Drunken driving record crashes careers (2)

The Chongqing Evening News confirmed earlier this month that drunk drivers are not qualified to take the civil service exam or be licensed as lawyers.

Those who have received administrative punishment are not allowed to join the army, and they are less preferred in interviews as government employees even after they pass the written test.

The British Consulate General in Chongqing said the visa application form asks applicants if they have a criminal record, which applicants are obliged to answer truthfully.

"These restrictions are set for all violations of the Criminal Law," Zhao Hu, a lawyer with Beijing Hanzhuo Law Firm, told the Global Times.

Statistics of the Ministry of Public Security show that a year after both amendments on drunk driving took effect, the number of drunken driving cases declined by more than 40 percent.

Guangdong Province also said that government employees will be fired if they are caught drunk driving.