The number of births in Hong Kong hit a record low last year, falling below 40,000 for the first time in more than five decades, the South China Morning Post reported.
Experts have warned of wide-reaching implications for the city’s ageing population, adding that the trend would result in shrinking enrolment at every level of education, and eventually affecting the supply of workforces in the future.
Read the full report: South China Morning Post.
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