Yan Junqi and Zhou Yupeng, two vice mayors of Shanghai have left
their posts, the standing committee of the Shanghai municipal
people's congress announced Tuesday.
Vice mayor Yan, 61, has been working in Beijing as vice
chairwoman of the central committee of the China Association for
Promoting Democracy. She was elected to the post in 2002.
Yan had been responsible for technology, education and
intellectual property work in the Shanghai municipal
government.
Zhou Yupeng, 60, will act as vice director of the standing
committee of the municipal people's congress, which he was elected
to earlier this month. As vice mayor his responsibilities included
city development, statistics, trade and investment in Shanghai.
(Xinhua News Agency February 28, 2007)