Babe 'hunt' begins for wealthy bachelors

Nearly 100 matchmaking agencies launched a "love hunt" to find pretty girls on the capital's streets for their millionaire customers yesterday, triggering fierce public criticism.

Yang Jing, head of the "love hunt" department at a Beijing branch of a Shanghai-based matchmaking agency website, www.915915.com, was cautious about getting too close to her targets at Guomao subway stop during the rush hour yesterday morning.

Wearing a red scarf emblazoned with the company's name and carrying gifts prepared for her targets, Yang said the chances of finding and persuading a beautiful girl to provide contact information was small.