wages
Statutory minimum wage to undergo annual review
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The government will review the minimum age through two indicators.
                    
                                        
                    
                Basic food items consume 26% of employees' minimum wage earnings
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Employees earn a minimum of $6,933 net monthly.
                    
                                        
                    
                Gov’t increases pay for helpers by 3%
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The new minimum wage and food allowance will apply to all contracts signed from 30 September.
                    
                                        
                    
                Frontline and low-skill roles to become more attractive following wage hike
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The government raised the Statutory Minimum Wage to $40 per hour.
                    
                                        
                    
                Gov't raises minimum wage to $40 per hour
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Previously, it was $37.5 per hour.
                    
                                        
                    
                How many years do Hongkongers need to work to become a millionaire?
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The average wage of workers in Hong Kong is $22,281 (US$2,839).
                    
                                        
                    
                Average pay rate went up by 1.8% in March
                                                                                                 
                        
                        More than half of firms posted an increase in their average wage rates.
                    
                                        
                    
                Gov’t OKs $10b wage subsidies for 1.2 million workers
                                                                                                 
                        
                        It represented about 86% of all applications received from workers.
                    
                                        
                    
                Wage rate rises in March but at slowest pace in 11 years
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The average wage rate across sectors increased 0.9% in nominal terms in March.