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Thread #24349   Message #1304274
Posted By: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca
22-Oct-04 - 07:15 PM
Thread Name: Discuss: Will The Turtle Be Unbroken? (Les Barker)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Will The Turtle Be Unbroken?
Couldn't access the link provided for the story, so had to look around. Found this:

Pet turtle survives high-rise fall
From correspondents in Hong Kong
15oct04
 
TURTLES are considered a symbol of good luck in Hong Kong, but try telling that to the taxi driver whose car was hit and damaged by a big one that plummeted from a high-rise building.
 
The pet turtle climbed through an apartment window yesterday and fell more than 10 stories on to the taxi's roof, which was scratched and dented, police spokesman Anson Lo told The Associated Press today.
 
Newspapers ran pictures of the turtle, splashed with blood and its shell broken, but Mr Lo told the AP it had somehow survived.
 
The driver, surnamed Tong, was quoted as telling the Apple Daily newspaper that yesterday had been a particularly unlucky day.
 
Mr Tong said his mobile phone was stolen by a passenger, and then his car was struck by the turtle, which newspapers described as being about 30cm in length.
 
Apple Daily quoted relatives of the turtle's owner as saying he would release it into the wild.
 
Hong Kong Chinese traditionally view turtles as a symbol of longevity.