Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Final Project Number: 42010 December 2009 People's Republic of China: Guangxi Southwestern Cities Development Project – Fangchenggang City Urban Road Network and Related Municipal Infrastructures Component Prepared by Fangchenggang City Gangkou District Urban Construction and Investment Co., Ltd. with the assistance of Beijing Enrimu Science & Technology Consulting Co., Ltd. The resettlement plan 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. Guangxi Southwestern Cities Development Project Fangchenggang City Urban Road Network and Related Municipal Infrastructures Component Full Resettlement Plan Fangchenggang City Gangkou District Urban Construction and Investment Co., Ltd. Prepared with Assistance of Beijing Enrimu Science & Technology Consulting Co., Ltd. 7 December 2009 ENDORSEMENT LETTER FOR THE RESETTLEMENT PLAN The Fangchenggang City Gangkou District Urban Construction and Investment Co. Ltd. (FCGDUCICL), the implementation agency (IA), together with the assistance of the Beijing Enrimu Science & Technology Consulting Co. Ltd. (BESTCCL) has prepared this full Resettlement Plan (RP) for the Fangchenggang City Urban Road Network and Related Municipal Infrastructures Component under Guangxi Southwestern Cities Development Project, which is under application for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The RP fully complies with requirements of the relevant laws, regulations and policies of People’s Republic of China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Fangchenggang Municipal Government as well as complies with ADB’s policy on involuntary resettlement. This resettlement plan is based on the feasibility study report (FSR) and measurement and socioeconomic surveys and Fangchenggang City Project Management Office hereby confirms the content of this RP and will guarantee the land acquisition and resettlement and compensation budget being provided according to the provisions of aforesaid plan. This RP will be revised and approved by ADB before its implementation when the detailed design is completed. XXXXX, Vice Mayor, Fangchenggang City Chair of Fangchenggang City ADB Loan Project Leading Group December 2009 2 TABLE OF CONTENT ENDORSEMENT LETTER FOR THE RESETTLEMENT PLAN..............................................................2 TABLE OF CONTENT..............................................................................................................................3 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND MEASURES ................................................................................................5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..........................................................................................................................6 I. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................9 1.1 Background .............................................................................................................................9 1.2 Description of the Project ........................................................................................................9 1.3 LAR Impacts of the Project....................................................................................................11 II. IMPACT OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT..........................................................14 2.1 Measures Taken to Avoid or Minimize LAR Impacts .............................................................14 2.2 Methods of LAR Impact Assessment.....................................................................................14 2.3 Scope of LAR Impacts...........................................................................................................15 III. SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF AFFECTED AREA AND POPULATION .................................21 3.1 Socioeconomic Profile of Fangchenggang City.....................................................................21 3.2 Socioeconomic Profile of the Affected Area and APs............................................................22 3.2.1 Demographic Features of APs ....................................................................................23 3.2.2 Residential Houses .....................................................................................................24 3.2.3 Land Use.....................................................................................................................24 3.2.4 Financial Situation of Households...............................................................................24 3.2.5 Vulnerable Groups ......................................................................................................25 3.2.6 Gender Perspectives on Resettlement........................................................................26 IV. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE..................................................27 4.1 Public Participation Strategy..................................................................................................27 4.2 Methods and Measures of Public Participation......................................................................27 4.3 Public Participation during RP Preparation............................................................................27 4.4 Women’s Participation...........................................................................................................28 4.5 Information Disclosure...........................................................................................................28 4.5.1 Resettlement Information Brochure.............................................................................28 4.5.2 Distribution of the Resettlement Plan ..........................................................................29 4.6 Public Participation Plan during RP Implementation..............................................................29 V. APPEALS AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES .............................................................................31 VI. LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICIES........................................................................................33 6.1 Applicable LAR Laws, Regulations and Policies ...................................................................33 6.2 ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policies...............................................................................33 6.3 Related Laws and Regulation of PRC ...................................................................................35 6.3.1 Document 28: State Council Decision to Deepen Reform and Strictly Enforce Land Administration, issued by State Council, October 2004 ..............................................35 6.3.2 PRC Land Administration Law ....................................................................................36 6.3.3 Urban House Demolition Management Regulation of PRC.........................................37 6.3.4 Implementation Method of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Land Administration Law......................................................................................................37 6.3.5 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guidelines for Implementation of the Urban 3 House Demolition Management Regulation of the PRC .............................................39 6.4 Gaps between ADB and Chinese Policies.............................................................................41 6.5 Compensation Criteria and Principles ...................................................................................42 6.5.1 Entitlement ..................................................................................................................42 6.5.2 Compensation Principles.............................................................................................42 6.5.3 Compensation Rate.....................................................................................................42 VII. ENTITLEMENT MATRIX................................................................................................................45 VIII RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATON PLAN.........................................................................49 8.1 Objectives and Principles of Resettlement Program..............................................................49 8.2 Compensation and Rehabilitation Plan..................................................................................49 8.2.1 Resettlement Options and Plan...................................................................................49 8.2.2 Employment Opportunities Generated by the Project .................................................56 8.2.3 Social Insurance..........................................................................................................57 8.2.4 Project Related Income Generation Opportunities......................................................58 8.2.5 Provision of Technical Training to the APs..................................................................58 8.2.6 Rehabilitation Plan of Ground Attachments.................................................................59 8.2.7 Special Concerns during Resettlement Process .........................................................59 IX. COST ESTIMATES........................................................................................................................61