Extravagant' offices feel netizen's ire
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A township government in Central China is coming under fire for its new "extravagant" offices.
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The government building of Minggang [file photo] |
Built for the government of Minggang, a township administered by Xinyang city of Henan province, the offices have more than 8,000 square meters of floor space for about only 210 public servants and publicly funded institution workers, China News Service reported on Monday.
Local residents told China News Service that the township's Party chief and mayor each use a 200-sq-m office, and there is an elevator designated for their use only.
If the building had been constructed according to central government regulations, the total floor space should be no more than 2,100 sq m.
Regulations also stipulate that a minister or a provincial governor can use an office with a usable area of 54 sq m, while an official with the same level of the township's Party chief and mayor should use an office with a usable area of 9 sq m.
The well-decorated 10-story building also has a large exquisitely designed and maintained square in front, said the report.
It cost the township government more than 30 million yuan ($4.7 million), an official surnamed Zheng with the township government who was in charge of the construction told China News Service.
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