交通项目英文FF MOUFinal.docx

1、交通项目英文FF MOUFinalMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGPRC: ANHUI INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SECTOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTTA TRIPARTITE REVIEW(11-16 May 2009)And LOAN FACT FINDING MISSION (21-27 May 2009) I. INTRODUCTION A Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the proposed Anhui Integrated Transport Sector Im

2、provement Project (the Project) visited Anhui province and Beijing in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to conduct a TA Tripartite Review Mission (11-16 May 2009) and Loan Fact Finding Mission (21-27 May 2009). The Mission held discussions with Anhui Provincial Government (APG) including the Provi

3、ncial Development and Reform Commission, Finance Department, Environmental Protection Department (EPD), Labor and Social Security Department, Womens Federation, Traffic Police, Anhui Communications Consulting and Design Institute, Anhui Provincial Communications Department (APCD), the executing agen

4、cy (EA) for the Project, and the implementing agencies (lAs) namely Anhui Provincial Communications Investment Group Limited (ACIG), Anhui Highway Administration Bureau (AHAB), Anhui Transport Administration Bureau (ATAB), and, and the consultants. The Mission discussed the Project impact, outcome,

5、outputs, activities and inputs, Projects investment and financing plans, implementation arrangements, Projects benefits, assumptions and risks. A wrap-up meeting was held in Hefei on 26 May 2009. A meeting will be held in Beijing on 27 May 2009 with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the National Dev

6、elopment and Reform Commission (NDRC) to brief them on the mission findings and agreements made between the Mission and APG. The Mission carried out site visits, interviewed local people and held a consultation meeting with local government officials and Project area counties. A list of people met b

7、y the Mission is attached as Appendix 1. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been prepared to summarize the Mission discussions. The agreements reached, as set out in this MOU, are subject to the approval of the higher authorities of the Central Government of PRC (Government) and ADB.II. Rati

8、onale: Sector Performance, Problems, and OpportunitiesA. Performance Indicators and Analysis Since 1998, PRC has invested about 5% of its GDP in the transport sector, 65% of which is for highways. The growth of the road assets has exceeded the growth rate of the economy, and helped bridge the countr

9、ys infrastructure gap. Overall, transport investments have been the key to fostering and spreading growth from the eastern to the central and western regions of PRC, leading to poverty reduction. The development of the national transport network has been accompanied by the continuing development of

10、the provincial network, for improved connectivity and quality of access. The transport sector has been a major contributor to the economic growth and poverty reduction over the last fifteen years. Like the rest of PRC, Anhui province has grown rapidly since the 1990s, but at a lower pace than its co

11、astal neighbors. The province remains the least developed province of central PRC. Its GDP per capita (CNY 12,045 in 2007) is only 63% of the national average. Nineteen out of the hundred and five counties of the province are nationally designated as poverty counties. Rural income poverty incidence,

12、 using CNY 1,500 or PPP 1.25 a day, was 10.5% in 2007, much higher than eastern neighboring provinces levels (about 1-2%) and more than western and southern ones (5-8.6%). Anhuis development has notably been constrained by its infrastructure, which does not provide the levels of quality, connectivit

13、y and accessibility necessary to integrate it with the national economy. Transport demands in Anhui province have grown at about 8.5% per annum since 2003 (8.4% freight and 8.8% passenger), a lower rate than the national average (13.5% for freight and 9.4% for passengers). Particularly, Anhuis road

14、network is relatively dense but provides low levels of service to the population. The total length of highways (148,372 km) relative to its population brings the province in line with national average. However, the quality of the road standards in Anhui is relatively limited: (i) the length of main

15、highways (class II or above) is only 12,392km (8.4%), lower than the national average of 10.6%, (ii) there are only 360 km of arterial roads (class I), and (iii) only 22% of the network presents a sufficient quality of surfacing (asphalt concrete or cement concrete). The network also presents an unb

16、alanced geographic distribution, as the very populated and poorer northern counties have limited access to the high-speed highway network and therefore are not integrated with the major industrial center of the Yangtze River delta. Anhui Governments vision is to foster a sustained growth and poverty

17、 reduction in the province through the development of an integrated transport network. According to its Eleventh Five-Year Plan (11th FYP, 2006-2010), the province will develop integrated transport hubs in six major cities, link all provincial cities by railway, county cities by expressways, and pro

18、vide paved access to all villages. Transport links will deepen the integration of the poorest areas within the provincial economy as well as integration of the province within the national economy. During the 11th FYP, total investments in transport infrastructure are expected to reach CNY213.5 bill

19、ion ($31.4 billion): CNY70 billion for railways ($10.3 billion), CNY125 billion for highways ($18.4 billion), CNY 8.5 billion ($ 1.3 billion) for inland waterways, CNY5 billion for civil aviation ($0.7 billion) and CNY5 billion for pipelines ($0.7 billion). The integrated transportation system will

20、provide 12 major highway corridors (Eight transversal, four longitudinal) connecting all provincial cities, and integrated into the comprehensive transportation network of the Yangtze Delta Region; basically to form a systematic transportation linkage with Hefei serving passenger transit and Wuhu se

21、rving transit cargoB. Analysis of Key Problems and Opportunities1. Challenges and Opportunities Inclusive Growth. From 1981 to 2004, PRC lifted half a billion people outside of poverty, a number equal to the reduction of the number of poor people globally during the same period (from 1.9 billion to

22、1.4 billion). However, PRC was still home in 2004 to 254 million people consuming less than $1.25 in 2005 PPP dollars, accounting for about 18% of the poor in the world and the second largest concentration of poor after India. Anhui is a landlocked province located in the central PRC with a land are

23、a of 139,400 km2. It has a population of 65 million, of which 63% are classified as rural (among the highest in the country), and is substantially higher than the eastern provinces (an average 45% rural population). The population density of 470 persons per km2 is significantly higher than the natio

24、nal average of 138, and higher than the average for the Central Region (355). It is one of the poorest provinces of the country with the GDP per capita ranked 28th among all the provinces, only ahead of Guizhou, Gansu, and Yunnan. The provinces GDP per capita is two to four times lower than its east

25、ern neighbors (Shandong, Jiangsu or Zhejiang) and as its rural income is three times lower than its urban income (respectively CNY 3,556 and CNY 11,473 in 2007). Poverty reduction in Anhui will require further growth in the province, and Anhuis growth reaching its poorer areas. The transport sector

26、is playing a major role in sharing the growth between and within areas. Investments in the inland regions lead to the development of well linked growth hubs, and are the most efficient in reducing the regional gaps without sacrificing growth. This is particularly true for Anhui. The provinces import

27、ant agricultural population, natural resources and strategic geographic location makes it particularly well positioned to be an important raw material and agricultural base for the major eastern industrial centers of the Yangtze River delta. However, for Anhui to meet its accessibility, connectivity

28、 and capacity needs in the medium-term, it is estimated that the province will need to double the length of its trunk highway (class I and above) network to reach 5,000 km. Poverty Reduction. Poverty in Anhui is concentrated in the Huaibei Plain in the northeast and Dabie Mountain Area in the southw

29、est. The Huaibei Plain is a major grain production area but it is flood-prone which has restricted its economic development; and agriculture alone cannot support high income levels. Backward transport is also considered one of the major constraints of poverty reduction, especially in the southwest.

30、Increased access of remote areas to Anhuis transportation system is one pillar of the provinces poverty reduction strategy. The Project area includes several poor counties in Huaibei plain, such as Lingbi and Sixian, whose GDP per capita is only 57% of the provincial average and where poverty incide

31、nce reaches respectively 19.6% and 18%. The growth rate of those rural areas has lagged behind Anhui by two to five points since the beginning of the 1995, and by four to seven points below Jiangsu. Those areas are major targets of the provincial poverty reduction program and would particularly bene

32、fit from better connectivity with the important markets and industrial poles of Xuzhou and Nanjing. The new expressway and the upgrading of local road X056 will benefit two provincial poverty counties in the northeast. In addition, three local roads to be rehabilitated will benefit three national po

33、verty counties in the southwest (for example, the poverty incidence in Yuexi is very high at 29.5%). Consequently, Project investment in the highway and local roads network is a key intervention for poverty reduction. Accessible, Affordable and Safe Public Transport. The public transport services in Anhui are less developed t