Four senior Party and government officials from the Baiyun district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have been transferred to judicial departments for further investigation of suspected serious violations of Party discipline and State laws, according to the city's top anti-graft body on Monday.

The deputy prefecture-level officials who were sacked recently include Gu Wenyao, former Party chief of Baiyun district, executive vice-district head Zhong Xiangdong and Liu Jiansheng, a member of the Party committee of the district.

They were also investigated for serious economic problems, said Mei Heqing, a senior official from the Guangzhou Party Commission of Discipline Inspection, at a press conference on Monday afternoon.