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Former boss of Hudong-Zhonghua to be charged with taking bribesFormer boss of Hudong-Zhonghua to be charged with taking bribes

The former boss of Shanghai Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard is to be prosecuted for taking bribes, according to an announcement on the website of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate.

Lee Hong Liang, Asia Correspondent

September 29, 2014

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The brief announcement said Gu Tiquan, former chief executive of Hudong-Zhonghua, was involved in accepting bribes and would be charged at Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court.

In May this year, Gu was detained by the Shanghai Discipline Inspection Commission on suspicion of “unlawful activities” but no further details were revealed.

Hudong-Zhonghua is a subsidiary of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), one of the largest shipbuilding conglomerates in the country.

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Lee Hong Liang

Asia Correspondent

Singapore-based Lee Hong Liang provides a significant boost to daily coverage of the Asian shipping markets, as well as bringing with him an in-depth specialist knowledge of the bunkering markets.

Throughout Hong Liang’s 14-year career as a maritime journalist, he has reported ‘live’ news from conferences, conducted one-on-one interviews with top officials, and had the ability to write hard news and featured stories.

 

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