An exemplary experiment

It's nice to know that a city in Xinjiang has adopted a property declaration system, but it's still unknown whether the practise can survive in the face of opposition of local officials, says an article in People's Daily. The following is an excerpt:

Altay in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has attracted national attention for its online declaration of incomes of 55 new officials. This makes Altay the first city to ride the tide of anti-corruption campaign in the country.

Last year, the prefecture government issued a rule that required county-level officials to declare personal properties before the deadline of Jan 1, 2009.