Luxury clubs tied to graft to be closed

A senior official from the city's top anti-graft body has promised to shut down or rebuild, by the end of June, 10 private luxury clubs and restaurants that once attracted senior Party and government officials.

"The clubs, located in scenic areas and parks in the city, have illegally occupied public resources and become hotbeds of corruption," said Mei Heqing, a member of the standing committee of the Guangzhou Party Commission for Discipline Inspection.

The private clubs to be reconstructed include the Pinyunzuo restaurant in Guangzhou's Baiyunshan scenic spot and the Jufangyuan private club in Luhu park, Mei said at a news conference on Monday.