【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 s of all national autonomous areas shall be administrative organs of the State under the unified leadership of the State Council and shall be subordinate to it. The organization and work of the organs of selfgovernment of national autonomous areas shall be specified in these areas39。 regulations on the exercise of autonomy or separate regulations, in accordance with the Constitution and other laws. Article 16 In the people39。s congress of a national autonomous area, in addition to the deputies from the nationality exercising regional autonomy in the administrative area, the other nationalities inhabiting the area are also entitled to appropriate representation. The number and proportion of deputies to the people39。s congress of a national autonomous area from the nationality exercising regional autonomy and from the other minority nationalities shall be decided upon by the standing mittee of the people39。s congress of a province, an autonomous region or a municipality directly under the Central Government, in accordance with the principles prescribed by law, and shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People39。s Congress for the record. Among the chairman and vicechairmen of the standing mittee of the people39。s congress of a national autonomous area shall be one or more citizens of the nationality exercising regional autonomy in the area. Article 17 The chairman of an autonomous region, the prefect of an autonomous prefecture or the head of an autonomous county shall be a citizen of the nationality exercising regional autonomy in the area concerned. Other posts in the people39。s government of an autonomous region, an autonomous prefecture or an autonomous county shall rationally be assumed by people of the nationality exercising regional autonomy and of other minority nationalities in the area concerned. The people39。s governments of national autonomous areas shall apply the system of giving overall responsibility to the chairman of an autonomous region, the prefect of an autonomous prefecture or the head of an autonomous county, who shall direct the work of the people39。s governments at their respective levels. Article 18 The cadres in the departments under the organs of selfgovernment of a national autonomous area shall rationally be chosen from among citizens of the nationality exercising regional autonomy and of the other minority nationalities in the area.
Chapter III The Power of Autonomy of the Organs of SelfGovernment Article 19 The people39。s congresses of national autonomous areas shall have the power to enact regulations on the exercise of autonomy and separate regulations in the light of the political, economic and cultural characteristics of the nationality or nationalities in the areas concerned. The regulations on the exercise of autonomy and separate regulations of autonomous regions shall be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People39。s Congress for approval before they go into effect. The regulations on the exercise of autonomy and separate regulations of autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties shall be submitted to the standing mittees of the people39。s congresses of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government for approval before they go into effect, and they shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People39。s Congress and the State Council for the record. Article 20 If a resolution, decision, order or instruction of a State organ at a higher level does not suit the conditions in a national autonomous area, the organ of selfgovernment of the area may either implement it with certain alterations or cease implementing it after reporting to and receiving the approval of the State organ at a higher level。 the said State organ shall give a reply within 60 days from the date of receipt of the report. Article 21 While performing its functions, the organs of selfgovernment of a national autonomous area shall, in accordance with the regulations on the exercise of autonomy of the area, use one or several languages monly used in the locality。 where several monly used languages are used for the performance of such functions, the language of the nationality exercising regional autonomy may be used as the main language. Article 22 In accordance with the needs of socialist construction, the organs of selfgovernment of national autonomous areas shall take various measures to train large numbers of cadres at different levels and various kinds of specialized personnel, including scientists, technicians and managerial executives, as well as skilled workers from among the local nationalities, giving full play to their roles, and shall pay attention to the training of cadres at various levels and specialized and technical personnel of various kinds from among the women of minority nationalities. When recruiting working staff, the organ of selfgovernment of a national autonomous area shall give appropriate considerations to people of the nationality exercising regional autonomy and of other minority nationalities in the area. The organs of selfgovernment of national autonomous areas may adopt special measures to provide preferential treatment and encouragement to specialized personnel joining in the various kinds of construction in these areas. Article 23 When recruiting personnel in accordance with State regulations, enterprises and institutions in national autonomous areas shall give priority to minority nationalities and may enlist them from the population of minority nationalities in rural and pastoral areas. Article 24 The organs of selfgovernment of national autonomous areas may, in accordance with the military system of the State and practical local need and with the approval of the State Council, organized local public security forces for the maintenance of public order. Article 25 Under the guidance of State