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Hong Kong’s underground surrogacy: Fake oaths, gender selection, and a $1.5m baby trade

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08-07-2025 16:48 HKT
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A clandestine network of surrogacy brokers is exploiting legal loopholes to offer wealthy Hong Kong and mainland Chinese clients illegal "designer baby" packages.
A clandestine network of surrogacy brokers is exploiting legal loopholes to offer wealthy Hong Kong and mainland Chinese clients illegal "designer baby" packages.
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