Abstract: As agencies of the district governments under the juriscliction of the municipalgovernment and of the municipal government with no district government established, subdistrict offices play an irreplaceable role in the city management system. With the accelerative development of the cities, the subdistrict offices areundertaking more and more government functions.But their position as agencies can no longer meet the needs of the city development. They should be built into one tier of government so as to effect the city management mode of 3-tiered government and 3-tiered management.

Key words: subdistrict offices, one tier of government