Social Monitoring Report #1 Semiannual Report March 2019 People’s Republic of China: Hebei Elderly Care Development Project Xinji Subproject Prepared by Shanghai Yiji Construction Consultants Co., Ltd. for the Hebei Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank. 2 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 March 2019) Currency unit – Chinese Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.15 $1.00 = CNY6.71 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank HH – Household PMO – project management office WEIGHTS AND MEASURES mu – 666.67 m2 square meter – m2 NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ADB-financed Hebei Elderly Care Development Project Xinji Elderly Care Service Center (Parents’ Paradise) Subproject (Loan 3536-PRC) Resettlement, Monitoring and Evaluation Report (No. 1) Shanghai Yiji Construction Consultants Co., Ltd. March 2019 Report Director: Wu Zongfa Report Co-compiler: Wu Zongfa, Zhang Yingli, Zhong Linkun E-mail: [email protected] Content 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 1 A. Background of the Subproject ..................................................................................................... 1 B. Components of the Subproject ..................................................................................................... 1 1.2 RESETTLEMENT POLICY AND FRAMEWORK ............................................................................. 2 1.3 OUTLINES FOR CURRENT RESETTLEMENT MONITERING .......................................................... 3 C. Working Plan and Arrangements ................................................................................................ 3 D. Evaluation Procedures................................................................................................................ 4 E. Evaluation Methodology ............................................................................................................. 4 2 IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT .................................................................................................. 6 2.1 PERMANENT ACQUISITION OF COLLECTIVE LAND ................................................................... 6 2.2 DEMOLISHION OF NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ................................................................. 7 2.3 AFFECTED INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUND ATTACHMENTS ................................................... 7 2.4 AFFECTED POPULATION........................................................................................................... 7 2.5 AFFECTED VOLUNERABLE GROUPS ......................................................................................... 8 2.6 AFFECTED WOMEN AND ETHNIC MINORITIES ......................................................................... 8 3 RESETTLEMENT PROGRESS ........................................................................................................ 9 4 FORMALITIES HANDLING ...........................................................................................................10 5 LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICIES ......................................................................................11 5.1 LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES APPLICABLE TO RESETTLEMENT .................................. 11 5.2 EXECUTED COMPENSATION RATES........................................................................................ 12 6 INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION ..........................................................................14 6.1 IMPACTS AND RESTORATION PLANS FOR AQUIRED COLLECTIVE LAND ................................ 14 6.2 RESETTLEMENT PLAN FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ................................................. 15 6.3 RESTORATION PLAN FOR AFFECTED INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUND ATTACHMENTS ......... 15 7 BUDGET AND COST ESTIMATES ................................................................................................16 8 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND DISCLOSURES .......................................................................17 9 COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS.......................................................................................................18 10 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION ...............................................................................19 11 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ..........................................................................................20 F. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 20 G. Suggestions ............................................................................................................................... 20 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Project Description Background of the Subproject Xinji City is one of the cities with the highest level of population aging in Hebei Province, whose population of the elderly over 60 years old, 129,000, accounts for 20.3% of its gross population, in total 635,000, the elderly over 70 years old, 59,222, accounts for 9.3%, and the people over 90 years old for 0.35%. However, there are only 20 elderly care institutions in the city, 12 public, and 8 private ones, with 2,037 beds in total, covering 1.17% of the city’s elderly population. Considering there is also a large population of the elderly, nearly 500,000 of persons older than 60, in the surrounding areas like Jinzhou, Ningjin, Shenze, Shenzhou, etc. and current institutions could not satisfy the need, Xinji Municipal Government has applied for an ADB loan for Xinji Elderly Care Service Center (Parents’ Paradise) subproject, hereinafter, the subproject. Components of the Subproject The subproject consists of the following components: Component 1, Elderly Care Institutions: (1) Semi-self-care area. 1 building with 9 aboveground floors and a total construction area of 7,963 m2, consisting 1 building with 8 floors plus in the semi-self-care area, 7,663 m2 of the construction area. And a daytime care center will be settled in the 1st floor of this building, which have an area of 300 m2. (2) Full-care, hospital, and rehabilitation center: the 5th to 9th floor in a building with a total construction area of 6,986 m2 and 150 beds; (3) Restaurant (activity room): 1 building, 950 m2, and whose dining component served as an activity room for the elderly. (4) Other buildings: the duty room, the dumpster, utility rooms, etc., with a total area of 150 m2; (5) Underground structures: the total construction area is 5,964 m2, including 2,204 m2 for project operation management and 3,760 m2 for the underground garage. Component 2: Community Elderly Care Branches and Service Centers:Branches of Parents’ Paradise will be established in 5 townships (Xinleitou, Jiucheng, Qianying, Zhiqiu, and Wangkou), with 150 beds; daycare centers will be 1 established in Fanghua Community, Aolin Garden Community, and Qinghe Bay Community in the urban area of Xinji City, with leased properties of 400m2 and 30 beds. This component aims to provide elderly care, daycare, housekeeping, recreational, consulting, medical and mental consolation services to urban and rural old people. Component 3: Home Elderly Care System: to construct the Xinji Parents’ Paradise Service Call Center in the Comprehensive building, cooperating with China Mobile Xinji Branch to establish a digital elderly care service platform. It will have a service radius of 30 km and a beneficiary population, about 50,000, provide the in- home elderly with handheld terminals, which support SOS one-key calling and positioning services. By establishing online connections with the elderly through the call center, the system will provide them with health consulting, housekeeping services, etc. Relying on the regular medical examination conducted by Xinji Parents’ Paradise Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, physical health tracking files will be established and professional services such as rehabilitation treatment will be provided. Component 4: Training Centers for Elderly Care Skills: They will be settled in clinics and rehabilitation centers in the whole covering area with training classrooms and equipment. The training center will provide pre-job training, on-the-job education, and daily assessment for the nursing staff and will provide professional elderly-care and administrative personnel for the Elderly Care Comprehensive Service Center and the Day Care Center. Besides the internal training for related staff, there will be an additional training session from the agencies that specialize in nursing and administration. 1.2 Resettlement Policy and Framework The project land acquisition and resettlement is implemented on People’s Republic of China’s and local governments’ relevant laws, regulations and policies, and ADB involuntary resettlement requirements. The laws and regulations include: (i) Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China