On September 21, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision announced that Qin Weizhong, member of the Leading Party Group of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and former mayor of Shenzhen, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.
On September 20, Li Yun was officially elected as the Mayor of Shenzhen, succeeding Qin Weizhong, who had previously resigned.
On August 24, Qin Weizhong resigned as Mayor of Shenzhen citing a change in his job position, and was transferred to serve as a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress.