Yesterday, the Xu Zongheng incident continued to expand, and there were many discussions in the city, and various versions were circulated among the people. The main leaders of various departments in Shenzhen are generally silent in the face of the media. Yesterday, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee couldn't see the main government activities in Shenzhen. Xu Zongheng's sudden fall caused an earthquake in Shenzhen officialdom. Some officials kept spying for fear of being implicated. Due to an emergency, the name of Xu Zongheng, the mayor of official website, Shenzhen Municipal Government, was not changed in time today.
Xu Zongheng attempted suicide.
It is reported that at present, the main work of the Shenzhen Municipal Government is presided over by Xu Qin, the executive deputy mayor, and some specific work is handled by several deputy mayors.
Xu Zongheng, who is under investigation, reported that he committed suicide by swallowing chopsticks last night. A person who knows and is close to Xu Zongheng told reporters that under such circumstances, it is not surprising that Xu Zongheng chose to commit suicide. It was later confirmed that Xu Zongheng had attempted suicide.
Sources pointed out that Xu Zongheng's accident may involve economic problems. At present, the most talked about is the bribery in the project and the involvement of former China richest man Huang Guangyu. A retired official of the Shenzhen Municipal Government told the reporter that the media's disclosure of bribery incidents in Xu Zongheng, such as the third phase of taoyuan village, the subway project, the construction of the Universiade venues and the expressway of Yanba, was close to the truth.
Some real estate developers fled at the news.
It has been widely circulated in Shenzhen that Xu Zongheng has a close relationship with real estate developers and has an interest dispute with them. During Xu Zongheng's tenure, house prices in Shenzhen were pushed to the highest level in history, and some citizens complained that the government did not take favorable measures to curb the rise in house prices. It is rumored that several powerful real estate owners fled after hearing about Xu Zongheng's accident.
Xu Zongheng disappeared from the media and public view on June 5, and there was nothing unusual before. He also attended large-scale activities and presided over the government executive meeting on June 4. He was scheduled to give a 20-minute speech at the China Venture Capital Forum held in Shenzhen on June 5th, but the participants didn't see him, and the organizers didn't explain why.
On the same day, Xu Zongheng's famous brand was also put on a forum attended by local leading officials. At about 4 pm on the 5th, a text message "Something happened to the second child" appeared on the mobile phones of some functional officials in Shenzhen. "Second child" is a joke, alluding to Xu Zongheng, deputy secretary of Shenzhen Municipal Committee and mayor. On the same day, the news that shocked Shenzhen spread within government agencies, and Shenzhen officialdom was in an uproar.
I once claimed to be an honest mayor.
Xu Zongheng, 54, a native of Xiangtan, Hunan, once served as member of the Standing Committee of Hengyang Municipal Committee and Minister of Organization Department, and went to Shenzhen from 65438 to 0993. He has served as Minister of Organization Department of Shenzhen, President of Shenzhen Haitian Publishing House and Executive Vice President of Party School of Shenzhen Municipal Committee. In 2000, he was transferred to the position of Deputy Director of the Organization Department of Shenzhen Municipal Committee, and in June of the same year, he became the Standing Committee and Organization Minister of Shenzhen Municipal Committee. In 2003, Xu Zongheng was elected as the executive deputy mayor of Shenzhen. In May 2005, he succeeded Li Hongzhong as the mayor of Shenzhen.
Xu Zongheng is regarded as a political dark horse. He is the only local mayor and the highest-ranking official who has been punished since Shenzhen was founded. His term of office as mayor is still over a year.
When Xu Zongheng was mayor, he mentioned four words: "Bright, bright, diligent and thoughtful". At the Shenzhen People's Congress in April this year, Xu Zongheng also vowed not to float, show or fool, and promised not to fail, regret or blame. He also said that history and time will be the best test. The Longgang fire in September last year was a test for Xu Zongheng, but it finally survived.
The political situation and future development direction of Shenzhen after Xu Zongheng's resignation are also the focus of people's attention. Some people worry that Shenzhen has just passed the overall pilot program of comprehensive national reform, and whether the direction of Shenzhen's future reform is striding forward or conservative is unknown. However, some experts pointed out that the central government's determination to continue to use Shenzhen as an experimental field for reform will not waver.