adminBEIJING. — Chinese official media and web users poured scorn on local government officials yesterday after they gave multi-millionaire tennis star Li Na an 800 000 yuan (US$132 000) reward for winning the Australian Open. Li was handed a giant red cheque by Wang Guosheng, governor of her home province of Hubei, as soon as she landed back from Melbourne on Monday.
The 31-year-old had already received prize money of A$2.65 million (US$2.3 million) for winning the Australian Open — her second Grand Slam title.
Chinese Internet users, angry at the additional reward given by local officials, accused them of wasting taxpayers’ money that could have been used to address the needs of the poor. — AFP.
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