Hong Kong’s lowest-earning civil servants to get biggest pay rise
Union welcomes government decision to reward its employees with increases of up to 4.68 per cent
Civil servants in the lower salary band are expected to receive a pay rise of 4.68 per cent later this year, more than the 3.08 per cent government advisers suggested offering earlier.
The Civil Service Bureau made the announcement on Tuesday after receiving a report from the Pay Trend Survey Committee last month.
The committee earlier suggested offering lower-earning civil service personnel – those paid less than HK$20,305 a month – a rise of 3.08 per cent; increases of 4.68 per cent for those in the middle salary band (HK$20,305 to HK$62,235); and 4.19 per cent for higher earners (HK$62,236 to HK$127,250).
The bureau decided it would stick to the committee’s recommendations for those in the middle and higher salary bands but give those in the lower band a little more.
The decision was made by acting Chief Executive-in-Council John Tsang Chun-wah on Tuesday after considering factors including civil service morale, the government’s fiscal position and the change in the cost of living.