2015年CRI Failed Project Raises Concern over Lottery Fund Use
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：2015CRI中国国际广播电台
The massive Starlight Project was launched around 14-years ago.
Three years after its launch, the project was credited with funding more than 30-thousand senior care centers in residential 1 communities across China through some 14-billion yuan, which was raised mostly through lottery 2 sales.
However, a new expose by China Central Television has revealed the project has since collapsed 3.
The plan's designer is Yan Qingchun, who used to be with the Ministry 4 of Civil Affairs.
"It's estimated that 75 percent of these centers have been shut down. In our original plan, all communities throughout the country would be covered under the project. However, it ended in failure in less than three years."
Local care center operators who managed the project are being blamed.
It's being suggested most of them profited through renting out the rooms.
Money raised through lotteries 5 in China is designed to promote social welfare.
And with lottery sales shooting up in recent years, lottery-funded projects have also been on the rise.
However, Wang Yukai with the China Society of Administrative 6 Reform suggests more scrutiny 7 needs to be done before projects created through lottery sales are approved.
"The first thing is to work out a feasibility plan. Plans which don't meet standards shouldn't be approved. Local authorities need to be consulted as to whether the plan will work for their community. However, it’s also important to ensure local officials don't use the money for their own ends."
Wang Yukai suggests the Ministry of Civil Affairs should be stripped of its duties as both the lottery regulator and the fund manager.
"The civil affairs department itself is in charge of planning and implementing 8 the projects as well as supervising their implementation 9. It's impossible for one to play a dual 10 role as an athlete and referee 11 at the same time."
A nation-wide audit 12 has found nearly 17-billion yuan raised through lottery sales has been embezzled 13 or misused 14 over the past 3-years.
For CRI, I'm Yu Yang.
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- Next to bullfights and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 除了斗牛和足球以外，彩票是西班牙最热门的玩意儿。 来自辞典例句
- Next to bullfight and soccer, lotteries are Spain's biggest sport. 发行彩票在西班牙是仅次于斗牛和足球的最大娱乐活动。 来自辞典例句
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
- His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
- Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
- -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
- He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句
- The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
- He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。
- The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
- The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。
- Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
- As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。
- The clerk embezzled a thousand pounds from the bank where he worked. 那个职员在他工作的银行里贪污了一千英镑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cashier embezzled ＄ 50,000 from the bank. 出纳员盗用了银行5万美元。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》