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Lawmaker floats cash lottery for newborns as baby bonus scheme extension set to cost HK$2.3bn
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The Hong Kong government’s plan to extend a baby bonus scheme for another three years in a bid to boost fertility and assist young families amid record-low births will cost some HK$2.3 billion, according to official estimates. The cost of extending the scheme, this time with a larger cash handout for families having a second […]
- The Hong Kong government’s plan to extend a baby bonus scheme for another three years in a bid to boost fertility and assist young families amid record-low births will cost some HK$2.3 billion, according to official estimates. The cost of extending the scheme, this time with a...
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- Lawmaker floats cash lottery for newborns as baby bonus scheme extension set to cost HK$2.3bn
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