Hong Kong lawmaker urges comprehensive population policy as births hit record low
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- Hong Kong lawmaker Nixie Lam urged the government to adopt a comprehensive population policy as births fell to a record low over the past year.
- Lam also called for research into young people’s views on childbearing.
- She made the comments in an interview with RTHK Radio 1.
Hong Kong lawmaker Nixie Lam is urging the government to respond to record-low births with a comprehensive population policy.
Lam, a pro-Beijing legislator from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, also called for a study of young people’s views on having children.
She made the remarks on RTHK Radio 1 on Wednesday as Hong Kong recorded its lowest number of births over the past year.
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