Clearly, the central government is unhappy with the way local officials and provincial authorities have been handling the worst floods since 1998.

Flood chaos across China: Ill-prepared provinces will have to answer to Beijing

Sonny Lo says local authorities in the mainland have failed in their duty to prevent death and major damage from flooding

Sonny Lo

Published: 5:38pm, 26 Jul, 2016

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Clearly, the central government is unhappy with the way local officials and provincial authorities have been handling the worst floods since 1998.

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Sonny Lo

Sonny Lo Shiu-Hing is a veteran political commentator and observer of the politics of Hong Kong and Macau. He has published many books on the two cities' governance, democratisation and crime control, among other topics.