Mobile phone manufacturer Capitel is cashing in on the romance between Financial Secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung and diving queen Fu Mingxia, with an advertisement depicting a loving phone call between the couple.
In the full-page advertisement run in Chinese-language newspapers yesterday, Fu, 23, is shown holding a Taiwan-made Capitel mobile phone, with the front panel display reading 'Ah Chung', an affectionate abbreviation of 50-year-old Mr Leung's name.
Next to her picture and accompanied by two hearts is the handwritten question 'Do you miss me?'. The advertisement carries Fu's signature.
A spokeswoman for e-Giga, Capitel's agent in Hong Kong, said Fu, a four-time Olympic gold medallist, had been one of their spokespersons 'for some time'. The spokeswoman was defensive when asked if the advertisement had Fu's consent.
'What does [consent] matter to you? What are you trying to get at?' she said.
Fu could not be contacted for comment. A spokesman for Mr Leung said: 'He had no idea [about the advertisement, but] it doesn't matter at all.'
