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(1). Organic Law of the Local People’s Congress and Local People’s Governments of the PRC

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

(2). Article 1 People’s congresses and people’s governments shall be established in provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties, cities, municipal districts, townships, nationality townships, and towns.

第一条　省、自治区、直辖市、自治州、县、自治县、市、市辖区、乡、民族乡、镇设立人民代表大会和人民政府。

(3). Article 2 Standing committees shall be established by local people’s congresses at and above the county level.

第二条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会设立常务委员会。

(4). Article 3 The organs of self-government of autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties shall, in addition to exercising the functions and powers specified in this Law, exercise the power of autonomy within the limits of their authority as prescribed by the Constitution, the Law on Regional National Autonomy and other laws.

第三条　自治区、自治州、自治县的自治机关除行使本法规定的职权外，同时依照宪法、民族区域自治法和其他法律规定的权限行使自治权。

(5). Article 4 Local people’s congresses at various levels shall be local organs of state power.

第四条　地方各级人民代表大会都是地方国家权力机关。

(6). autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, autonomous prefectures and cities divided into districts shall be elected by the people’s congresses at the next lower level; deputies to the people’s congresses of counties, autonomous counties, cities not divided into districts, municipal districts, townships, nationality townships, and towns shall be elected directly by their constituencies.

第五条　省、自治区、直辖市、自治州、设区的市的人民代表大会代表由下一级的人民代表大会选举;县、自治县、不设区的市、市辖区、乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会代表由选民直接选举。

(7). The number of deputies to the local people’s congresses at various levels and the manner of their election shall be prescribed by the electoral law. There shall be an appropriate number of deputies elected from the minority nationalities in each administrative area.

地方各级人民代表大会代表名额和代表产生办法由选举法规定。各行政区域内的少数民族应当有适当的代表名额。

(8). Article 8 Local people’s congresses at and above the county level shall exercise the following functions and powers:

第八条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会行使下列职权:

(9). (1)to ensure the observance and execution, in their respective administrative areas, of the Constitution, the law, administrative rules and regulations and the resolutions of the people’s congresses and their standing committees at higher levels, and to ensure the implementation of the state plan and the state budget;

(一)在本行政区域内，保证宪法、法律、行政法规和上级人民代表大会及其常务委员会决议的遵守和执行，保证国家计划和国家预算的执行;

(10). (2)to examine and approve the plans for national economic and social development and budgets of their respective administrative areas and the reports on the implementation of such plans and budgets;

(二)审查和批准本行政区域内的国民经济和社会发展计划、预算以及它们执行情况的报告;

(11). (3)to discuss and decide on major issues in political, economic, educational, scientific, cultural, public health, protection of the environment and natural resources and civil and nationality affairs in their respective administrative areas;

(三)讨论、决定本行政区域内的政治、经济、教育、科学、文化、卫生、环境和资源保护、民政、民族等工作的重大事项;

(12). (4)to elect the members of their respective standing committees;

(四)选举本级人民代表大会常务委员会的组成人员;

(13). (5)to elect governors and deputy governors, chairmen and vice-chairmen of autonomous regions, mayors and deputy mayors, prefects and deputy prefects, and heads and deputy heads of counties and districts;

(五)选举省长、副省长，自治区主席、副主席，市长、副市长，州长、副州长，县长、副县长，区长、副区长;

(14). (6)to elect the presidents of the people’s courts and the chief procurators of the people’s procuratorates at the corresponding levels; the election of the chief procurator of a people’s procuratorate shall be reported to the chief procurator of the people’s procuratorate at the next higher level, who shall submit it to the standing committee of the people’s congress at that same level for approval;

(六)选举本级人民法院院长和人民检察院检察长;选出的人民检察院检察长，须报经上一级人民检察院检察长提请该级人民代表大会常务委员会批准;

(15). (7)to elect deputies to the people’s congresses at the next higher level;

(七)选举上一级人民代表大会代表;

(16). (8)to hear and examine reports on the work of the standing committees of the people’s congresses at the corresponding levels;

(八)听取和审查本级人民代表大会常务委员会的工作报告;

(17). (9)to hear and examine reports on the work of the people’s governments, the people’s courts and the people’s procuratorates at the corresponding levels;

(九)听取和审查本级人民政府和人民法院、人民检察院的工作报告;

(18). (10)to alter or annul inappropriate resolutions of the standing committees of the people’s congresses at the corresponding levels;

(十)改变或者撤销本级人民代表大会常务委员会的不适当的决议;

(19). (11)to annul inappropriate decisions and orders of the people’s governments at the corresponding levels;

(十一)撤销本级人民政府的不适当的决定和命令;

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

(十二)保护社会主义的全民所有的财产和劳动群众集体所有的财产，保护公民私人所有的合法财产，维护社会秩序，保障公民的人身权利、民主权利和其他权利;

(21). (13)to protect the legitimate rights and interests of various economic organizations;

(十三)保护各种经济组织的合法权益;

(22). (14)to safeguard the rights of minority nationalities; and

(十四)保障少数民族的权利;

(23). (15)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.

(十五)保障宪法和法律赋予妇女的男女平等、同工同酬和婚姻自由等各项权利。

(24). Article 9 The people’s congresses of townships, nationality townships, and towns shall exercise the following functions and powers:

第九条　乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会行使下列职权:

(25). (1)to ensure the observance and execution, in their respective administrative areas, of the Constitution, the law, administrative rules and regulations, and the resolutions of the people’s congresses and their standing committees at higher levels;

(一)在本行政区域内，保证宪法、法律、行政法规和上级人民代表大会及其常务委员会决议的遵守和执行;

(26). (2)to adopt and promulgate resolutions within the scope of their functions and powers;

(二)在职权范围内通过和发布决议;

(27). (3)to decide, in accordance with state plans, on plans for the development of the economy, cultural affairs and public services in their respective administrative areas;

(三)根据国家计划，决定本行政区域内的经济、文化事业和公共事业的建设计划;

(28). (4)to examine and approve the budgets of their respective administrative areas as well as the reports on the implementation of the budgets;

(四)审查和批准本行政区域内的财政预算和预算执行情况的报告;

(29). (5)to decide on plans for civil affairs in their respective administrative areas;

(五)决定本行政区域内的民政工作的实施计划;

(30). (6)to elect the chairman and vice-chairmen of the people’s congress at the corresponding level;

(六)选举本级人民代表大会主席、副主席;

(31). (7)to elect heads and deputy heads of townships and towns;

(七)选举乡长、副乡长，镇长、副镇长;

(32). (8)to hear and examine reports on the work of the people’s governments of townships, nationality townships, and towns;

(八)听取和审查乡、民族乡、镇的人民政府的工作报告;

(33). (9)to annul inappropriate decisions and orders of the people’s governments of townships, nationality townships, and towns;

(九)撤销乡、民族乡、镇的人民政府的不适当的决定和命令;

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

(十)保护社会主义的全民所有的财产和劳动群众集体所有的财产，保护公民私人所有的合法财产，维护社会秩序，保障公民的人身权利、民主权利和其他权利;

(35). (11)to protect the legitimate rights and interests of various economic organizations;

(十一)保护各种经济组织的合法权益;

(36). (12)to safeguard the rights of minority nationalities; and

(十二)保障少数民族的权利;

(37). (13)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.

(十三)保障宪法和法律赋予妇女的男女平等、同工同酬和婚姻自由等各项权利。

(38). In exercising their functions and powers, the people’s congresses of townships, nationality townships, and towns in which minority nationalities live in concentrated communities shall adopt specific measures appropriate to the characteristics of the nationalities concerned.

少数民族聚居的乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会在行使职权的时候，应当采取适合民族特点的具体措施。

(39). Article 11 Local people’s congresses at various levels shall meet in session at least once a year.

第十一条　地方各级人民代表大会会议每年至少举行一次。

(40). A session of a local people’s congress may be convened at any time upon the proposal of one-fifth of its deputies.

经过五分之一以上代表提议，可以临时召集本级人民代表大会会议。

(41). Article 12 Sessions of local people’s congresses at or above the county level shall be convened by their standing committees.

第十二条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会会议由本级人民代表大会常务委员会召集。

(42). Article 13 A preliminary meeting shall be held for each session of a local people’s congress at or above the county level to elect the presidium and secretary-general of that session, adopt the agenda for the session and decide on other preparations.

第十三条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会每次会议举行预备会议，选举本次会议的主席团和秘书长，通过本次会议的议程和其他准备事项的决定。....(please sign in for more)

(43). The preliminary meeting shall be presided over by the standing committee of the people’s congress. The preliminary meeting for the first session of a people’s congress shall be presided over by the standing committee of the preceding people’s congress at the corresponding level.

预备会议由本级人民代表大会常务委员会主持。每届人民代表大会第一次会议的预备会议，由上届本级人民代表大会常务委员会主持。....(please sign in for more)

(44). When a local people’s congress at or above the county level meets, its session shall be conducted by the presidium.

县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会举行会议的时候，由主席团主持会议。....(please sign in for more)

(45). When a local people’s congress at or above the county level meets, it shall propose a number of deputy secretaries-general; the choice of deputy secretaries-general shall be decided by the presidium.

县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会会议设副秘书长若干人;副秘书长的人选由主席团决定。....(please sign in for more)

(46). Article 14 The people’s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall have a chairman, and may have one or two vice-chairmen. The chairman and vice-chairmen shall be elected from among the deputies to the people’s congress at the corresponding level, and their term of office shall be the same as that of each people’s congress at that level.

第十四条　乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会设主席，并可以设副主席一人至二人。主席、副主席由本级人民代表大会从代表中选出，任期同本级人民代表大会每届任期相同。....(please sign in for more)

(47). The chairman or vice-chairmen of the people’s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall not concurrently hold office in an administrative organ of the State; if they hold office in an administrative organ of the State, they must resign from the post of the chairman or vice-chairmen of the people’s congress at that level.

乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会主席、副主席不得担任国家行政机关的职务;如果担任国家行政机关的职务，必须向本级人民代表大会辞去主席、副主席的职务。....(please sign in for more)

(48). The chairman or vice-chairmen of the people’s congress of a township, nationality township or town shall, during the period when the people’s congress at the corresponding level is not in session, be responsible for keeping in touch with the deputies to the people’s congress at that level, organizing the deputies to conduct activities, and conveying the suggestions, criticisms and opinions of the deputies and the masses regarding the work of the people’s government at the same level.

乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会主席、副主席在本级人民代表大会闭会期间负责联系本级人民代表大会代表，组织代表开展活动，并反映代表和群众对本级人民政府工作的建议、批评和意见。....(please sign in for more)

(49). Article 16 The first session of each local people’s congress at any level shall be convened, within two months after the election of its deputies, by the standing committee of the preceding people’s congress at the corresponding level or by the presidium of the preceding session of the people’s congress of the township, nationality township, or town.

第十六条　地方各级人民代表大会每届第一次会议，在本届人民代表大会代表选举完成后的两个月内，由上届本级人民代表大会常务委员会或者乡、民族乡、镇的上次人民代表大会主席团召集。....(please sign in for more)

(50). With agreement of the presidium, deliberation shall be terminated on a bill or proposal placed on the agenda of a session, if the party that submitted the bill or proposal requests its withdrawal before it is referred to the congress for a vote.

列入会议议程的议案，在交付大会表决前，提案人要求撤回的，经主席团同意，会议对该项议案的审议即行终止。....(please sign in for more)

(51). Article 19 Suggestions, criticisms and complaints on any aspect of work put forward by deputies to a local people’s congress at or above the county level to that people’s congress and its standing committee shall be referred by the administrative office of the standing committee to the departments and organizations concerned for consideration, disposition and reply.

第十九条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会代表向本级人民代表大会及其常务委员会提出的对各方面工作的建议、批评和意见，由本级人民代表大会常务委员会的办事机构交有关机关和组织研究处理并负责答复。....(please sign in for more)

(52). Suggestions, criticisms and complaints on any aspect of work put forward by deputies to the people’s congress of a township, nationality township, or town to that people’s congress shall be referred by its presidium to the departments and organizations concerned for consideration, disposition and reply.

乡、民族乡、镇人民代表大会代表向本级人民代表大会提出的对各方面工作的建议、批评和意见，由本级人民代表大会主席团交有关机关和组织研究处理并负责答复。....(please sign in for more)

(53). Article 20 When a local people’s congress conducts an election or adopts a resolution, a majority vote of all the deputies shall be required.

第二十条　地方各级人民代表大会进行选举和通过决议，以全体代表的过半数通过。....(please sign in for more)

(54). The number of candidates nominated by a presidium or jointly nominated by each deputy together with other deputies shall not exceed the number of persons to be elected.

主席团提名的候选人人数，每一代表与其他代表联合提名的候选人人数，均不得超过应选名额。....(please sign in for more)

(55). Nominators shall make a trustful introduction of their nominees.

提名人应当如实介绍所提名的候选人的情况。....(please sign in for more)

(56). in elections for members of the standing committees of the people’s congresses, there shall be one-tenth to one-fifth more candidates than the number of persons to be elected.

人民代表大会常务委员会委员的候选人数应比应选人数多十分之一至五分之一....(please sign in for more)

(57). The specific differential number shall be prescribed by the people’s congresses at the corresponding levels in the electoral measures on the basis of the number of persons to be elected.

由本级人民代表大会根据应选人数在选举办法中规定具体差额数，进行差额选举。....(please sign in for more)

(58). If the number of candidates nominated exceeds the differential number prescribed in the electoral measures,

如果提名的候选人数超过选举办法规定的差额数，....(please sign in for more)

(59). a preliminary election shall be conducted after the deputies deliberate and discuss the list of candidates submitted by the presidium,

由主席团提交代表酝酿、讨论后，进行预选，....(please sign in for more)

(60). and an official list of candidates shall, in accordance with the differential number prescribed in the electoral measures,

根据在预选中得票多少的顺序，....(please sign in for more)

(61). be determined by order of the votes that the candidates obtain in the preliminary election, and then election shall be conducted.

按照选举办法规定的差额数，确定正式候选人名单，进行选举。....(please sign in for more)

(62). When leading persons of State organs at the corresponding levels are to be elected by local people’s congresses at or above the county level, the time for nomination and consideration of candidates shall be not less than two days.

县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会换届选举本级国家机关领导人员时，提名、酝酿候选人的时间不得少于两天。....(please sign in for more)

(63). Article 23 Elections shall be conducted by secret ballot. The deputies may vote for or against any of the candidates that have been determined, or may instead elect any other deputies or voters or abstain from voting.

第二十三条　选举采用无记名投票方式。代表对于确定的候选人，可以投赞成票，可以投反对票，可以另选其他任何代表或者选民，也可以弃权。....(please sign in for more)

(64). In elections for leading persons of State organs conducted by local people’s congresses at the corresponding levels,

地方各级人民代表大会选举本级国家机关领导人员，....(please sign in for more)

(65). when the number of candidates who obtain more than half of the votes exceeds the number of leading persons to be elected, those who obtain more votes shall be elected.

获得过半数选票的候选人人数超过应选名额时，以得票多的当选。....(please sign in for more)

(66). If the number of votes for some candidates is tied, thus making it impossible to determine the elected, another balloting shall be conducted for those candidates to resolve the tie, and those who obtain more votes shall be elected.

如遇票数相等不能确定当选人时，应当就票数相等的人再次投票，以得票多的当选。....(please sign in for more)

(67). If the number of the elected persons who obtain more than half of the votes is less than the number of persons needed to be elected, another election shall be held to make up the difference,

获得过半数选票的当选人数少于应选名额时，不足的名额另行选举。....(please sign in for more)

(68). the candidates for another election may be determined by order of the votes they obtain in the first balloting, or may be nominated and determined in accordance with the procedures provided by this Law.

另行选举时，可以根据在第一次投票时得票多少的顺序确定候选人，也可以依照本法规定的程序另行提名、确定候选人。....(please sign in for more)

(69). Another election for making up the difference may be held at the current session or the next session of the people’s congress upon decision by the people’s congress at the corresponding level.

经本级人民代表大会决定，不足的名额的另行选举可以在本次人民代表大会会议上进行，也可以在下一次人民代表大会会议上进行。....(please sign in for more)

(70). When another election is held to elect the vice-chairmen and members of the standing committee of a people’s congress, the vice-chairmen of the people’s congress of a township, nationality township or town, and the deputy heads of a people’s government, competitive election shall be conducted after the differential number is determined in accordance with the provisions in the first paragraph of Article 22 of this Law.

另行选举人民代表大会常务委员会副主任、委员、乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会副主席，人民政府副职领导人员时，依照本法第二十二条第一款的规定，确定差额数，进行差额选举。....(please sign in for more)

(71). When by-elections are held by the local people’s congresses at various levels for chairmen, vice-chairmen, secretaries-general and members of their standing committees,

地方各级人民代表大会补选常务委员会主任、副主任、秘书长、委员，....(please sign in for more)

(72). chairmen, and vice-chairmen of the people’s congresses of townships, nationality townships or towns, governors, deputy governors, chairmen and vice-chairmen of autonomous regions,

乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会主席、副主席，省长、副省长，自治区主席、副主席，....(please sign in for more)

(73). mayors, deputy mayors, prefects, deputy prefects, heads and deputy heads of counties, districts, townships and towns, presidents of people’s courts, and chief procurators of people’s procuratorates,

市长、副市长，州长、副州长，县长、副县长，区长、副区长，乡长、副乡长，镇长、副镇长，人民法院院长，人民检察院检察长时，....(please sign in for more)

(74). the number of candidates may exceed or equal the number of vacancies, and the election procedures and methods shall be decided by the people’s congresses at the corresponding levels.

候选人数可以多于应选人数，也可以同应选人数相等，选举办法由本级人民代表大会决定。....(please sign in for more)

(75). Article 26 When a local people’s congress at or above the county level is in session, its presidium, its standing committee, or a joint group of at least one tenth of its deputies may submit a proposal to remove from office members of its standing committee or members of the people’s government, the president of the people’s court or the chief procurator of the people’s procuratorate at the corresponding level; the presidium shall refer such proposals to the congress for deliberation.

第二十六条　县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会举行会议的时候，主席团、常务委员会或者十分之一以上代表联名，可以提出对本级人民代表大会常务委员会组成人员、人民政府组成人员、人民法院院长、人民检察院检察长的罢....(please sign in for more)

(76). When the people’s congress of a township, nationality township or town is in session, the presidium or a group of at least one-fifth of the deputies may submit a proposal to remove from office the chairman or vice-chairmen of the people’s congress, the head or deputy heads of the township or town; the presidium shall refer the proposal to the congress for deliberation.

乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会举行会议的时候，主席团或者五分之一以上代表联名，可以提出对人民代表大会主席、副主席，乡长、副乡长，镇长、副镇长的罢免案，由席团提请大会审议。....(please sign in for more)

(77). In a proposal for removal from office, reasons for the removal shall clearly be stated.

罢免案应当写明罢免理由。....(please sign in for more)

(78). Persons proposed to be removed from office shall have the right to defend themselves at a meeting of the presidium or at the plenary meeting of a session, or to submit their written defence. The defence made at the meeting of the presidium or the written defence shall be printed and distributed to participants of the session by the presidium.

被提出罢免的人员有权在主席团会议或者大会全体会议上提出申辩意见，或者书面提出申辩意见。在主席团会议上提出的申辩意见或者书面提出的申辩意见，由主席团印发会议。....(please sign in for more)

(79). The proposal for removal from office submitted to a local people’s congress at or above the county level shall,

向县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会提出的罢免案，....(please sign in for more)

(80). after being distributed by the presidium to the participants for deliberation, be submitted to the plenary meeting of the session for voting;

由主席团交会议审议后，提请全体会议表决;....(please sign in for more)

(81). or the presidium shall, subject to decision of the plenary meeting of the session, propose to organize an investigation committee, and the proposal for removal from office

或者由主席团提议，经全体会议决定，组织调查委员会，....(please sign in for more)

(82). shall be deliberated and decided at the next session of the people’s congress at the corresponding level on the basis of the report prepared by the investigation committee.

由本级人民代表大会下次会议根据调查委员会的报告审议决定。....(please sign in for more)

(83). component member of the standing committee of a local people’s congress at or above the county level, a leading person of a local people’s government, the president of a People’s Court

县级以上的地方各级人民代表大会常务委员会组成人员和人民政府领导人员，人民法院院长，....(please sign in for more)

(84). or the chief procurator of a People’s Procuratorate at or above the county level may submit the resignation to the people’s congress at the corresponding level, which shall decide whether or not to accept the resignation;

人民检察院检察长，可以向本级人民代表大会提出辞职，由大会决定是否接受辞职;....(please sign in for more)

(85). if the people’s congress is not in session, such resignations may be submitted to its standing committee, which shall decide whether or not to accept the resignations.

大会闭会期间，可以向本级人民代表大会常务委员会提出辞职，由常务委员会决定是否接受辞职。....(please sign in for more)

(86). If the standing committee decides to accept a resignation, it shall report it to its people’s congress for the record.

大常务委员会决定接受辞职后，报本级人民代表大会备案。....(please sign in for more)

(87). A resignation of the chief procurator of a people’s procuratorate

人民检察院检察长的辞职，....(please sign in for more)

(88). must be reported to the chief procurator of the people’s procuratorate at the next higher level, who shall refer it to the standing committee of the people’s congress at the corresponding level for approval.

须报经上一级人民检察院检察长提请该级人民代表大会常务委员会批准。....(please sign in for more)

(89). The chairman or vice-chairman of the people’s congress of a township, nationality township or town, the head or deputy head of a township or town may submit his resignation to the people’s congress at the corresponding level, which shall decide whether or not to accept the resignation."

乡、民族乡、镇的人民代表大会主席、副主席，乡长、副乡长，镇长、副镇长，可以向本级人民代表大会提出辞职，由大会决定是否接受辞职。....(please sign in for more)

(90). Article 28 When a local people’s congress at any level is in session, a group of at least ten of the deputies may submit a written proposal for addressing questions to the people’s government or any of its departments, the People’s Court or the People’s Procuratorate at the corresponding level. In the proposal shall clearly be stated to whom the questions are addressed and the specific questions themselves.

第二十八条　地方各级人民代表大会举行会议的时候，代表十人以上联名可以书面提出对本级人民政府和它所属各工作部门以及人民法院、人民检察院的质询案。质询案必须写明质询对象、质询的问题和内容。....(please sign in for more)

(91). The presidium shall decide whether to refer the proposal to the organ addressed for an oral reply at the meeting of the presidium, or at the plenary meeting of a session, or at the meeting of a relevant special committee, or for a written reply.

质询案由主席团决定交由受质询机关在主席团会议、大会全体会议或者有关的专门委员会会议上口头答复，或者由受质询机关书面答复。....(please sign in for more)

(92). Where a reply is made at a meeting of the presidium or of the special committee, the deputies who submit the proposal shall have the right to attend the meeting as nonvoting delegates and express their opinions;.

在主席团会议或者专门委员会会议上答复的，提质询案的代表有权列席会议，发表意见;....(please sign in for more)

(93). when the presidium considers it necessary, it may have the report on the reply printed and distributed to the session.

主席团认为必要的时候，可以将答复质询案的情况报告印发会议。....(please sign in for more)

(94). If the reply is to be made orally, the leading person of the organ addressed shall be present at the meeting to give the reply; if the reply is to be made in writing, it shall be signed by the leading person of the organ addressed, and the presidium shall have it printed and distributed to the session or to the deputies who address the questions.

质询案以口头答复的，应当由受质询机关的负责人到会答复;质询案以书面答复的，应当由受质询机关的负责人签署，由主席团印发会议或者印发提质询案的代表。....(please sign in for more)

(95). Article 29 When a local people’s congress at any level examines a bill or proposal, its deputies may address questions to the local state organs concerned, which shall send their personnel to the congress to give explanations.

第二十九条　在地方各级人民代表大会审议议案的时候，代表可以向有关地方国家机关提出询问，由有关机关派人说明。....(please sign in for more)

(96). Article 30 The people’s congresses of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, autonomous prefectures and cities divided into districts may, where necessary,

第三十条　省、自治区、直辖市、自治州、设区的市的人民代表大会根据需要，....(please sign in for more)

(97). establish special committees such as legislative (political and law)committees, finance and economic committees, and education, science, culture and public health committees.

可以设法制(政法)委员会、财政经济委员会、教育科学文化卫生委员会等专门委员会。....(please sign in for more)

(98). The special committees shall work under the direction of the respective people’s congresses; when the people’s congresses are not in session, they shall work under the direction of the standing committees of the people’s congresses.

各专门委员会受本级人民代表大会领导;在大会闭会期间，受本级人民代表大会常务委员会领导。....(please sign in for more)

(99). Nominations for the chairman, vice-chairmen and members of a special committee shall be made by the presidium from among the deputies and approved by the people’s congress. When the people’s congress is not in session, its standing committee may appoint additional individual vice-chairmen and some members of the special committees through nomination by its council of chairmen and approval by a meeting of the standing committee.

各专门委员会的主任委员、副主任委员和委员的人选，由主席团在代表中提名，大会通过。在大会闭会期间，常务委员会可以补充任命专门委员会的个别副主任委员和部分委员，由主任会议提名，常务委员会会议通过。....(please sign in for more)

(100). The special committees shall discuss, examine and draw up relevant bills and draft resolutions under the direction of the people’s congresses and their standing committees at the corresponding levels; they shall make investigations and studies of, and put forward proposals on matters related to those committees and within the scope of functions and powers of the respective people’s congresses and their standing committees.

各专门委员会在本级人民代表大会及其常务委员会领导下，研究、审议和拟订有关议案;对属于本级人民代表大会及其常务委员会职权范围内同本委员会有关的问题，进行调查研究，提出建议。....(please sign in for more)