Stories of officials spending public funds on banquets, drinks, holidays (…or ladyboys) are never hard to come by in China, but it’s always a nice ending when they get caught, or, better still, when they end up grovelling for forgiveness in front of crowds of angry locals.

That’s exactly what happened to a group of officials in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, with one photographed kneeling down and using a megaphone to beg for forgiveness after it became known that he and other officials were using public funds to pay for a fancy banquet in a local restaurant.

Locals stated that they spotted luxury cars driving in and out of the Binjiang Industrial Park, and later found that a group of officials were dining on expensive fish and high-end baijiu at a restaurant in the area. The photos have caused a storm online, particularly in light of recent government rulings on the banning of spending public funds of dining and entertainment. Local police have stated they will investigate the case.

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Source: Xinhua

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