The only celebrity member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jiangmen City Committee in South China's Guangdong province, Zeng Zhiwei, aHong Kong-based actor, has been criticized for failing to perform his duty as a political advisor. Zeng has not shown up at the annual meeting, nor has he submitted any proposal since being elected in January 2011. Organizers said Zeng had again asked for a leave of absence from year's session.

Members of the CPPCC, the country's political advisory body, are supposed to participate in the meetings and discuss the administration of political affairs. But there are some "eye candy" CPPCC members, mainly entertainment or sports stars, who let the public down because they don't take being a CPPCC member seriously. It's irresponsible to the public to reserve the position for these unqualified high-profile CPPCC members. Such "eye candy" members who don't do anything constructive should be replaced.