Gov't to strengthen anti-corruption drive By Guo Nei (China Daily) Updated: 2005-02-17 07:04
Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday in Beijing that the central government will
strengthen anti-corruption efforts this year to build a cleaner government.
He made the remarks at the third national working conference on building a
clean government, which was hosted by the State Council.
The working emphasis will focus on eight sectors this year, according to Wen,
including the reform of government decision-making mechanisms.
The big government-related decisions must be made in "scientific and
democratic ways" and experts must be invited to offer advice. The purpose is to
prevent government officials from abusing power.
The supervision on government investment must be perfected, according to Wen,
who added that all government investment must be made public and public bidding
be invited.
He also emphasized increasing monitoring on State-owned assets and the lease
of lands, which is the major channel for officials taking illegal money.
In another development, the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) said it had
disciplined 164,831 Party officials, including 15 at ministerial level in the
year 2004, in an effort to stamp out corruption.
Wu Guanzheng, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline
Inspection, the Party's watchdog, made the remarks in his report to the
commission's fifth plenary session. The report was published on
Tuesday.
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