Percy Lee and Gloria Kwok receive HK$120,000 baby bonuses in Hong Kong
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Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 25
Percy Lee and Gloria Kwok receive HK$120,000 baby bonuses in Hong Kong
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 25
The couple, both full-time Ph.D. students in humanities, received HK$20,000 from the Hong Kong government and HK$100,000 from James Liang’s Genovation Foundation.
The funds helped cover essential baby expenses and enabled Kwok to continue her research by hiring a sitter after childbirth.
These cash incentives are part of broader efforts by the government and philanthropists to boost Hong Kong’s declining birth rate, particularly among highly educated residents.
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