The anti-corruption campaign has been resolutely carried out in Shanghai by the municipal government with three measures taken to curb corruption. So far, great successes have been achieved in this respect.
First of all, the municipal government has intensified its financial supervision. It has put under its control a system of charging, fine, invoice and banking account by setting up a unified invoice management center to carry out invoice printing, supplying and management in a unified way. In the meanwhile, it has designated special offices in the industrial and commercial bank, construction bank to conduct fee collection business. The city has also promoted government purchase system with government purchase centers set up in 19 districts and counties in the city. This is followed up with an auditing system for economic responsibility to help promote cleanness of cadres in their terms of office. An accountant assigning system has also been put into practice in the city to control corruption.
Secondly, a fair, competitive market system has been built up in the city to perfect the development of its tangible building market. A bidding management system for its 25 sectors in the building industry, such as project contracting, decoration, control and supervision, building material, decoration material and others has been set up to ensure fair and rational competition. Property right trade and land markets have been normalized. It has issued 13 relevant rules and regulations in succession to ensure land lease and management and right in property trade.
Thirdly, to make government affairs more transparent. More than 51 administrative bureaus entrusted by the municipal government have been urged to run government affairs entirely open. Public service departments like tap-water, natural gas, post office and electricity supply are required to offer their services open to public. The 25 courts and 28 procuratorates in the city have also to handle their affairs open to public.
(People's Daily 02/06/2001)
