Ouyang Song (C), vice head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), answers questions of journalists from home and abroad in Beijing, capital of China on Oct. 17, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)

 

Loss margin for CPC central committee election not decided

    BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Party official said here Wednesday that the loss margin in the coming election of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has not been decided.

    Ouyang Song, vice head of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department, said at a press briefing Wednesday afternoon that the electoral procedures are still under discussion among about 2,200 delegates to the ongoing 17th CPC National Congress.

    But he assured that candidates for the Central Committee membership or alternate membership would be more than the seats.

    Members of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau will be elected by the newly-elected Central Committee, Ouyang said.

 

More than 9,300 penalized for violating rules in personnel management

    BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Altogether 9,378 officials were penalized in China between 2003 and 2006 for violating rules in the recruitment, promotion and management of personnel, an official in charge of organization and personnel work with the Communist Party of China (CPC) said here on Wednesday.

    The figure was revealed by Ouyang Song, deputy head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, while reviewing the CPC's developments in organization work during the ongoing 17th Party Congress.

    He did not elaborate on the cases, which often involve corruption and under-the-table deals to buy off promotions and recruit people with special connections.

    "We have continuously enhanced supervision of officials in a more innovative way," Ouyang said at a press briefing, citing a widely-accepted practice for officials to submit self evaluation reports on routine basis, an effort to check corruption, and stricter auditing work to make sure the officials are not making undeserved money.

China's 2 non-communist ministers qualified for cabinet posts

    BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Party official said here Wednesday that Wan Gang and Chen Zhu, both non-communist experts, are qualified for their cabinet posts.

    Ouyang Song, vice head of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Organization Department, said at a press briefing that to recruit non-communist experts for posts at the cabinet level is an important decision the CPC central leadership has made.

    Wan, an auto technologist who had worked for Audi for a decade, was appointed earlier this year minister of science and technology. The world-recognized hematologist Chen Zhu was named health minister. Both are from the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body.

    "Wan and Chen have both solid academic backgrounds, leadership capability and good working style," Ouyang said.

    "Our Party will continue choosing more qualified experts from outside the CPC to work for the government with their expertise," he said.

More than 400 CPC officials investigated by judicial departments

    BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Party official said here Wednesday that 427 officials who are also members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been investigated by judicial departments for breaking laws in recent years.

    Ouyang Song, vice head of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department, said at a press briefing that between 2003 and 2006 all discipline inspection organs nationwide investigated 133,467 Party officials, including 7,520 ones who were ranking members of management of state-owned enterprises.

    According to results of the investigation, 2,585 were dismissed or demoted, 1,363 were disciplined in line with Party regulations, and 427 who severely violated Party regulations and broke laws were transferred to judicial investigation, Ouyang said.

    He also revealed that 9,378 officials were penalized for violating rules in the recruitment, promotion and management of personnel.

    He did not elaborate on the cases, which often involve corruption and under-the-table deals to buy off promotions and recruit people with special connections.

    "We have continuously enhanced supervision of officials in a more innovative way," Ouyang said, citing a widely-accepted practice for officials to submit self evaluation reports on routine basis, an effort to check corruption, and stricter auditing work to make sure the officials are not making undeserved money.

    Source: www.chinaview.cn