香港今年因学生人口减少及女性生育首子年龄升至历史最高，导致净关闭40所幼儿园，创下有记录以来最高的净减少数量。
教育局周四发布的幼儿园概览显示，香港当前运营的幼儿园数量为930所，较上学年约970所有所下降。
Hong Kong suffered a record net loss of 40 kindergartens this year amid a shrinking student population and as the median age of women giving birth to their first child rose to its highest yet, according to official figures.
虽然有新幼儿园开设，但净减少数量达40所，创下有记录以来最高纪录，过去四个学年每年均出现约20所的净减少。
这一局面反映出2022年低出生率，当年仅有32,500名婴儿出生，为有记录以来第二低的水平，这些婴儿于上学年入园。
In its overview of preschools released on Thursday, the Education Bureau revealed that 930 kindergartens were currently operating in Hong Kong, down from roughly 970 in the previous school year.
京斯顿幼儿园是一所因低出生率、年轻家庭外迁及教职员退休而关闭的学校，这是一所位于九龙东的知名私立机构。
While some new kindergartens were launched, the net decrease stood at 40, the highest on record.
随着每年出生人数持续偏低，且预计今年将降至历史最低点，幼儿园的前景堪忧。
Each of the past four academic years witnessed a net decrease of about 20 preschools.
官方数据显示，香港自2025年7月至2026年6月这12个月首次录得不足30,000例出生。
尽管人口规模微升，香港中期人口于本月上升0.3%，达到7,518,300人，较去年同期增加19,400人。
The situation reflects the low birth rate in 2022, which was the second-lowest on record with just 32,500 babies born.
政府补贴幼儿园的生存高度依赖于在校学生人数，因为招生人数直接决定其政府补贴额度。
They entered kindergarten in the previous school year.
当地领导人上月在政策地址中推出11项鼓励生育的措施，包括将新生儿现金激励金延长三年至每名儿童20,000港元，并启动递进奖励方案，第二名及之后的孩子激励金提升至30,000港元。
Kentville Kindergarten is among the schools that have closed, with the prestigious private institution in Kowloon Tong citing low birth rates, emigration of young families and staff retirement as the reasons.
为求生存，部分曾仅提供半日课程的幼儿园已转为全日制课程，以吸引在职父母。
The future for preschools appears bleak, as annual births remain low and are expected to hit their lowest point this year.
香港今年净关闭40所幼儿园，创下有记录以来最高减少数量，过去四个学年每年均出现约20所的净减少。
According to the official figures, Hong Kong recorded fewer than 30,000 births over 12 months for the first time between July 2025 and June 2026.
教育局周四发布的幼儿园概览显示，香港当前运营的幼儿园数量为930所，较上学年约970所有所下降。
The city’s midyear population, however, edged up by 0.3 per cent to 7,518,300, or 19,400 more compared with the same period last year.
虽然有新幼儿园开设，但净减少数量达40所，创下有记录以来最高纪录，过去四个学年每年均出现约20所的净减少。
The survival of government-subsidised kindergartens heavily relies on the number of pupils they admit, as headcounts are tied to government subsidies.
2022年低出生率反映为当年仅有32,500名婴儿出生，为有记录以来第二低的水平，这些婴儿于上学年入园。
京斯顿幼儿园是一所因低出生率、年轻家庭外迁及教职员退休而关闭的学校，这是一所位于九龙东的知名私立机构。
Authorities introduced 11 measures to encourage childbirth in the city leader’s policy address last month, including extending a HK$20,000 newborn cash incentive for three more years and launching a progressive reward scheme that raises the incentive to HK$30,000 for the second child and subsequent ones.
随着每年出生人数持续偏低，且预计今年将降至历史最低点，幼儿园的前景堪忧。
官方数据显示，香港自2025年7月至2026年6月这12个月首次录得不足30,000例出生。
To survive, some kindergartens previously offering only half-day modes have started offering full-day sessions to lure working parents.
尽管中期人口微升，香港中期人口于本月上升0.3%，达到7,518,300人，较去年同期增加19,400人。
政府补贴幼儿园的生存高度依赖于在校学生人数，因为招生人数直接决定其政府补贴额度。
The Census and Statistics Department recently announced that the median age of women having their first child stood at 33.1 last year, up from 32.8 in 2024. It was the first time the figure exceeded 33.
当地领导人上月在政策地址中推出11项鼓励生育的措施，包括将新生儿现金激励金延长三年至每名儿童20,000港元，并启动递进奖励方案，第二名及之后的孩子激励金提升至30,000港元。
Between 2000 and 2025, the median age underwent a sustained upward trend, rising from 29.3 years in 2000 to 33.1 years in 2025, an overall increase of 3.8 years, or 13 per cent.
为求生存，部分曾仅提供半日课程的幼儿园已转为全日制课程，以吸引在职父母。
It also coincided with couples waiting until later in life to marry.
统计处最近宣布，去年女性首次生子的中位年龄为33.1岁，较2024年的32.8岁上升。这是该数字首次超过33岁。
The median age for a first marriage stands at 32 for men and 31.3 for women, compared with 30 and 27.3 respectively in 2000, with females delaying marriage much more than males.
2000年至2025年间，该中位年龄呈持续上升趋势，从2000年的29.3岁升至2025年的33.1岁，总计增加3.8岁，即增长13%。
Lawmaker Judy Chan Kapui has urged the government to set up a high-ranking working group to coordinate birth-boosting policies.
这也与夫妇推迟至晚年结婚相吻合。男性首次结婚的中位年龄为32岁，女性为31.3岁，而2000年分别为30岁和27.3岁，女性推迟结婚的程度远高于男性。
立法者陈嘉汇促请政府成立高层工作小组，以协调促进生育的政策。
“If there is more coordination of the related policies, bureaus would not only think of their areas when devising their policies, but also care about the policy impact on births,” she said.
她说：“如果相关政策能够更好协调，各局在制定政策时不仅会考虑自身范畴，还会关注政策对生育的影响。”
陈嘉汇还表示，年轻一代已经形成“不生孩子是常态”的观念，她促请政府开展全市范围的宣传活动，以改变这种看法。
Chan also said young generations already had a perception that “not having chuldren is the norm”, urging the government to launch a citywide campaign to change that view.