Hong Kong to offer more support for families with newborns
STORY: Hong Kong to offer more support for families with newborns
DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:04
LOCATION: HONG KONG, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of speech scene
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, HKSAR Chief Executive
3. various of Hong Kong-related footage
STORYLINE:
China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will implement a raft of measures to encourage childbearing amid a low birth rate, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee said Wednesday.
A one-off cash bonus of 20,000 Hong Kong dollars (about 2,556 U.S. dollars) will be provided for each baby born on Wednesday or after in Hong Kong to a parent who is a Hong Kong permanent resident, and this measure will last for three years, Lee said in a policy address.
Other incentives include a 20-percent rise in deduction ceiling for home loan interest or domestic rents, and priority arrangement for subsidized sale flat and public rental housing allocation.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JOHN LEE, HKSAR Chief Executive
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- 2023/10/26 00:00:00
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