Main Responsibilities of Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhan Municipal Government
(1) Carry out foreign principles and policies， law and regulations concerning foreign affairs of the Party and the Central Government; implement instructions and rules of Wuhan CPC committee and municipal government on foreign affairs and introduction of foreign experts; work out the rules and regulations， and the working plan of foreign affairs and introduction of foreign experts of the city; take care of coordinating and handling important foreign affairs and foreign issues of Wuhan City．
(2) Study and elaborate the detailed regulations and measures to implement foreign affairs policy jointly with other competent departments; inspect the execution of relevant departments and units on implementing the foreign principles and policies， the law and regulations concerning foreign affairs and the foreign affairs discipline， and put forward the opinions and suggestions to competent departments on handling the violations of foreign affairs discipline．
(3) Take care of controlling affairs of going abroad on business of the whole city; responsible for applications for approval of going abroad of municipal leadership; examine and verify the applications of going abroad on business temporarily of the officials of chief and deputy bureau level; examine and approve the applications of going abroad on business temporarily of the officials of the chief section level of this city and the levels below;
handle the passport and foreign visa for personnel of the city going abroad on business; responsible for examination and approval or applications for approval of inviting personnel of foreign official of provincial and vice provincial level or equal to these levels to have a visit; handle the visa letters and documents， and other consular issues of the visiting foreign personage．
(4) Handle the relevant affairs of visiting Hong Kong and Macao on business of the whole city; responsible for the examination and approval of the personnel going to Hong Kong and Macao on business for exchange of economy and trade， education， science and technology， and Medicare; responsible for issuing the pass to Hong Kong and Macao on business; take care of handling the endorsement of visiting Hong Kong and Macao．
(5) Responsible for organizing the reception of state guests， Party guests and important foreign guests visiting the city， and foreign diplomats in China visiting the city for the official activities; make overall arrangement of foreign affairs for the leadership of Wuhan CPC Committee， People's Congress of Wuhan City， Municipal Government and People's Political Consultative Conference of Wuhan City．
(6) Responsible for the work of introducing foreign experts of the whole city; manage the foreign experts of economic field employed by the City and control the training held overseas and in Hong Kong & Macau of the personnel from local government departments， enterprises and institutions; responsible for employment and liaison with international advisors for municipal government; handle awarding titles of “ Yellow Crane's Friendship Award ”， “ Honorary Citizen”， etc to foreign personage．
(7) Manage the communication activities between the City and foreign twin cities; go through the formality of applications for approval of establishing twin city relationship with foreign cities; and guide local civil communications with foreigners．
(8) Make overall arrangement and control of the communication activities between local districts & units and foreign consular organizations; take care of reception of foreign reporters visiting Wuhan for interview and reporting; instruct relevant departments or units to make proper arrangements of interview activities for foreign reporters．
(9) Cooperate with and assist competent departments in performing international promotion activities and mass education of the foreign affairs; responsible for providing the departments of the city with publicity information and disclosure data to foreign parties with regard to international situation， foreign policy， and important international issues; participate in verifying important news releases concerning foreign affairs of this city and other relevant documents．
(10) Responsible for undertaking the routine work for foreign affairs leading board of Wuhan CPC committee， and give instructions to the foreign affairs of municipal departments and districts．
(11) Responsible for the construction of spiritual civilization， cultivation of party conduct and construction of a clean government of the Department and the foreign affairs departments & units of the districts; responsible for giving education and training of the foreign affairs policy， foreign affairs discipline and confidential issue to local foreign affairs officials and working staff．
(12) Undertake other work assigned by the Wuhan CPC committee， municipal government and foreign affairs departments of higher levels． |
