Shang Fulin has been appointed chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission by the State Council to replace Zhou Xiaochuan.
Other appointments are: Li Yufu as vice minister of Supervision to replace Gan Yisheng; Wang Xudong as vice minister of Information Industry; and He Xiaowei as deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, replacing Ke Xiaogang.
Wang Qishan was removed as director of the Economic Restructuring Office of the State Council.
Gao Xiqing was removed as vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
(Xinhua News Agency January 3, 2003)
