Raising birth rate not the solution
We have a global population of around seven billion. This is putting a massive strain on the planet's natural resources. Therefore it would be absurd and irresponsible to suggest that any government should encourage people to have more children.
Family size is a personal choice and should not be determined by any government.
In Hong Kong, we have a society that does very little for its poor, fails to address air quality and regularly discriminates against those who want to work in Hong Kong, such as mainlanders and people from Southeast Asia. So the call for people to have more children tells me more about the general lack of pragmatic thinking, ethnocentric attitudes, and woeful short-sightedness that pervades policymakers and advisers in government than it does of the administration's ability to address its constituency.
I applaud the idea of prioritising educational opportunities and better workplace conditions for Hong Kong people. No matter the family size, a government should be actively working to ensure a better quality of life for its citizenry.
Anyone with children knows that there needs to be a massive change of workplace and government attitudes to ensure a better quality of family life. Anyone without children also knows this. People don't live to work, they work to live.
The institution of family-friendly policies and workplace conditions should be examined alongside a push for a society that embraces diversity.