Hong Kong kindergarten closures loom amid low birth rates, 40 schools at risk

Hong Kong kindergarten closures loom amid low birth rates, 40 schools at risk

[South China Morning Post] - 02/2/2025

City logged record low of 32,500 babies born in 2022 and who are due to enter kindergarten in September.



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