Village heads must gain public approval

BEIJING - Village heads who fail to pass appraisals in the villages for two consecutive years will automatically be removed from their positions, according to the latest draft law amendment designed to better supervise rural officials and village elections.

The second draft amendment to the Organic Law of Villagers' Committees was submitted for review at the ongoing legislative session, which began on Tuesday.

The previous draft introduced the annual appraisal mechanism of village committee members, though sacking the disqualified officials required a complicated recall procedure.