WUHAN, July 30 -- Four officials in central China's Hubei Province were sacked for serious discipline violations, the provincial discipline watchdog said on Wednesday.

The sacked officials are Zhu Zhonghua, deputy director of the standing committee of the Huangshi City's People's Congress; Tan Chunyu, deputy director of the standing committee of the Yichang City's People's Congress; Xia Xianlu, member of the standing committee of the Xiangyang City's Communist Party Committee; and Xiong Wei, member of the standing committee of the Yichang City's Communist Party Committee.