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Husband hunt takes on giant dimensions

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It is the kind of lonely hearts advertisement which appears in newspapers every day: 'Beautiful, intelligent Australian-Chinese lady seeks to have dream family with a fabulous partner to enjoy a lifetime with.'

Only this one is six metres wide, overlooks a busy road and cost A$5,000 (HK$28,480).

The giant billboard, emblazoned with the words Husband Wanted, is the latest attempt by Helen Zou to snare a mate.

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And not just any Tom, Dick or Bruce: Ms Zou specifies in the ad that she is looking for an 'unencumbered' man with a good sense of humour, a solid financial background and a warm and caring nature.

Ms Zou is not so much looking for Mr Right as Mr White - she insists that the man of her dreams must be 'of Caucasian appearance'.

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He must also be under 45, preferably a businessman or professional, and a teetotal non-smoker.

The 40-year-old civil engineering researcher, who has never married, decided to pay for the ad after finding it hard to meet suitable men.

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