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Hong Kong: Leung Seeks to Ban Births by Mainland Women

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Hong Kong Chief Executive-Elect Leung Chun-ying plans to bar mainland Chinese women from giving birth in the city next year after an influx of mothers-to-be strained resources and stoked public discontent.

The ban will apply to private hospitals, Leung told reporters yesterday. Children born to mainland parents won’t be guaranteed local permanent residency, he also said.

An influx of mainland Chinese has spurred protests against the current government, led by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, as residents in the city of 7.1 million face increasing competition for property and schooling.

Read the complete story at Business Week, published 17 April 2012.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive-Elect Leung Chun-ying plans to bar mainland Chinese women from giving birth in the city next year after an influx of mothers-to-be strained resources and stoked public discontent.

The ban will apply to private hospitals, Leung told reporters yesterday. Children born to mainland parents won’t be guaranteed local permanent residency, he also said.

An influx of mainland Chinese has spurred protests against the current government, led by Chief Executive Donald Tsang, as residents in the city of 7.1 million face increasing competition for property and schooling.

Read the complete story at Business Week, published 17 April 2012.

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