The number of community nannies under a Hong Kong childcare programme has fallen by more than 40 per cent over a year, with industry players attributing the drop partly to carers’ fears over abuse allegations following an earlier scandal that tarnished the service. According to statistics submitted to the Legislative Council’s Finance Committee by the…
The number of community nannies under a Hong Kong childcare programme declined sharply by more than 40 per cent from 2023 to last year, with industry players attributing the dip partly to carers’ fears over abuse allegations following an earlier scandal that tarnished the service. There were a total of 1,043 nannies recruited to provide…
Mother-of-two Ding Ding*, 30, wishes she could live a life just like so many other young women her age, instead of having her entire world revolve around her family. She gave up her job as a salesperson in her early twenties after giving birth to her son and daughter, now aged six and seven. Ding…