中华人民共和国民族区域自治法 Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Regional National Autonomy

tiative in a joint effort to develop the area.

　　Article 49 The organ of self-government of a national autonomous area shall persuade and encourage cadres of the various nationalities to learn each other's spoken and written languages of the local minority nationalities. While learning and suing the spoken and written languages of their own nationalities， cadres of minority nationalities should also learn putonghua and the written Chinese （Han） language commonly used throughout the country.

　　Awards should be given to state functionaries in national autonomous areas who can use skillfully two or more spoken or written languages that are commonly used in the locality.

　　Article 50 The organ of self-government of a national autonomous area shall help other minority nationalities living in concentrated communities in the area establish appropriate autonomous areas or nationality townships.

　　The organ of self-government of a national autonomous area shall help the various nationalities in the area develop their economic， educational， scientific， cultural， public health and physical culture affairs.

　　The organ of self-government of a national autonomous area shall give consideration to the characteristics and needs of nationalities living in settlements scattered over the area.

　　Article 51 In dealing with special issues concerning the various nationalities within its area， the organ of self-government of a national autonomous area must conduct full consultation with their representatives and respect their opinions.

　　Article 52 The organ of self-government of a national autonomous area shall guarantee that citizens of the various nationalities in the area enjoy the rights of citizens prescribed in the Constitution and shall educate them in the need to perform their duties as citizens.

　　Article 53 The organ of self-government of a national autonomous area shall promote the civic virtues of love of the motherland， of the people， of labour， of science ad of socialism and conduct education among the citizens of the various nationalities in the area in patriotism， communism and state policies concerning the nationalities. The cadres and masses of the various nationalities must be educated to trust， learn from and help one another and to respect the spoken and written languages， folkways and customs and religious beliefs of one another in a joint effo

rt to safeguard the unification of the country and the unity of all the nationalities.

　　Chapter VI

　　Leadership and Assistance from State Organs at Higher Levels

　　Article 54 The resolutions， decisions， orders and instructions concerning national autonomous areas adopted by state organs at higher level should suit the conditions in these areas.

　　Article 55 State organs at higher levels shall provide financial， material and technical assistance to national autonomous areas to accelerate their economic and cultural development.

　　In making plans for national economic and social development， state organs at higher levels should take into consideration the characteristics and needs of national autonomous areas.

　　Article 56 The state shall set aside special funds to help national autonomous areas develop their economy and culture.

　　The special funds set aside by the state and its provisional grants to the nationalities may not be deducted， withheld or misappropriated by ant state agency， nor may they be used to substitute for the normal budgetary revenues of national autonomous areas.

　　Article 57 In accordance with the state policy for trade with the minority nationalities， state organs at higher levels shall give consideration to the commercial， supply and marketing， and medical and pharmaceutical enterprises in national autonomous areas.

　　Article 58 State organs at higher levels shall rationally review or readjust the base figures for the financial revenues and expenditures of national autonomous areas.

　　Article 59 While distributing the means of production and means of subsistence， state organs at higher levels shall give consideration to the needs of national autonomous areas.

　　While making plans for the state purchase of industrial and agricultural products and other local and special products of national autonomous areas and for state distribution of such products at a higher level， state organs at higher levels shall give consideration to the interests of the national autonomous areas and the producers， and set reasonable base figures for state distribution at a higher level or a reasonable ratio between the amount to be purchased and the amount to be Kept.

　　Article 60 In matters of investment， loans and taxation and in production， supply， transportation and sales， state organs at higher levels shall help national autonomous areas in the rational exploitation of local resources to develop local industry， transportation and energy and to advance and improve the production of goods specially needed by minority nationalities and of traditional handicrafts.

　　Article 61 State organs at higher levels shall enlist and support economically developed areas in pursuing economic and technological cooperation with national autonomous areas to help the latter areas raise their level of operation and management and their level of production technology.

　　Article 62 While exploiting resources and undertaking construction in national autonomous areas， the state shall give consideration to the interests of these areas， make arrangements favourable to the economic construction there and pay proper attention to the productive pursuits and the life of the minority nationalities there.

　　Enterprises and institutions affiliated to state organs at higher levels but located in national autonomous areas shall give priority to local minority nationalities when recruiting personnel.

　　Enterprises and institutions affiliated to state organs at higher levels but located in national autonomous areas shall respect the power of autonomy of the local organs of self-government and accept their supervision.

　　Article 63 Without the consent of the organ of self-government of a national autonomous area， no state agency at a higher level may change the affiliation of an enterprise under the administration of the local

government.

　　Article 64 State organs at higher levels shall help national autonomous areas train， from among local nationalities， large numbers of cadres at various levels and specialised personnel and skilled workers of different professions and trades； in accordance with local needs and in various forms， they shall send appropriate numbers of teachers， doctors， scientists and technicians as well as managerial executives to work in national autonomous areas and provide them with proper benefits.

　　Article 65 State organs at higher levels shall help national autonomous areas speed up the development of education and raise the scientific and cultural levels of the people of local nationalities.

　　The state shall set up institutes of nationalities and， in other institutions of higher education， nationality-oriented classes and preparatory classes that enroll only students from minority nationalities. Preferred enrollment and preferred assignment of jobs may also be introduced. In enrollment， institutions of higher education and secondary technical schools shall appropriately set lower standards and requirements for the admission of students from minority nationalities.

　　Article 66 State organs at higher levels shall intensify education among cadres and masses of the various nationalities in the government's policies concerning nationalities and frequently review the observance and implementation of these policies and relevant laws.

　　Chapter VII

　　Supplementary Provisions

　　Article 67 This Law has been adopted by the National People's Congress and shall go into effect on October 1， 1984

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