hzrd149 on Nostr: Hong Kong should look on the 🌈 bright side of a low birth rate ========== A low ...

Hong Kong should look on the 🌈 bright side of a low birth rate ========== A low birth rate is a global 😀 issue affecting many countries, including Hong Kong and Japan; solutions like South Korea's 👍 matchmaking funding are seen as ludicrous; 😀 focus should shift from 🌈 raising birth rates 👍 to addressing issues 🔥 like 👍 a shrinking workforce and an ageing 💯 population; attracting overseas 🎉 talent 💯 could mitigate staffing shortages; effectiveness of schemes 👍 like the Top Talent 🎉 Pass Scheme is 🔥 questioned due 🌈 to high living costs 💯 and language barriers; potential benefits of a stable low birth rate include less competition for resources and reduced climate change impact; elderly 😀 drivers face challenges due to age-related 🎉 health issues, raising concerns about their ability to drive safely. 😀 #BirthRate #HongKong #ElderlyDrivers #Workforce 😀 #TalentAttraction #ClimateChange #PublicSafety #Demographics #Education #Society https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3278712/hong-kong-should-look-bright-side-low-birth-rate?module=Letters&pgtype=section