SOME people do not understand the high-class, rarified atmosphere of international diplomacy.
Officials in Peru granted a Hongkong firm the right to promote a migration investment scheme - and the local lads promptly took out an advertisement in a porn magazine.
This was not considered ideal protocol.
The Peruvians said their offer was not a passports-for-sale scheme, although investors could eventually gain Peruvian residency permits.
But the Hongkong firm, Blooming Strong Development Ltd, lacked subtlety. They splashed out on an ad in Playboy, complete with a price-list for passports, and even a chart showing bulk discounts for large families.
Also included was a photograph of Peru's President Alberto Fujimori, although we suspect a large percentage of readers preferred to look at the other photographs in the magazine, featuring unclad young ladies.