<strong>China</strong> aktuell <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Supplement</strong> – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 59 murder and gang crimes for instance, by procuratorates at all levels. As of 1 October, 2007, procurators will make real-time videos of all interrogations concerning job-related crimes, said sources with the SPP. (XNA, 20 Dec 06) <strong>China</strong> specifies punishments of government officials in production safety. Government officials will face warnings, demotions, dismissal and prosecution for transgressions in production safety, according to new rules issued on 22 November <strong>2006</strong>. "Severe penalties are needed to tackle disorder in production safety," said Li Yizhong, director of <strong>China</strong>'s State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS). The interim rules, jointly issued by the SAWS and the Ministry of Supervision, define 25 types of punishable acts by government officials and 18 types by executives of state-owned businesses, including: -- approving projects that do not meet safety requirements; -- failure to address unsafe production activities; -- intervention in the procurement of safety equipment and facilities; -- failure to deal with identified major hazards, which later lead to accidents; -- covering up production accidents, failure to provide true reports and delaying reports of production accidents; -- obstructing investigations into production accidents; -- personally or allowing their family members to hold stakes in coal mines or running businesses in production safety areas; and -- executives allowing their businesses to continue operation after their licenses have been revoked or they have been ordered to stop production. "Some regional governments value economic growth far above safety," said Vice-Minister of Supervision Chen Changzhi. "Lax law enforcement has become a ubiquitous problem." He said some leading cadres and government functionaries did not faithfully carry out their duties. Some abused power for personal gain and acted as shields for illegal activities. "There is no lack of such instances in the five production safety accidents the Ministry of Supervision has handled this year," said Chen. Li Yizhong was hopeful the rules will intensify the crackdown on corruption and prevent production accidents. Compared with September, <strong>China</strong> reported a 26.1-percent rise in coal mine accidents and a 44.4-percent rise in deaths from coal mine accidents in October. "The situation of production safety still allows for no optimism," said Li. (XNA, 22 Nov 06; full text of the rules: RMRB, 23 Nov 06) Addenda Anti-Money Laundering Law of the People’s Republic of <strong>China</strong>, adopted at the 24th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 31 October <strong>2006</strong>. The law will come into effect on 1 January 2007. (Presidential Decree No. 56, signed by State President Hu Jintao on 31 October <strong>2006</strong>) The law consists of seven chapters with 37 articles. (Full text of the law: RMRB, 14 Nov 06) Law on Specialized Peasants Cooperatives, adopted at the 24th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 31 October <strong>2006</strong>. This law will become effective as of 1 July 2007. (Presidential Decree No. 57, signed by State President Hu Jintao on 31 October <strong>2006</strong>) (Full text: RMRB, 15 Dec 06) This law consists of nine chapters with 56 articles. Decision on Amending the Law on Supervising and Managing the Banking Industry, adopted at the 24th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee on 31 October <strong>2006</strong>. The amendment to the law on banking regulation and supervision will come into effect on 1 January 2007. (Presidential Decree No. 58, signed by State President Hu Jintao on 31 October <strong>2006</strong>) (RMRB, 1 Nov 06; full text of the revised law: RMRB, 14 Nov 06) Regulations of the People’s Republic of <strong>China</strong> on the Management of Foreign-funded Banks, approved at the 155th executive meeting of the State Council on 8 November. The regulations will take effect on 11 <strong>December</strong>. (Decree No.478 of the PRC State Council, signed by Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council, on 11 November <strong>2006</strong>) (Full text of the regulations: RMRB, 16 Nov 06) The regulations consist of seven chapters with 73 articles.
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