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4 Shanghai officials sacked over deadly New Year stampede

SHANGHAI — Shanghai says four top district officials have been sacked for their insufficient preparation and response to the New Year’s Eve stampede that killed 36 people.

A woman holds a photo of her son who died in the New Year's Eve stampede on the Bund in Shanghai, January 2, 2015. Chinese state media and the public criticised the government and police on Friday for failing to prevent the stampede in Shanghai that killed 36 people and dented the city's image as modern China's global financial hub. Photo: Reuters

A woman holds a photo of her son who died in the New Year's Eve stampede on the Bund in Shanghai, January 2, 2015. Chinese state media and the public criticised the government and police on Friday for failing to prevent the stampede in Shanghai that killed 36 people and dented the city's image as modern China's global financial hub. Photo: Reuters

SHANGHAI — Shanghai says four top district officials have been sacked for their insufficient preparation and response to the New Year’s Eve stampede that killed 36 people.

Investigation results released by the Shanghai city government today (Jan 21) also noted that some of the officials responsible were at an opulent banquet the night of the disaster, hampering the response and adding to public discontent.

Mr Wang Yu, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Supervision, told a news conference that the Huangpu District party secretary, district government chief and police chief and deputy police chief were to be sacked. They were among 11 officials punished.

The city’s investigation report blames the officials for insufficient precautions, poor site management and congestion at the site of the stampede in the city’s historic riverfront Bund area. APP

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