Former top officials from China Three Gorges Corporation moved to new posts
Former head of scandal-hit corporation becomes Hubei deputy governor and general manager assigned to construction office
The former head of the scandal-hit China Three Gorges Corporation, which built the world's biggest hydropower scheme, has been appointed deputy governor of Hubei province, two people familiar with the situation said.
The company released a statement late last month saying its chairman, Cao Guangjing, had been removed from his position and would be given another role, without providing further details. It also announced the removal of its general manager Chen Fei.
The announcement sparked intense speculation as it came a month after an inspection team announced they had discovered irregularities and nepotism in the corporation.
The company is believed to have close ties with former premier Li Peng , who saw the project as his political legacy. Li's family wields substantial power in the energy sector.
Cao, 50, left for Wuhan , Hubei's capital, to take up the deputy governor post on Thursday, the two sources said.
Chen, 51, would become deputy director of the Three Gorges Construction Office under the State Council, one of the sources said.
