Name list of bosses and officials in brisk sales
By Liu Dan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-01-10 15:26

A shop specializing in the sales of comprehensive listings of business owners, executives, and officials is currently selling a pricey yet hot-item book that provides the detailed information of 90,000 enterprises in Beijing, according to a Beijing newspaper.

The book, titled List of Beijing's 90,000 Bosses , provides the names of enterprises and their executives as well as office phone numbers, addresses, and even the companies' registered capital and staff number.

In addition, an assistant said the bookstore also provides Listing of Public Organizations as well as Listing of Top Officials with a special focus on finance officials.

According to the assistant, List of Government Officials even list the officials' personal information provided by the State Council.

Reportedly, the three books are 80-percent credible. The authors gathered the information from a general survey covering 15 million enterprises and institutions, the assistant noted.

The reporter tried two phone numbers at random, and connected with a representative both times, although each time the respective officials were not in the office.

So why don't people just call the 114 directory assistance hotline to ask for information about enterprises and government departments?

The assistant explained that the hotline can only offer information about the main telephone number of the units, and often inquirers can't directly get through to the business owners and the officials or find out the person's full name.

Therefore, said the assistant, those trying to do business with the enterprises or having some personal affairs to conduct with the officials might find the information in the book useful.