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HK$1.4 billion given to parents with newborns, but Hong Kong birth rate fell to record low in 2025
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HK$1.4 billion given to parents with newborns, but Hong Kong birth rate fell to record low in 2025
The Hong Kong government has awarded more than HK$1.4 billion to parents with newborns since it implemented a cash handout scheme three years ago. Although it was aimed at boosting the city’s birth rate, there was a record-low number of births last year. A newborn baby. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Welfare minister Chris Sun, in a written reply to lawmaker Roy Chu, said on Wednesday that HK$20,000 bonuses have been distributed to 71,886 applicants…
·Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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