Guangzhou City Center Transport Project Inner Ring Road Project Public Disclosure Authorized VOL. 6 Resettlement Action Plan Public Disclosure Authorized 1. Policy Framework 2. Implementation Plan 3. Longxi Maintenance Depot 4. Pipeline Transfer Policy Public Disclosure Authorized 5. Pipeline Transfer Implementation Plan Guangzhou Road Expansion and Engineering Office Public Disclosure Authorized February 1998 Guangzhou City Center Transport Project Inner Ring Road Project Resettlement Action Plan Guangzhou Road Expansion and Engineering Office February 1998 Guangzhou City Center Transport Project Inner Ring Road Project Resettlement Policy Guangzhou Road Expansion and Engineering Office February 1998 f IRR Resettlement Policy Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents List of Appendices List of Tables Acronyms, Abbreviation and Units 1. Preface 1.1 Objectives of Resettlement Policy And Resettlement Action Plan 1.2 Explanation of Resettlement Policy of Inner Ring Road Project 1.3 Definition of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) 1.4 Entitlement of the Project Affected Persons 1.5 Definition of Resettlement 1.6 Definition of Rehabilitation 1.7 Definition of Compensation 1.8 Complementary Explanation for Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Compensation 2. Introduction 2 2.1 Project Background 2.2 Necessity and Significance of the Inner Ring Road Project 2.3 Relationship of Inner Ring Road, Resettlement Policy and Resettlement Action Plan 2.4 Institutions Involved in Preparing Resettlement Policy, Their Responsibilities and Preparation Measures 2.5 Institutions Involved in Preparing Resettlement Action Plan, Their Responsibilities and Preparation Measures 2.6 Institutions Involved in Implementing RAPs 2.7 RAP Budget for Each Phase 3. Objectives and Principles of Resettlement 9 3.1 Objectives 3.2 Principles 3.3 Explanation 4 Classification and Summary of Project Impacts 11 4.1 Classification of Project Impacts 4.2 Summary of the Project Impacts 5. Resettlement Policies for Inner Ring Road Project 19 5.1 Legal Framework in China , 5.2 Existing Resettlement Policies in Guangzhou 5.3 Compatibility of the Existing Resettlement Policies in Guangzhou IRR ResettlementPolicy ii Final Report With OD 4.30 5.4 Insufficiencies of the Existing Resettlement Policies in Guangzhou 5.5 Inner Ring Road Resettlement Policy 6. Institutional Framework for Land Acquisition, Demolition and Resettlement and Related Institutions 43 6.2 Guangzhou City Planning Bureau 6.3 Guangzhou City Land and Housing Administrative Bureau 6.4 Guangzhou City Labor Bureau 6.5 Independent Monitoring Organization 6.6 Census Unit 6.7 Production Teams and Neighborhood Committees/Streets 6.8 GREEO: Implementation Agency for Land acquisition and Resettlement 7. Experience Lesson and Improvement of GREEO 47 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Experience and Lesson of GREEO 7.3 Improvement of GREEO 8. Participation and Consultation 57 8.1 Census 8.2 Standards of Living Surveys 8.3 News Media 8.4 Public Consultation Meetings 8.5 Resettlement Information Brochure 8.6 Conclusion of Resettlement Compensation Agreement 9 Grievance and Appeals 60 10 Monitoring and Evaluation 61 10.1 Internal Monitoring 10.2 Independent Monitoring 11 Cost and Budget 67 11.1 Explanation for Cost and Budget for Land Acquisition and Resettlement for the Inner Ring Road Project 11.2 Estimate of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Cost for IRR (Phase I) 1 1.3 Estimate of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Cost for IRR (Phase II) 11.4 Estimate of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Cost for IRR (Phase III) 11.5 Estimate of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Cost for IRR (Phase IV) 11.6 Estimate Cost for the IRR and the Flow of Fund ( IRR Resettlement Policy iii Final Report LIST OF TABLES Table 4.2.3.1 General Table of Demolition Amount of IRR for Phases I & II of Guangzhou City Center Transport Project Table 4.2.3.2 Table of Census of Phase III of the IRR Table 4.2.3.3 Table of Census of Phase IV of the IRR Table 11.2.1 Resettlement Housing Demand Estimate and Expense of IRR for * Phases I and II Table 11.2.2 Resettlement Expense of Phase I of the IRR Table 11.2.3 Resettlement Expense of Phase II of the IRR Table 11.3.1 Resettlement Housing Demand Estimate and Expense of IRR for Phase III Table 11.3.2 Resettlement Expense of Phase III of the IRR Table 11.4.1 Resettlement Housing Demand Estimate and Expense of IRR for Phase IV Table 11.4.2 Resettlement Expense of Phase IV of the IRR ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS GCCTPO Project Office of Guangzhou City Center Transport Project GMG Guangzhou Municipal Government- GREEO Guangzhou Road Expansion and Engineering Office GURCC Guangzhou Urban and Rural Construction Commission IMO Independent Monitoring Organization IRR Inner Ring Road PAPs Project Affected Persons Phase I, II, III, IV) The First, Second, Third, Fourth Phase of Project RAP Resettlement Action Plan Rd. Road SLS Standards of Living Surveys Str. Street UNITS m meter m2 square meter km kilometer RMB Renminbi (Yuan)(approx. 8.7 RMB/USD) mu area; l5mu=1ha 1. PREFACE 1.1 Objectives of Resettlement Policy and Resettlement Action Plan The Resettlement Policy for Guangzhou City Center Transport Projects Inner Ring Road Project and the Resettlement Action Plan for Guangzhou City Center Transport Projects Inner Ring Road Project have been prepared according to the resettlement and land acquisition laws and regulations of PRC, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou; and the Operational Directive 4.30for Involuntary Resettlement of the World Bank. Our objective of developing these documents is to work out a resettlement and rehabilitation policy and specific implementation plan for the project affected persons (PAPs), to ensure that they will benefit from the project, and their living standards will be improved or at least restored to their original levels. 1.2 Explanation of Resettlement Policyfor Inner Ring Road Project (1) The basic contents of the Resettlement Policy for Inner Ring Road Project have been concluded in the first draft of the Resettlement Action Plan for Inner Ring Road Project (Phase I) submitted to the World Bank in November, 1995 and the revised version submitted on February 15, 1996. According to the suggestions of the resettlement specialists of the World Bank, we have divided the original RAP into Resettlement Policy document and detailed action plan for each phase of Inner Ring Road Project. (2) The Resettlement Policy document has taken in the suggestions of the resettlement specialists of the World Bank and the conference agreements reached by both sides. The document also states in detail the problems concerned by the World Bank. (3) The Resettlement Policy will be carried out throughout the whole InnierRing Road Project, including those which are not loan projects of the World Bank. The resettlement objectives. resettlement principles, resettlement policies, resettlement implementation organizations and principles of grievance & appeal, consultation & participation, monitoring & evaluation wlhicilare stipulated in the Resettlement Policy will be kept unchanged in the later phases of Reselzlemenl Action Plan for Inner Ring Road Project. The demolition amount and the number of affected persons for each phase of IRR are shown in detail in the table of section 4.2.3.: (4) The specific compensation standards set in the RAP of every phase will be adjusted according to the price fluctuation index during resettlement implementation. 1.3 Definition of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) Project affected persons (PAPs) refer to all persons that will be adversely affected due to the implementation of the project. The categories of Project affected persons (PAPs) are as follows: l. All permanent or temporary owners and users, regardless of residence status, of the real estate (housing, land, structure, facility) demolished due to the implementation of the project. 2. Those whose resident environment and living environment are affected due to the implementation of the project. IRR ResettlementPolicy 2 Final Report 3. Those whose business place (private and public enterprises) and business environment are affected due to the implementation of the project. 4. Those whose occupation and working environment are affected due to the implementation of the project. 1.4 Entitlement of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) All project affected persons (PAPs) are entitled to resettlement, rehabilitation and compensation which are at least equivalent to their loss. The project will strive to improve the living (business) standards of the project affected persons, and make the project affected persons benefit from the implementation of the project. 1.5 Definition of Resettlement Resettlement refers to a restoration and replacement of the living structures and environment (residence), business places (shops, market places, etc. ), job of the project affected persons as well as the restoration and replacement of the road, transport, public facilities of living environment. 1.6 Definition of Rehabilitation Rehabilitation refers to a restoration of PAPsi capacity and resources to continue with productive activities or standard of living at a level equal or higher to that before the project. This could be skills training for new business & jobs, credit, and counseling for the elderly. Transportation and moving expenses to the new locations will be provided. 1.7 Definition of Compensation Compensation means payment in cash or in kind for loss of property, assets and income of persons, at the replacement cost without depreciation. 1.8 Complementary