Bill Dodson says:
The Hong Kong woman told me that Mainlanders gather at any of a handful of towns at MTR metro stations on the Mainland side of the border. The MTR is the Hong-Kong company that runs the city’s subway system. Just after their water has broken, and while in labor, the Mainland mothers-to-be rush to the metro line to the emergency rooms of hospitals on the HK side of the border. Talk about an uncomfortable – and possibly, unsightly – ride for other passengers on the unfortunate carriage. The emergency rooms of publicly funded hospitals are obligated to accept all-comers. The result for the newborn? Instant HK passport, education and social services.
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