Phones of top officials run hot

The phone numbers of two top officials in Jiangxi province have become so popular with the public, the authorities have had to double the number of operators answering their calls.

The authorities made public the phone numbers of governor Wu Xinxiong, vice-governor Shi Wenqing and 11 mayors on Saturday so they could hear complaints concerning the allocation of housing for low-income families.

Four employees of the provincial bureau of construction, which is in charge of the housing sector, have been answering calls for the governors.