Discuss Three Major Factors That Has or Will Change the Composition of the Hong Kong Population

Looking back ten years, discuss three major factors that has or will change the composition of the Hong Kong population. In each examine the social consequences and implication.

• Major change of Hong Kong population composition

Fertility rate in Hong Kong is in Low level

Hong Kong population continue to grow old

Size of the family decrease

• Factor 1: Policy about mainland women give birth in Hong Kong

Before 2012, the baby given birth by mainland women is large part of Hong Kong birth rate

Although the birth rate is low in Hong Kong

In 2012, the quota of obstetric services for Mainland women would be Zero

 Consequence: The birth rate continue to decrease in future

Some schools may need to close down because the students number decrease

Relieve the Shortage of manpower in public hospital

Relieve the conflict emotion between the mainland and local people

• Factor 2: Change of thinking about carry on one's ancestral line

Change of this thinking

Young couple like freedom, that parenting is too difficult and big responsibility

 Consequence: Average domestic household size decrease

More one-child families in Hong Kong

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