Authorities to keep tabs on Nanjing officials

Officials in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, will have to report their marital status, as well as the immigration status of their spouses and children, to the organization department, according to a government regulation released on Monday.

The officials must file a report within five working days if their marital status changes, or their spouses or children immigrate or are sentenced, it said. The officials also need to give five days' notice before going abroad for private reasons.

Though welcomed by many on the Internet, the legitimacy of the regulation has been questioned by some experts.