- The city’s minimum pay rate has not changed since it was last raised to HK$37.50 an hour three years ago, with authorities citing the Covid-19’s effect on the economy
- The figure is reviewed every two years, but the Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) is urging officials to conduct the process annually to keep up with inflation
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Last February, the Hong Kong government announced the city’s statutory minimum wage would be frozen at HK$37.50 (US$4.84) an hour. Authorities cited the struggling economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
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