中华人民共和国地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法（第三次修正）（二）

d orders of state administrative organs at higher levels， to formulate administrative measures and to issue decisions and orders；

　　（2）to direct the work of its subordinate departments and of the people's governments at lower levels；

　　（3）to al

ter or annul inappropriate orders and directives of its subordinate departments and inappropriate decisions and orders of the people's governments at lower levels；

　　（4）to appoint or remove personnel in state administrative organs， train them， appraise their performance and award or punish them according to the provisions of the law；

　　（5）to implement the plan for national economic and social development and the budget， and conduct administrative work concerning the economy， education， science， culture， public health， physical culture， protection of the environment and natural resources， urban and rural development， finance， civil affairs， public security， nationality affairs， judicial administration， supervision and family planning within its administrative area；

　　（6）to protect the socialist property owned by the whole people， property owned collectively by working people and citizens' legitimate private property and to maintain public order and safeguard citizens' rights of the person and their democratic and other rights；

　　（7）to protect the legitimate rights and interests of various economic organizations；

　　（8）to safeguard the rights of minority nationalities and respect their folkways and customs， assist those areas where minority nationalities live in concentrated communities within its sphere of jurisdiction to exercise regional autonomy in accordance with the Constitution and the law and assist the various minority nationalities in their political economic and cultural development；

　　（9）to safeguard women's rights as endowed by the Constitution and the law， such as equality with men， equal pay for equal work and freedom of marriage； and

　　（10）to handle other matters assigned by state administrative organs at higher levels.

　　Article 60 The people's government of a province， autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government may formulate rules I accordance with laws， administrative rules and regulations as well as the local regulations of the province， autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government， and report them to the State Council and the standing committee of the people's congress at the corresponding level for the record. The people's government of a city where a provincial or autonomous regional people's government is located， or of a relatively large city， approved as such by the State Council， may formulate rules in accordance with laws， administrative rules and regulations as well as the local regulations of the province or autonomous region， and report them to the State Council， the standing committee of the people's congress and the people's government of the province or autonomous region， and the standing committee of the people's congress at the corresponding level for the record.

　　Rules to be formulated in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be discussed and decided by the executive meeting or the plenary meeting of the people's government at the corresponding level.

　　Article 61 The people's government of a township， nationality township， or town shall exercise the following functions and powers：

　　（1）to implement the resolutions of the people's congress at the corresponding level and the decisions and orders of state administrative organs at higher levels and to issue decisions and orders；

　　（2）to implement the plan for economic and social development and the budget of its administrative area and conduct administrative work concerning the economy， education， science， culture， public health， physical culture， finance， civil affairs， public security， judicial administration and family planning in its administrative area；

　　（3）to protect the socialist property owned by the whole people， property owned collectively by working people and citizens' legitimate private property and to maintain public order and safeguard citizens' ri

ghts of the person and their democratic and other rights；

　　（4）to protect the legitimate rights and interests of various economic organizations；

　　（5）to safeguard the rights of minority nationalities and respect their folkways and customs；

　　（6）to safeguard women's rights as endowed by the Constitution and the law， such as equality with men， equal pay for equal work and freedom of marriage； and

　　（7）to handle other matters assigned by the people's governments at higher levels.

　　Article 62 Overall responsibility for the work of local people's governments at various levels shall be assumed respectively by governors， chairmen of autonomous regions， mayors， prefects， and heads of counties， districts， townships and towns.

　　The governors， chairmen of autonomous regions， mayors， prefects and heads of counties， districts， townships and towns shall direct the work of their local people's governments at the corresponding levels.

　　Article 63 Meetings of a local people's government at or above the county level shall consist of plenary meetings and executive meetings. The plenary meetings shall be attended by all the members of that people's government. The executive meetings of the people's government of a province， autonomous region， municipality directly under the Central Government， autonomous prefecture， or city divided into districts shall be attended， respectively， by the governor and deputy governors， chairman and vice-chairmen of the autonomous region， mayor and deputy mayors or prefect and deputy prefects， and additionally the secretaries-general. The executive meetings of the people's government of a county， autonomous county， city not divided into districts， or municipal district shall be attended， respectively， by the head and deputy heads of the county， mayor and deputy mayors or head and deputy heads of the district. The governor， chairman of the autonomous region， mayor， prefect， or head of the county or district shall convene and preside over the plenary meetings and executive meetings of the people's government at the corresponding level. Important issues in government work must be discussed and decided at the executive meetings or plenary meetings of the respective government.

　　Article 64 Local people's governments at various levels shall establish necessary working offices in accordance with work requirements and the principle of compact and efficient organization.

　　Auditing bodies shall be established by local people's governments at or above the county level. Local auditing bodies at various levels shall independently exercise their power of supervision through auditing in accordance with the law and shall be responsible to the people's governments at the corresponding levels and to the auditing body at the next higher level.

　　The establishment， increase， reduction or amalgamation of such working offices as departments， bureaus and commissions under people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be reported by the respective people's governments to the State Council for approval and to the standing committees of the people's congresses at the corresponding levels for the record.

　　The establishment， increase， reduction or amalgamation of such working offices as bureaus and sections under people's governments of autonomous prefectures， counties， autonomous counties， cities and municipal districts shall be reported by the respective people's governments to the people's governments at the next higher level for approval and to the standing committees of the people's congresses at the corresponding levels for the record.

　　Article 65 Each department， bureau， commission and section shall have a department director， bureau director， commission chairman and section chief， respectively， and may have deputies to those positions when necessary.

　　A ge

neral office shall have a director and， when necessary， deputy directors.

　　The people's government of a province， autonomous region， municipality directly under the Central Government， autonomous prefecture， or city divided into districts shall have a secretary-general and deputy secretaries-general.

　　Article 66 The working offices of the people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be under the unified leadership of the respective people's governments as well as the operational guidance or leadership of the competent departments of the State Council in accordance with law or the provisions of administrative rules and regulations.

　　The working offices of the people's governments of autonomous prefectures， counties， autonomous counties， cities and municipal districts shall be under the unified leadership of the respective people's governments as well as the operational guidance or leadership of the competent departments of the people's governments at higher levels in accordance with law or the provisions of administrative rules and regulations.

　　Article 67 The people's governments of provinces， autonomous regions， municipalities directly under the Central Government， autonomous prefectures， counties， autonomous counties， cities and municipal districts shall assist in the work of the state organs， enterprises and institutions that are located in their respective administrative areas but not under their jurisdiction， and shall supervise them in the observa

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