A Security supervisor at Hong Kong Disneyland who demanded two hygiene officers investigating a food poisoning report remove their badges has quit, according to a South China Morning Post report.

The supervisor was asked to resign or face dismissal for the incident, the report said.

The supervisor was previously a chief inspector with the Hong Kong Police Force, who left the force when his contract expired last year. He was among a group of local retired police officers recruited by the theme park.

The two health officers were investigating a food poisoning report Aug.30 when the supervisor asked them to remove their caps and badges before entering the park. They agreed in the hope of quickly collecting food samples.

A Disney spokeswoman Tuesday refused to comment on the supervisor's status, only repeating that the incident was inappropriate and the company has apologized.

(Xinhua News Agency September 22, 2005)