-- HONG KONG -- The case of a Korean girl given up by a Dutch diplomat and his wife in Hong Kong seven years after adopting her has sparked outrage among social workers and expatriate Koreans who are struggling to find a new home for her.This puts me in mind of the current Hollyweird craze... where obscenely wealthy celebrities pluck African waifs from obscurity to the regal trumpeting of the stargazing media.
A South Korean consular official in Hong Kong said the couple, who adopted the child when she was four months old, had handed her over last May into the care of Hong Kong authorities.
The South China Morning Post reported that the couple had adopted the girl while they were based in South Korea, believing they could not have children. The wife later gave birth to two children, the report said.Sad.
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Seems there's a little discord in La-La Land.
-- VICTORIA -- For the first time, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among young people in British Columbia.So, what's up with British Columbia... that famous refuge of aging hippies?
Kelli Kilpatrick, director of the unit, said the majority of youth who committed suicide -- mostly by hanging -- were heading toward their 19th birthday.
There's a hint at the bottom of the article...
It also said too many young aboriginal people died unexpectedly, with alcohol being was a risk factor in most of those deaths.Shsssssh... not so loud.