HANGZHOU, Dec. 4 -- A Communist Party of China publicity official in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province is under investigation for discipline violation, according to the provincial discipline watchdog on Thursday.

Hong Jiaxiang, head of publicity department of Ningbo CPC committee is now under investigation for serious discipline violation, said the official website of Zhejiang provincial discipline inspection commission.

Hong was born in October 1960. He used to be vice mayor of Ningbo City.