Shame on Hong Kong bus companies for paying drivers less just because they can

Samuel Cheng Wai-po, the managing director of Citybus and New World First Bus, admitted this, saying the lower wages were justified by the fact that drivers are low-skilled workers. Further, he said it is much easier to hire new staff these days since more people need jobs, and so the bus companies don’t have to pay more to hire new blood.

I find the management’s admission of paying drivers lower wages and the justification for this shocking and shameful. The comments are also irresponsible and scary, because of the consequences that this narrow and selfish mindset could have.

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I would like to use this space to assert that driving a public bus is a valuable service for the benefit of the whole community. It comes with responsibilities, it requires skill, and it definitely deserves credit.

Massimo Sfriso, Pok Fu Lam