The Guangdong Provincial People's Congress announced its decision to remove National People's Congress deputy Liang Yaohui from his position due to his alleged link to the illegal sex trade.

The decision, which was drafted and passed by the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, will be transmitted to the NPC Standing Committee for official announcement and filing.

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According to the Guangdong Congress, Liang has been stripped of his position as deputy to the 12th NPC for alleged violation of a serious law in China. Prostitution is a serious crime in China and authorities in various cities and regions have launched operations to combat the illegal trade.

Liang's removal as deputy of China's top legislature came after the official was arrested by the Dongguan police due to his alleged involvement in organizing prostitution.

Liang owns the five-star hotel, Crown Prince Hotel, in Dongguan City. During a recent national prostitution crackdown, authorities discovered that the hotel was involved in the illegal sex trade, together with the other hotels and entertainment venues in the city.

One month after the discovery, Liang sought permission to be absent from the annual NPC session in Beijing.

In March, Liang asked to be absent from the annual session of the NPC in Beijing.

The prostitution crackdown in Dongguan also resulted to the removal of the city's police chief, Yan Xiaokang, who is also the vice-mayor of the city in Guangdong.

The Party committee of Guangdong said Yan, who was the city's police chief since January 2012, was sacked from his post due to his failure to clean up the city's sex industry, causing prostitution to flourish in Dongguan.

Guangdong Party Chief Hu Chunhua vowed to introduce tougher measures to combat the illegal trade in the province in addition to the series of raids and police operations in suspected sex dens.

Guangdong launched a crackdown on the illegal sex trade after the China Central Television televised the rampant prostitution in Dongguan.