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Hong Kong parties push for single women's fertility access amid birth rate crisis

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Political parties in Hong Kong are advocating for increased access to fertility services for single women. They also propose extending the newborn baby bonus, which is set to expire, and introducing a progressive bonus for families with multiple children. These calls come as Hong Kong faces a historic low in registered births, with only 31,100 births recorded in 2025. AI

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Hong Kong parties push for single women's fertility access amid birth rate crisis

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Hong Kong political parties urge access to fertility services for single women

    Hong Kong should allow unmarried women to receive assisted reproductive services and extend the soon-to-expire newborn baby bonus, political parties have urged ahead of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s coming policy address and the city’s first five-year plan. Presenting its pr…

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