governed by the additional regulations issued by the Council of State and approved at the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress on 29 November 1979, which had been promulgated on 5 December that year. Rehabilitation through labour was an administrative measure comprising reform through compulsory education aimed at preventing and reducing offences. It was mainly imposed on persons aged 16 or over who had refused to repent of repeatedly upsetting the social order or had committed minor offences for which punishment was thought inappropriate. The emphasis in rehabilitation through labour was on education and on saving the individual from crime. Rehabilitation through labour authorities had been set up in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under central government control and large and medium-sized cities. Cases were reviewed by the local rehabilitation through labour authority, which would inform those involved and their families of the basis on which rehabilitation was to be carried out and how long it was to last. The person ordered to receive rehabilitation was required to sign the notice of the decision by the rehabilitation through labour authority, and if he refused to do so, he could appeal for review within 10 days of notice being served. Under article 11 of the Administrative Procedure Law, he might also file suit in court. The Law also stipulated that the activities of the rehabilitation through labour organs should be supervised by the people's procuratorate. With that stringent legal supervision, it was possible to prevent unlawful infringements of people's rights. 26. Persons undergoing rehabilitation through labour did so in special institutions set up by the State, in which they received political, cultural and technical education and were placed in production units, which helped to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a government program aimed at reforming individuals who have committed minor offenses or repeatedly disrupted social order. The focus is on education, rehabilitation, and supervision, rather than economic or environmental development. The text also mentions special institutions and production units, which suggests a focus on social and individual development rather than economic or industrial development.

**Category**
Employment, Education