15% HK women don't want to have baby

15% of HK women don't want to have kids

15% of HK women don't want to have kids. AAP Source: AAP

Hong Kong Family Planning Association ‘s survey finds 15 per cent of women in the city are unsure whether to have kids, a 30-year high.


And since Hong Kong’s fertility rate is regarded as one of the world’s lowest. It stands to cause social and economic problems in decades to come.

So what are the defining issues discouraging Hong Kong women from having babies? What are the potential problems Hong Kong will face in the future?  

Our correspondent, Renee Kwan, reports.   She will also report the likely legal implication should an Australian booking website Trivago found guilty of misleading customers.  


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