Ever since China opened up to the world in 1980's, the Shanghai Municipal Government, led by the Communist Party of China and the State Council, makes great effort to build the city into an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center. With the cooperation and hardwork of Shanghai people, the city is progressing to its goal as a global metropolitan. The new team of leaders of the Shanghai government took office in February 2003. "The power of the government is entrusted by the people; the interest of people is above all," as Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng promise in his inaugural. Guided by the Shanghai Party Committee, the city's new leadership vows to strictly perform its official duties; to make significant progress in self-improvement, and to intensify the shift of its role from administrative to public service. The Shanghai government will build itself into a service government that would share with the people all their happiness and troubles; a solid responsible government that is efficient, honest and diligent; a law-abiding government that respects legal system and rules strictly and impartially.

Shanghai publicizes regulations on prohibiting behaviors of "handling affairs in the name of authorities"

10/09/2004

Recently, Shanghai has issued regulations prohibiting all behaviors of "handling affairs in the name of authorities" to guard against and strike those cheating and bluffing behaviors in the name of relatives and staff waiting on leaders.
With approval from Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Shanghai Commission for Disciplinary Inspection and Shanghai Disciplinary Supervision Commission jointly issued a notification on seriously prohibiting behaviors of handling affairs in the name of leaders, and explicitly proposed "agree on a three-point law", namely: first, if regions or departments found the cases in which some people ask for property, contract for projects, promote products and ask for favor in handling affaires in the name of relatives and staff waiting on leaders, they must reject to receive the people or to do favor for the people. Second, if any units of individuals found anybody ask for favor in handling affairs in the name of relatives or staff waiting on leaders, they should report to disciplinary inspection organs promptly; disciplinary inspection organs on all levels in Shanghai receiving such reports must report to Shanghai Disciplinary Inspection Commission and Disciplinary Supervision Commission of Shanghai. Disciplinary inspection organs should verify cases they receive and report investigation and prosecution results to the Party commit of the same level and their superior disciplinary inspection organs. Third, if units and individuals are clear about the nature of above behaviors without giving any rejections, which result in severe impact, they must be ordered to make correction and disciplinary inspection departments are to look into responsibilities of the party concerned.

The Shanghai government 2006