on July 29, 2014); China Methods for Announcement of Land Acquisition, January 1, 2002; Decision of the State Council on Deepening Reform October 21, 2004; and Strengthening Land Administration, Ref. GF[2004]28,

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Laws and policies Date of Level effectiveness Circular of the Ministry of Land and Resources on November 16, 2001; Management of Land Acquisition Compensation, Ref. No. GTZF[2001]358, 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 November 3, 2004; Compensation and Relocation System, Ref. No.GTZF[2004]238, Regulation on the Expropriation of Buildings on January 21, 2011; State-owned Land and Compensation (Decree No.590 of the State Council), Method of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on September1, 2001; Implementation of Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China, Interim Provisions of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous July 31, 2002 Region Concerning Collection of Four Compensation Charges for Acquisition and Occupation of Forest Land. Methods of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region July 31, 2002 for Implementation of Ordinance for Protection of Basic Farmland. Circular of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region March 14, 2008; Concerning Implementation Methods for Social Security for Displaced Farmers (GZBF[2008]18), Regulations of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous August 2, 2011; Guangxi Region on Implementing the Regulations on the Expropriation of Buildings on State-owned Land and Compensation, Ref. GZD[2011]36, Notice of Land Resources Administration December 30, 2015; 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) ）, Notice of Human Resources and Social Security August 12, 2016; 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, Methods of Hezhou City for Resettlement of March 12, 2007; Displaced Farmers within Urban Planned Areas, Ref. HZF[2007]9, Hezhou Notice of Hezhou Municipality on Adjusting the December 31, 2016; 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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Laws and policies Date of Level effectiveness Notice on Issuance of the Implementation Scheme August 20, 2018; for House Demolition Compensation in Main Urban Area of Hezhou City (Provisional) (Ref. HGTZ[2018]95), Notice of Hezhou City on Issuing New Round of January 31, 2019; Unified Standard of Annual Output Value Document at City Level, 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 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 Eligible people Degree of Responsibl of for Compensation Policy and Standards impacts e Agencies Impacts compensation 1. The compensation standards of land acquisition: RMB 60500 /mu for paddy field, RMB 47000/mu for forest land; crops compensation standards: RMB The Project 1600 - 2100 /mu according to different kinds of crops. needs to 2. Resettlement with reserved commercial land: as per 10% of the total acquire 74.14 appropriated agricultural land to be reserved and allocated to the rural collective mu of land organization as commercial land. The commercial land can be also compensated permanently, 45 households in cash at evaluated price. including Rural- with 208 3. Employment and training. The rural land expropriated working-age workforce 67.07 mu of PMO, IAs, collectiv persons shall receive plant growing, poultry raising and occupational training, and shall be cultivated LAR Office e land recommended, exchanged and guided to transfer to the non-agricultural land and employment. 7.07mu mu of 4. Social insurance. The registered population of over 16 years old who have village the rights of contracting collective land at the time of land acquisition will be collective eligible to get the endowment insurance subsidies for rural displaced farmers. All construction the land-expropriated farmers will join the New Rural Cooperative Medical Care land. System of Hezhou City.

The PMO provides three resettlement options, respectively exchange of titles, cash compensation and house sites, for the choice of APs at their will. The total rural 1. Exchange of property titles. Demoliti residential 26 households on of ① Exchange of titles shall be conducted as per the ratio of 1:1.2 between the area to be with 152 PMO, IAs, rural expropriated area and the exchanging area. The exchange houses shall belong demolished is persons LAR Office residenti rough houses. 7481.20 m2. al house 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 Eligible people Degree of Responsibl of for Compensation Policy and Standards impacts e Agencies Impacts compensation 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 Eligible people Degree of Responsibl of for Compensation Policy and Standards impacts e Agencies Impacts compensation 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 Demolition of attache 1645.42 m2 of PMO, IAs, Compensation standards: as per RMB 170-850/ m2, with cash compensation. d rural attached LAR Office houses houses.

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Types Eligible people Degree of Responsibl of for Compensation Policy and Standards impacts e Agencies Impacts compensation The relevant ground attachments Affected and ground infrastructure Cash compensation for the APs: tree RMB 10~150/ pcs，Bamboo RMB 4/pcs, attachm s such as PMO, IAs, ents scattered well RMB 2000/unit, fence wall RMB 80/m, grave RMB 5500 / unit. LAR Office and trees, Compensation for electric facilities: transformer RMB 4000/unit, power line RMB infrastru bamboos, 40000/km, electric post RMB 150/pcs. ctures. wells, fences, graves and electrical facilities etc. 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 Vulnera 2 households groups during moving. PMO, IAs, ble with 11 persons 3. The local credit union and bank shall provide small credit, and the IA and the LAR Office Groups 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. 1. Creation of job opportunities for women. 2. Provision of skill training. 3. Ensure women‘s participation. PMO, IAs, Women 98 persons 4. The local government and the resettlement office must ensure the equal LAR Office 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.

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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.

Resettlement Plan (Draft)

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.

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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.

Resettlement Plan (Draft)

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 5 4th monitoring report January 2022 6 5th monitoring report July 2022 7 6th monitoring report January 2023 8 7th monitoring report July 2023 9 8th monitoring report January 2024 6 1st Annual Evaluation Report January 2025 7 2nd Annual Evaluation Report January 2026

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