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分享一篇文章： The People's Daily on Monday reported a decision of the Party School of the Hubei provincial committee prohibiting its students from using public money to treat each other to feasts. The students are all leading officials from different government departments or State-owned enter-prises in the province. The media report said the several-month-long course at the Party School provided an opportunity for the officials to become friends and exchange information. "Many of them," the report wrote, "have the right to sign bills. So some of them hosted banquets to treat each other using public money." The Party School's decision also prohibits students from "playing gambling games, receiving precious gifts or keeping their government-allocated sedans in the campus." Obviously the decision was made with a view to fight corruption. But it seems to be a little bit funny, if not ironical. No feasting on public money for private purposes, staying away from gambling and refusing bribes are essential qualities a public servant is required to possess. These students all have been in leading positions for some time. They should have met the requirements long before promotion to leading positions. Isn't it ironical that they should be taught about the basic requirements, at this stage of their political career, in the Party School? The school's decision is actually an acknowledgement of the fact that malpractices still exist among officials. Of these, taking bribe is unmistakably a crime that most officials would shun though it is far from being non-existent. Feasting on public money, however, appears not that criminal, for government organs and enterprises sometimes do need to entertain guests for business purposes. The problem is how the "necessity" is defined. | 
