Former official's son denied govt post

BEIJING - A public servant position reserved for the son of a former senior official in the government of Lengshuijiang city of Central China's Hunan province was abolished on late Sunday after the case drew a spate of criticism from the country's netizens.

The Lengshuijiang city government ordered the local human resources and social security bureau and the general office of the institutional organization committee to cancel the employment of Cao Bowen, the son of Cao Changqing, former director of the Lengshuijiang personnel bureau.

A whistle-blower on Saturday leaked a letter from Cao Changqing asking local leaders to find a government job for his son - a request later granted.