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Officials fired for mahjong game

By Huang Zhiling | China Daily | Updated: 2009-09-18 08:35

CHENGDU: The people of Sichuan are well known for their love of mahjong.

In fact, a common joke says that airline passengers bound for Chengdu can usually sleep throughout the flight, but are woken up before landing by the sound of clicking mahjong tiles.

And like many a love affair, this one led to the firing of five officials.

Officials fired for mahjong game

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