Two members of the Shanghai municipal committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have been struck
from the political advisory body after criminal investigations were
launched against them.
The committee announced Wednesday that Li Songjian and Tang
Haigen, who have been arrested on charges of embezzlement, have
been removed from the committee.
Li Songjian, 45, was the president of Mingyuan Group and a
member of the Standing Committee of the Public Interest Party (Zhi
Gong Dang)'s Shanghai municipal committee.
Tang Haigen, 49, was the head of two Shanghai companies.
(Xinhua News Agency January 11, 2007)