Legal basis:
Article 111 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC), residents' committees or villagers' committees established in cities 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.