He Yong, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and deputy secretary of CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), urged discipline inspection officials to strengthen inner-party supervision over all government members, leading officials in particular.

At a work meeting attended by heads of local resident discipline inspection departments, He also called for monitoring how the officials use their power.

Discipline inspection represents a significant step in improving supervisory work within the Party and the Party's discipline inspection system, he said.

While praising achievements made by local discipline inspection departments in anti-corruption, he also urged them to work more closely with leading Party groups and Party organizations within governments to ensure Party leaders exercise self-discipline and refrain from corruption.

(Xinhua News Agency December 16, 2004)