“ The local people's governments at all levels shall safeguard the authority of the Constitution and laws, adhere to law-based administration, and build themselves into law-based governments which have appropriately defined functions, perform statutory powers and responsibilities, and strictly enforce the law, which are open, impartial, smart, efficient, honest and trustworthy, and with which the people are satisfied. ”

“ The people's congresses of counties, autonomous counties, cities not divided into districts, or districts of cities may, according to their needs, establish special committees such as a law committee and financial and economic affairs committee.
The special committees shall be under the leadership of their people's congresses; when the people's congresses are not in session, they shall be under the leadership of the standing committees of their people's congresses. ”

“ In the event that a deputy to a local people's congress is unable to perform his duties as a deputy for any reason, the unit which elected him or the voters in the electoral district shall hold a by-election to replace him. ”