More HK people tie the knots with mainlanders

时间：2007-04-25 00:53:02

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Chinanews, Hong Kong, Apr. 24 – Marriage between Hong Kong people and people in the mainland becomes more common now. In 2006, the average age of Hong Kong men who married women in the mainland was 38.7, some 10.2 years older than the average age of their wives, while ten years ago, the age difference stood at 7.4 years old. This seems to indicate that Hong Kong men are more willing to marry a younger wife. On the other hand, most Hong Kong women, if they marry men in the mainland, are more likely to choose their spouses1 of their own age, the Hong Kong-based Ming Pao News reported.

 

In 2006, some 18,000 men went through marriage registration2 procedures with mainland women in Hong Kong. At the same time, 10,000 Hong Kong men carried their “single” marital3 status certificates to have their marriage ceremonies held in the mainland. It is therefore estimated that about 28,000 Hong Kong men married mainland women last year, up 14% from 1996.

 

In 2006, about 3,400 Hong Kong women went through marriage registration procedures with mainland men in Hong Kong, and 3,100 Hong Kong women went through their marriage celebrations in the mainland. In all, 6,500 Hong Kong women married mainland men last year, an increase of 250% from a decade ago.

 
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1 spouses 3fbe4097e124d44af1bc18e63e898b65     
n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
  • An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句
2 registration ASKzO     
n.登记，注册，挂号
参考例句：
  • Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
  • What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？
3 marital SBixg     
adj.婚姻的，夫妻的
参考例句：
  • Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
  • I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

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