China to ban 'naked officials' from promotion
Central committee moves to prevent 'naked officials' - civil servants who are party members and have family members residing overseas - from receiving promotion
This newest revision was made in a key party guideline for promotion first issued in 2002, that outlines the procedures local governments should follow in filtering candidates for advanced jobs.
The updated guideline stipulates that officials with spouses living overseas, or single officials with children residing out of China, shall not be considered for promotion.
With regard to another controversial category - officials who have in the past been held responsible for wrongdoings - the guidelines say they shall not be promoted within two years after the offence was committed.
Liu Xutao, a professor from the State School of Administration in Beijing, applauded the latest revision.