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HK to ban mainland mums from giving birth in local hospitals
By Wang Qingchu |
April 17, 2012, Tuesday
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THE new chief executive of Hong Kong said mainland mums should be banned from giving birth in Hong Kong starting next year, Xinhua reported yesterday.
Leung Chun-ying also said children born to mainland parents are not guaranteed Hong Kong residency.
He admitted that the influence of a large influx of mainland mothers-to-be on the territory's medical and educational resources remains unknown but he said no quota for mainland mums will be given to Hong Kong hospitals next year.
Leung said allowing non-local women, most of them from the mainland, to give birth in Hong Kong is not a proper way to tackle the problem of an aging population.
Mainland women have flocked to Hong Kong to give births to circumvent the government's one-child policy and to gain the right of abode in China's wealthiest city. Hong Kong's Basic Law grants Hong Kong citizenship to any Chinese born there.
This year 3,400 non-local women are allowed to deliver babies in Hong Kong's public hospitals. The quota for next year will be announced this month.
Leung Chun-ying also said children born to mainland parents are not guaranteed Hong Kong residency.
He admitted that the influence of a large influx of mainland mothers-to-be on the territory's medical and educational resources remains unknown but he said no quota for mainland mums will be given to Hong Kong hospitals next year.
Leung said allowing non-local women, most of them from the mainland, to give birth in Hong Kong is not a proper way to tackle the problem of an aging population.
Mainland women have flocked to Hong Kong to give births to circumvent the government's one-child policy and to gain the right of abode in China's wealthiest city. Hong Kong's Basic Law grants Hong Kong citizenship to any Chinese born there.
This year 3,400 non-local women are allowed to deliver babies in Hong Kong's public hospitals. The quota for next year will be announced this month.
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