Qualified couples in Shanghai asked to have 2nd child

January 28, 2015 20:11

Facing a sharp decline in workforce, Shanghai authorities have appealed to 'qualified young couples' to have a second child as 30 per cent population of China's biggest business hub will be aged 60 or above by this year's end, media reports said today.

As the world's most populous nation struggles to grapple with the surging numbers of the old, the demographic crisis were more pronounced in Shanghai, China's biggest city with over 21 million people struggling to find workforce.

In a rare public call, an official at Shanghai's Population and Family Planning Commission which oversees the city's birth control, appealed for "qualified young couples" to have two children.

The comment came on Sunday during a consultation as part of the annual meeting of the Shanghai people's congress, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

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