Twenty Hong Kong couples received a total bonus of HK$60,000 for having three children. However, less than 60% of the designated government funds have been disbursed as the three-year scheme continues.

Twenty Hong Kong couples have each received baby bonuses totalling HK$60,000 (US$7,700) for having three children in about 2½ years. Yet less than 60 per cent of the HK$2.28 billion earmarked for the three-year government scheme has been disbursed as of February, with just over six months to go before it ends in October. Government figures showed the city’s registered birth rate in the first two months of this year dropped by 20 per cent compared with the same period in 2025. A youth group...