GUANGZHOU, March 8 -- A lawmaker and a political advisor in south China's Guangdong Province are under investigation for suspected "serious discipline violations," the provincial discipline watchdog said on Sunday.

The two under investigation are, Yang Yong, vice chairman of the Zhaoqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chen Yanhua, deputy director of the standing committee of the Jieyang Municipal People's Congress.