Senior CPC Leader Calls for Better Work StyleA senior Party leader has called on cadres and officials in rural China to improve their work style so as to promote rural development and stability.Wei Jianxing, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the call during a five-day fact-finding tour of China's southernmost province of Hainan which ended Tuesday. Wei said rural cadres and officials should study the speech on Party building made by CPC General Secretary Jiang Zemin during his recent inspection tour of Hainan. Most of the grass-root cadres and officials are good but some have problems like loose work styles, abuse of power for personal gains, he said. No cadre or official should accept cash or securities from departments, individuals, overseas investors, or private entrepreneurs that have work relations with the cadres and officials, said Wei, who is also chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. Cadres and officials are not allowed to take advantage of wedding and burial ceremonies of their family members by accepting money or gifts, said Wei. Many people who are related to the families use such occasions to give money or gifts to leading officials or cadres, while some officials intentionally use the occasions to collect money from their subordinates. Wei said grass-root democracy should be expanded and the scope of making administrative affairs transparent in villages should be expanded to the county level. Farmers should have the right to know, participate and supervise the village affairs and administrative affairs, said Wei. Wei also said supervision should be strengthened to ensure rural cadres and officials improve their work styles, and stay away from corruption. |
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