Five little piggies: meet the first newborns to arrive in Hong Kong after city rings in Lunar New Year
- Two girls and three boys were born in the first hour of the Year of the Pig
- People born in this zodiac year thought to be compassionate
At least five mothers in Hong Kong gave birth during the first hour of the Year of the Pig on Tuesday, as the city rang in the Lunar New Year.
The first five “piglets” were two girls and three boys. One of the boys was delivered naturally at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.
His mother, who only gave her surname Wong, said she felt lucky her firstborn son was born at 12.33am in the Year of the Pig, not in the previous Year of the Dog.
“He was due on January 30, but I really wanted my boy to be a piglet. We’re lucky, because pigs seem more blissful and carefree,” she said, alongside her newborn, her husband and her medical team. The boy weighed 2.85kg.
It is believed that people born in a given year will have a personality determined by that year’s animal.People born in the Year of the Pig are thought to be compassionate, while those in the Year of the Dog are considered loyal.
“I just want his life to be simple and happy. I feel relaxed and touched now, because there was pain for 20 hours and finally he’s here,” she said, as her husband wiped the tears from her cheeks.
Mr Wong said it was unforgettable to witness his son’s birth.
