'Control number of mainland births in HK'
<p><span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mainland">Mainland</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="endangers">endangers</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>," <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>.</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="residency">residency</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="mainlanders">mainlanders</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 1,219 <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>-<span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Consultative">Consultative</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2011, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 44,000 <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, 33,000 <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span>, <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="HK">HK</span>$40,000 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limit">limit</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maternity">maternity</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>," <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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