China to Intensify Crackdown on Construction CorruptionChina plans to intensify its fight against corruption relating to construction projects, according to an urgent notice issued by the Ministry of Supervision.The notice says that working personnel, especially government officials, involved in corrupt activities will be investigated and punished accordingly. The ministry called on supervision departments at various levels to help local governments standardize the construction market, and to strengthen the supervision of the whole process of public bidding. The notice also stressed that supervision departments across the country should co-operate with other government departments to eliminate false and inferior products, particularly those which cause major accidents, and the officials responsible should be turned over to judicial organs for further investigation if they have broken the law. |
| People's Daily Online --- http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/ |