Shenzhen's first commission against government corruption has
been founded in Shenzhen, a press conference at the Citizens'
Center said yesterday.
With Vice Mayor Liu Yingli as the director, the commission
includes more than 22 directors from local bureaus and departments
in different sectors like finance, law, construction,
transportation and health.
The main task of the commission is inspecting government-funded
construction projects, land trading, financial investment, medicine
and other public procurement projects.
Municipal bureaus and departments are required to first
self-inspect and conduct anti-corruption campaigns between May and
November, and submit reports to the commission on their findings
and corrective measures Dec. 12.
The commission will carry out an overall inspection at the end
of this year. Individual corruption cases will be transferred to
the justice department for investigation.
The meeting also assigned to the finance bureau the task of
inspecting possible corruption in government purchases in all the
other municipal bureaus and public sectors including schools and
hospitals.
?"The government expects local officials to perform their
duties with honesty and in the best interests of the public.
Corrupt conducts are a breach of public trust and lead to
inequality and wasted resources. Wasted public money are the main
targets of the commission," said Qiao Jiahua, director of the
municipal finance bureau, at yesterday's meeting.
(Shenzhen Daily June 29, 2006)