By July 14, 2015 / 14:57 HKT
Wondering how many kids you should have? Apparently it’s completely up to you. Who knew?
Hong Kong’s Family Planning Association has released a new TV advert urging Hongkongers to have as many children as they see fit.
“One is perfect for a solo. With two, you can play doubles. The more the merrier. How about a quartet? You could even form a basketball team,” the 30-second ad explains in layman’s terms.
In an accompanying statement, the Association explains the method in its madness: “40 percent of women have not attained their ideal family size”.
Apparently, most married Hong Kong women think 1.67 children is the ideal number, while the majority actually only have 1.24. To be fair, they’d probably all be happier with a solid two.
The discrepancy has been blamed on couples delaying marriage and childbearing, probably because they’re too busy working their asses off to be able to afford kids in the first place.
HKFP points out that the message is in sharp contrast to that of the 1970s, when Hongkongers were told that “two children were already enough”.
However, the city is now facing an increasingly ageing population after birth rates dropped significantly over the last few decades.
Quick, everyone start having babies!!
Hong Kong’s Family Planning Association has released a new TV advert urging Hongkongers to have as many children as they see fit.
“One is perfect for a solo. With two, you can play doubles. The more the merrier. How about a quartet? You could even form a basketball team,” the 30-second ad explains in layman’s terms.
In an accompanying statement, the Association explains the method in its madness: “40 percent of women have not attained their ideal family size”.
Apparently, most married Hong Kong women think 1.67 children is the ideal number, while the majority actually only have 1.24. To be fair, they’d probably all be happier with a solid two.
The discrepancy has been blamed on couples delaying marriage and childbearing, probably because they’re too busy working their asses off to be able to afford kids in the first place.
HKFP points out that the message is in sharp contrast to that of the 1970s, when Hongkongers were told that “two children were already enough”.
However, the city is now facing an increasingly ageing population after birth rates dropped significantly over the last few decades.
Quick, everyone start having babies!!
