• Song Xibin, mayor of Harbin

    "Any trouble-make suspected of malfeasance, buck-passing, dereliction of duty or charging of unauthorized fees will be investigated and, if the accusations are true, the public will be notified. We will not tolerate or accommodate such behavior, and will find out who is to blame and not give up until the truth has been exposed."

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  • Zhang Ling, member, discipline inspection commission

    "The city supervisors have handled 696 administrative accountability cases and investigated 1,247 government officials since 2012. More than 75 percent of them had private contacts that need exposure and are the key targets of investigation."

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  • Guan Lingkai, deputy director, administration commission

    The city has the first supervision bureau in the province as a part of the country’s departmental reforms, to deal with overlapping functions, job ambiguity, and unclear responsibilities and has seen real progress in clarifying the limits of responsibility in government departments, more than for other cities in the province, after reaching its goal two months ahead of schedule, providing a model for other provincial cities."

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  • Tong Yu, deputy director, legislative affairs

    Tong Yu, deputy director, legislative affairs "A study of 10 major law enforcement departments showed that the number of inspections of enterprises in 2014 was down 59 percent from 2012, and that fines of these companies was down 45 percent from 2012.

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The city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province,has been promoting a "Sunshine Government"that is more open and transparent, and with streamlined exams for the administration to let Harbin stand out among Chinese cities as a pioneer in reforms.

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