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Shortage of births goes from bad to worse in Hong Kong

An official report on Hong Kong’s fertility rates released last December showed a declining trend over the past nearly four decades. (South China Morning Post photo)

HONG KONG: After seven years together, Poon and her fiance were ready to marry and start a family last year, but the Covid-19 pandemic spoiled their plans.

At 33, she worries that her chances of getting pregnant will decline as she grows older.

The Hong Konger, who works in finance and asked to be identified by only her surname, says she and her fiance, also 33, put their wedding plans on hold as the lockdown and travel restrictions meant their friends abroad could not come for the wedding.

After consulting her doctor, she also decided to put off having a baby, worried that she might face a higher risk of contracting the…

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