52-character summary: Hong Kong's young adults show record-low child-planning rate, impacting fertility rates.
401-character summary: A survey reveals only around half of Hong Kong's young adults plan to have children, a record low as the city struggles with boosting its fertility rates, which are among the lowest in Asia. One-child families are now preferred over two-child families. Experts say raising the birth rate requires policy rethinks on marriage and IVF treatments, rather than just offering baby bonuses.
May 24, 2024
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