The way of handling official documents in the administrative organs of the state in 2001 stipulates the categories of "official documents".

The ninth types of official documents are:

(1) Order (order)

It is applicable to promulgate administrative rules and regulations in accordance with relevant laws, announce the implementation of major compulsory administrative measures, and award relevant units and personnel.

(two) decision

It is applicable to make arrangements for important matters or major actions, rewards and punishments of relevant units and personnel, and changes or revoke inappropriate decisions of subordinate organs.

(three) announcement

It is applicable to announce important or statutory matters to the world.

(four) notices

It applies to issues that should be observed or known by all relevant parties in the society.

(five) Notice

It is applicable to official documents that are pferred to lower level organs, forwarded official documents of superior organs and non subordinate organs, and conveyed the matters requiring the lower level organs to handle and require the units concerned to know or carry out matters, and appoint and remove personnel.

(six) notification

It is applicable to recognition of advanced, critical mistakes, and conveying important spirits or situations.

(seven) Bill

It is applicable to the people's governments at all levels to submit their deliberations to the Standing Committee of the people's Congress at the same level or by the Standing Committee of the people's Congress according to legal procedures.

(eight) report

It is suitable for reporting to the higher authorities, reflecting the situation and answering the inquiries from the higher authorities.

(nine) ask for instructions

It is applicable to request instructions and approval to the higher authorities.

(ten) reply

It is applicable to the requesting instructions of lower level organs.

(eleven) opinion

It is suitable for putting forward ideas and solutions to important issues.

(twelve) letter

It is applicable to negotiate work among non subordinate organs, inquire and answer questions, request for approval and reply to the examination and approval matters.

(thirteen) minutes of meetings

It is suitable for recording, conveying conference situations and agreed matters.