Official in court

2009-3-17 | NEWSPAPER EDITION

THE Jing'an District governor was in court yesterday - but only as an observer. He saw lawsuits filed by two local residents against a police decision rejected.

The police had detained Wang Jing for 10 days and fined her 500 yuan last December after she had beaten a neighbor. Both she and the neighbor had filed lawsuits saying they weren't satisfied with the police decision. Zhang Renliang said district government officials were attending cases against government departments to help them make better administrative decisions.

Sludge floods homes after wall collapses

THREE houses were flooded with sludge from a construction site in Jing'an District yesterday. The sludge poured into the homes about 5:45am. Mud was being stored behind a wall of Concord City, a hotel and suites...