Demolition triggers plea to law enforcers

Law enforcers must carry out their judicial duties strictly in accordance with laws, administrative governance professionals urged on Monday after an official resigned following a demolition case in Haikou, capital of Hainan province.

On Sunday, the Haikou government said it had accepted the resignation of Huang Hongru, head of the city's Xiuying district, as he had been negligent in supervising leading administrators to remove illegal houses in Qionghua, a village in Changliu township.

The case resulted in serious clashes on Friday and Saturday between law enforcers such as chengguan, or urban patrol officers, and villagers who refused to allow the demolition of their houses.