Key facts
- Hong Kong has introduced new incentives to encourage larger families.
- The incentives include larger cash bonuses and tax breaks.
- The measures aim to counter the city's shrinking population and declining birth rate.
- Hong Kong leader John Lee pledged to review IVF support for women over 40.
Hong Kong has announced new measures, including larger cash bonuses and tax breaks, designed to boost the city's birth rate and address its shrinking population. The government is seeking to encourage larger families as part of its strategy to counter demographic decline.
In a related development, Hong Kong leader John Lee has pledged to review the availability of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) support for women over the age of 40.