The Department of Civil Affairs of Hainan Province is established according to the Guiding Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Supporting Hainan's Comprehensive Deepening of Reform and Opening up (ZF [2018] No.12) and the Notice of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council on Issuing the Plan for Institutional Reform of Hainan Province (TZ [2018] No.80).The Department of Civil Affairs of Hainan Province shall execute the principles and policies of the CPC Central Committee on civil affairs, as well as the policies and measures of China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone and Free Trade Port with Chinese characteristics. It shall also implement the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC provincial committee, and uphold and strengthen the unified leadership of the Party over civil affairs in the course of performing its duties.  Address: 2/F, Provincial Government Office Building, No.59, Haifu Road, Meilan District, Haikou City, Hainan Province. Office hours: 8:00-12:00 a.m. and 14:30-17:30 p.m. (holidays excepted). Postal code: 570203. Tel: (0898)65356585, 65321982. Fax: (0898)65333315

The Department of Civil Affairs of Hainan Province shall execute the policies and guidelines of the CPC Central Committee on civil affairs, as well as the policies and measures of China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone and Free Trade Port with Chinese characteristics. It shall also implement the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC provincial committee, and uphold and strengthen the unified leadership of the Party over civil affairs in the course of performing its duties. Its main responsibilities are as follows:(I) To draw up policies, plans and standards for the development of civil affairs in the province and organize their implementation; to organize the drafting of local civil affairs regulations and government rules, and conduct research to put forward policy recommendations that can advance civil affairs reform;(II) To draw up management measures for registration and supervision of social organizations such as social groups, foundations and social service institutions in the province, and organize their implementation; to conduct registration management and law enforcement supervision of social organizations according to law;(III) To draw up social assistance policies and standards of the province, and coordinate the construction of social assistance system; to ensure the minimum livelihood guarantee for urban and rural residents, as well as to lead the temporary assistance and support for people in a state of utter poverty, homeless vagrants and beggars;(IV) To draw up policies for community-level self-governance in urban and rural areas in the province, and guide the construction of urban and rural community system and capacity for governance; to put forward suggestions that can make progress in the grass-roots political power development in urban and rural areas, and promote the construction of grass-roots democracy;(V) To draw up policies and standards for the administration of administrative divisions, administrative boundaries and geographical names...