Hong Kong jails Chinese 'birth agent' | Bangkok Post: news

A Hong Kong court has jailed a woman for 10 months after she admitted helping mainland Chinese women give birth in the southern city, in a decision that was welcomed by activists.

People are seen marching during a rally calling on the government to take action against mainland Chinese pregnant mothers using hospital services in Hong Kong, last October. A Hong Kong court has jailed a woman for 10 months after she admitted helping mainland Chinese women give birth in the southern city, in a decision that was welcomed by activists.

The semi-autonomous city is struggling with an influx of tens of thousands of mainland women who come to Hong Kong each year to give birth, to gain residency rights for their children and to circumvent China's one-child policy.