BEIJING (AFP) — China's firemen have been banned from receiving sexual favours, bribes and other kickbacks as part of a new anti-corruption drive, the police ministry has announced.
Receiving sexual favours is listed as one of the "non-material gains" that have been banned for anyone in the fire services department, said the ministry notice dated Thursday.
Officials are also prevented from accepting cash, valuables and stocks and shares, while both they and their relatives are banned from running fire service businesses and being contractors of related construction projects.
Corruption remains a source of considerable public discontent in China, despite repeated calls by leaders that it must be stamped out because it is threatening the Communist Party's rule.
In China the fire department is run by the police ministry.
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