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The public has every reason to question why officials who were removed from their posts for mistakes enjoy paid leave and obtain new government posts after a certain time. I suggest the central government issue a regulation that requires a public hearing for such officials before they are assigned new jobs."

WANG GANGQIAO, a legal expert, said about recent cases of dismissed officials assigned new posts, in a comment in the Beijing News on Friday. More than 50 percent of such officials got new government posts over the past six years.