New leaders appointed to fill vacancies in departments, provinces

The official appointment of leaders to China's restructured State Oceanic Administration was unveiled on Monday, the latest personnel change among top leaders in some provinces and central government departments.

Liu Cigui will serve as Party chief of the SOA, and Meng Hongwei will act as deputy Party chief, with Meng concurrently holding the post of vice-minister of public security, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The two posts were unveiled by Wang Ercheng, vice-head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, during a meeting held on Monday.