BEIJING • Some 18,000 polluting companies have been punished, fines of 870 million yuan (S$180 million) issued and more than 12,000 officials disciplined, as government teams fan out to complete inspections of environmental protection across China, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday..
BEIJING • Some 18,000 polluting companies have been punished, fines of 870 million yuan (S$180 million) issued and more than 12,000 officials disciplined, as government teams fan out to complete inspections of environmental protection across China, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday.
The results of the checks by teams led by ministerial-level officials have affected the promotion prospects of thousands of officials, sending others to act quickly to shut down problematic factories before the inspectors arrive.
The teams are made up of officials from the Environmental Protection Ministry, the Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog and its personnel arm, the Hong Kong newspaper said.
The two party agencies involved in the inspections, the graft-busting Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Central Organisation Department, are seen as having a big say in determining officials‘ promotion prospects.
The teams started their work in July last year, and began their final and fourth round of checks last month to complete coverage of China’s 31 provincial-level regions.
