Urban Legend is a fascinating topic. The legend has been spreading for a long period. But it will appear in different format, content and people involved.
Today, we want to share a Urban legend spreads in Hong Kong currently. It relates to some kids were abducted by strangers. For example, http://forum.edu-kingdom.com/viewthread.php?tid=2184375
http://hkg.westkit.net/?p=v&id=2108921. This kind of legend has been spreading for also 20 years nowhere in England or American. The story of those legend has similar features.
(1) Some kids were abducted
(2) The kid will be found finally
(3) The abductor was spotted by some people
(4) The abductor finally escaped
(5) The legend is claimed by some witnesses with some relations, like my friend's friend, my relative's friend, or my fellow colleague
Finally, police claims there are no abductions happened in Hong Kong within 18 months. Those spreads are not real. This can refer to this web page. http://www.hkwei.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=65664
Urban Legend maybe an interesting heritage of Hong Kong people. It is a collective common memory to many people which arouse their anxiety.
Source of information: 903 摩星嶺4號2010-03-20 01:00AM to 03:00AM
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