Hong Kong welcomes 4 babies into world in first 2 hours of New Year’s Day

Hong Kong welcomes 4 babies into world in first 2 hours of New Year’s Day

[South China Morning Post] - 01/1/2025

First baby to be born in Hong Kong in 2025 was a boy at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin at seven minutes past midnight, weighing 3.375kg.



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