"Birthrate hits new low." This alarming newspaper headline has become a familiar theme over the past few years. The declining birthrate has yet to threaten or change most people's lives, but to primary school teachers and people working in preschool education and the children's clothing industry the impact is deeply felt.
「出生率創歷年新低」，近年這樣驚悚的字眼不斷出現在報章媒體上，雖然大多數人尚未感受到出生率下降的威脅，但從事幼教、童裝等相關行業和小學老師們卻感受深刻，「王小二過年」，一年不如一年的景況日益嚴重。