BEIJING, Feb.10 (Chinese medianet) -- A dream job on a
tropical island in Australia has attracted over 11,000 applicants -- including
Osama bin Laden who failed to make the shortlist.
A spokeswoman for Tourism
Queensland said the group had received over
11,000 video applications since advertising the96,000 dollars"best
job in the world" as caretaker of Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
One of the applications was a 30-second prank video
showing the world's most wanted man, with nonsensical sounds dubbed over his
real voice.
Using subtitles, bin Laden argued his case for the
six-month contract, describing himself as "outgoing," "familiar with sandy
areas" and experienced with "large scale event coordination."
He listed his interests as arts, crafts and
renovating. Videos showing bin Laden speaking are widely available on the
Internet.
A spokeswoman for Tourism Queensland said a person
using bin Laden's identity has lodged an official application with required
video that has made its way onto video sharing website YouTube, but the
application has been rejected.
"The 'Osama bin Laden' application was submitted
via a website but it was rejected because the content was
not deemed to be appropriate," said the spokeswoman.
The 1.7 million dollar marketing campaign has
attracted huge international interest, with applicants from 162
countries.
(Agencies)
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