A young woman police constable (女警察) is under investigation (接受調查) for allegedly posting (上載) on her blog photos of herself and several of her colleagues in uniform - and playing with their service revolvers (玩弄手槍).
Hong Kong Police Inspectors' Association chairman Tsang Chiu-fo said the case is under investigation. But if the officer, who is attached to Sham Shui Po police station, is found to be responsible (負責任) she may face disciplinary action (紀律的處分), which could range from a simple warning to dismissal (開除). The 25-year-old who uses the nickname "Ah Egg" in her blog, started training as a cadet in 2007. One photo shows cadets playfully pointing revolvers at colleagues in a room that appears to be an armory (槍房).
Other pictures show her with four other cadets hitching up (note 2) their skirts in a changing room, which some netizens (note 3) described as "uniform temptation (制服誘惑)."
A preliminary inspection suggests the gun was unloaded (退出槍彈) and used for training, Tsang said. If the gun was loaded it could be a criminal offense (刑事罪), he added. Tsang said there are no internal regulations on the use of uniforms when taking or uploading photos. But recruits (新學員) are not encouraged to do so.
"If the photos involve indecent (不雅) poses, this would violate Section 3 of Police (Discipline) Regulations - conduct calculated to bringing the public service into disrepute (note 4)," he said. Junior Police Officers' Association president Wong Ching said a police officer should "maintain a professional image and be disciplined." Wong added: "Hong Kong people hold the police in high regard (note 5). We've been reminding all police cadets to be attentive (注意) to their daily behavior, such as uploading photos to their blogs."
A Xanga blog with a user name of "eggeggtang" allegedly uploaded the photos, according to HKGolden Forum. The blog was shut down (note 6) by its owner yesterday.
From good to better English:
(note 1) feel heat=感受到壓力。Heat=熱；熱力；熱度；熱量。an intense heat=酷熱。a dead heat=不分勝負的賽跑。Co Co put the heat on Victor=Co Co逼使Victor為難。a room heated by stove=用火爐取暖的房間。
(note 2) hitch up=扯起。Hitchhike=搭順風車。Victor hitched a ride back to school=Victor 搭順風車返校。Hitch one's wagon to a star=好高騖遠，野心勃勃。Without a hitch=一帆風順。
(note 3) netizens=網民 (a person who is a frequent or habitual user of the Internet)。Netizen源自citizen (公民，subject，national)。citizen's arrest= 公民有權力逮捕犯罪者。
(note 4) disrepute=聲名狼藉，不體面，丟臉。Mo Mo’s conviction brings her into disrepute=定罪 使Mo Mo聲譽掃地。
(note 5) hold the police in high regard=警隊受人尊重。Give my best regards to Ivy=請代向Ivy問候。hold Victor in low regard=藐視 Victor。in regard to=關於。pay no regard to =不考慮。
(note 6) shut down=關閉。shut the door against Bo Bo=把Bo Bo關在門外(即不讓她加入)。 shut the door on the proposals=對建議根本不理睬。shut a book=合上書。shut one's eyes to=假裝沒有看見。shut one's mouth= 閉嘴，不開口。
Victor’s View: Young people are fun-loving. I won’t be too harsh on the police cadets. However, they should be more discreet in sharing their fun photos on the internet. We all know that once you upload something on the net, a million people will see it.
(Victor Fung Keung, director of HK Baptist University’s M.A. in international journalism program, has published 3 books on English-enhancement and plans to write 7 more by the end of 2012. Write to him: deanfungenglish@gmail.com)
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