Supervisors aim to boost image of urban officers

A system to improve the performance and image of chengguan, the nation's much-maligned urban management officers, is being rolled out across Beijing.

The program, which is an integral part of the municipality's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), basically involves supervisors scouring the streets with cameras looking for problems, such as illegal construction.

The supervisors, who answer directly to district authority chiefs, will use the photographs to alert related bureaus, while chengguan, who are responsible for enforcement, are given two days to resolve the issue.