CY Leung's daughter says she is leaving Hong Kong for 'privacy'

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's daughter Chai-yan says she is leaving Hong Kong for "privacy", despite her decision to make a debut appearance in a television interview.

The 23-year-old law student - who is reportedly aiming for a local show-business career - has also apparently decided to withdraw from all interviews and social media "indefinitely".

Making an unexpected announcement on her personal Facebook page on Friday night, Leung said she would leave Hong Kong "for a while". She did not give a departure or return date.

Hours later, a second thread was posted. It read: "Ms Leung Chai-yan will indefinitely decline invitations, phone calls and messages from all media, entertainment [news reporters], photographers, the public or strangers.

"Ms Leung expresses apology and being [sic] grateful for the attentions from various sectors. Please leave Ms Leung a bit of privacy. All the means of contact you have been using will not be able to reach her any more - that includes Facebook, email, phone number, postal mail or any other ways of communication."

The post departed from the usual style of her previous threads, which were mostly written in English with casual language. There are doubts this one, written in Chinese with a third-person narrative and formal language, was actually written by Leung.