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Hebei

Official expelled from Party

Liang Bin, former head of the Organization Department of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee, has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office following a graft investigation, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Monday. Liang was also a former member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee. Liang took advantage of his post to seek profits for others, and he accepted "a huge amount in bribes", according to the CCDI.