The Equalization of Land Rights Act Article 54

The government at various levels shall compensate with land value, according to the provisions of Article 10 of this Act, for the lands subject to zone expropriation. The compensation may be paid in kind, if so applied for by the landowner, with the construction land after zone expropriation of which the land value is equivalent to compensation in cash. In principle, the total area of lands in lieu of compensation shall be 50 per cent of total zone expropriation area, unless approved by the superior authorities due to special conditions. But it shall not be less than 40 per cent.The areas of lands in lieu of compensation, distributed back to the original owners, shall be worked out by the competent authorities in charge of zone expropriation, according to the values of their rights based on the ratio of their individual entitled compensation land values to the grand total of all compensations for the zone expropriation. Then the values of their rights shall be divided by the unit price of the lands in lieu of compensation to get the areas.In case the areas of lands distributed back to the original owners, according to the provisions of the preceding Paragraph, are less than minimum unit areas required for construction, the landowners shall apply for consolidation within the prescribed time limit. The competent authorities in charge of zone expropriation shall distribute payment in cash according to the compensation land values to the original owners if they fail to apply for consolidation within 30 days from the expiration of the prescribed time limit.