The secretary and mayor of Guangzhou of the Communist Party of China were rarely replaced on the same day, which aroused great attention from the outside world. Some media reported that the cause was the removal of a large number of old banyan trees in Guangzhou, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the people and was reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The “highest level” ordered a thorough investigation.
The Chinese Communist Party officially announced on the 3rd that Lin Keqing, the executive vice governor of Guangdong Province, succeeded Zhang Shuofu as the secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the deputy governor of Guangdong Guo Yonghang succeeded Wen Guohui as the acting mayor of Guangzhou.
Guangzhou is a sub-provincial capital city. It is extremely rare to change the secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor on the same day, so it immediately aroused concern and speculation.
According to Sing Tao Daily, in addition to Zhang and Wen, Lin Daoping, the former deputy mayor of Guangzhou, who was in charge of urban construction and ecological protection, was originally scheduled to be promoted to the secretary of the Yangjiang Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party. , And may be demoted.
According to the report, the banyan trees were cut down in Guangzhou for the “renewal and reconstruction of important roads and surrounding areas.” More than 4,300 trees were planned to be removed or felled, of which more than 3,000 banyan trees.
However, this transformation caused a lot of controversy in the local area. By May of this year, the tree-cutting operation extended to the vicinity of Binjiang West Road in Haizhu District. The local area is a famous spot for viewing the night view of the Pearl River, which caused even greater controversy. The tree-cutting incident was also reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which caused concern from the “highest level” because it involved ecological protection, and ordered a thorough investigation and ordered officials to bear responsibility.
According to reports, Zhang Shuofu, who stepped down as secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee on the 3rd, is 56 years old and has served as the vice governor of Hunan Province, the secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, and the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, this is regarded as the “star of tomorrow.” Although the official said that Zhang Shuofu had “another appointment,” and it was rumored that he would be transferred to the head of the United Front Work of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, his actual power has been greatly reduced.
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