Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang’s housekeeper has been shown the door after photos of his friends fooling around in restricted areas of Tsang’s official residence were posted on Facebook, a report said Saturday.
The group of teenagers posted 40 photos on Facebook and other Web sites showing themselves goofing around and posing as Tsang during a barbecue hosted by the housekeeper, the South China Morning Post reported.
The housekeeper had his contract terminated effective from Saturday following an investigation into how the visitors were allowed into off-limits areas of the 19th century Government House, which is closed to the public apart from on annual open days.
“The matter was handled in a solemn and fair manner, and an investigation has been conducted,” a spokeswoman for Tsang told the paper.
Tsang had been informed of the decision and no compensation was paid, she said.
The pictures showed the young visitors enjoying a barbecue and fooling around in private areas of the house. Some posed as Tsang and a recipient of an award in the ballroom where government honors are presented in an annual ceremony, the Post said.
(AFP)
上週六的報導指出，香港特首曾蔭權的管家因朋友在臉書上張貼了在官邸管制區玩鬧的照片後，已經捲舖蓋走人。
《南華早報》報導，這群接受管家邀請到官邸烤肉的青少年，在臉書和其他網站上發布了四十張在官邸內胡搞模仿曾蔭權的照片。
建於十九世紀的香港禮賓府平日謝絕參觀，僅每年的參觀日對外開放；當局已針對這些訪客是如何進入府內管制區展開調查。這名管家上週六已被解除職務。
曾蔭權辦公室女發言人對該報表示：「我們已針對這件事展開調查，我們秉持嚴肅且公平的態度處理。」
她說，曾蔭權已得知此事，而且這名管家並未得到任何資遣費。
《南華早報》報導，在這些照片中，這群年輕訪客在官邸的私人區域中烤肉、嬉鬧。有些人在每年政府頒獎的宴會廳中，模仿曾蔭權和受獎人的樣子拍照。（法新社╱翻譯：袁星塵）
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