BEIJING — The General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has released a set of regulations on managing leaders of public institutions.

They aim to improve the mechanisms of selecting and supervising leaders of public institutions, such as those under Party committees or government organs.

The regulations stressed the principles, including the Party's leadership.

Leaders of these institutions should be selected based on integrity and ability, with priority given to integrity, and on merit regardless of background.

The leaders should live up to the requirements of their specific fields, added the document.

Those in charge of scientific research institutions should uphold the principle of self-reliance and serving the people, and hospital directors should have advanced management philosophies and practical experience, it noted.

It also made detailed provisions regarding leader selecting, performance evaluation and oversight, and leader retirement and removal.

Those who perform below standard in the annual or term assessment will be removed from their posts, said the document.