The watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Wednesday issued a communique outlining major goals for the year in the struggle against corruption.
According to the document, the just-concluded 2nd Plenary Session of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection held from Feb. 17 to 19 in Beijing drew up major anti-corruption tasks for 2003.
They include moves to ban leading cadres from using their power to intervene in bidding for construction projects, transfer of land-use rights for commercial purposes, and development and management involving real estate and other business activities for personal or family gain.
The session also drew up new policies regarding leading executives of state-owned enterprises, prohibiting them from using their power to gain benefits for themselves or their relatives in business activities, such as procurement and project developments.
They are also banned from investing in their firms or any other firms they have business dealings with.
According to the document, the commission will fight harder against corruption this year, and move to prevent government departments and institutions from infringing the public interest by imposing unauthorized fees.
The communique calls for institutional reforms to set up a system to prevent corruption, and improve checks on how leading cadres use their power.
Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee made a speech at the session, which was also attended by Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Li Changchun, Luo Gan and Wu Guanzheng, members of the 9-seat Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
(Xinhua News Agency February 20, 2003)
