Hunan prefecture chief sacked

The chief of the Xiangxi Tu and Miao autonomous prefecture was sacked for the mishandling of an illegal fundraising scandal, which led to public demonstrations in September, the official newspaper of the Hunan prefecture said on Wednesday.

The United Daily said some senior officials of the Party's provincial committee announced at a special meeting on Tuesday in Jishou, capital of the prefecture, that Xu Keqin, deputy Party chief of the prefecture in Hunan province, had been removed from his Party position.

The local people's congress was also advised to remove Xu from the position of governor.