Section 4, Section 5 and Section 16 of the "Regulations for Implementation" clarify the function and the responsibility of government entities at each level, in order to construct a means of spoken and written Chinese language. They are characterized by "unified government leadership, coordinated by the Language Committee, supported by each department, and combining every force to achieve managerial cooperation".

Language and writing is concerned with national unity, ethnic bonding and social progress. It is an immense social project to extend Putonghua nationwide and perform well in spoken language and written work, in which the government plays an essential role. Since the founding of New China, the Party and the national government have always paid great attention to language and writing, with strengthening the use of spoken and written language gradually. Up to now, a working pattern has gradually been shaped, characterized by the unified leadership of each level of government, the organization and coordination by each level of working institutions of language and script, and the mutual cooperation among every department and industry in which they have achieved function division and collaborated management. According to the specific situation of the city, the "Regulations for Implementation" further clarify and classify the specific function and responsibility of each level of government, language and writing working department and the management department of every industry.

1. In Section 4 of the "Regulations for Implementation", the function and responsibility of the municipal and county/district government is stipulated, along with the keywords of "strengthen unified leadership".

Section 4.1 of the "Regulations for Implementation" stipulates: the municipal and county/district government should strengthen their leadership regarding the use of "Standard Spoken and Written Language", promoting Putonghua, implementing Standard Chinese characters into the content of city management and the development of the harmonious society. This is because spoken and written language are an important part of all governmental functions, and it involves every aspect of society, therefore the government must strengthen its leadership over this matter, and make it an important focus of city management and the development of the harmonious society.

Section 4.2 of the "Regulations for Implementation" stipulates: the municipal and county/district government should guarantee the availability of funds and personnel for spoken and written language. This is an important reflection of the government’s function and responsibility; as practice has proven, the spoken and written language is better managed in districts and counties where the necessary personnel and funds are in place.

2. In Section 5 of the "Regulations for Implementation", the function and responsibility of each departmental level, regarding spoken and written language is stipulated, along with the keywords of "responsibility, management, supervision and educational administration in departments of the same level".

The "Regulations for Implementation" clarify the fact that the spoken and written Language Committee of the municipal and county/district people’s government (abbreviated as "Language Committee") is the so-called spoken and written language department in the "National Law on Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language". It is the discussion and coordination institution through which the government manages spoken and written language affairs.

Generally, the government leader responsible for education acts as the director, organized by related government sectors, and the committee is responsible for the management and supervision of the use of national "Standard Spoken and Written Language" within the concerned administrative region.

Because the Language Committee is a non-standing institution, specific administrative bodies must carry out its function. Therefore, the "Regulations for Implementation" explicitly stipulate that the administrative body of the spoken and written language committee of the municipal and county/district people’s government (that is, the Language Committee Office) be instituted in the administrative department of education of the same level. This requires that the administrative department of education of the municipal and county/district level should develop the management of the use of spoken and written language into their working functions. They should also ascertain the functional departments and responsible persons provide guarantees in personnel and funding, while simultaneously reinforcing management and checking to encourage the fulfillment of the standard work carried out by the Language Committee.

Besides the municipal and district/county Language Committee explicitly established by the "Regulations for Implementation", now, 85% of spoken and written Language Committees at a town/street level were also established out of need. They focus on the management of language and character use at public occasions and play an important role in improving the situation of spoken and written language in the city. Language and th use of written characters at public occasions is all-embracing, complicated and under constant change. Only through the coordination of town/street level Language Committees, can educational advertizing, real-time monitoring, and legal punishment be organized and fulfilled throughout the areas of commerce, tourism, industry and commerce, municipal administration, public security, cultural education, etc. Now, areas with better use of Chinese characters, such as the East Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, the Railway Station commercial area, the New World commercial area, the Shiquan District of Putuo District, etc., have been improved mainly due to the effective effort made by street-level institutions and the fulfillment of dependency management.

It is not feasible to carry out in-depth and thorough management, by only depending on the district/county level institutions. For this, the "Regulations for Implementation" stipulate: "the township people’s government and street committees should carry out their responsibilities regarding the use of the "National Standard of Spoken and Written Language" within their district according to the requirements and arrangements of the district/county people’s government".

Section 5.2 of the "Regulations for Implementation" also details the six major functions of the Language Committee of municipal and district/county levels, including: "compile, organize and implement planning; coordinate, guide and supervise spoken and written language; organize educational advertising; guide the proficiency test; promote applied research; etc."

3. Section 16 of the "Regulations for Implementation" further classifies the functions and responsibilities assumed by over 20 departments. Through the regulations in this Section, the working pattern and management system can be formed, with the characteristics of unified government leadership, coordination by the Language Committee and all the departments carrying out their responsibilities by cooperation. It defines the government departments closely associated with spoken and written language and the management and supervision responsibilities they should have.

The related governmental departments include over 20 government departments in charge of personnel, education, radio and TV, publication, industry and commerce, etc. These departments are basically the member units of the Language Committee. The functions and responsibilities are, on the one hand, closely related to their practical business operations and aim at their management objectives and administrative range. On the other hand, their functions and responsibilities are based on the current functional division among all committee member units of the Language Committee, with a certain working foundation.