（Adopted at the 11th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on December 26， 1989， promulgated by Order NO. 21 Of the President of the People's Republic of China on December 26， 1989， and Effective ad of January 1， 1990）
颁布日期：19891226 　实施日期：19900101 　颁布单位：全国人大常委会

Article 1 pursuant to the Constitution， this law is formulated with a view to improving the urban residents committees as an institution， enabling urban residents to administer their own affairs in accordance with the law， promoting socialist democracy at the grassroots level in the cities， and furthering socialist material development and the building of an advanced socialist culture and ideology in urban areas.

Article 2 An urban residents committee shall be a mass organization for self-government at the grassroots level， in which the residents manage their own affairs， educate themselves， and serve their own needs.

The people's government of a city not divided into districts or of a municipal district or an agency of such a people's government shall provide guidance， support and help for the residents committees in their work. The residents committees shall， on their part， assist the above people's government or agency in its work. Article 3 The tasks of a residents committee shall include：

（1） publicizing the Constitution， the laws， the regulations and the state policies， safeguarding the lawful rights and interests of the residents， educating the residents for the fulfillment of their statutory obligations and for the protection of public property， and conducting various forms of activities for the development of an advanced socialist culture and ideology；

（2） handling the public affairs and public welfare services of the residents in the local residential area；

（3） mediating disputes among the residents；

（4） assisting in the maintenance of public security；

（5） assisting the local people's government or its agency in its work related to the interests of the residents， such as public health， family planning， special care for disabled servicemen and for family members of revolutionary martyrs and servicemen， social relief， and juvenile education； and

（6） conveying the residents' opinions and demands and making suggestions to the local people's government or its agency.

Article 4 a residents committee shall develop community service activities for the convenience and benefit of the residents and may also run relevant services.

A residents committee shall manage its own property； no department or unit may infringe upon its right of ownership of property.

Article 5 In an area where people from more than one nationality live， the residents committee shall educate the residents for mutual assistance and mutual respect to enhance unity between different nationalities.

Article 6 A residents committee shall generally be established for an area inhabited by 100-700 households on the basis of the distribution of residents and on the principle of facilitating their self-government.

The establishment or dissolution of a residents committee or a readjustment in the area covered by it shall be decided by the people's government of a city not divided into districts or of a municipal district.

Article 7 A residents committee shall be composed of 5-9 members， including the chairman， the vice-Chairman （vice-chairmen） and the members. In and area where people from more than one nationality live， the residents committee shall include a member or members from the nationality or nationalities with a smaller population.

Article 8 The chairman， vice-chairman （vice-chairmen） and members of a residents committee shall be elected by all the residents of a residential area who have the right to elect or by the representatives from all the households； on the basis of the opinions of the residents， they may also be elected by the elected representatives of residents groups numbering 2-3 from each. The term of office of the residents committee shall be three years， and its members may continue to hold office of the residents committee shall be three years， and its members may continue to hold office when reelected.

Any resident of an residential area who has reached the age of 18 shall have the right to elect and stand for election， regardless of his ethnic status， race， sex， occupation， family background， religious belief， education， property status and length of residence， with the exception of persons who nave been deprived of political rights in accordance with the law.

Article 9 The residents assembly shall be composed of residents at or above the age of 18.

The residents assembly may be attended by all the residents at or above the age of 18 or by a representative or representatives of each household； it may also be attended by the elected representatives of residents groups numbering 2-3 from each.

The residents assembly shall be held only when it is attended by over half of the total number of the residents at or above the age of 18， or of the representatives of the households， or of the representatives elected by the residents groups. Decisions of the residents assembly shall be adopted by a simple majority of all the people present.

Article 10 The residents committee shall be responsible to the residents assembly and report on its work to the latter.

The residents assembly shall be convened and presided over by the residents committee. It shall be convened when proposed by over one-fifth of the residents at or above the age of 18， by over one-fifth of the number of households， or by over one-third of the number of residents groups， When important matters involving the interests of all the residents arise， the residents committee must refer the to the residents assembly for decision through discussion.

The residents assembly shall have the power to recall members of the residents committee and hold a by-election.

Article 11 In making decisions， a residents committee shall apply the principle whereby the minority is subordinate to the majority.

In its work a residents committee shall adopt a democratic approach and shall not resort to coercion or commandism.

Article 12 Members of a residents committee shall observe the Constitution， the laws， the regulations and the state policies， be fair in handling matters and serve the residents warmheartedly.

Article 13 A residents committee shall， when necessary， establish sub-committees for people's mediation， public security， public health and other matters. Members of the residents committee may concurrently be members of the sub-committees. A residents committee with a smaller population in its area may dispense with the sub-committees； instead， members of the residents committee shall have a division of responsibilities for various types of work