Chinese Official Who Oversaw Hospital Demolition Fired
Local officials in a central Chinese province violated rules in forcibly demolishing part of a hospital, sending medical staff fleeing and burying under rubble six bodies being processed at a morgue, a state broadcaster said Sunday.
A doctor at the No. 4 Hospital of Zhengzhou University speaks to the media on Jan. 7, 2016, after a demolition crew destroyed part of the facility in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province. Local officials violated rules in forcibly demolishing part of the hospital, sending medical staff fleeing and burying under rubble six bodies being processed at a morgue, the state broadcaster CCTV said Sunday, Jan. 10. Xiong Zhiliang, a district official overseeing demolition work in Zhengzhou, was fired, while local police were further investigating the incident that took place on Thursday, CCTV said. Chinatopix via AP
BEIJING—Local officials in a central Chinese province violated rules in forcibly demolishing part of a hospital, sending medical staff fleeing and burying under rubble six bodies being processed at a morgue, a state broadcaster said Sunday.
Xiong Zhiliang, a district official overseeing demolition work in the city of Zhengzhou, was fired, while local police were further investigating the incident that took place on Thursday, China Central Television said.
Forced demolitions are common in Chinese cities, where local authorities turn to real estate development to fuel economic growth. Clashes over land are frequent, and some turn deadly.
