21 August 2014

IPRCC-ADB’S INTERNATIONAL POLICY WORKSHOP ON RURAL-URBAN POVERTY LINKAGES (2-4 SEPT 2014, )

Logistical Arrangements (For eligible resource speakers and workshop participants with their costs being covered by the organizer)

Dear participant,

You have kindly agreed to participate in the above mentioned international workshop as a resource speaker (moderator or presenter) or participant. We would like to inform you about the logistical arrangements for this conference.

1. Hotel

Overnight: We have booked rooms for all registered participants as following:  1-3 September (2 nights), in the Zheda Yuanzheng Qizhen hotel in (in the campus of Zhejiang University). The accommodation is arranged at the same hotel where the workshop takes place, The address of the hotel is: No.866 Yuhangtang Road, West Lake District, Hangzhou, China, Tel: 0086-571-8898 2888; Website: http://en.yz-hotels.cn/hotel.asp?vid=8.  3-5 September (2 nights), the accommodation would be in Shaoxing Mirror Lake Hotel which located in the secondary city for field visit, Shaoxing. The address of the hotel is: No. 518 Keyan Road, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China; Tel: 0086-575-8431 8333; Website: http://www.mirrorlakehotel.cn; or Agoda Link: http://www.agoda.com/shaoxing-mirror-lake- hotel/hotel/shaoxing- cn.html?asq=RCUu1UI6%2bbHyD7ysMYii1ejQ62twY%2fI4NWKg9kCN3Ic%3d#Searchbox

Check in and check out: We will check out from the first hotel after lunch and take our luggage with us in the bus going to the field trip. Check in in the second hotel will be on Wednesday late afternoon. Participants may wish to depart back to their home destination either on Thursday afternoon (from 3 PM onwards) or on Friday morning. Check-out time is 12 noon for both hotels, if you are leaving on the 4th afternoon, please check-out and leave the luggage at the hotel before we head for the field trip in the morning.

Hotel bill: The organizer will pay directly to the hotel the basic room costs from 1-5 September (4 nights) for the workshop participants from ADB’s developing member countries (DMC), as well as resource speakers. Other participants (including those from international or bilateral organizations) will need to pay their own costs. Please note that we will only pay the overnight costs; incidental costs for telephone, laundry, minibar etc. need to be shouldered by the guests directly when they check-out. Similarly, guests who check in earlier or check out later need to cover the additional costs on their own. The room costs for those participants who will setle their hotel bills on their own account are given below

Other accommodation: In case you want to stay in another hotel, or stay shorter (or longer), please inform the organizers before you make your own reservation to the other place. We will then provide the hotel accommodation allowance to you.

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2. Travel

Cost coverage: For international participants and for selected workshop participants from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), ADB will shoulder the travel costs, based on the most direct route with economy class fare. The ceiling for the travel costs of ADB financed participants are in Appendix 1 (please contact us before you buy the ticket you prefer which might be more expensive). ADB will not cover the travel costs for participants from development partners; however hotel room and food will be provided free of costs.

Travel schedule for PRC participants: For the resource speakers from PRC, travel costs are already included in the contracts. For other participants from PRC, you may arrange the travel schedule on your own. Please inform IPRCC on your travel schedule once it is confirmed.

For international participants, you have two options to arrange your ticket: - You can either arrange the ticket by yourself, based on the ceilings in Attachment 1, and get later reimbursed by ADB provided you give us all necessary documents (boarding pass, receipt of the ticket purchase); - The other option (and preferred by us) is that ADB arranges and pays your ticket, and send it to you through email or through its Resident Missions in the various partner countries. Please let us know which option you prefer.

Travel documents: In either case and for both the international as well as Chinese participants, we need your boarding passes. Please provide to the workshop secretariat your inbound boarding pass during the workshop, and send us your outbound boarding for the return travel pass per email or registered mail after the workshop.

Passport copy: When sending your registration form, please also send an electronic copy of your Passport page, as we would need that for booking your ticket.

Routing: We suggest to take the following routing: - For participants from Beijing, we propose to travel from Beijing to Hangzhou by flight (2 hours) or by the high speed train (5 hours and 40 minutes). - For international participants, we encourage you to fly directly to Hangzhou via the international airports of Guangzhou, Xiamen, Chengdu, Hong Kong, or Beijing. Flight options and eligible cost estimates are in Appendix 1. Please inform us through the registration form which routing you are taking. - You can also fly to Shanghai. If you arrive at Shanghai Hong Qiao airport (SHA), there is a train station directly connects with the airport, you could take a fast speed train to Hangzhou Railway Station or Hangzhou East Railway Station within 1hr15min; the train leaves about every 15 minutes and costs about USD 10. The last train to Hangzhou departs at 9:30PM from Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. - If you arrive at Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG), then it is more convenient to take the intercity coach directly to Hangzhou Huanglong Tourist Hub, which takes about 3hours and costs USD 17; the coach leaves at every hour. The last coach departs at 9PM from Shanghai Pudong Airport.

Pick up: - We will arrange pick up for all participants arriving at the Hangzhou-Xiaoshan Airport. Please provide us your expected time of arrival through the registration form. - For participants arriving at Hangzhou Railway Station, Hangzhou East Railway Station and Hangzhou Huanglong Tourist Hub, please take a taxi to the workshop hotel (i.e. the Hangzhou Zheda Yuanzheng Qizhen Hotel). You may wish to show the taxi driver the following address card.

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Duration and estimated taxi charge of transfer to the Zheda Yuanzheng Qizhen Hotel: - From Hangzhou Xiaoshan airport to the hotel: 50 minutes (we will pick you up) - From Hangzhou Railway Station to the hotel: 40 minutes; RMB 65 - From Hangzhou East Railway Station to the hotel: 30 minutes; RMB 62 - From Hangzhou Huanglong Tourist Hub to the hotel: 20 minutes; RMB 30

Drop Off: The organizers will arrange drop-off for all participants. - For participants departing from Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, drop-off will be arranged directly from Shaoxing Mirror Lake Hotel to the Hangzhou airport. - For participants departing from Shanghai Pudong Airport, drop-off would be arranged from the hotel to Hangzhou Huanglong Tourist Hub, where you could take a coach at every hour to Shanghai Pudong Airport. - For participants departing from Shanghai Hongqiao airport, drop-off would be arranged from the hotel to Shaoxing North Railway Station, where you could take a fast speed train to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.

Train tickets from Shaoxing to Shanghai could be booked in advance with the organizer’s assistance upon request at the workshop venue.

Duration of transfer from Shaoxing Mirror Lake Hotel: - To Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport: 40 minutes - To Hangzhou Huanglong Tourist Hub: 1 hour (3 hours coach from Hangzhou to Shanghai Pudong Airport) - To Shaoxing North Railway Station: 20min (1 hour and 20 minutes from Shaoxing to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport)

Travel in Hangzhou: If you would like to travel around Hangzhou, the city with the fame of “heaven”, you could take a taxi and bear the costs by yourself. The taxi fare starts from RMB11 for less than 3 kilometers, and RMB2.5 is added for each additional kilometer. It roughly takes RMB45 and 30 minutes from the hotel to the West Lake, a central tourist attraction in Hangzhou.

Travel in Shaoxing: The taxi fare starts at RMB7 for less than 3 kilometers and RMB 1 will be added for each additional 2.5 kilometers.

3. Miscellaneous allowances and per diem

Free meals: For all workshop participants, lunch and dinner (buffet with vegetable and halal choices) will be served free of costs during the workshop. Breakfast is included in the hotel room rates.

Other allowance: - For international participants from DMC countries attending the full workshop, ADB will provide – on a lumpsum basis and for full 3 days participation in the workshop - an allowance of USD 240, covering eligible daily subsistence allowance and miscellaneous travel costs (for visa fees, airport travel in the home country, and other expenditures). All per diem will be paid out during the conference through the workshop secretariat, and against your signature. However per diem will only be paid out against delivering the original boarding pass. - International resource speakers receive this allowance as part of their contract. - Chinese resource speakers will receive miscellaneous travel allowance as part of their contract. - As standard of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese participants will not receive per diem.

4. Visa

Arrangement: International participants may please arrange the visa on their own, and while you are still in their home country. Having received from ADB your Passport details (please send the completed registration form and a copy of your Passport to ADB), IPRCC will issue a visa notification letter. With this letter you can get a visa from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in your home country. Allow sufficient time to get the visa. For participants holding official passports, we strongly recommend to contact the Chinese embassy and check whether the visa-free policy stands for your country

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Costs for visa application are covered under the miscellaneous allowances, which you will receive at the workshop.

5. Registration

Return the registration form: Attachment 2 comprises the registration form with the required information. Please return this through email latest by 20 July 2014 to - Ms. Zhou Liang ([email protected]) and copied to Ms. Li Linyi ([email protected]) – for participants from the People’s Republic of China - Ms. Myla Sandoval at ADB ([email protected]), for international participants

Passport copy: Please also include a copy of your passport, as we would need this to issue the visa letter and the ticket.

6. Note on country experiences with rural-urban poverty linkages

We are also expecting all participating countries to prepare a 2-3 pages summary note on the rural-urban poverty linkages in their respective country, what the key features and impact of this are including migration and remittances flow, how the different living standards feature in rural areas, smaller towns and megacities, and how the government is addressing poverty in rural and urban areas. We will upload this note on our website. Please get in touch with the country representatives nominated by your government, and prepare this short paper by 22 August 2014. If you have questions or need further guidance on contents, please contact Armin Bauer ([email protected]).

7. Other Travel Information

Weather: The weather in Hangzhou and Shaoxing in September could be humid and hot, with temperature ranges from 25 to 35 Degree Celsius. Sun-proof is recommended for field visits.

Currency Exchange: The basic exchange rate between USD and RMB is around 1:6.1. Foreign currency exchange service is provided at the airport and the banks. The nearest bank is 300 meters away from the Hangzhou Zheda Yuanzheng Qizhen Hotel; so it might be better to exchange at the airport.

Internet: Both Hangzhou Zheda Yuanzheng Qizhen Hotel and Shaoxing Mirror Lake Hotel provide free wifi access in all guest rooms and hotel lobby.

Telephone: China’s mobile phones have two modes: GSM and CDMA. If your country or region has already signed bilateral agreements with China, then your mobile phones can be used in China. The Zheda Yuanzheng Hotel does not provide international call services. It is not convenient to buy pre-paid SIM card in China. Therefore, it is highly suggested to use instant messengers like skype or wechat to stay communicated.

8. Brief Introduction to Zhejiang

Zhejiang province, formerly known as Chekiang, is a southeastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, forming the Yangtze River Delta Economic Area; The Sea to the east, Fujian province to the south, Anhui province to the northwest, and Jiangxi province to the west. Qian Tang River, the longest river in Zhejiang, passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital, which is named Zhejiang because of the wandering and meandering shape, and the name of the province is often abbreviated to its first character “Zhe”.

Aquaculture, tea, silk, and handicrafts: The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also leads the provinces of China in tea production. (The

4 renowned Longjing tea is a product of Hangzhou.) Zhejiang's towns have been known for handicraft production of goods such as silk, for which it is ranked second among the provinces.

Industrialization through modern small businesses: Zhejiang's main manufacturing sectors are electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging small business entrepreneurship in smaller towns, promoting farm development and rural-urban linkages, discouraging migration within the province, providing large public investments into infrastructure, and increasing productivity as well as the production of low-cost goods in bulk for both domestic consumption and export. Besides, Zhejiang has the most foreign investment among the provinces (with the most enterprises abroad, the total amount of investment abroad is beyond Taiwan, ranking the top 1 in mainland China). As a result, Zhejiang is today a better off province in PRC, and the "Zhejiang spirit" has become something of a legend within China.

Poverty reduction: Zhejiang was the first province in China without any counties in the poverty-county list of the central government. Per capita income of the rural population has been leading in the national provinces for 29 years in a row. The province actively promoted rural-urban linkages through decentralized industrialization and equal services delivery in rural and urban areas. It also has very low rates of rural-urban migration within the province.

9. Contact

More information on the workshop, as well as the background papers and presentations is on the regularly updated conference website: http://www.adb.org/news/events/rural-urban-poverty-linkages- asia?ref=themes/poverty/events. A Chinese version is on the IPRCC website: http://www.iprcc.org.cn/front/article/article!getArticleContentBySpecial1.action?catalogId=770 , and the English version of IPRCC’s workshop page (http://www.iprcc.org/publish/page/en/) will be directed to your ADB webpage.

For further questions, please contact the workshop secretariat (Ms. Zhou Liang [[email protected]] and Ms. Myla Sandoval [[email protected]]) or the conference organizers in ADB (Dr. Armin Bauer, [email protected]) and IPRCC (Li Linyi ([email protected]).

We thank you for working with ADB and IPRCC and are looking forward to meeting you this September in Hangzhou, also a beautiful tourism city in Zhejiang Province of the People’s Republic of China.

The organizers, Li Linyi / Zhou Liang (IPRCC) and Myla Sandoval / Armin Bauer (ADB)

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Appendix 1

Flight Options and Price Ceilings for Tickets (all costs – also those for China - are for return tickets)

Cambodia (Phnom Penh USD760.00) - Monday, 1 September (Phnom Penh – Hangzhou), Phnom Penh – Guangzhou, 08:00 – 11:45, CZ324; Guangzhou – Hangzhou, 13:35 – 15:35, CZ 3511 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou – Phnom Penh), Hangzhou – Guangzhou, 08:00 – 09:50, CZ9673, Guangzhou – Phnom Penh, 11:35 – 13:30, CZ6059

People’s Republic of China (return ticket prices) - Beijing - Hangzhou flight RMB3000/USD500 - Beijing - Hangzhou train RMB1080/USD180 - Shanghai - Hangzhou train RMB155/USD26

India (Delhi USD850.00) - Sunday, 31 August (Delhi – Hangzhou): Delhi-Guangzhou (DEL-CAN), 23:10 – 06:50 (arrive Monday, 1 September), CZ360; Guangzhou – Hangzhou (CAN-HGH), 10:05 – 12:00, CZ3803 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou – Delhi): Hangzhou – Guangzhou (HGH-CAN), 15:05- 170:05, CZ3870; Guangzhou – Delhi (CAN-DEL), 18:50-22:00, CZ359

Indonesia (Jakarta USD750.00) - Monday, 1 September (Jakarta- Hangzhou), Jakarta – Guangzhou, 09:05-14:55, CZ388; Guangzhou – Hangzhou, 17:00 – 19:05, CZ3829 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou – Jakarta), Hangzhou – Guangzhou, 13:00 – 15:00, CZ3804; Guangzhou – Jakarta, 17:00 – 20:50, CZ387

Lao PDR (Vientiane USD630.00) - Monday, 1 September (Vientiane - Hangzhou), Vientiane – Kunming, 14:40-17:10, MU2574; Kunming – Hangzhou, 20:15-22:55, MU5646 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou-Vientiane), Hangzhou – Kunming, 07:35-10:40, MU5655; Kunming – Vientiane, 13:30-13:50, MU2573

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur USD600.00) - Monday, 1 September (Kuala Lumpur- Hangzhou), Kuala Lumpur – Guangzhou, 09:40- 13:45, CZ366; Guangzhou – Hangzhou, 16:05-17:55, CZ3847 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou – Kuala Lumpur), Hangzhou – Guangzhou, 13:00 – 15:00, CZ3804; Guangzhou – Kuala Lumpur, 17:20 – 21:15, CZ365

Myanmar (Yangon, USD 840) Option 1: - Monday, 1 September (Yangon - Hangzhou), Yangon – Kunming, 12:15-15:55, CA906; Kunming – Hangzhou, 19:50 – 22:25, CA1754 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou-Yangon), Hangzhou – Beijing, 15:30-17:45, CA1707; Beijing – Rangon, 19:30-22:50, CA 715CA 715

Option 2: - Monday 01 Sept, RGN-KMG, 1215-1555, CA 906; and 01SEP, KMG-HGH, 1950-2225, CA 1754 - Friday 05 Sept, HGH PEK , 1530-1745, CA 1707; and 5 Sept, PEK RGN 1930-2250, CA 715

Connecting flight: Nay Pyi Taw – Yangoon - Naypitaw

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Philippines (Manila USD600.00) - Monday, 1 September (Manila - Hangzhou), Manila – Hong Kong, 12:30-14:50, CX900; Hong Kong – Hangzhou, 16:00 – 18:10, CX5636 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou-Manila), Hangzhou – Hong Kong, 11:15-13:25, CX5627; Hong Kong – Manila, 14:35-16:45, CX 919

ADB staff (through Beijing for doing additional work there): - Mon 1 Sept 2014, MNL-Guangzhou, 11:55-14:25, CZ 3092; and Mon 1 Sept 2014, Guangzhou - Hangzhou, 16:05-17:55, CZ 3847 - Thur 4 Sept 2014, Hangzhou-Beijing, 19:35-21:50, CA 1564; Fri, 5 Sept, Beijing-Manila, 16:15-22:30, CZ 377

Thailand (Bangkok USD740.00) - Monday, 1 September (Bangkok - Hangzhou), Bangkok – Hong Kong, 11:25-15:30, HX772; Hong Kong – Hangzhou, 16:50 – 19:25, HX228 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou-Manila), Hangzhou – Hong Kong, 08:35-10:35, HX129; Hong Kong – Bangkok, 12:15-14:05, HX775

Viet Nam (Hanoi USD580.00) - Monday, 1 September (Hanoi- Hangzhou), Hanoi – Guangzhou, 11:45-14:30, CZ3050; Guangzhou – Hangzhou, 16:05-17:55, CZ3847 - Friday, 5 September (Hangzhou – Hanoi), Hangzhou – Guangzhou, 12:20 – 14:15, CZ3848; Guangzhou – Hanoi, 16:20-17:15, CZ4707

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