
The belated football blog written by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was, unfortunately, too "boring" for words, many internet users sneered. City University political scientist Ray Yep Kin-man, for one, could not hide his disdain. But his use of a euphemism of a swear word crossed the line, according to Leung's information coordinator, Andrew Fung Wai-kwong. Even as the Mong Kok stadium quietened down after an exchange of insults between the fans of both teams, another clash erupted on cyber space. "As a teacher, why do you need to swear?" Fung wrote, and when Yep responded by mocking Fung's loyalty to the chief executive, Fung hit back, saying "I do not need students to surround me" - apparently referring to Yep's recent photo-taking with students at their graduation ceremonies. That comment provoked a friend of Yep's to weigh in with his own rejoinder: "It's late at night and you won't get paid for working overtime!" So what, the former Democratic Party member retorted. Why should he not take pride in "serving the city and the country day and night"? The entire post later disappeared from the blog.