The vice-mayor of Beijing responsible for traffic management has resigned after a government plan to clear the city’s gridlocked streets sparked panic buying of cars.
The resignation of Huang Wei, in charge of transport since 2008, was announced on Thursday, the same day that new traffic regulations were introduced in an effort to ease the world’s worst traffic jams.
According to an official announcement, Mr Huang will be sent to work in the remote far north-western province of Xinjiang, sometimes regarded as China’s version of Siberia.
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