It has been revealed that a corrupt transport official from
southwest China's Yunnan Province, who fled to Singapore after
police discovered he abused his position to take more than 40
million yuan (US$5.2 million) in bribes, was captured in Singapore
on February 18, a local official said yesterday.
Hu Xing, former deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial
Transport Department, was also accused of taking advantage of his
post to help his relatives profit from business activities, keeping
a mistress, having "unlawful sexual relationships" with other
women, and escaping abroad, said Guo Yongdong, deputy secretary of
the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Yunnan Provincial
CPC (Communist Party of China) Committee.
Hu disappeared in January while local authorities were
investigating a major economic crime, in which he was suspected of
involvement, Guo said.
Hu, born in October 1958, had served as deputy director of the
provincial transport department since November 2004, and previously
served as vice mayor of Kunming, capital of Yunnan.
His responsibilities in the provincial government mainly
concerned roads and transportation, and he was in charge of city
planning and construction during his term as vice mayor.
After his capture, Hu was expelled from the CPC and removed from
his post on April 24, Guo said.
"The case has been transferred to judicial authorities because
Hu is a criminal suspect," Guo added.
(Xinhua News Agency April 29, 2007)