Business leaders have urged the Hong Kong government to lower the proposed salary increases for civil servants to below 4 per cent to ease pressure on the private sector amid the early stages of post-pandemic economic recovery.
Industry representatives on Thursday said some sectors were recovering faster than others and were already offering higher pay in an effort to retain staff amid labour shortages.
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