HK$1.4 billion given to parents with newborns, but Hong Kong birth rate fell to record low in 2025

The Hong Kong government has awarded more than HK$1.4 billion to parents with newborns since it implemented a cash handout scheme three years ago.

Although it was aimed at boosting the city’s birth rate, there was a record-low number of births last year.

Welfare minister Chris Sun, in a written reply to lawmaker Roy Chu, […] ...