Reflecting existing national administrative divisions, there are
people's congresses and people's governments at all levels - in
provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the
Central Government, in counties and cities, in townships and
towns.
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Local people's congresses are the local organs of state power. They
have the power to decide on important affairs in their respective
administrative areas. The people's congresses of provinces,
autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central
Government have the power to formulate local regulations. Local
people's governments are local administrative organs of the state.
Working under the unified leadership of the State Council, they are
responsible to and report on their work to the people's congresses
and their standing committees at the corresponding level and to the
organs of state administration at the next higher level. They have
overall responsibility for the administrative work within their
respective administrative areas.