Bids are being taken for the personal jet of Mao Zedong, the late Chinese leader, as its owner wants it removed from outside the shopping mall where it is on display, to make room for more car park spaces.

“The decision to sell it is just normal. Our company is developing and we really need the square where the plane is parked,” said Wang Zhilei, general manager of Ridong Group in Zhuhai, the Chinese city that abuts the gambling enclave of Macao.