Senior tourism official removed from post

BEIJING - Huo Ke, deputy director of the China National Tourism Administration, has been removed from post for suspected "serious discipline and law violations."

The decision was made by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee on Monday.

The CPC's discipline agency announced on Jan. 16 that Huo has been placed under investigation for suspected serious violation of party disciplines and laws.