Foster parenting can be fulfilling for couples, but the well-being of the child is the main thing
Leung Yuk-yin had enrolled her son in kindergarten in the early 1990s when she saw a television commercial calling for people to sign on as foster families. The recruitment drive rolled out at just the right time. Her boy was settling in nicely in the nursery, so the housewife from Tuen Mun suddenly found herself with time to spare.
“I like babies, and I enjoy the feeling of being a mother, so I made the call and got started,” she says.
