Hong Kong’s first 4 babies of Year of the Horse include fifth child for a couple

Hong Kong has welcomed at least four new babies as it enters the Year of the Horse, including a girl whose father is a talent visa holder from mainland China and a boy who is the fifth child of a local couple.Four babies were born at midnight on Tuesday: a girl and a boy at Union Hospital in Tai Wai; a boy at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei; and a girl at St Teresa’s Hospital in Kowloon City.The boy born at Union Hospital weighed 2.94kg (6.48lbs) and was the fifth child of the Tang family.“There’s both joy and sadness in this. When I think of a big family, it’s lively and heartwarming. I don’t feel burdened every time I think about it,” the father said.“Be it three or four children, we raise them in the same way. Having five children also works, it’s manageable. In this social climate, being happy and living healthily are the most important. That’s already an achievement.”The father, surnamed Zhong, of the 2.9kg girl born at Union Hospital is from Xiamen in Fujian province. Zhong came to Hong Kong two years ago via the Top Talent Pass Scheme.“I feel that the work culture in Hong Kong and the mainland is different; our plans for her are that she will have more choices in the future,” he said.