Anti-graft move takes moon cake

Crackdown on the use of public money on gifts to seek favors from officials will strengthen Party and government image

As Mid-Autumn Festival nears, the top discipline body of the Communist Party of China has intensified its crackdown on malpractices such as the use of public money to buy moon cakes and gift cards as part of its ongoing campaign against extravagance and corruption.

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection opened a "special tip-off window"on its website on Sunday inviting people to report lavish spending by officials and using public money to buy gifts during Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept 8 this year. Officials violating the strict code will be named and shamed in a weekly report on the website.