HONG KONG, Feb 2 (China Daily/ANN): Hong Kong’s statutory hourly minimum wage will remain at HK$37.5 (US$4.83) amid high unemployment and the economic recession brought about by the pandemic, the city’s labour chief said on Tuesday.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong made the announcement after Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and members of the Executive Council accepted the Minimum Wage Commission’s proposal to keep the current wage level.
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