China's future engineering academicians should display good personal and professional conduct, a top official of the Chinese Academy of Engineering said on Monday.

All candidates for 2009 should have high ethical standards, Xu Rigan, deputy head of the academy said, citing a new regulation.

Xu stressed that all candidates should be honest and their personal information should be available for public scrutiny.

The academy plans to select 60 new members for 2009 starting on Jan. 1.

(Xinhua News Agency December 30, 2008)