Legal basis: Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Household Registration.
Article 5 Household registration shall be based on households. The person who lives with the supervisor is a household and the supervisor is the head of the household. An independent family, with me in charge. Households living in institutions, organizations, schools, enterprises, institutions and public dormitories * * * set up separate households or separate accounts. The head of household is responsible for reporting household registration in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
Article 6 A citizen should be registered as a permanent resident in his habitual residence, and a citizen can only be registered as a permanent resident in one place.