Measures of Hebei Province on Implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Common Language and Characters

chapter I general provisions article 1 these measures are formulated in accordance with the law of the people's Republic of China on the spoken and written languages of the people's Republic of China and other relevant laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation of this province, in order to popularize putonghua and standardize Chinese characters, strengthen the management and supervision of the work of the national spoken and written languages, and give full play to the role of the national spoken and written languages in social life. Second within the administrative area of this province, the use, management and supervision of the national common language, the application of this approach.

the national common language and characters mentioned in these measures are putonghua and standardized Chinese characters. Article 3 Citizens have the right to learn and use the spoken and written language commonly used in the country. No organization or individual may interfere with others' study and use of the national common language. Article 4 The people's governments at or above the county level shall take the promotion of Putonghua and the implementation of standardized Chinese characters as the important contents of the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, guarantee the personnel and funds needed for the work of the national common language and writing, and provide conditions for citizens to learn and use the national common language and writing. Fifth people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the management and supervision of the language and writing work of the country within their respective administrative areas.

the administrative departments for industry and commerce of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to law, manage and supervise the names of enterprises, commodity names and words used in advertisements.

other relevant administrative departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, do a good job in the relevant work of the national common language. Article 6 Township (town) people's governments and sub-district offices shall be responsible for doing a good job in the relevant work of the national common language and writing in this region. Article 7 News media such as radio, television, newspapers, and the Internet should regularly publicize and educate the spoken and written language of the country, and timely publish relevant public service advertisements to enhance citizens' awareness of learning and using the spoken and written language of the country.

September every year is the month of promoting Putonghua and promoting standardized Chinese characters in our province. Article 8 The people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall commend and reward organizations and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the work of the national common language. Chapter ii use of the national common language article 9 putonghua shall be used as the basic language in the following situations:

(1) official language of state organs, social organizations, enterprises and institutions;

(2) Education, teaching and campus language in kindergartens, schools and other educational institutions;

(3) the terms used in broadcasting, hosting and interviewing by radio stations and television stations, the terms used in movies, TV dramas and dramas, and the terms used in Chinese audio-visual products and audio electronic publications;

(4) service terms directly facing the public in the public service industry;

(5) working terms of various conferences, exhibitions and other large-scale group activities. Article 1 The level of Putonghua of the following persons born after January 1, 1954 shall meet the following standards according to the regulations of the competent department of industry of the state:

(1) The staff of state organs, social organizations and institutions are above Grade III A, among which the staff of state organs, social organizations and institutions in provinces, cities divided into districts and municipal districts are above Grade II B;

(2) The staff of kindergartens, schools and other educational institutions are above Grade III A, among which teachers and administrators are above Grade II B, Chinese teachers are above Grade II A, and phonetic teachers are above Grade I B;

(3) Students in institutions of higher learning and secondary vocational schools are above Grade B, among which students in Chinese, foreign languages, literature and art, media, tourism and other majors closely related to oral expression are above Grade A;

(4) The announcers, program hosts and film and television drama actors of radio stations and television stations are above Class B, among which the announcers and program hosts of provincial radio stations and television stations are Class A;

(5) The broadcasters, commentators, telephone operators, tour guides and other special posts in the public service industry are above Grade II A, and other staff directly serving the public are above Grade III A..

if the personnel specified in the preceding paragraph have not reached the corresponding grade standard after the Putonghua proficiency test, they shall be trained according to their own circumstances.

for the positions specified in items (1), (2), (4) and (5) of the first paragraph, the newly recruited and employed staff shall reach the corresponding Putonghua level. Article 11 In the following situations, standardized Chinese characters should be used as the basic characters:

(1) the characters used in the names, official documents, official seals and business cards of state organs, social organizations, enterprises and institutions;

(2) words used in education and teaching in kindergartens, schools and other educational institutions;

(3) the characters used in all kinds of advertisements, notices, signboards, signboards, name boards, placards, signboards and logos;

(4) the characters used in printed and electronic publications such as newspapers, periodicals, books and audio-visual products;

(5) Chinese characters for film and television screens and websites;

(6) the words used in the packaging and description of goods sold in China;

(7) the names of place names and public facilities are in Chinese characters;

(8) service words in public service industries.

if the characters specified in items (3) and (7) of the preceding paragraph need to be marked in foreign languages, the place names, proper names and generic names shall be spelled in Chinese Pinyin. Twelfth within the administrative area of this province, it is really necessary to use dialects or to retain and use traditional Chinese characters and variant characters, which shall comply with the relevant provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Common Languages and Characters.

if the signboard contains traditional Chinese characters and variant Chinese characters, the signboard with standardized Chinese characters shall be placed in a prominent position.