【明報專訊】Meg Ryan, an American actress specialising in romantic comedy, adopted a Chinese girl in 2006, when she was under one. She named her Charlotte True. She subsequently renamed her Daisy True. Asked about her life with the girl by her interviewer, Ryan recalled her strong emotion about the adoption. She said the girl was very interesting and was a big fan of her. Ryan has a biological child called Jack Henry.

■These celebrities have been criticised for using child adoption to do PR. Some wonder why they adopt foreign children instead of their compatriots. Some say adoptive celebrities often "jump the queue", leaving desperate parents waiting.

■To learn more about child adoption in Hong Kong, please visit:

Mother's Choice: www.motherschoice.org

Hong Kong Adoption Ordinance:

www.hklii.org/hk/legis/en/ord/290/index.html