Provincial officials removed from posts

Two provincial-level officials were demoted to departmental level and not allowed to take on leadership positions for serious discipline violations including "not cherishing several educational and remedial opportunities offered" and "leaking confidential information of a discipline inspection work group", China's top anti-graft watchdog announced on Thursday.

The Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement that Wei Hong had been removed from his posts, as governor and vice-Party chief of Sichuan province, for "serious violations of discipline".

He will be demoted to vice-departmental level.