Hong Kong's baby-boom
Mamas without borders
Why more mainland Chinese women are rushing to give birth in Hong Kong
Aug 19th 2010 | Hong Kong
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"A little noticed tourist boom"?
Economist, this has been going on for some time. The trend was pretty obvious and this story could have been covered at least five years ago!
Another example of an article which just scratches the surface. Not enough value-add.
Economist, you can do better than this, and you know it.
To rotfol
.....the phrase was 'tongue in cheek' perhaps?
Really Economist, "the welfare system in rabidly capitalist Hong Kong"? I can think of a million different juxtapositions which you could have used without identifying yourselves as capitalist bashing buffoons.
This one is simple. While they rest of the developed world has aging populations with too many dependent old people, China will increase birth rates to keep a demographic population pyramid. Many young will pay for a few old.They would stop it, if they did not want it.
"Anchor-babies without borders". Fixed it for you. A title Fox News viewers -- sorry, Real Americans-- would love(or hate? I'm confused. Where is Glenn Beck when you need him?).
What's the point of this article? How long has something similar been happening in the U.S., to which immigrants (legal & illegal) and tourists have flocked to give birth?
At least put a human face on the story by interviewing some mainlanders or HKers for the article. Is it truly "galling" for HKers, or is that the writer's speculation potentially fanning social strife (deliberately or not)?