According to the provisions of Article 111 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC), residents' committees or villagers' committees established in urban and rural areas according to the areas where residents live are grass-roots mass autonomous organizations. The directors, vice-directors and members of residents' committees and villagers' committees are elected by residents. The relationship between residents' committees and villagers' committees and grass-roots political power shall be stipulated by law.

Residents' committees and villagers' committees shall set up people's mediation committees, public security committees and public health committees to handle public affairs and public welfare undertakings in their residential areas, mediate civil disputes, help maintain social order, and reflect the opinions, demands and suggestions of the masses to the people's government.

Extended data:

"Organic Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Residents' Committees" Article 3 The tasks of residents' committees:

(a) to publicize the Constitution, laws, regulations and national policies, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of residents, educate residents to perform their obligations according to law, take good care of public property, and carry out various forms of socialist spiritual civilization construction activities;

(two) to handle the public affairs and public welfare undertakings of the residents in this residential area;

(3) Mediation of civil disputes;

(4) Assisting in maintaining public order;

(five) to assist the people's government or its agencies to do a good job in public health, family planning, special care and relief, youth education and other work related to the interests of residents;

(six) to reflect the opinions, demands and suggestions of residents to the people's government or its agencies.

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