Hong Kong’s mid-year birth rates fall below 30,000 for the first time despite HK$20k payouts for new parents

Fewer than 30,000 babies were born over the past year, representing a plummeting birth rate despite the government’s monetary incentives aimed at encouraging fertility. According to figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday, a total of 29,709 babies were born from July 2025 to to the end of June this year. It […]

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Hong Kong’s mid-year birth rates fall below 30,000 for the first time despite HK$20k payouts for new parents

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