Proposal to lift lid on officials' assets (3)

Nanjing's experience

The authorities in Jiangning district of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, put forward a policy requiring officials to declare personal assets as early as June 2011.

Officials in the district are required to report their savings, real estate, cars, and the business their spouses and children are engaged in before being promoted, according to the policy.

So far, a total of 198 officials from 59 workplaces in the district have completed their asset reports.

The anti-graft body will verify the declaration, and officials who conceal the assets will have their names listed before further punishment is made.

Long Xiang, head of Nanjing's anti-graft body, said the pilot program had some influence on newly promoted officials, but the asset declaration system still has some problems, including difficulties in verification and the coverage of higher-level officials.

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