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Exclusive | Registered births in Hong Kong hit record low in 2025, ending 2-year uptick

2 months ago02 mins

The number of registered births in Hong Kong plunged to a record low of 31,714 in 2025, despite a range of government incentives to encourage families to have more children, ending two years of growth, the Post has learned. The figure was also well below the government’s target of increasing births by 20 per cent…

Low-income Hongkongers stuck in endless red tape of medical fee waiver applications

3 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong security guard Yau has been caught in a protracted cycle of back-and-forth communications with social workers ever since she applied for a medical fee waiver early last November. The 63-year-old, who only gave her surname, shared her frustrations with the Post as she sought financial assistance amid a new fee regime in public…