HONG KONG, Jan. 17 (Xinhua): Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said here on Sunday that the jobless rate in Hong Kong will climb further as businesses and workers are still struggling amid the Covid-19 epidemic.
Chan said in an online article that the unemployment rate during the Oct.-Dec. period will continue to spike and even surpass the 16-year high, a level reached recently.
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