A pilot project aimed at preventing and fighting corruption will officially take effect after the Lunar New Year in Nansha district in Guangzhou, the Guangdong provincial capital.

Under the program, major Party and government officials will be required to report their assets, investments and the employment situations of their spouses and children, according to Mei Heqing, a member of the standing committee with the Guangzhou Party Commission for Discipline Inspection.

"Officials' assets will be made public, and public opinion will be sought when the pilot project is introduced," Mei said at a news conference on Monday.