The reward is to promote 'age-appropriate marriage and childbearing' for first marriages. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG – A county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest measure to incentivise young people to get married amid rising concern over a declining birth rate.
The notice, which was published on Changshan county’s official WeChat account last week, said the reward was to promote “age-appropriate marriage and childbearing” for first marriages. It also included a series of childcare, fertility and education subsidies for couples who have children. Concerned about China’s first population drop in six decades and its rapidly ageing population, the authorities are urgently trying an array of measures to lift the birth rate, including financial incentives and improved childcare facilities.
China’s legal age limit for marriage is 22 for males and 20 for females, but the number of couples getting married has been falling,
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