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A: Established in September 1965, Tibet Autonomous Region is one of the five ethnic
autonomous regions in China. According to China's Constitution and the Law of
the People's Republic of China on Regional Ethnic Autonomy, Tibet Autonomous Region
enjoys extensive autonomous rights, involving politics, economy, culture and social
life. Tibet rights include: --Formulating autonomy regulations and specific regulations
in accordance with local political, economic and cultural characteristics. There
regulations become effective upon approval from the National People's Congress.
--Enforcing state laws and policies in accordance with the actual situation in
the locality. If any decisions, decrees and instructions emanating from the higher-level
state departments do not suit the autonomous localities, the self-government organs
may alter or simply not implement them, provided that they have the approval of
a higher-level government department. --Adopting flexible policies and measures
to speed up the economic and cultural development of the autonomous region without
violating the Constitution and state laws. --Employing the spoken and written
languages in common use in the locality in performing their duties. --Adopting
various measures to train ethnic minority cadres, scientist and technicians according
to the need of socialist construction. --Organizing local public security forces
for the maintenance of public order in accordance with the military system of
the state and practical local needs with the approval of the State Council. --Administrating
local finance and planning local economic development. --Administrating local
education. Science, culture, public health, and sport, protecting and sifting
through the cultural heritage, and developing local culture. Since March 1979,
the People's Congress of Tibet Autonomous Region and its standing committee have
adopted and issued over 120 local rules, specific regulations and decisions with
legal effect, covering the fields of political power construction, economic and
social development, marriage, education, language, judiciary, and wild life and
natural resource protection. All these rules and regulations have Tibetan characteristics. |
