“The Hong Kong government will conduct a consultation on its slew of pro-baby incentives amid persistently low birth rates, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, noting that delayed marriage and cultural shifts are limiting the effectiveness of such policies. The number of registered births in Hong Kong hit a historic low of 31,100 in 2025, despite a range of government initiatives aimed at boosting the city’s fertility rate. The HK$20,000 (US$2,552) newborn baby bonus, introduced in 2023,...
Original story
Continue reading at SCMP Hong Kong
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong
Summary generated from the RSS feed of SCMP Hong Kong. All article rights belong to the original publisher. Click through to read the full piece on www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong.