Legal basis: Provisional Regulations on Residence Permit
Fifth people's governments at or above the county level shall establish and improve the mechanism to provide basic public services and convenience for residence permit holders. The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level, such as development and reform, education, public security, civil affairs, judicial administration, human resources and social security, housing and urban and rural construction, health and family planning, shall, according to their respective functions and duties, do a good job in the protection, service and management of the rights and interests of residence permit holders.
Article 6 The people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the provision of basic public services and conveniences for residence permit holders into the national economic and social development plan, improve the financial transfer payment system, and incorporate the expenses for providing basic public services and conveniences into the fiscal budget.
Article 7 The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall establish and improve the population information database, classify and improve the information systems of employment, education, social security, real estate, credit, health and family planning, marriage and other information collection and registration of residence permit holders, strengthen the information sharing of residence permit holders between departments and regions, and provide information support for promoting the transfer and connection system of social insurance and housing provident fund and realizing the full coverage of basic public services for permanent residents.
Article 8 The public security organs shall be responsible for the management of the application, acceptance, production, issuance and endorsement of residence permits. Residents' committees, villagers' committees, employers, schools and lessors shall assist in accepting and issuing residence permits.