Beijing will tighten the supervision over
preparations of the 2008 Olympics to prevent corruption, senior Beijing official
said.
Ma Zhipeng, secretary of the Beijing Commission for Discipline Inspection
said at a meeting on supervision over the Olympic venue construction projects
that the discipline inspection departments at all levels should strengthen the
monitoring work.
"We should try our best, using every method and mobilizing the manpower as
possible as we can to supervise the preparatory work," said Ma, who is also a
standing committee member of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline
Inspection (CCDI).
The Chinese capital has promised to host a "clean" Olympics as Liu Qi,
secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) vowed to tighten anti-corruption efforts on the preparations for the Games
last year.
Liu, who is also chairman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008
Olympics, was speaking following an announcement by the CCDI of the expulsion of
former Beijing Vice Mayor Liu Zhihua from the Party.
Liu Zhihua, who had also been dismissed from all administrative posts, was
found to have taken millions of yuan in bribes by taking advantage of his
official position.
Liu Zhihua was elected vice mayor in 1999 in charge of overseeing
construction, real estate, sports and traffic projects in the
capital.
