Spouses and children of senior government officials in Shanghai have been prohibited from setting up companies in the city.
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Under a new regulation that took effect on Friday, spouses of officials at city level are not allowed to register companies. Their children and their "children-in-law" are also barred from registering companies in Shanghai.
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The regulation was issued by the Party committee in Shanghai and the municipal government.
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All Party organs, people's congresses at all levels, government organizations, judicial bodies and other State-run departments in the city have been warned to follow the regulation strictly.
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Spouses of deputy secretaries on the city Party committee and in the city government, of officials at bureau level and of officials in charge of State-run entities are also banned from setting up firms.
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Their children and their children-in-law are not allowed to set up firms in the city with business relating to the sector where the officials serve or which may conflict with the public interest.
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The same restrictions apply to the spouses, children and children-in-law of top leaders at judicial bodies as well as senior executives at State-owned enterprises in Shanghai.Â