Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Law of the People's Republic of China on Assemblies… (1989)
“ Article 6 The competent authorities governing assemblies, processions and demonstrations shall be the municipal public security bureaus, county security bureaus or municipal public security sub-bureaus in the localities where the assemblies, processions and demonstrations are held; if the route of a procession or demonstration cuts through two or more districts or counties, the competent authorities thereof shall be the public security organ at the next higher level to the public security organs in such districts or counties. ”
