[karenlam]

why mainland woman all rush to here giving bith to their body ?

[vmlinuz]

Because, as I understand it, the current rules say that a citizen of the PRC, born in HK is a HK PR/local/etc. and can get an ID card, passport, etc.

The rules are phrased like that because there is no such thing as a HK citizen, just a citizen of the PRC who is resident in HK, so the idea was to define someone born here as a resident. It wasn't meant to mean someone whose mother came here for 3 nights to give birth, but that's the way the rules currently are.

[discobay]

Because they can that's why. The law needs to be amended and recent legislation falls far short of what is commonly viewed as needed. It's not the giving birth in HK that bothers me rather the refusal to pay for the services given to them by the hospital and therefore us taxpayers.

[dropdedfwed]

interesting you mention this. recently walking thru a large hospital on HK island, I noticed that there were signs plastered all over the place, basically stating that any person who gives birth in their hospital without having routine pregnancy check-ups prior to admission, would be charged quite a hefty surcharge. can't remember the details or exact wording, but it was aimed at discouraging exactly what you have mentioned...

[HKFella]

That as well as the new entry rules at the border been big stories in newspapers in recent weeks. The signs are very much in keeping with those developments.

[leonardo]

It used to be a good business for some smart fellas too ... At least until the recent crackdown.
Some HK residents-come-agents were charging between 30 to 100K per woman to arrange her visit to HK hospital. It's now all over papers in the Mainland. No wonder most women don't feel like paying hospitals on top of what has been already paid.
Some do that to get around one child policy, which is still in effect or to legitimise a child which is not always possible to do in China.
But definitely agree that something should be done about it legislation-wise. A dear friend of mine went to a private hospital with an emergency and had to change doctors when she was refused timely treatment, because of dozens of pregnant women flooding the hospital.
All of them were speaking some dialect or another and had hard time understanding either hospital personnel or each other.

[Mat]

Another reason is the 1 child policy in China. Giving birth in HK allow them to have more kids without being fine by the Central gvt.

The ID stuff will less and less be a reason because 2047 is approcahing fast.