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Liao Yonghua died of suspected of heart complications after a banquet and a night of karaoke. Photo: Weibo

Family of Chinese official who drank too much at banquet and died receives 1 million yuan in compensation

ELLIS LIANG

Relatives of a Communist Party member who died after falling drunk at a banquet was recently compensated 1 million yuan (HK1.26 million), according to a local news report.

Liao Yonghua, of the Suxian District Land and Resources Bureau, in Chenzhou city in Hunan province, died of heart complications on May 8, possibly triggered by over-intoxication, the Yangtze River News reported.

After His family demanded that the government compensate them, each official at the feast contributed 70,000 yuan to his compensation fund.

Huang attended an evening banquet held by the bureau in May and later went out for karaoke. When he returned home that night, Huang’s family noticed something was wrong.

“His complexion looked darker, and he said he felt uncomfortable,” said one person familiar with the matter, who declined to be named. “The family rushed him to the hospital, but it was too late. His death was said to be caused by heart complications.”

In 2014, another official, in nearby Hengyang city, died after a banquet. The official fell asleep after drinking too much and choked on his own vomit.

 

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