China's supervisory bodies have received more than 100,000
complaints about the performance of government departments this
year, according to the latest official statistics.
The Ministry of Supervision has helped solve 38,000 cases
involving power abuse, low efficiency or nonstandard administrative
practices.
More than 11,000 people were punished in 21,000
efficiency-related cases in the public sector this year, according
to the ministry.
Beijing alone investigated and dealt with more than 290 such
complaints this year, with more than 270 cases solved.
In north China's Hebei Province, supervision departments called
off 1,300 unlicensed projects.
The traffic police branch in Meishan City, southwest China's
Sichuan Province, was ordered to pay back 4 million yuan
(US$500,000) it had collected illegally by setting up checkpoints
along the roads without official authorization.
(Xinhua News Agency December 28, 2006)