2005年4月,民政部部长李学举在“村民自治第一村”合寨村调研时发表重要讲话。虽然这篇讲话发表在三年多以前,但至今仍然对指导全国村民自治工作,特别是对于明确村委会的职责,具有十分重要的现实意义。经请示作者同意,本刊公开发表这篇讲话,供各地学习贯彻。 In April 2005, Li Xueju, minister of civil affairs, made an important speech in the investigation of “the first village of villager autonomy” and "the village. Although this speech was published more than three years ago, it is still of great practical significance to guide the work of villagers autonomy throughout the country, especially for clarifying the responsibilities of village committees. After the author’s consent, the journal publishes this speech in public for study and implementation.