Civil servants in this Chinese capital may lose their jobs if they are found drunk driving, reported Thursday's Beijing Morning Post.

The paper said the city's traffic police are stepping up supervision and punishment over drunk-driving and other violations of traffic rules.

When a drunken driver is stopped by police, they will first ask where the driver has drunk, and which institution is the driver's employer.

If a restaurant where the driver drank is found to have no sign warning against drunk-driving, the restaurant will be punished.

If the drunken driver is a civil servant and the case is serious enough, the driver will be dismissed from the government department.

In addition, the leader of the department may also be held responsible for negligence.

(Xinhua News Agency June 17, 2004)