Move against misuse of funds

The official ban on sending greeting cards by using public funds has been welcomed by the public, because officials should not be "kidnapped" by the formalities of ceremony while ignoring true emotions, says an article on xinhuanet. Excerpts:

The Chinese government has prohibited officials from using public funds to send New Year cards, earning high praise from the public.

Greeting cards are a medium for people to express their love and respect for others. But this simple practice had become a troublesome routine for some civil servants at the end of every year, for instead of just sending greeting cards, they were using the occasion as an opportunity to show off their power by sending expensive gifts misusing public funds.