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Hong Kong bans birth tourism

Hong Kong bans birth tourism

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May 01, 2012
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Pregnant women aren’t usually the first to take to the streets, but in Hong Kong a proposed birth quota is causing a stir among expectant mothers. Under pressure Hong Kong’s Health Authority this month lowered the quota for how many non-local residents can give birth in the territory.

Some 88,000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2010, almost half to main…

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