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Company recruiting 'young and passionate' porn stars booted from job fair
July, 29, 2004
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's high unemployment has many young residents scrounging
for work, but job fair officials have drawn the line at an advertisement aimed
at recruiting "passionate" porn stars.
The two-day job fair had been open for just 90 minutes Tuesday when embarrased
organisers took down the ad for pornographic filmaker Sun Power Production Co,
according to the South China Morning Post and Apple Daily newspapers.
Sun Power manager Tommy Wong was quoted as telling the Post that he hoped to
help Hong Kong compete better in the adult film industry that has made big
money for producers in Japan and South Korea.
"I don't understand why the organisers are so sensitive," Wong was quoted as
saying. "We do not violate the law. People should not view us with bias. None
of our ads are deceptive. I even mentioned that the actors have to be nude."
Sun Power's ad said no experience was necessary but that applicants must be
"serious about acting and passionate about the movie industry." Job fair
organisers called the ad inappropriate given that the target audience was young
Hong Kongers, including persons aged 18 to 38 years old.
"We do not recommend they start their careers in such industries," organiser
Winnie Chan Wai-yan was quoted as saying. "They should choose jobs of a better
ethical standard."
Wong hoped to recruit local actors to develop the pornographic movie industry
in Hong Kong as there were many talented producers with scripts ready for
production.
Although job prospects in Hong Kong have steadily improved in the past few
years, the unemployment rate in the former British colony remains at 6.9%
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