The number of babies born in Hong Kong is likely to drop in 2025 after an increase in the previous two years, with the figure potentially returning to near the record low of 2022, a Post analysis has found. A population expert said that the impact of a three-year HK$20,000 (US$2,570) cash handout scheme for…
Hong Kong’s jobless rate remained at 3.7 per cent between June and August, as the city’s food and beverage and manufacturing sectors continued to struggle. Preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday also showed that the number of unemployed grew by about 6,000 to 151,000 between June and August from the…
Hong Kong authorities are set to tighten controls on employers seeking to import labour following complaints of local employees being replaced under the scheme, with such measures to be proposed in the city leader’s policy address, the Post has learned. Government sources said that authorities would roll out more public works projects to increase jobs…
Hong Kong’s population has stabilised and remains “virtually unchanged” for the first time in a decade, following an influx of talent in recent years after waves of emigration. The Census and Statistics Department said on Thursday that Hong Kong’s midyear population stood at 7,527,500, a slight increase of 3,400 from 12 months ago, or a…