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    Angry Attempted abduction at Ocean Park

    I received this and thuoght it worth sharing:

    A close friend had a very upsetting incident at Ocean Park Friday afternoon inwhich two chinese women tried to abduct her child as she
    was clipping her baby into the stroller. She says her son (just
    under 3 yrs old) was not more than 4 ft from her when these women
    seemed very friendly and were making a fuss over her son, one of
    them picked him up and within about 10 seconds she couldn't see
    them. She heard her son crying as they were running/walking fast off
    with him. A passer by was alarmed and tried to stop the women, they
    let go of the boy and ran off. This passer by said they had put a
    hat/scarf on him to cover him up. When my friend talked to security,
    their first words were 'not again' - at which my friend got understandably very angry with them. Ocean Park staff said they didn't want any 'fuss' and tried to play it down, so she called the
    police and they have formally lodged it as an attempted child
    abduction. A friendly security guard at Ocean Park said this was the
    second time in 3 weeks - both non-chinese toddlers targeted. She is
    going to talk to Sunshine House tomorrow, where her son goes, to put a notice up and warn as many parents as possible.She is also going to talk to the Editor of Playtimes. I have to say I was going to
    send my 2yr old with my 4yr old and my helper to Ocean Park next
    week and have obviously changed my mind.

    Please let anyone with toddlers know.


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    Shocking.

    Probably premeditated and abducted to order by a western family.


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    I've heard similar stories in Ikea Causeway Bay. But it's hard to tell fact from fiction.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bdw:
    I've heard similar stories in Ikea Causeway Bay. But it's hard to tell fact from fiction.
    From Ikea Hong Kong:

    Do not believe the rumours you read about a child abduction

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    Quote Originally Posted by bdw:
    I've heard similar stories in Ikea Causeway Bay. But it's hard to tell fact from fiction.
    Indeed, I will wait to see this confirmed officially.

    Shri, IF it is true then I think it does belong on this site as well as not all us parents use the geobaby site.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Claire ex-ax:
    Yes this seems to match that rumour so I think we can discount it.

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    And here are some from the UK:

    Store Child Abduction Hoax | Help Find My Child


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    As I said - I thought it was worth passing on - I do not think a little vigilance is a bad thing. Given that Hong Kong is well regarded to be aa safe place, a little reminder of the dangers out there is a good thing. I love Ocean Park however it, like anywhere else, would contain some bad people.


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    You have to think an enclosed theme park like Ocean Park, or a store with limited exits like Ikea are both stupid places to try to abduct a toddler. Much better to try somewhere where a quick getaway with a waiting car is feasible.

    For this reason, unless I would discount third hand stories, and would want to see a credible source before worrying too much.


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