Party wants info on spouses, income
Source: Xinhua/Shanghai Daily |
April 24, 2010, Saturday
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THE Communist Party of China ordered its senior officials yesterday to report any change in their marital status and whether immediate family members are living overseas in the latest stab at tackling corruption.
The order came during a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
The Party ordered its leading officials at all levels to report change of spouses, whereabouts of their spouses and children if they have moved abroad, personal income, housing and investment of their family, in line with a new regulation.
The regulation appears designed to prevent officials from hiding illicit income in the bank accounts of spouses, former spouses or other close family members.
Party organizations at all levels were ordered to strengthen management and supervision of leading officials. Leading officials at all levels were told to honestly report relevant matters.
The meeting also deliberated on a tentative regulation on the management of officials whose family members have all gone abroad.
The meeting required Party organizations to strengthen management on these officials, while protecting their legitimate rights and their work enthusiasm at the same time.
The two regulations have been considered important measures to ensure strict self-discipline for Party and government officials, the Political Bureau meeting was told.
The Party has made similar demands in the past, pressing officials to disclose their assets, including overseas property and investments made by family members.
There have been many scandals in past years involving corrupt officials, or their family members, fleeing abroad with ill-gotten gains.
According to Ministry of Commerce statistics, some 4,000 corrupt officials ferreted about US$50 billion out of the country since economic reforms began in 1978 through 2003.
China's anti-graft chief He Guoqiang yesterday urged the country's discipline inspection and supervision authorities to improve their capabilities and to win public trust.
He, head of the Party Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said constant efforts must be made in ideological education, professional training and institution building.
The authorities must refrain from abusing their powers for illicit gains and handle legal cases in accordance with discipline and law, and must not leak the information of petitions or whistle-blowers, He said.
He also called on the authorities to be more willing to subject themselves to public supervision.
The order came during a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
The Party ordered its leading officials at all levels to report change of spouses, whereabouts of their spouses and children if they have moved abroad, personal income, housing and investment of their family, in line with a new regulation.
The regulation appears designed to prevent officials from hiding illicit income in the bank accounts of spouses, former spouses or other close family members.
Party organizations at all levels were ordered to strengthen management and supervision of leading officials. Leading officials at all levels were told to honestly report relevant matters.
The meeting also deliberated on a tentative regulation on the management of officials whose family members have all gone abroad.
The meeting required Party organizations to strengthen management on these officials, while protecting their legitimate rights and their work enthusiasm at the same time.
The two regulations have been considered important measures to ensure strict self-discipline for Party and government officials, the Political Bureau meeting was told.
The Party has made similar demands in the past, pressing officials to disclose their assets, including overseas property and investments made by family members.
There have been many scandals in past years involving corrupt officials, or their family members, fleeing abroad with ill-gotten gains.
According to Ministry of Commerce statistics, some 4,000 corrupt officials ferreted about US$50 billion out of the country since economic reforms began in 1978 through 2003.
China's anti-graft chief He Guoqiang yesterday urged the country's discipline inspection and supervision authorities to improve their capabilities and to win public trust.
He, head of the Party Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said constant efforts must be made in ideological education, professional training and institution building.
The authorities must refrain from abusing their powers for illicit gains and handle legal cases in accordance with discipline and law, and must not leak the information of petitions or whistle-blowers, He said.
He also called on the authorities to be more willing to subject themselves to public supervision.
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