Officials disclose assets to each other

A new policy requiring officials in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, to declare their personal assets in a move to improve transparency and fight corruption, has been criticized because the information will only be available on the internal website of the local government.

All officials at section head level and higher are required to declare their property on the notice board and internal website of the workplace before taking up a promotion, according to a new policy issued by the city's commission for discipline inspection and the organization department of the city committee of the Communist Party of China. The new policy will take effect on Aug 1.

Officials must declare any real estate, vehicles, investments, savings and debts, and those of their spouse and children.