Dragon Babies Escaping One-Child Policy Overrun Hong Kong Wards
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Hong Kong resident Renee James wanted to keep news of her pregnancy quiet for a few months. Her doctor urged her to book a hospital immediately. By the time James started calling at 10 weeks, it was too late.
Every private hospital with a maternity ward in Hong Kong, where Australian James and her husband have lived for two years, was full at the time of her due date. The reason: Mainland mothers-to-be are filling the slots to avoid China’s one-child policy and win residency rights for their children.