Environmental Monitoring Report

3rd Annual Report Project Number: 46081-002 January 2021

PRC: Hebei Elderly Care Development Project

Prepared by Hebei Project Management Office in the Hebei Provincial Finance Department for the Hebei Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank

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

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

Project Number: LOAN 3536-PRC #3 Annual Report January 2021

PRC: HEBEI ELDERLY CARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Environmental Monitoring Report for 1 January 2020– 31 December 2020

Prepared by Hebei Project Management Office in the Hebei Provincial Finance Department for the Hebei Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank.

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 December 2020)

Currency unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $ 0.1533 $1.00 = CNY 6.5249

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank LAeq Equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level, in decibels BOD5 5-day biochemical oxygen demand Leq Equivalent continuous sound pressure level, in decibels CNY Chinese Yuan, Renminbi LIEC Loan implementation environment consultant CODcr Chemical oxygen demand NH3-N Ammonia nitrogen CSC Construction supervision company NO2 Nitrate dB decibels O&M Operation and maintenance DO Dissolved oxygen pH potential of hydrogen; used to specify the acidity or basicity of a solution EA Executing Agency PM10 Particulate matter with diameter <10μ EIA Environmental impact assessment PM2.5 Particulate matter with diameter <2.5μ EMA Environmental monitoring agency PMO Project management office EMP Environmental Management Plan PPMS Project performance management system EMR Environmental Management Report PPTA Project preparatory technical assistance EMS Environmental monitoring station PRC People’s Republic of China EPB Environmental protection bureau RP Resettlement plan FSR Feasibility study report SEMSP Site Environmental Management and Supervision Plan FYP Five Year Plan SO2 Sulfate GDP Gross domestic product SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (of ADB) GRM Grievance redress mechanism SS Suspended solids HCBC home- and community-based care TSP Total suspended particulates HPMO Hebei project management office WHO World Health Organization IA Implementing agency WRB Water resources bureau ICT Information Communications Technology WWTP Wastewater treatment plant IEE Initial environmental examination

NOTE (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.

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SUMMARY PROJECT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Project title: Hebei Elderly Care Development Project Date of project effectiveness: 26 October 2017 Executing agency: Hebei Provincial Government Implementing agencies: Xinji Juyouleyuan Elderly Care Service Corporate Julu County Hospital Jinluan International Hotel Co., Ltd Shexian County Runqinyuan Elderly Care Industry Development Co., Ltd Lixian Guangrongyuan Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao. PMO (name of agency): Hebei Project Management Office within Hebei Provincial Finance Department PMO Environment Officer (name, Safeguard department, Email: [email protected] email): Loan implementation consultant / firm: NAREE LIEC: Mr. Zhang Defa, NAREE Construction supervision Baoding No.3 Engineering Construction Supervision Co., Ltd company(ies): Contractor(s): Hebei Construction Group Co., Ltd. ADB web link to EMP: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project- documents/49028/49028-001-tacr-en_1.pdf Domestic web link to EMP: Yanshan University: https://cec.ysu.edu.cn/info/2039/2106.htm She County: http://www.sx.hd.gov.cn/sxxx/News_View.asp?NewsID=1960 Chengde City :http://cf17776714.icoc.bz/nd.jsp?id=1&from =singlemessage&isappinstalled=0#_np=106_380 Xinji City: http://info.xinji.gov.cn:8081/info/content.jsp?code=8015 Li County: http://www.lixian.gov.cn/content-1111-6845.html Julu County: http://www.jlxyy.cn/content.aspx?aid=322

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SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING ADB environment safeguard B category: Environmental report prepared as per Initial Environmental Examination ADB requirements for this category: Domestic safeguard report: 1 EIA report (for Xinji subproject) and 5 Tabulate Environmental Impact Forms(TEIF) (for other subprojects) Period covered by this report: 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 # EMRs to date including this report: 3 Agency/person responsible for 6 person (one from each IA) internal* environmental monitoring: Agency/person responsible for Hebei Maochengda Environmental Testing Co., Ltd external* environment monitoring: Agency/person responsible for Mr. Zhang Defa, the LIEC from NAREE compliance* environment monitoring: Agency/person responsible for NA independent compliance* monitoring: Overall status of environmental On track safeguards: ADB = Asian Development Bank, EMP = environmental management plan, EMR = environment monitoring report, IA=implementing agency, LIEC = loan implementation environment consultant, PMO = project management office.*See Section III.3 for definitions of internal, external, compliance, and independent compliance monitoring.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 5 A. OVERVIEW ...... 5 B. PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE EMP...... 5 C. KEY ISSUES AND NEXT STEPS ...... 6 II. INTRODUCTION ...... 7 A. PURPOSE OF REPORT ...... 7 B. PROJECT OUTCOME, OUTPUTS AND SUBCOMPONENTS ...... 7 C. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ...... 9 III. SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...... 13 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD ...... 15 A. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT READINESS ...... 15 B. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT MITIGATION MEASURES ...... 18 C. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT MONITORING PROGRAM ...... 34 D. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...... 35 E. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ...... 38 F. DUE DILIGENCE FOR PROJECT SCOPE CHANGES ...... 41 G. COSTS OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION ...... 42 H. COMPLIANCE WITH LOAN AND PROJECT ASSURANCES ...... 43 I. ACTIONS TAKEN FOR FOLLOWING-UP ISSUES DOCUMENTED IN THE ADB REVIEW MISSIONS 43 V. ISSUES IDENTIFIED AND LESSONS LEARND ...... 45 VI. NEXT STEPS ...... 45 APPENDIX 1. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCES ...... 46 APPENDIX 2. PHOTOES AND SCANNED DOCUMENT COVER ...... 49

LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Project implementation progress as of 31 December 2019 ...... 9 Table 2 Project civil work status and construction plan for 2020 and 2021 ...... 12 Table 3 PMO appointed Environment Officers ...... 15 Table 4 Comparison of Project Components and Activities Defined in FSR and Design ...... 15 Table 5 Project readiness assessment ...... 18 Table 6 Project impacts, mitigation measures, and implementation status ...... 19 Table 7 Environmental Monitoring Timeline ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 8 Contact details of GRM focal personnel ...... 35 Table 9 Summary Record of Petitions and/or Complaints ...... 37 Table 10 Training for environmental safeguards conducted during the reporting period ...... 38 Table 11 Summary of Environmental Cost ...... 42 Table 12 Actions to Address Environment Safeguard Issues ...... 44 Table 13 Environmental issues and Corrective Actions ...... 45

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Overview

This annual report presents the status of compliance with the environment management plan (EMP) during the project implementation covering the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. No civil work was commenced during reporting period. This report documented the implementation of EMP for design and pre-construction stage. Actions for next stage have been suggested.

B. Progress in Implementing the EMP.

Institutional setup. HPMO and IAs have designated environment persons to conduct environment management. An environment person has be appointed by each contractor and each supervision company to be responsible for the implementation of environmental mitigation measures and on-site internal monitoring. The institutional arrangement is fully complied with the EMP.

Project readiness and compliance with pre-construction measures. The project’s readiness in terms of environmental management and compliance with pre-construction measures as defined in the EMP was rated overall satisfactory. The EMP has been translated to the Chinese and provided to the IAs.

Contractual arrangement. HPMO has distributed the EMP to tendering company. During reporting period, the first civil work bidding document for Li county subproject has been completed and submitted to the ADB. The fist civil work contract was signed as well. Relevant environmental requirements have been included in the bidding document, civil work contract with contractor and supervision contract with construction supervision company. The contractual arrangement is fully in compliance with the EMP.

Implementation of mitigation measures. During reporting period, only civil work construction in Li County was commenced. The other subprojects are still in bidding or design stage. This report documented the implementation of EMP for design and pre-construction stage. Environmental designs have been incorporated into the detail design. The project has been implemented in accordance with EMP requirements.

Internal monitoring. The CSC in Li County conducted site inspections on a daily basis. The IA of Li County conducted internal monitoring on a weekly basis, while the HPMO, Li County PMO and LIEC performed random site inspections. The internal monitoring arrangement is in compliance with the EMP.

External monitoring. It has been planned by the HPMO and IAs that each IA will contract one external environmental monitoring agency one month before civil work construction commencement. Till then end of 2020, 2 IAs (Li County and Yanshan University) have contracted EMCs who have obtained China Metrology Accreditation (CMA). The other IAs will contract EMCs before civil work construction. The EMC for Li County conducted quarterly monitoring during construction while the EMC for Yanshan University conducted baseline environment monitoring.

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Public consultation. During preparation of the subproject EIAs, public consultation has been conducted by IAs with assistance of EIA teams. In 2018, the EMP has been publicized on local government websites of all subproject cities/counties. During this reporting period, the Li County IA conducted public consultation with surrounding residents. Major concern of the residents is road damage by construction vehicles. Onsite inspection by LIEC found that the access road has been rehabilitated and is kept in good condition.

Grievance redress mechanism. A project specific GRM has been established for environmental complaints with the focal persons confirmed in January 2019. The HPMO has established a safeguard department including one environmental officer. Six IAs also designated staff to be responsible for operating and managing GRM. Complaints can be received and dealt with via the focal persons and the municipal government. HPMO and IAs have not received any complaints about the project to date.

Training. Environmental safeguard training has been delivered by LIEC every year through training workshops and onsite training. During this reporting period, a virtual training workshop to all PMOs and IAs, and an onsite training to contractor and supervision company for Li County have been conducted during LIEC field visit.

Due diligence for project scope changes. During last reporting period, minor changes in scope of the project were proposed by four subprojects IAs (Xiji City, Li County, She County and Julu County). The environment due diligence report (DDR) has been completed and posted on the ADB website in September 2019. During this reporting period, no change has been made to the project scope.

Compliance with legal obligations. Compliance with the environmental assurances defined in the Project Agreement and Loan Agreement was assessed. All the assurances are being complied with. No major incompliance was noted.

C. Key Issues and Next Steps

Key issues. No key environmental issue was found during reporting period.

Next steps. As shown in following table.

Table ES-1 Environmental Issues and Corrective Actions Issue Action By When By Whom Training The LIEC provide formal training through workshop New civil work LIEC to new contractors and CSCs construction initiated External Each IA recruit one environmental monitoring One month before IAs environmental agency civil work monitoring construction Construction site Prepare site management plan before construction Contractors management commencement GRM disclosure Disclose GRM focal points to affected people at the before construction Contractors, main entrance to each construction site. commencement IAs COVID-19 All new contractors will be required to prepare their During Contractors, prevention own H&S plan and all COVID-19 prevention implementation IAs measures should be conducted carefully to mitigate the potential impacts on project implementation

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II. INTRODUCTION

A. Purpose of report

The purpose of this environmental monitoring report (EMR) is to describe and assess progress for implementation of the environmental management plan (EMP) for the Hebei Elderly Care Development Project, for the reporting period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. This EMR is submitted in compliance with the Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 1 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the loan agreement between ADB and the project executing agency.

This is the 3rd EMR for the project. It covers part of the design and bidding and construction phase of the project. The report describes: (i) project readiness with respect to fulfilling environmental requirements; (i) mitigation implementation; (ii) monitoring arrangement; (iii) public consultations (including grievance redress); (iv) training and capacity building during the reporting period.

B. Project outcome, outputs and subcomponents

The project comprises six subprojects (See figure 1 for subproject Location), five of which will create integrated three-tier elderly care services in local cities and counties across Hebei Province and one provincial level subproject with Yanshan University (located in Qinghuangdao City in northeast Hebei) that will strengthen elderly care sector human resources and conduct specialized research relevant to the sector. The five cities and counties that will create the integrated elderly care services are Shuangluan District, Chengde Municipality; Li County, Baoding Municipality; Xinji City (provincially governed); Julu County, Xingtai Municipality; and She County, Handan Municipality.

The project outcome is capacity of the elderly care system and quality of elderly care services in Hebei improved. The project has the following outputs:

The project will have four outputs. Output 1, improved community and home care services will develop (i) selected community centres, (ii) services and support networks to improve and expand service delivery and quality, (iii) capacity of the implementing agencies to create sustainable HCBC services that meet the needs of the elderly, and (iv) information and communication technology networks that support the elderly and service delivery. Output 2, increased residential elderly care service capacity and improved quality, will (i) provide residential care services for elderly with various types of need (i.e., nursing care, dementia care, rehabilitation); (ii) establish links to existing health care facilities and home and community care to support a continuum of care; and (iii) serve as demonstration models of government and private sector collaboration for other small cities seeking to improve elderly care quality and service delivery. Output 3, improved development of human resources and industry capacity, will help address the human resources shortages and quality by supporting Yanshan University to develop (i) training programs and faculty capacity in emerging service areas, such as caregiving and nursing, rehabilitation, elderly care management, technology to support elderly care, and counselling; (ii) curriculum and training materials in the priority areas with selected academic and training institutions across the province; and (iii) an elderly care training and research center, and student dormitory on the Yanshan University campus. Output 4, improved capacity of elderly care sector organizations, will build the capacity of stakeholders and local

1 ADB. 2009. Safeguard Policy Statement. Manila.

7 civil affairs bureaus in planning, elderly care management, assessment, and quality assurance and monitoring. It will also implement innovative pilot projects in priority areas, such as health and elderly care integration, new services development (rehabilitation and dementia care), HCBC services, and information and communication technology. Training and advisory support will be provided to facilitate the efficient implementation and operationalization of the elderly care services.

Figure 1 Location of Project

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C. Project implementation progress

At present, the overall implementation progress of the project lags behind the plan. The main reasons are as follows:

i. Land use certificate: the approval takes longer time than that expected, which needs to be approved by multi-level administrative departments; ii. Preliminary design: due to the limited experience of the elderly care industry of the project owners and design institutes, additional consulting services and guidance are required to assist in the preparation of qualified preliminary design, resulting in a longer preliminary design preparation time than expected; and iii. Preliminary design approval: due to the update of domestic design standards, the preliminary design of some subprojects, especially the design of civil air defence and fire-fighting facilities, needs to be modified, resulting in a long time for preliminary design approval.

The project became effective on 26 October 2107. As of 31 December 2020, physical progress by the project was estimated by the project management office (PMO) to be 19.5%, against the elapsed implementation of 63.33% (38 months out of 60 months since the date of project effectiveness). The project is currently rated by ADB as an actual problem. Only Li County subproject is in construction stage. Chengde subproject is still in design stage while other subprojects are in bidding stage. Project progresses are detailed in the Table 1.

Table 1 Project implementation progress as of November 2020

Implementation Status Details of Output Update Summarized Actions Output 1: Community and home care services improved 1a. Number of elderly served (increased above (1a) Ongoing and on track. the baseline) by home- based services provided by the project implementing agencies in 2022 (age-, sex-, and location- disaggregated)

1b. 51 community centers constructed or (1b) The correct number of 19 out of 29 community care centers will be rehabilitated and resourced with equipment community centers at the project constructed by the end of 2021. under the project by 2022 approval is “50”. “51” is an input

error. The total number of Conduct DDR on resettlement for Chengde community centers has reduced SL and submit it to ADB for review by 31 from 50 to 29, and the detailed Jan 2021. breakdown is as the following:

XJ: 8 to 5 (reduced by 3); Chengde SL: 25 to 7 (reduced by 18); LX: 10; Julu: 4; SX: 3

1c. Number of calls received and responded to (1c) Ongoing and on track. by the call centers increased above the baseline (disaggregated by sex, age, urban and/or rural, kind of assistance requested)

Other key activities with milestones: - Japan study tour was - Implement study tour to Beijing and implemented in 2019. Beijing study tour will be

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Implementation Status Details of Output Update Summarized Actions Japan on HCBC by 2019 implemented in 2021. - Develop HCBC service specifications for - All the remaining activities each implementing agency and are ongoing and on track and assessment system by 2019 by SIET & are to be completed by 2022. CCCMC - Establish a training and support program for family caregivers by 2019 by SIET & CCCMC - Establish a home safety assessment and modification program by 2020 by NAREE - Establish call center support systems by 2021 by NAREE Output 2: Residential elderly care service capacity increased and quality improved 2a. Average occupancy of residential care (2a) Due to delay in the domestic beds provided under the project reaches approval procedures for 90% by 2022 (occupancy to be preliminary design, the occupancy 2 disaggregated by sex, age, and care need rate will reach about 25% by level) 2022.

2b. By 2022, all implementing agencies offer a (2b) Progress has been made and minimum set of services comprising is on track. residential care facilities, providing care and nursing services for semi-disabled and (2c) Progress has been made and disabled older persons, dementia care, and is on track. rehabilitation services (disaggregated by implementing agency)

2c. At least 35% of managerial positions during the operations period are targeted to women

Other key activities with milestones: - Completed the last site by - Undertake land acquisition and June 2020. resettlement during 2017–2018 - Delayed and will be - Construct residential care facilities by completed by the end of 2020 2021. - Develop and implement market research - Completed. study by 2017 - Ongoing and will be - Develop and implement learning completed by the end of collaborative on elderly care management 2022. and services by 2018 by NAREE - Ongoing and will be - Design, implement, and evaluate elderly completed by the end of care pilot project by 2022 by NAREE 2022. Output 3: Development of human resources and industry capacity improved 3a. At least five elderly care training programs (3a) Ongoing and on track. developed by Yanshan University by 2022

3b. Number of new elderly care priority area (3b) Progress has been made and textbooks (increased above the baseline) is on track. developed, including gender-sensitive learning materials, by 2022 (disaggregated by priority area) (3c) Progress has been made and is on track. 3c. At least 4,000 certifications awarded in new elderly care short- and

2 The lowered than estimated averaged occupancy rate may affect the project financial and economic viability during the ADB project implementation cycle.

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Implementation Status Details of Output Update Summarized Actions long- term courses by 2022 (disaggregated by sex, course, and certification level)

Other key activities with milestones: - On track and to be completed - Construct elderly care training center and by the end of 2021. - 5 out of 19 textbooks will be completed by student dormitory by 2019 - On track. the end of 2021, and the remaining 14 will - Design curriculum for five fields and - Completed. be completed by June 2022. develop 19 textbooks by 2022 - Completed in Dec 2018. - Establish training plan (including study tours) for faculty by 2017 - Establish research center for priority areas by 2020 Output 4: Capacity of elderly care sector organizations improved 4a. At least two project city governments to have (4a) Completed. comprehensive elderly care sector plans approved, including financing section, by 2020

4b. All project implementing agencies and CABs (4b) Completed. to have developed volunteer groups for elderly support by 2022

Other key activities with milestones: - On track. - Implement resettlement plan, - Ongoing and will be environmental management plan, and completed by the end of 2022. social and gender action plan by 2022 - Ongoing and will be - Develop and implement CAB learning completed by the end of 2022. program by 2021 by NAREE - Ongoing and will be - Develop and implement CAB and HCBC completed by the end of 2022. service pilot projects by 2021 by NAREE - Ongoing and will be - Conduct pilot evaluation by 2020 by completed by the end of 2022. NAREE and SIET & CCCMC - Initiate rollout of successful pilot projects by 2021 by NAREE

The only civil work in construction stage is LX-C01 contract. The contract value of LX- C01 is CNY 121.8 million. According to the commencement order issued by the project supervisor, the construction of the LX-C01 civil work contract started in March 2020, and the planned completion date is April 2021. The project includes: a new elderly care service center and 10 daily care centers, with a total construction area of 38814.71 square meters. For the elderly care service center, the main structure has been completed and the masonry of internal partition wall and external wall of each floor has been started. Construction of the 10 daily care centers is not initiated. About CNY 40 million was completed till December 2020.

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Table 2 Project civil work status and construction plan for 2020 and 2021

Contract Contract Name Status ADB Plan/Actual Expected No. award Commencement completion contract Date Date Chengde Shuangluan District Haoren Health &Elderly Care Center Subproject CD-C01 Elderly care residential care center, Design Not yet NA NA elderly care service information center, medical rehabilitation center, HCBC center CD-C02 Landscaping and outdoor facilities Design Not yet NA NA Julu Health and Elderly Care and Services Center Subproject JL-C01 Elderly care service center and Bidding Not yet Feb-2021 Jun-2022 rehabilitation of 4 county community based EC service centers Li County Complex EC Center Subproject LX-C01 Integrated elderly care service center and Civil 19 Nov- Mar-2020 Jul-2021 ten daycare centers work 2019 She County Binhe EC and Rehabilitation Center Subproject SX-C01 EC service center and HCBC EC service Bidding Not yet NA NA centers Xinji Parent’s Paradise Subproject XJ-C01 Nursing clinic and rehabilitation center Bidding Not yet Apr-2021 Jul-2022 and Dining hall, leisure center, and outdoor facilities and Community based EC facilities Yanshan University Subproject YS-C01 Training center Bidding 7 Jan Mar-2021 Jun-2022 2020

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III. SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

The project environmental management plan (EMP) is the primary reference document for the government and ADB for all environment-related mitigation, monitoring, reporting, and training activities for the project. Timely and effective implementation of the EMP is a key condition of the loan agreement between the government and ADB. The EMP was prepared as part of the initial environmental examination in 2016. The EMP is being implemented over 1 year. The content of the EMP includes: institutional roles and responsibilities for EMP implementation; mitigation measures for environmental safeguard risks; environmental monitoring and reporting; training and capacity building; grievance redress mechanism (GRM); public consultation; cost estimates.

Project institutional arrangements (Section B and C of the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the roles and responsibilities of relevant agencies for EMP implementation. For this project, the principal person responsible for EMP coordination is the HPMO Environment Officer (staff from safeguard division within the HPMO), acting on behalf of the HPMO. On-site implementation of the EMP is by the implementing agencies, contractors, and construction supervision companies (CSCs). Guidance and supervision to the HPMO Environment Officer is given by the Loan Implementation Environment Consultant (LIEC) (Mr. Zhang Defa, NAREE)

Project readiness assessment (Section E of the EMP). This is the first key step prior to the start of project civil works, to ensure that preparations for EMP implementation have been completed.

Potential impacts and mitigation (Section D of the EMP). This section of the EMP summarizes the potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures for the different phases of the project: detailed design and pre-construction phase; construction phase; and operations phase. Table A9.3 in the EMP summarizes the environmental risks and mitigation measures, and agencies responsible for implementation and supervision of these measures. For this project, the key potential impacts and/or issues of concern are: construction phase impacts associated with soil erosion, increased noise and dust levels, liquid and solid wastes, and safety risks to community members and workers; operation phase impacts associated with wastewater and solid waste generated by EC facilities and a small amount of medical waste.

Training (Section I of the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the training program for environmental safeguards, including the recipients and frequency of training.

Consultation and participation plan (Section J and M of the EMP). This section of the EMP identifies the mechanisms by which consultations will be accomplished (e.g., through workshops, questionnaires, etc.), the frequency of consultations, topics, and target audiences.

Environmental monitoring program (Section F of the EMP). The program comprises three types of monitoring: (i) internal monitoring; (ii) external monitoring; and (iii) compliance monitoring. Internal monitoring is assessment by the project implementing agencies (IAs) and/or CSCs to ensure the contractors are implementing mitigation measures as described in their contractual arrangements and EMP. External monitoring is the measurement of specific environmental variables (e.g. air quality, dust levels, noise emissions) to ensure that the construction activities do not exceed the legal parameters and standards specified for the project. This will be conducted by certified monitoring agencies. Compliance monitoring is the overall assessment of whether all EMP measures are being complied with,

and is conducted by the HPMO Environment Officer, City/County HPMO, supported by the LIEC. This monitoring does not involve quantitative measurement of environmental variables, but is based on visual inspection, site visits, and review of the progress reports for internal and external monitoring.

Costs (Section K of the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the estimated costs for EMP implementation over 5 years. The cost estimates in the EMP include the costs for the mitigation measures, training, and monitoring.

Reporting (Section G and H of the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the reporting requirements for the project, including the responsible agencies and reporting frequency.

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IV. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

This section summarizes the progress made to implement the project EMP during the current reporting period.

A. Assessment of project readiness

PMO Environment Officer. The HPMO has established a safeguard department including one environmental officer (Ms. Zhang Zhongyang). Six IAs also appointed environment officers to deal with environmental safeguard issues. Detail contact information of PMO environment officers are listed in Table 3. The tasks of these position include:: (i) coordinating the activities in the project environment management plan (EMP) for mitigation, monitoring, and reporting; (ii) regularly communicating with relevant agencies so that they comply with their tasks in the EMP; (iii) managing the grievance redress mechanism (GRM), environment monitoring, and EMP budget and expenditures; and (iv) preparing the annual environment progress reports to ADB with assistance of consulting team.

Table 3 PMO appointed Environment Officers PMO and IAs Name Provincial PMO Zhang Zhongyang 1. Chengde Wang Lijun 2. Julu County Liu Hong 3. Li County Zhang Xinxin 4. She County Sun Xintao 5. Xinji Guo Lingyan, Shi Xile 6. Yanshan University Cong Xihui EPB hotline 12369

Comparison of Project FSR and Design. Double checking has been conducted to identify whether there are any changes in the preliminary or detailed design compared to the project FSR. It was found that no significant changes were made in project scope and site of the EC centres which are the main components of the project. Minor changes were made in number and sites of HCBC centres (see Table 4). Environmental due diligence report was prepared for the minor changes by the loan implementation consultant and posted on the ADB website. Such minor changes will not cause any difference in environmental impact and there is no need to update EMP at this stage.

Table 4 Comparison of Project Components and Activities Defined in FSR and Design Subproject Feasibility Study Report Preliminary Design/Detail Design Environmental Impact Yanshan University Subproject Components 1. A new EC training center inside the 1. A new EC training center inside the No change in project and activities Yanshan University campus will be Yanshan University campus will be activities. constructed with a floor area of constructed with a floor area of Only slight change in 13,960m2 (North building: 9,080m2 and 13,928m2 (North building: 9,104m2 and floor area, cause no south building 4,880m2). south building 4,824m2). difference of 2. A student dormitory building with 2. A student 6-floors dormitory building environmental impact capacity of 1,000 beds, with a floor area with capacity of 672 beds, with a floor of 6,000m2 will be built area of 6,029m2 will be built The detail design has been approved by Hebei DRC on 23 November 2018.

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Subproject Feasibility Study Report Preliminary Design/Detail Design Environmental Impact Location West part of Yanshan University West part of Yanshan University No change Li County Subproject Components 1. A new residential EC center will be built 1. A new residential EC center will be built Land taken area and activities (total area 31,169.89m2, with capacity of (total area 30,709.74m2, with capacity of reduced from 75mu 425 beds). Land occupation 75mu 425 beds). Land occupation 60mu. to 60mu and adverse 2. 10 HCBC centers will be established by 2. 10 HCBC centers will be established by environmental impact rehabilitating four existing buildings and rehabilitating four existing buildings and will slightly reduced constructing six new centers in local constructing six new centers in local towns and /or townships (area: towns and /or townships (area: 7,285.9m2, with capacity of 400 beds) 7,283.35m2, with capacity of 400 beds) Location 1. EC center: south side of Fanli East 1. EC center: south side of Fanli East No site change with Road, west side of planned Xinjing No.2 Road, west side of planned Xinjing No.2 the EC center Road. Road. 2. 10 HCBC centers located at: 2. 10 HCBC centers located at: Locations for 9 1) Junpeng Shangpin Community 1) Chugang village HCBC centers 2) Junpeng Huayuan Community 2) Jiazhuang village changed, only HCBC 3) Wenliu village 3) Wenliu village in Wenliu village 4) Dongnan Street, Liwu Township 4) Beigaohuang village keep no change 5) Baoxu Township clinic 5) Linbao village 6) Liushi Township clinic 6) Liushi village Environmental DDR 7) Xinxing Township 7) Yangdong village for the changes was 8) Beiguodan Township clinic 8) Dongwufu village prepared and posted 9) Nanzhuang Township clinic 9) Sangyuanbei village on the ADB website 10) Xinxiang village, Xinxiang township 10) Beizong village She County Subproject Components 1. Runqinyuan EC center with floor area of 1. Runqinyuan EC center with floor area of No change with EC and activities 25,850m2 providing 360 beds will be 26,542.19m2 providing 360 beds will be center built.。 built. 2. Three HCBC centers will be established 2. Three HCBC centers will be established Slight change with (area 3,100m2, with capacity of 80 beds. (area 2,995m2, with capacity of 80 beds the areas of HCBCs Location 1. Runqinyuan EC center: north side of 1. Runqinyuan EC center: north side of No change with EC Zhenxing Road and West side of No.1 Zhenxing Road and West side of No.1 center Middle School. Middle School. 2. Three HCBC Centers are located at: 2. Three HCBC Centers are located at: Two of the three 1) West of No. 1 Middle School, north 1) West of No. 1 Middle School, north HCBC changed sites side of Binhe Road; side of Binhe Road; 2) Junziju community: west gage of 2) Xinkangyang Community, Environmental DDR Junziju Community, Yingchun 3) Longquan Tianxia community. for the changes was street; prepared and posted 3) Lanbaowan community: Dianchang on the ADB website Street, She County. Julu County Subproject Components 1. A new EC center with a total floor area 1. A new EC center with a total floor area No change with EC and activities 20,945m2will be constructed with a 20,945m2will be constructed with a center capacity of 403 beds) capacity of 403 beds) 2. Four HCBC centers will be rehabilitated 2. Four HCBC centers will be rehabilitated Total area will reduce (area: 3,301 m2, with capacity of 110 (area: 3,180 m2, with capacity of 129 from 3,309 m2 to beds) beds) 3,180 m+. The number of beds increase from 110 to 129 beds Location 1. EC center will be located at western 1. EC center will be located at western No change with EC part of Julu County, west of Xiping part of Julu County, west of Xiping center

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Subproject Feasibility Study Report Preliminary Design/Detail Design Environmental Impact Street and north of Fuqiang road. Street and north of Fuqiang road. 2. 4 HCBC centers will be located at: 2. 4 HCBC centers will be located at: Location of 3 HCBC 1) Xiaolvzhai clinic, Xingde Road. 1) Xiaolvzhai clinic, Xingde Road. centers changed 2) Suying township clinic. 2) Dicun township clinic center 3) Yantong township clinic. 3) Wanghuzhai clinic center Environmental DDR 4) Hezhai village clinic. Hezhai village, 4) Guanzhai clinic center. for the changes was Guanzhai township. prepared and posted on the ADB website Chengde Subproject Components 1. A new EC center and a rehabilitation NA (Preliminary design is under NA and activities hospital will be constructed (area: preparation) 25008.72m2 with a total of 430 beds). 2. 25 (22 community and three street level) HCBC centers will established by rebuilding existing buildings in 25 local communities.

Location 1. EC center: located at Dayuanbao NA NA village, Shuangtashan township, Shuanluan district, Chengde City. 2. HCBC centers are located at 3 street and 22 communities in Shuangluan district. Xinji Subproject Components 1. A new EC center and a small geriatric 1. A new EC center and a small geriatric No change with site and activities hospital will be constructed (total area hospital will be constructed (total area for EC center 30,323 m2 with a total of 438 beds). 30,213 m2 with a total of 438 beds). Total land taken area is 26498 m2. Total land taken area is 26498 m2. 2. Eight HCBC service centers serving three communities and five townships 2. Five HCBC service centers serving two Number of HCBC established by removing existing communities and three townships reduced from 8 to 5. buildings (area: 7,900m2, with capacity established by removing existing of 130 beds). Total land taken area is buildings (area: 2,477m2, with capacity 5.1mu. of 80 beds).

Location 1. EC center ： Located at west side of 1. EC center ： Located at west side of No change with site North part of Yingbin Road North part of Yingbin Road for EC center 2. Eight HCBC centers located at 3 communities (Fanghua, 2. Five HCBC centers located at 2 Locations for all the 5 Aolinshengyuan, Qinghewan) and 5 communities (Dongming, Likan) and 3 HCBC centers townships (Qianying, Wangkou, townships (Nanzhiqiu, Zhangguzhuang, changed Jiucheng, Nanzhiqiu, Xinleitou). Jiucheng) Environmental DDR for the changes was prepared and posted on the ADB website Source: Project FSRs, preliminary design/detail designs, and environmental DDR.

An assessment of project readiness was conducted before the start of project civil works. The assessment was conducted by the Environment Officers of HPMO and IAs. The indicators that were assessed are presented in Table 5 (which corresponds with “Table A9.4” of the EMP). These indicators include whether: (i) the EMP mitigation measures have been incorporated in the detailed design; and (ii) the PMO and IAs have included project-specific clauses for environment safeguards to be incorporated in the bidding documents.

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Table 5 Project readiness assessment Indicator Criteria Assessment Environmental LIEC is in place. Yes supervision in place Qualified EMSs contracted by the implementing agencies, Yes Environment specialists assigned by PMO (PMO-EO) and Yes implementing agencies (IAs) Compliance with loan The borrower complies with loan covenants related to project Yes covenants and design and environmental management planning assurances Public involvement Meaningful consultation completed, construction activities Yes effectiveness publicized at construction sites GRM established with focal points publicized Yes Chinese version EMP EMP translated and distributed to PMO and all implementing Yes distributed to all parties agencies Contracts with Bidding documents and contracts incorporating the Yes environmental safeguards environmental activities and safeguards listed as loan assurances Site construction planning Site Management Plan prepared for each work site by the Yes (environmental) contractors and cleared by the implementing agencies

EMP financial support EMP budget established, and required funds set aside for EMP Yes implementation by each implementing agency ADB = Asian Development Bank, EMP = environmental management plan, GRM = grievance redress mechanism, IA=implementing agency, LIEC = loan implementation environmental consultant, PMO = project management office, PMO-EO=PMO environment officer.

The assessment found the following: all of readiness requirements have been completed.

Conclusions and next steps.

 The two IAs (Li County and Yanshan University) that already signed civil work contracts already contracted environmental monitoring agency. The other IAs will recruit environmental monitoring agencies one month before civil work construction.  The IAs ensure contractors prepare site management plan and submit to IAs before civil work construction commencement  HPMO and LIEC to supervise and guide the implementation of above measures.

B. Implementation of the project mitigation measures

Implementation of the mitigation measures in the EMP is summarized in Table 6. This table is the same as Table A9.3 of the EMP but has 2 additional columns, to summarize the implementation status and compliance for each listed mitigation measure within the reporting period. During reporting period, only one civil work contract (LX-C01) has been implementing.. All of the other subprojects are still in design or bidding stage..

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Table 6 Project impacts, mitigation measures, and implementation status Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions 1.Detailed Institutional • PMO to appoint PMO-EO; PMO appointed Ms. Zhang Complied Design strengthening Zhongyang, as environment with Stage appointments officer in May 2018 (Refer to table 2). • Each implementing agency to Each implementing agency Complied appoint IA-ES; appointed one environment with officer in June 2018 (Refer to table 2) • PMO to engage LIEC PMO engaged Mr. Zhang Complied Defa from NAREE as LIEC in with May 2018. The LIEC was mobilized in June 2018. Design to • Design buildings in compliance Buildings are designed in Complied comply with with relevant design standards and compliance with relevant with relevant codes for energy-efficient, safe design standards. applicable and green public buildings, health, safety including but not limited to: GB and 50011-2010 (Building Seismic environmental Design Code); GB 50016-2006 codes and (Code of Design on Building Fire standards, Protection and Prevention); GB including 50189-2005 (Energy Conservation energy- Design for Public Buildings); efficient DB13(J)81-2009) and other building applicable design codes. codes and • Ensure no-use of VOC-emitting VOC-emitting materials are Complied specifications. materials (including paints, excluded during design with coatings, adhesives, carpet and furniture’s) to protect indoor air quality; • Ensure no asbestos or asbestos- Asbestos containing materials Complied containing material is used in are excluded with construction; • Incorporate energy-efficiency For subprojects already Complied measures defined the FSR and completed design, energy with IEE into building design. efficiency measures have been incorporated into the design. For subprojects that design under preparation, energy efficiency measures will be incorporated into the design • Incorporate noise-minimization Preliminary design is under To be design for Chengde Shuangluan preparation. complied with Elderly Care Center (comprising both double-glazing and landscaping). • Design on-site wastewater On-site wastewater Complied pretreatment facilities appropriate pretreatment facilities are with to subproject scale and quality of being design with treatment influent capacity of:  Chengde: design under preparation  Li County: 135.14m3/d

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions  Xinji City: 30 m3/d  Julu County: 30 m3/d  She County: 80 m3/d  Yanshan: use existing waste water treatment plant.

• Establish contracts with  Chengde: Not yet due Complied specialized contractors for  Li County: Will transport with cleaning and de-sludging; sludge to Li County sludge treatment center  Xinji City: already contacted and selected with specialized contractor. Will sign contract later.  Julu County: already contacted and selected with specialized contractor. Will sign contract later.  She County: already contacted and selected with specialized contractor.  Yanshan: existing waste water treatment plant

• Incorporate additional The designed thickness of Complied impermeable layer and leak impermeable layer is 0.7 cm with prevention measures on She and the leak prevention area county elderly care subproject is 150m2 wastewater pre-treatment facility in secondary water source protection zone (She county) Design waste • Design initial collection, safe Initial collection and safe Complied disposal temporary storage, and loading temporary storage and with processes facilities for medical waste loading facilities for medical disposal waste disposal is being designed • Establish contracts with Following contractors have Complied specialized contractors for proper been contracted for proper with disposal of medical waste disposal of medical waste:  Chengde: To be established  Li County: Will transport medical waste to Baoding Medical Waste Treatment Center for treatment  Xinji City: Will transport medical waste to Xinji No.1 Hospital and then transport to Medical Waste Disposal Center for treatment.  Julu County: Contracted with Xingtai Zhenghai Environmental Technology Co Ltd.  She County: To be established.

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions  Yanshan: To be established. Landscaping • Include landscaping and Landscaping and vegetation Complied to combine vegetation planting in detailed planting has been designed: with amenity with design.  Chengde: To be designed noise  Li County: 16,915.6m2 reduction and  Xinji City: 10,982 m2 dust  Julu County: 4,600 m2 screening.  She County: 4,300 m2  Yanshan: 2,000 m2 • Include dense foliage plantings Following dense foliage Complied (not less than 10m deep) along plantings have been with boundaries with roads or noise- designed: producing areas.  Chengde: To be designed  Li County: Along Fanli road, 100m length and 10m deep tress has been designed  Xinji City: 252 trees has been designed  Julu County: 55m trees has been designed along Xiping street  She County: 195m in length and 10m in deep trees have been designed along west YiZhong road.  Yanshan: Yanshan subproject has no significant noise producing source. • Plant trees and shrubs along • Chengde: To be designed Complied building edges to screen windows • Li County: 2,000 m2 shrub with from dust and particulates. will be planted • Xinji City: 252 trees and 1,090 m2 of shrub will be planted • Julu County: 20 trees and 500 m2 shrub • She County: 200 trees and 4000m2 shrub are designed • Yanshan: 140 trees and 400m2 shrubs Prepare • Develop emergency response plan Emergency planning and Complied emergency covering fire, earthquake, natural procedures already prepared. with planning and calamities, epidemic, air procedures contamination, infestation, explosion, and food safety to ensure safe environment for all elderly people and staff and visitors. Prepare • Develop anti-infection protocols Infection planning and Complied infection and response plans, including procedures already prepared with planning and quarantine and evacuation procedures procedures Prepare Air • Develop a set of procedures for Air Quality Protection and Complied Quality responding to poor air quality Response Plan have been with

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions Protection triggers in air quality forecasts prepared. and (from real time AQI forecasts by Response MEP) – changing from natural Plan ventilation to full air conditioning for periods when “unhealthy” air quality is forecast. 2. Construction Bidding • Translate EMP into Chinese and EMP has been translated into Complied preparation documents distribute to all parties Chinese and distributed to all with stage and parties in May 2018 contractors • Include an environmental section Technical specification for Complied in the technical specifications for bidders has been included in with bidders which lists EMP the bidding documents. requirements; • Ensure that construction contracts EMP provisions were Complied are responsive to EMP provisions attached to the civil work with and that mitigation and monitoring contracts. measures are adequately budgeted. Covid-19 • In response to COVID-19 Covid-19 prevention and Complied prevention outbreak, add following clauses to control clauses have been with bidding documents. The added to bidding documents contactors will be required: • to take all necessary precautions Contractors have prepared to maintain the health and safety Covid-19 prevention and of the Contractor’s Personnel control plan and emergency • to appoint a health and safety response plan. These plans officer at site, who will have the have been implemented. authority to issue directives for the purpose of maintaining the health and safety of all personnel authorized to enter and or work on the site and to take protective measures to prevent accidents • to ensure, in collaboration with local health authorities, that medical staff, first aid facilities, sick bay, ambulance services and any other medical services specified are available at all times at the site and at any accommodation • to ensure suitable arrangements are made for all necessary welfare and hygiene requirements and for the prevention of epidemics • to provide health and safety training for Contractor’s Personnel (which include project workers and all personnel that the Contractor uses on site, including staff and other employees of the Contractor and Subcontractors and any other personnel assisting the Contractor in carrying out project activities) • to put in place workplace processes for Contractor’s Personnel to report work situations that are not safe or healthy

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions • gives Contractor’s Personnel the right to report work situations which they believe are not safe or healthy, and to remove themselves from a work situation which they have a reasonable justification to believe presents an imminent and serious danger to their life or health (with no reprisal for reporting or removing themselves) • requires measures to be in place to avoid or minimize the spread of diseases including measures to avoid or minimize the transmission of communicable diseases that may be associated with the influx of temporary or permanent contract-related labor • to provide an easily accessible grievance mechanism to raise workplace concerns • to convene regular meetings with the project health and safety specialists and medical staff (and where appropriate the local health authorities), and to take their advice in designing and implementing the agreed measures GRM • Establish GRM in the PMO and GRM has been established in Complied establish local access points; each HPMO, and IAs. Local with access points will be established before construction • Brief and provide training to GRM Brief training already Complied access points; Disclose GRM to conducted in training events with affected people before every year. GRM focal point construction begins. for each subproject already publicized on websites. Training • Provide training to, PMO, First training workshop was Complied implementing agencies and conducted in January 2019, with contractors on implementation and second training workshop supervision of EMP, GRM, conducted in September reporting, in compliance with 2019. In 2020, two training training plan. events were provided, one to PMOs and IAs through virtual training, and another one to contractors and supervision company during site visit to Li County.

• Provide training to facility Not yet due To be operators on emergency response, complied with waste handling and air quality protection, in compliance with training plan. Site • Develop Site Management Plans The contractor of the Li Complied

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions Management responding to (i) all clauses and County subproject prepared with Plans requirements of this EMP; and (ii) site management plan. The including Occupational and other contractors are required Community Safety Plans and to prepare site management Emergency Response Plans plan before civil work commencement. Sensitive • Locate and identify nearby Sensitive receptors for noise Complied receptors sensitive receptors for noise and and dust have been identified with dust impacts at each construction during EIA preparation. site, and include them in the Site Site management plan Management Plan for the development for ongoing civil implementation of mitigation work construction site in Li measures. County was developed. Asbestos • Survey all buildings for demolition Asbestos survey was Complied contamination and buildings for renovation to conducted by the IAs and with discover and report on presence or design institutes together with absence of asbestos or asbestos- local township government, containing material no building was found containing asbestos. Asbestos • Where asbestos or asbestos- No asbestos were found Complied contamination containing material is found during survey. with develop asbestos removal and disposal plan in conjunction with accredited specialist contractor B. Construction 1. Soil Soil erosion • Prepare soil erosion control plan Implemented Being and (showing how runoff will be complied with sedimentation controlled at site perimeter to Soil erosion plan prepared control soil and water runoff, and and implemented. how disturbed areas will be reclaimed) as part of the Site Management Plans; • Construct intercepting ditches and drains to prevent runoff entering construction sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage; • Stabilize all earthwork disturbance areas within maximum 14 days after earthworks have ceased; • Contour and re-vegetate disturbed surface 2. Hazardous Soil and • Store chemicals/hazardous Implemented Being Materials water products and waste on complied with contamination impermeable surfaces in secure, Site inspection found no soil covered areas; and water contamination . • Remove all construction wastes issue from the site to approved waste disposal sites; • Provide spill cleanup measures and equipment at each construction site; • Conduct training in emergency spill response procedures. 3. Surface and Pollution of • Install water collection basins and Implemented Being Groundwater surface and sediment traps in all areas where complied with groundwater construction equipment is washed; Site inspection found no resources • Wastewater generated from the surface and groundwater

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions washing down of mixer trucks and pollution issue. drum mixers and similar Sewage from temporary equipment should wherever toilets, kitchen was stored in practicable be recycled; septic tank and emptied • Surplus wastewater and regularly and transported to wastewater generated from wastewater treatment plant building construction activities, for further treatment. including concreting, plastering, cleaning of works and similar Shexian county subproject activities should be discharged in construction was not started to sewer after removal of solids in a silt removal facility; • Sewage from temporary toilets, kitchens and similar facilities should be stored in an on-site facility (such as septic tank), emptied regularly and transported to a designated wastewater treatment plant for further treatment. • Employ extra caution in control of runoff and construction wastewater at Shexian county elderly care center due to water protection zoning.

4. Solid waste Safety hazard • Maximize reuse/recycling of Implemented Being and site construction and deconstruction complied with management wastes (e.g. iron, bricks, windows, Appropriate waste storage inefficiencies doors, steel bars etc.); containers were provided for from waste • Provide appropriate waste storage workers’ municipal garbage accumulation. containers for workers’ municipal and hazardous wastes, and Reduction of garbage and hazardous wastes; removed by licensed neighborhood • Install confined storage points of contractor from the amenity from solid wastes away from sensitive construction sites. inappropriate receptors, regularly haul to an disposal approved disposal site; • Use licensed contractors to remove wastes from the construction sites; • Prohibit burning of waste.

5. Noise Noise impacts • Maintain equipment and Implemented Being from machinery in good working order; complied with construction undertake regular equipment The sensitive point in Li activities maintenance, ensure compliance County located in the east of with PRC standard of GB12523- the project area, and the solid 2011; waste storage point is located • Operate between 0800H-2000H in the south of the project only and reach an agreement with area, more than 200 meters implementing agencies away from the sensitive point management and nearby residents regarding the timing of heavy machinery work, to avoid any unnecessary disturbances; nighttime works should only be conducted in exceptional cases, and a permit should be obtained

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions for that purpose; • Inform potentially affected people including nearby residents, through advanced meaningful consultations; • Identify sensitive receptor sites within 100m of construction (schools, medical centers) and erect temporary noise barriers to reduce noise impact on them; • Locate sites for concrete-mixing and similar activities on the site at the point furthest from any sensitive receptors and equip with noise barriers to ensure noise at boundaries complies with GB12523-2011; • Disseminate information on procedure of handling complaints through the GRM.

6. Ambient Air Dust pollution • Install dust-proof perimeter fences Implemented Being generated at each site prior to construction. complied with during The fence shall be at least 2m " construction high; • Spray water at least twice a day where fugitive dust is generated; • Cover trucks carrying earth, sand or stone with tarps or other suitable cover to avoid spilling and dust generation; • Regularly consult nearby residents to identify concerns, and implement additional dust control measures as necessary.

Air emissions • Maintain vehicles and construction Implemented Being from machineries to National V complied with construction emission standard (MEP 2016). vehicles and machinery

7. Physical Damage to • Establish chance-find procedures Implemented Being cultural known or for physical cultural resources; complied with resources unknown • If a new site is unearthed, work above or must be stopped immediately and below-ground the implementing agency and local cultural relics cultural relic bureau promptly notified, and construction will resume only after a thorough investigation and with the permission of appropriate authority.

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions Safety latrines and other sanitary arrangements at the site and work areas, and ensure that they are cleaned and maintained in a hygienic state; • Provide garbage receptacles at construction site; • Provide personal protection equipment (PPE) for workers in accordance with relevant health and safety regulations; • Develop an emergency response plan to take actions on accidents and emergencies; document and report occupational accidents, diseases, and incidents; organize fully equipped first-aid base at each construction site (part of Site Management Plan); • Establish Records Management System that will store and maintain easily retrievable records on occupational accidents, diseases, and incidents. • Train all construction workers in basic sanitation and hygiene issues, general health in basic sanitation and hygiene issues, general health and safety maters, and on the specific hazards of their work; • Posters drawing attention on site safety, rescue and industrial health regulations shall be made or obtained from the appropriate sources and will be displayed prominently in relevant areas of the site. • Special measures in response to COVID-19 outbreak: • Develop an onsite health and safety plan especially in response to COVID-19 • Develop an emergency response plan in response to COVID-19 outbreak • Provide separate garbage receptacles for masks and medical waste if there are at construction site; • Provide personal protection equipment (PPE) for workers in accordance with relevant COVID- 19 prevention and control guidelines; • to minimize movement in and out of site. • Workers accommodated on site should be required to minimize

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions contact with people near the site, so that contact with local communities is avoided • Establishing a system for controlling entry/exit to the site, securing the boundaries of the site, and establishing designating entry/exit points (if they do not already exist). Entry/exit to the site should be documented • Training staff who will be monitoring entry to the site, providing them with the resources they need to document entry of workers, conducting temperature checks and recording details of any worker that is denied entry. • Confirming that workers are fit for work before they enter the site or start work. While procedures should already be in place for this, special attention should be paid to workers with underlying health issues or who may be otherwise at risk. Consideration should be given to demobilization of staff with underlying health issues • Checking and recording temperatures of workers and other people entering the site or requiring self-reporting prior to or on entering the site. • Providing daily briefings to workers prior to commencing work, focusing on COVID-19 specific considerations including cough etiquette, hand hygiene and distancing measures, using demonstrations and participatory methods • Preventing a worker from an affected area or who has been in contact with an infected person from returning to the site for 14 days or (if that is not possible) isolating such worker for 14 days • Preventing a sick worker from entering the site, referring them to local health facilities if necessary or requiring them to isolate at home for 14 days • Training workers and staff on site on the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, how it is spread, how to protect themselves (including regular handwashing and social distancing) and what to do if they or other people have symptoms • Placing posters and signs around

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions the site, with images and text in local languages • Ensuring handwashing facilities supplied with soap, disposable paper towels and closed waste bins exist at key places throughout site. Alcohol based sanitizer (if available, 60-95% alcohol) can also be used. • Setting aside part of worker accommodation for precautionary self-quarantine as well as more formal isolation of staff who may be infected • Providing cleaning staff with adequate cleaning equipment, materials and disinfectant • Review general cleaning systems, training cleaning staff on appropriate cleaning procedures and appropriate frequency in high use or high-risk areas • Where it is anticipated that cleaners will be required to clean areas that have been or are suspected to have been contaminated with COVID-19, providing them with appropriate PPE: gowns or aprons, gloves, eye protection (masks, goggles or face screens) and boots or closed work shoes. If appropriate PPE is not available, cleaners should be provided with best available alternatives • Training cleaners in proper hygiene (including handwashing) prior to, during and after conducting cleaning activities; how to safely use PPE (where required); in waste control (including for used PPE and cleaning materials) • Any medical waste produced during the care of ill workers should be collected safely in designated containers or bags and treated and disposed of following relevant requirements • Decreasing the size of work teams, and limiting the number of workers on site at any one time Limiting the number of workers on site at any one time • Adapting or redesigning work processes for specific work activities and tasks to enable social distancing, and training workers on these processes

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions • Reviewing work methods to reduce use of construction PPE, in case supplies become scarce or the PPE is needed for medical workers or cleaners. This could include, e.g. trying to reduce the need for dust masks by checking that water sprinkling systems are in good working order and are maintained or reducing the speed limit for haul trucks • Arranging (where possible) for work breaks to be taken in outdoor areas within the site • Consider changing canteen layouts and phasing meal times to allow for social distancing and phasing access • Where possible, workers should be provided with a single well- ventilated room (open windows and door). Where this is not possible, isolation facilities should allow at least 1 meter between workers in the same room, separating workers with curtains, if possible. Sick workers should limit their movements, avoiding common areas and facilities and not be allowed visitors until they have been clear of symptoms for 14 days • Conducting preliminary discussions with specific medical facilities, to agree what should be done in the event of ill workers needing to be referred • Establishing an agreed protocol for communications with local emergency/medical services • If a worker has symptoms of COVID-19 (e.g. fever, dry cough, fatigue) the worker should be removed immediately from work activities and isolated on site • Co-workers (i.e. workers with whom the sick worker was in close contact) should be required to stop work, and be required to quarantine themselves for 14 days, even if they have no symptoms • If a case of COVID-19 is confirmed in a worker on the site, visitors should be restricted from entering the site and worker groups should be isolated from each other as much as possible • If workers live at home and has a

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions family member who has a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19, the worker should quarantine themselves and not be allowed on the project site for 14 days, even if they have no symptoms.

Community • Prepare traffic control plan within Implemented Being Health and and around project site and/or complied with Safety communities during construction, to be approved by local traffic management administration. The plan shall include provisions for diverting or scheduling construction traffic to avoid peak traffic hours, regulating traffic at road crossings with an emphasis on ensuring public safety through clear signage; • Assign personnel to direct pedestrians around dangerous work areas; • Ensure that all sites are secure, discouraging access through appropriate fencing; place clear signs at construction sites in view of the people at risk (including workers and nearby communities), warning people of potential dangers such as moving vehicles, hazardous materials, excavations, and raising awareness on safety issues; • Erect safety barricades around all excavations; • Return machinery to its overnight storage area/position; • Return machinery to its overnight storage area/position; • Hold a public consultation meeting prior to commencing construction to discuss issues associated with ensuring the safety of nearby communities in vicinity of the construction site. • Communications should be clear, regular, based on fact and designed to be easily understood by community members • Communications should utilize available means. In most cases, face-to-face meetings with the community or community representatives will not be possible. Other forms of communication should be used; posters, pamphlets, radio, text

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions message, electronic meetings • The community should be made aware of procedures put in place at site to address issues related to COVID-19. This should include all measures being implemented to limit or prohibit contact between workers and the community

C. Operation 1. Wastewater Health hazard • Provide adequate solid waste Not yet due To be and site collection facilities in all buildings; complied with amenity • Promote segregation of waste deterioration through (i) provision of separate from collection bins for paper, inappropriate biodegradable waste, metallic garbage waste, and other wastes; and (ii) disposal provision of training and awareness raising for facility staff; • Establish contracts with waste collection service providers for different types of waste; • Regularly clean and disinfect waste collection facilities.

2. Solid waste Health hazard • All medical waste to be stored Not yet due To be from separately and not segregated for complied with inappropriate recycling; disposal of • Implement ongoing contracts with medical specialized contractors for this waste purpose.

3. Health and Promote • For fire protection, maintain (i) fire Not yet due To be Safety community separation distance (access for complied with health and timely fire-fighting and rescue) not safety only from the adjacent buildings but also any combustible surroundings; (ii) secured sectors (fire compartment, smoke compartment) both horizontally or vertically; (iii) fire and smoke detection and alarm systems; (iv) fireproof dividing walls, doors and windows between rooms; (v) emergency lighting. • For accident prevention, maintain all: (i) alarm-help devices; (ii) appropriate bed heights and other furniture; (iii) wall and staircases hand rails; (iv) avoidance of slippery surfaces; and (v) safe kitchens in assisted-living areas. • For disorientation prevention for dementia patients, maintain: (i) design features, colors, signs, photos and internal landmarks; (ii)

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions surveillance at entrances, exits and reception areas. • Ensure janitorial staff are employed and properly trained for hygiene control. • Regularly inspect toilet and bathroom facilities for cleanliness. • Regularly inspect kitchens and food storage for cleanliness and food safety.

Air quality • Regularly maintain air conditioning Not yet due To be protection for system, including cleaning and complied with residents replacement of all filters; • Maintain landscape and tree and shrub plantings to catch airborne dust and particulates from outside the site; • Implement air quality protection plan – monitor PM2.5 forecasts (from real time AQI forecasts by MEP) and revert to fully air conditioned facility (no natural ventilation) on trigger days.

Implement • Publicize, train and practice Not yet due To be emergency emergency response plans. complied with planning • Publicize, train and practice anti- procedures infection response plans. • Develop emergency response plan in response to COVID-19 outbreak • Provide enough PPE to staff and residents • Implement social distancing • Obtaining information as to the resources and capacity of local medical services (e.g. number of beds, availability of trained staff and essential supplies). • Establishing an agreed protocol for communications with local emergency/medical services • For restaurants, canteens, offices, meeting rooms, toilets and other places where people gather, special personnel shall be arranged to be responsible for regular disinfection and air circulation • If there are residents confirmed by the hospital, the implementing agency shall immediately report to the local health commission and take all effective measures to control the source of infection, cut off the route of infection and protect the susceptible population, • Immediately block the dormitories

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Item/Media Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in Implementation status, In Impacts EMP issues identified and compliance? corrective actions and teams where the patients are, and wait for the treatment opinions from the health department and relevant competent departments • All places that the patient visited should be thoroughly disinfected. Disinfection must be carried out in strict accordance with the standard operation. Ventilation should be carried out after disinfection • The IA should cooperate with the health department to carry out epidemiological investigation. Follow up should be carried out to the places where the infectious patients have visited and the personnel they have contacted, and take necessary isolation and observation measures.

ADB = Asia Development Bank; IEE=initial environmental examination; FSR=feasible study report; IA=implementing agency; LIEC = Loan Implementation Environmental Consultant; PMO = Project Management Office; EMP = Environmental Management Plan; EPB = Environment Protection Bureau.

Based on Table 5: All measures for design and construction phase have been/being implemented except 2 measures to be implemented are not yet due as the Chengde subproject design is still under preparation. Measures for operation phase are to be implemented due to no subproject is under operation during reporting period.

Conclusions and next steps. During reporting period, institutional strengthening appointments has been conducted and incompliance with the EMP. All of the measures proposed in the EMP have been incorporated into the subproject designs except Chengde subproject whose design is still under preparation. Mitigation measures defined in the EMP are being implemented. Next steps include:

 The Chengde subproject IA ensure the design institute to incorporate all of the measures proposed in the EMP into detail design  HPMO monitor the progress of environmental design of the Chengde subproject.

C. Implementation of the project monitoring program

Contract of Environment Monitoring Agency. During reporting period, Li County subproject started civil work contract and Yanshan University awarded civil work contract but no construction initiated. The Li County IA contracted Hebei Maochengda Environmental Test Co. Ltd., and the Yanshan University contracted Hebei Xinfeng Test Company to undertake external monitoring for the subprojects. The other IAs will contract external monitoring agency at least one month before civil work construction.

Internal monitoring. The LIEC have provided training to IAs, contractor and supervision company of Li County subproject on conducting internal environmental monitoring and preparation of related reports. (i) Regular site inspections have been performed by CSC

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Environment Officer with assistance on daily basis, and the internal monitoring results have been prepared by the CSCs and submitted to IA for review on a monthly basis; (ii) Regular site inspection performed by IA on weekly basis; (ii) Random site inspections performed by HPMO and County PMO. During reporting area, the HPMO visited project sites 4 times to Li County, Yanshan University, Xinji and Chengde. The internal monitoring complied with the EMP.

External Monitoring. Till then end of reporting period, Li County started civil work construction and Yanshan University signed civil work contract but no civil work initiated. Li County conducted baseline monitoring in April and monitoring during construction in July and November 2020, and Yanshan University conducted baseline monitoring in June 2020. Regarding to the monitoring frequency, the PMO suggested adjusting it from monthly to quarterly and the ADB agreed during the virtual review mission in 2020. Monitoring results are presented in Appendix 2.

Conclusions and next steps.

 The IAs with assistance of CSCs will conduct internal monitoring during implementation of the subprojects.  External environmental monitoring agencies will be recruited by each IA one month before civil work construction.

D. Public consultations and grievance redress mechanism

This section describes the public consultations undertaken and establishment of the project grievance redress mechanism (GRM).

Public consultations. During preparation of the subproject EIAs, public consultation has been conducted by IAs with assistance of EIA teams. During this reporting period, Li County IA and LX-C1 contractor consulted with the nearby residents on the construction time, water and power supply, and road use during construction on 10 March 2020 and 20 December 2020. Nine residents were consulted. The residents concerned mostly on the road damage by the heavy transportation vehicle during construction. The contractor of LX-C1 conducted road rehabilitation to the access road. Field visit of the LIEC in September 2020 found that the road condition is fine.

Grievance redress mechanism. A project specific GRM has been established. The HPMO has established a safeguard department including one environmental officer. Six IAs also designated staff to be responsible for operating and managing GRM. Table 7 provides contact details of these staff. Mostly the contact list of environmental GRM entrance points overlaps with the designated staff in the Project environmental management system as shown in Table 3. Complaints can be received and dealt with via various entry points, including the municipal government public complaints hotline (number 12345) and EPB’s (number 12369). The GRM entry points have been publicized at the local government websites (see Table 7)

Table 7 Contact details of GRM focal personnel PMO and IAs Name Website Provincial PMO Zhang Zhongyang http://cf17776714.icoc.bz/nd.jsp?id=1&from=singlemess 1. Chengde Wang Lijun age&isappinstalled=0#_np=106_380 2. Julu County Ni Yunfang http://www.jlxyy.cn/content.aspx?aid=322 3. Li County Feng Lili http://www.lixian.gov.cn/content-1111-6845.html

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PMO and IAs Name Website http://www.sx.hd.gov.cn/sxxx/News_View.asp?NewsID 4. She County Sun Xintao =1960 5. Xinji Guo Lingyan http://info.xinji.gov.cn:8081/info/content.jsp?code=8015 6.Yanshan University Ouyang Yuan https://cec.ysu.edu.cn/info/2039/2106.htm JL-C01 contractor To be added JL-C01 CSC To be added Hebei Construction LX-C01 contractor Group Co., Ltd Mr. Zhang Shugeng Baoding No.3 Engineering LX-C01 CSC Construction Supervision Co., Ltd Mr. Qu Qiang CD-C01 contractor To be added CD-C01 CSC To be added CD-C02 contractor To be added CD-C02 CSC To be added SX-C01 contractor To be added SX-C01 CSC To be added XJ-C01 contractor To be added XJ-C01 CSC To be added Municipal government Hotline 12345 (hotline) Local EPB 12369 (hotline)

Most of the subprojects are still in bidding stage and only Li County started construction. No grievance was documented during the reporting period.

Conclusions and next steps. The GRM has been established and appointed GRM coordinators within the HPMO and IAs. No grievance was documented during reporting period. If there are any petitions and/or complaints, the related agencies will make records in accordance with Table 8.

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Table 8 Summary Record of Petitions and/or Complaints

Types of petitions date grievance was lodged with date grievance was resolved by date of follow up Name or and/or scope of Community/ Community/ Community No. number of remark complaints(oral or grievances village Contractor IA PMO village Contractor IA PMO / village Contractor IA PMO APs written) committee committee committee

E. Training and capacity building

Two environmental training sessions were conducted during the reporting period. The first training was conducted when the project environmental consulting experts visited the construction site of Li County subproject. Participants are from County PMO, IA, contractor and CSCs. Topics are implementation of mitigation measures, environment supervision and GRM. The second training was organized by PPMO in in September 2020. Participants include all environmental persons from PMOs and IAs. The training content is the implementation of environmental management plan. Moreover, the LIEC conducted environmental training focusing on environment monitoring via various phone calls to HPMO and IAs.

Table 9 Training for environmental safeguards conducted during the reporting period # Topic Trainees Content Trainees Date Outcomes M F Environmental HPMO, IAs SPS, domestic 17 13 24 Sep Trainees demonstrated safeguard environmental laws, 2020 good understanding of policy international best practice for regulatory frameworks; construction;

EMP Environmental management Trainees expressed implementation responsibilities during appreciation for training, construction; reporting format requested further for EMP compliance; issues guidance concerning and corrective actions; environmental opportunities for management and improvement of EMP; monitoring procedures and reporting format. Further training required contractors and CSCs

Environmental Environmental monitoring HPMO and IAs monitoring, requirements and reporting understand both internal inspection and system. monitoring and external reporting environmental monitoring is needed. Further training required to environmental monitoring agencies, contractors and CSCs GRM GRM structure, Basic understanding of responsibilities, steps; types GRM concepts of grievances, eligibility achieved. GRM focal assessment; gender points have been responsive GRM reporting publicized at local procedures government websites after training. Further training to contractors and CSCs required during construction.

# Topic Trainees Content Trainees Date Outcomes M F Environmental Li County SPS, domestic 6 4 15 Sep. Trainees demonstrated safeguard IAs, LX-C1 environmental laws, 2020 good understanding of policy contractor international best practice for regulatory frameworks; and CSCs construction;

EMP Key points of Green Trainees expressed implementation Construction; appreciation for training, Environmental management requested further responsibilities during guidance concerning construction; reporting format environmental for EMP compliance; issues management and and corrective actions; monitoring procedures opportunities for and reporting format. improvement of EMP; Further training required for contractors and CSCs

Environmental Environmental monitoring HPMO and IAs monitoring, requirements and reporting understand both internal inspection and system. monitoring and external reporting environmental monitoring is needed. Further training required to environmental monitoring agencies, contractors and CSCs

GRM GRM structure, Basic understanding of responsibilities, steps; types GRM concepts of grievances, eligibility achieved. GRM focal assessment; gender points have been responsive GRM reporting publicized at local procedures government websites after training. Further training to contractors and CSCs required during construction.

Total trainees 23 17 Grand total: 40

Conclusions and next steps. Next steps include:

 The LIEC to provide training to HPMO, IAs, contractors and supervision companies during sites visits to other subproject sites.

F. Implementation of health and safety plan in response to COVID-19

In response to the official letter from ADB requests necessary action against COVID-19 risk, the HPMO prepared a project level COVID-19 risk assessment. All contractors prepared

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health and safety plan. These H&S plans have been endorsed by the HPMO. Summary COVID-19 risk assessment and implementation of the H&S plan are presented below.

1. COVID-19 impact on the Project

The construction was suspended since the first outbreak in December 2020 in accordance with the requirements of the national epidemic prevention policy. The emergency response level of public health emergencies in Hebei Province was downgraded from level 1 to level 2 in 30 April, 2020, and further downgraded to level 3 in 6 June 2020. The project began to restart gradually. However, from early January 2021 to middle February 2021, the Hebei Province especially Shijiazhuang City encountered second outbreak of COVID-19. Risk level in some districts such as Gaocheng in Shijiazhuang City and Nangong in Xingtai City were adjusted from low-risk areas to middle risk areas in 4 January 2021. The risk level in all these districts were downgraded to low risk areas by 22 February 2021.

• Due to the national wide lockdown in PRC in January and February 2020, all of the project construction sites were closed until March 2020. The COVID-19 caused one month delay comparing with the planned construction schedule.

• The epidemic has prevented construction personnel and laborers from being in place on time. Strict personnel movement control measures have been implemented by various localities have led to a significant reduction in the number of workers moving across regions and provinces in the short term. Construction personnel may be in short supply for a certain period of time, which will hinder the progress of the project. In addition, at early stage of reopening of construction site in March 2020, workers from other places were quarantined for 14 days, and the quarantine period has forced the delay of some projects.

• The epidemic has led to an increase in construction costs. After the national epidemic ended, a large number of projects were restarted. The price of construction materials and equipment has risen, and the cost of transportation and logistics has risen. The shortage of human resources and equipment will also cause the cost of employment to increase rapidly. In addition, the various disinfection, protective measures, and labor costs for the prevention and control of the epidemic also led to an increase in construction costs.

• At present, all counties in Hebei Province are low-risk areas.

2. Resumption of the works and precaution measures

Preparation. According to the provincial, municipal and local county regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control. The contractors implement the following measures:

• Developed H&S plan, The HPMO issued a notice requiring each sub-project to formulate its own COVID-19 prevention and control manual in accordance with the policies and regulations of the national and Hebei Provincial governments on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. For the ongoing civil work construction subproject in Li County, the contractor of LX-C1, Hebei Construction Group Co., developed H&S Plan and Emergency Response Plan in 25 February 2020. The contractor adopted strict prevention and control measures to ensure that there are no conformed or suspected cases within the project area,

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ensuring the orderly development of project construction and the health and safety of employees. • Established register system. Implemented "one person, one file" management to master the health status of each returning worker and family members and travel information during the Spring Festival holidays. • Prepared sufficient epidemic protection materials. All contractors provided employees with protective articles such as masks, gloves, thermometers, hand sanitizer, disinfectant, alcohol and other disinfection articles, set up isolation rooms, and purchased emergency equipment such as protective clothing, goggles and medical equipment. • Carry out comprehensive disinfection in the construction sites. Before the re- opening of construction site, cleaned up the construction sites, living and office areas in the project area according to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control. • Arranged construction plan reasonably. The contractors rearranged the construction plan during the epidemic period; implement decentralized construction to reduce the aggregation construction area as far as possible. • Testing. All citizens who lived in Julu County and Xinji City conducted two rounds of nucleic acid test in early January 2021. • Supervision. The HPMO and Li County PMO have strengthened the site inspection on the implementation of health and safety plan. Make full use of telephone and network communication to keep abreast of the progress of COVID-19 prevention and control work, and regard epidemic prevention and control and safe production as the prerequisite and basis for resumption of production and work, implement preventive measures, and promptly guide and urge contractors to prepare prevention and control materials and establish regulations, strengthen epidemic prevention and control training, ensure that epidemic prevention and control and safety production standards are orderly, and avoid the spread of the epidemic.

Approval. Three days in advance of opening or re-opening construction sites, all contractors submitted following documents to county level Leading Group for COVID-19 outbreak prevention and control. Following documents were provided and approval have been obtained, including:

• Record form for opening or re-opening construction sites; • COVID-19 outbreak prevention and control commitment • COVID-19 outbreak prevention and control plan, and emergency response plan; • Construction resumption plan (mainly including resumption time, number and source of returning personnel, construction plan, raw material procurement and product sales place, logistics and transportation, and epidemic situation

G. Due diligence for project scope changes

During last reporting period, minor changes in scope of the project were proposed by four subprojects IAs (Xiji City, Li County, She County and Julu County). The changes mainly include (i) reduction in numbers of home and community-based care (HCBC) centres; (ii) location changes of HCBC centres. . Environmental due diligence on subproject changes has been undertaken by the PPMO, IAs with assistance of LIEC. An DDR was prepared based on environment safeguards due diligence, which includes the following: (i) a review of the preliminary designs; (ii) a review

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of domestic environmental register tables for the subprojects; (iii)) site visits conducted by PPMO, IAs and LIEC; and (iv) discussions with key project stakeholders, including local ecological and environment bureaus (EEBs), DRC, land administration bureaus; (v) consultation with the residents local of communities and villages.

The DDR has been completed and posted on the ADB website in September 2019.

During this reporting period, no project scope change was proposed.

H. Costs of EMP implementation

An estimation of the total costs spent to implement the EMP is difficult, because (i) the costs are spread across the PPMO, IAs, contractors, CSCs, LIEC, and external monitoring agencies; (ii) the costs for environmental management are usually included within the lump sum contract amounts between the PMO and contractors or other agencies. However, an estimate of total costs spent to date is summarized in Table 10:

Table 10 Summary of Environmental Cost EMP estimation Actual Cost Contractor Item PPMO IAs 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total and CSCs MITIGATION (EMP Table

A9.3) PRE-CONSTRUCTION A.1 Air Quality Protection Plan 70,000 70,000 70,000 A..2 GRM 5,000 35,000 14,000 26,000 40,000 A.2 Asbestos survey and 100,000 removal planning 100,000 100,000 CONSTRUCTION 0 B.2 Soil and water 100,000 contamination 15,000 15,000 B.3 Pollution of surface and 120,000 groundwater 17,000 17,000 B.4 Construction and domestic 30,000 solid wastes 4,500 4,500 B.5 Noise and vibration 100,000 15,000 15,000 B.6 Dust management 100,000 15,000 15,000 B.6 Vehicle emissions 35,000 5,000 5,000 B.8 Site health and safety 55,000 8,000 8,000 B.8 Community safety 100,000 15,000 15,000 Sub-total 5,000 105,000 740,000 14,000 196,000 94,500 0 0 304,500 MONITORING (EMP Table

A9.5) CONSTRUCTION Internal monitoring Dust and noise 120,000 17,000 17,000 Water quality 120,000 17,000 17,000

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EMP estimation Actual Cost Contractor Item PPMO IAs 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total and CSCs Soil erosion and contamination 30,000 5,000 5,000 Solid and liquid waste 30,000 management 5,000 5,000 Site health and safety 30,000 5,000 5,000 External monitoring 0 Dust and noise 400,000 30,000 30,000 OPERATION 0 External monitoring 0 Odor from hospital WWTP 60,000 (Xinji and Shuangluan) 0 0 Groundwater quality at Shexian 40,000 County Elderly Care Center 0 0 Sub-total 500,000 330,000 0 0 79,000 0 0 79,000 TRAINING (EMP Table A9.8) EMP implementation 24,000 12,000 6,000 18,000 GRM 12,000 6,000 3,000 9,000 Environmental monitoring 12,000 6,000 3,000 9,000 Emergency procedures 36,000 18,000 9,000 27,000 Solid and medicinal waste 18,000 9,000 4,500 13,500 Air quality protection 18,000 9,000 4,500 13,500 Sub-total 120,000 0 60,000 30,000 0 0 90,000 GRAND TOTAL CNY 125,000 605,000 1,070,000 14,000 256,000 203,500 0 0 473,500

Based on these estimates, the total amount spent during reporting period for implementation of the EMP is approximately CNY 203,500. The grand total cumulative cost for EMP implementation to date is CNY 473,500.

I. Compliance with loan and project assurances

The loan agreement and project agreement between the government and ADB includes 10 assurances (or “covenants”) for environmental safeguards and/or related to environmental issues (Appendix 1). These relate to the timely and effective implementation of the EMP, as well as project-specific assurances tailored to the current project. Compliance with these assurances is a condition of the loan and project agreements. For the current reporting period, all of the 10 assurances are being complied with.

J. Actions Taken for Following-Up Issues Documented in the ADB Review Missions

On 9-11 November 2020, a virtual review mission from the Asian Development Bank was conducted to review the project progress, including the status of EMP implementation. Environmental issues described in the mission memorandum of understanding (MOU) and corrective actions taken, are summarized in Table 11.

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Table 11 Actions to Address Environment Safeguard Issues Identified in the ADB Mission on 13-17 May 2019 When Whom What Corrective Action During project HPMO and All COVID-19 prevention measures H&S plan was prepared by the PPMO. implementation IAs should be conducted carefully to The LX-C1 contractor prepared more mitigate the potential impacts on detail H&S plan and emergency plan in project implementation February 2020. All measures have been implemented. During Contractors To strengthen the dust control Mitigation measures are being construction by conduct relevant mitigation implemented including regular cleaning measures in a timely manner project sites, water spraying and wheel washing. During IAs To accelerate the mobilization Two external monitoring have been construction of external monitoring agencies contracted to conduct external in a timely manner to comply monitoring for Li County and Yanshan with all requirements. University subprojects. Other IAs will contract external monitoring agencies before civil work construction 31 January HPMO Submit the third EMR covering the This report 2021 period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

V. ISSUES IDENTIFIED AND LESSONS LEARND

Key issues. No key environmental issues were found during reporting period.

Lessons learned. No lessons learned.

VI. NEXT STEPS

Based on the findings of this EMR, actions and next steps are summarized in Table 12.

Table 12 Environmental issues and Corrective Actions Issue Action By When By Whom Training The LIEC provide formal training through New civil work LIEC workshop to new contractors and CSCs construction initiated External Each IA recruit one environmental monitoring One month before IAs environmental agency civil work monitoring construction Construction site Prepare site management plan before construction Contractors management commencement GRM disclosure Disclose GRM focal points to affected people at before construction Contractors, the main entrance to each construction site. commencement IAs COVID-19 All new contractors will be required to prepare During Contractors, prevention their own H&S plan and all COVID-19 prevention implementation IAs measures should be conducted carefully to mitigate the potential impacts on project implementation

APPENDIX 1. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCES

This appendix lists the environmental safeguard assurances for the project and the status of compliance with these assurances during the reporting period.

Page / Section Assurance Status of Compliance Reference LOAN AGREEMENT SCHEDULE 4 – Procurement of Goods, Works and Consulting

Services – Condition for Award of Contract The Borrow shall, through HPG, cause the Relevant Local Governments and the Project Implementing Agencies not to award and Works contract which involves environmental impacts until the 18 Being complied with. Project implementing Agencies have caused the relevant provisions from the EMP to be incorporated into the Works contract. PROJECT AGREEMENT SCHEDULE – Execution of Project; Environmental, Social,

Financial and Other Matters Onlending Agreements Within 3 months of the Effective Date, HPG shall or shall cause each Relevant Local Government to execute and deliver and Onlending Agreements with its respective Project Implementing Agency. Each Onlending Agreement shall include covenants requiring the Project Implementing Agencies to implement the Project as provided in this agreement, the Loan Agreement and the PAM, including, without limitation, provisions which: 9 Being complied with. a) Require the Project Implementing Agency to carry out its Subproject and deliver the services under its Subproject with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound technical, financial, managerial, social and environmental standards and practices, and to maintain adequate records; (c) require that the Project implementing Agency implement the EMP Environment HPG shall cause the Relevant Local Governments and the Project Implementing Agency to ensure that the preparation, design, construction, implementation, operation and decommissioning of the Project facilities comply with (a) all applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower relating to environment, health and safety; (b) the 12 Being complied with Environmental Safeguards; and (c) all measures and requirements set forth in the IEE, the EMP, and any corrective or preventative actions (i) set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report, or (ii) which are subsequently agreed between ADB and HPG. Human and Financial Resources to Implement Safeguards

Requirements HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Government and the Project implementing Agencies to make available necessary 12 Being complied with budgetary and human resources to fully implement the EMP and RPs Safeguards – Related Provisions in Bidding Documents and

Works Contracts HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Government and the Project implementing Agencies to ensure that all bidding documents and contractors for Works contain provisions require contractors to: a) Comply with the measures relevant to the contractor set forth 13 Being complied with in the IEE, the EMP and the RPs (to the extent they concern impacts on the respective affected people under the Environmental Safeguards and the Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards during construction), and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in (i) a Safeguards Monitoring

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Page / Section Assurance Status of Compliance Reference Report, or (ii) subsequently agreed between ADB and HPG; b) Make available a budget for all such environmental and social measures; c) Provide HPG, the Relevant Local Governments and the Project implementing Agencies with a written notice of any unanticipated environmental or resettlement risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP and the RPs; d) Take necessary actions to avoid interruptions to water supply, wastewater collection, electricity, and other utility services during construction of the Project; e) Adequately record the condition of roads, agricultural land and other infrastructure prior to starting to transport materials and construction; f) Reinstate pathways, other local infrastructure, and agricultural land to at least their pre-project condition upon the completion of construction. HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Governments and the Project implementing Agencies to implement a “Green Public Procurement” policy, with reference to the Public Procurement List of Energy Saving Products (NDRC & MOF, 2011, or as updated) and Public Procurement List of Environmental Labelling Products 13 Being complied with (MEP & MOR, 2011, or as updated), where these are applicable. Furthermore, HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Government and the Project Implementing Agencies to include in equipment procurement bidding documents, the detail requirements for this Green Public Procurement. Safeguard Monitoring and Reporting HPG shall do the following: a) Submit Safeguards Monitoring Reports to ADB (i) In respect of implementation of and compliance with Environmental Safeguards and the EMP, annually during construction, implementation and operation of the Project and the EMP, until the issuance of ADB’s Project completion report unless a longer period is agreed in the EMP, and disclose relevant information from such reports to the respective affected people under the Environmental Safeguards and the Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards 14 Being complied with plans promptly upon submission; b) If any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and impacts arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP and the RPs, promptly inform ADB of the occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan; c) Report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMP or the RPs promptly after becoming aware of the breach. Prohibited List of investments HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Government and the Project Implementing Agencies to ensure that no proceeds of the 14 Being complied with loan are used to finance any activity included in the list of prohibited investment activities provided in Appendix 5 of the SPS. Labor Standards, Health and Safety HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Governments and the Implementing Agencies to ensure that the core labor standards and the Borrower’s applicable laws and regulations are complied with 14 Being complied with during Project implementation. HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Governments and the Implementing Agencies to

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Page / Section Assurance Status of Compliance Reference include specific provisions in the bidding documents and contracts financed by ADB under the Project requiring that the contractors, among other things: (a) comply with the Borrower’s applicable labor law and regulations and incorporate applicable workplace occupational safety norms; (b) do not use child labor; (c) do not discriminate workers in respect of employment and occupation; (d) do not use forced labor; and € disseminate, or engage appropriate service providers to disseminate, information on the risks of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, to the employees of contractors engaged under the Project and to members of the local communities surrounding the Project areas, particularly women. HPG shall and shall cause the Relevant Local Governments and the Project Implementing Agencies to strictly monitor compliance with 14 Being complied with the requirements set forth in paragraph 16 above and provide ADB with regular reports.

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APPENDIX 2. MONITORING DATA

A. Monitoring Method

Monitoring method and detection limit for each parameter is shown in Table A2-1.

Table A2-1 Environmental quality detection methods Parameters Analysis Method Standard Detection limit Air. Technical specifications for ambient air quality monitoring (HJ194-2017) TSP Gravimetric method GB/T 15432-1995 0.001 mg/m3 Noise: Environmental quality standard for noise Noise Noise meter GB 3096-2008 /

B. Li County Subproject

1. External Monitoring Agency

The environmental monitoring for Li County subproject was conducted by Hebei maochengda Environmental Testing Technology Co., Ltd. The company obtained the laboratory qualification of Hebei Province in August 2014. It is a third-party environmental testing institution certified by Hebei Provincial Quality Supervision and Administration Bureau.

2. Monitoring Location

The distribution of the monitoring locations for water, air, noise is shown in Table A2-2 and Figure A2-1.

Table A2-2 Monitoring locations of Li County Subproject Item Location Noise #1 North boundary #2 West boundary (north part) #3 West boundary (south part) #4 South boundary #5 East boundary (south part) #6 East boundary (north part) #7 Community of Li County Chengguan Land Administration Office Air Community of Li County Chengguan Land Administration Office

Figure A2-1 Distribution map of the monitoring points of Li County subproject

3. Monitoring Frequency

Baseline monitoring. Baseline air quality, noise level monitoring was conducted in April 2020.

Construction phase monitoring. During this reporting period, air quality and noise level were monitored on 1 July 2020 and 6 November 2020.

Operation phase monitoring. Not yet due.

4. Monitoring results

a. Air quality

Air quality monitoring results are presented in Table A2-3 . The results show that air quality in the sensitive site cannot meet Class II Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-2012). This is mainly because the baseline TSP level is high.

Table A2-4 Air Quality monitoring results of Li County subproject (Daily average: unit: µg/L)

Date Location TSP Class II Standard (GB3095-2012) Baseline 21 April 2020 Community of Li County Chengguan Land 463 300 Administration Office Construction 1 July 2020 Community of Li County Chengguan Land 414 300 Administration Office 6 Nov 2020 Community of Li County Chengguan Land 401 300 Administration Office

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b. Noise

Noise monitoring results are presented in Table A2-4 The results show that noise level at boundaries of all construction sites meet with Emission Standard of Environment Noise for Boundary of Construction Site (GB12523-2011), and noise level at sensitive site meet with Environment Quality Standard for Noise (GB3096-2008). Moreover, the noise levels at construction sites are similar to baseline noise levels.

Table A2-5 Noise monitoring results of Li County subproject (Unit: dB)

Date Location Date Night Standard Baseline 21 April #1 North boundary 57.1 47.0 GB 12523-2011 2020 #2 West boundary (north part) 55.5 43.8 Day: 70, Night 55 #3 West boundary (south part) 55.9 46.1 #4 South boundary 55.1 45.4 #5 East boundary (south part) 54.8 44.3 #6 East boundary (north part) 54.2 43.7 #7 Community of Li County Chengguan 54.6 44.7 GB3096-2008 Land Administration Office Day: 60; Night: 50 Construction 1 July 2020 #1 North boundary 54.1 48.3 GB 12523-2011 #2 West boundary (north part) 53.1 43.8 Day: 70, Night 55 #3 West boundary (south part) 53.4 46.6 #4 South boundary 52.1 45.4 #5 East boundary (south part) 55.8 43.4 #6 East boundary (north part) 53.6 44.3 #7 Community of Li County Chengguan 53.7 43.9 GB3096-2008 Land Administration Office Day: 60; Night: 50 6 Nov #1 North boundary 56.8 47.1 GB 12523-2011 2020 #2 West boundary (north part) 55.3 46.6 Day: 70, Night #3 West boundary (south part) 55.6 45.3 55 #4 South boundary 54.7 45.4 #5 East boundary (south part) 55.2 45.1 #6 East boundary (north part) 54.8 44.0 #7 Community of Li County Chengguan 54.5 43.9 GB3096-2008 Land Administration Office Day: 60; Night: 50

C. Yanshan University Subproject

1. External Monitoring Agency

Baseline environmental monitoring for Yanshan University subproject was conducted by Hebei Xinfeng Engineeering Testing Technology Co., Ltd. Hebei Xinfeng Engineering Testing Co., Ltd., established in 2004, is a third-party inspection and testing institution in the field of construction engineering. The company has obtained the qualification certificate of construction engineering quality inspection institution issued by Hebei Provincial Department of construction and the qualification certificate of inspection and testing institution issued by Hebei Provincial Bureau of market supervision.

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2. Monitoring Location

The distribution of the monitoring locations for water, air, noise is shown in Table 2-5 and Figure A2-1.

Figure A2-2 Distribution map of the monitoring points of Yanshan University subproject

Table A2-5 Monitoring locations of Yanshan University Subproject Item Location Noise and Noise #1 East boundary #2 South boundary #3 West boundary #4 North boundary #5 Gongfuzhuang Community

3. Monitoring Frequency

Baseline monitoring. Baseline air quality, noise level monitoring was conducted in June 2020.

Construction phase monitoring. Not yet due.

Operation phase monitoring. Not yet due.

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4. Monitoring results

a. Air quality

Air quality monitoring results are presented in Table A2-6. The results show that air quality in the construction sites and sensitive site can meet Class II Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-2012).

Table A2-6 Air Quality monitoring results of Yanshan University subproject (Daily average: unit: µg/L)

Date Location TSP Class II Standard (GB3095-2012) Baseline 7 June 2020 #1 East boundary 84 300 #2 South boundary 93 #3 West boundary 85 #4 North boundary 88 #5 Gongfuzhuang Community 103 Construction Not yet due

b. Noise

Noise monitoring results are presented in Table A2-7 The results show that noise level at boundaries of all construction sites meet with Emission Standard of Environment Noise for Boundary of Construction Site (GB12523-2011), and noise level at sensitive site meet with Environment Quality Standard for Noise (GB3096-2008). Moreover, the noise levels at construction sites are similar to baseline noise levels.

Table A2-7 Noise monitoring results of Yanshan University subproject (Unit: dB)

Date Location Date Night Standard Baseline 7 June 2020 #1 East boundary 51.7 41.4 GB 12523-2011 #2 South boundary 52.1 40.9 Day: 70, Night 55 #3 West boundary 50.3 41.1 #4 North boundary 50.6 40.0 #5 Gongfuzhuang Community GB3096-2008 50.0 40.5 Day: 60; Night: 50

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APPENDIX 2. PHOTOES AND SCANNED DOCUMENT COVER

Dust control, LX-C01, 2020.11 Dust control, LX-C01, 2020.11

Vehicle wheel washing, LX-C01 Hardened construction road, LX-C01

Online air and noise monitoring, LX-C01, 2020.11 Online air and noise monitoring, LX-C01, 2020.11

Dust control, LX-C01

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Dust control, LX-C01

COVID-19 Prevention Regulation, LX-C01

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Construction site disinfection, LX-C01

Work camp site disinfection, LX-C01

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Body temperature test at entrance, LX-C01 Health code check at entrance, LX-C01

Social distancing at dining room, LX-C01 Isolation area, LX-C01

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COVID019 Prevention and Control Plan, LX-C01 COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan, LX-C01

Safety training ground, LX-C01

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Safety training, LX-C01

Fire fight practice, LX-C01

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Fire fight practice, LX-C01

Safety training Safety training

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Safety training workshop, LX-C01

Regualr Safety training, LX-C01

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Warning signs at construction site of LX-C01

Warning signs at construction site of LX-C01

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Warning signs at construction site of LX-C01

Safety bulletin board

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Safety bulletin board, LX-C01

Safety bulletin board, LX-C01

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Green construction objectives, LX-C01

Green construction bulletin board, LX-C01

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Air conditioner provided at work camp, LX-C01 Air conditioner provided at work camp, LX-C01

Boild drinking water provided at work camp Bath room, LX-C01

Trash bin at work camp, LX-C01 Environment person bulletin board

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Access road kept in good condition, LX-C01

Chengde Subproject site

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Julu subproject site

She County subproject site

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Xinji Subproject site

Yanshan University subproject site

Environment records, Yanshan Wheel washing, Yanshan

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Information board at gate, Yanshan

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