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Local Officials Support Disclosure of Personal Assets

Recently, Guangzhou local government officials announced their support for calls for government officials to make a public disclosure of their personal assets. Fan Songqing, a Guangzhou Committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference introduced a bill that would require public disclosure of personal assets. Fan was followed by Guangzhou Mayor Chen Jianhua, who announced at a press conference that, if financial disclosure is required, he will take the lead to disclose his personal assets.

Sources:
Xinhua, January 22, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-01/22/c_124265245.htm
Xinhua, January 21, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-01/21/c_124255691.htm
People’s Daily, January 24, 2012
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0124/c14562-20316254.html