Officials' property ownership a public concern

A MONTH AFTER THE CENTRAL LEADERSHIP issued a notice requiring officials to report certain information about the property they and their families own and other relevant information, those above the vice-county level have already finished submitting them. A complete mechanism of submitting officials' information to higher authorities will be established and improved in the future. Comments:

Not only government and Party officials, but also the executives of State-owned enterprises must submit their information to higher authorities. The range of officials covered by the requirement is wider than that in the United States and Australia, and the total number exceeds 1.5 million. In order to make the mechanism more effective, the authorities need some complementary mechanisms such as a healthy credit system, so that officials pay for their lies.

Wang Minggao, a professor at Hunan University of Commerce, March 24