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Hong Kong authorities’ dedication to the cause of promoting and enforcing national security is impressive. So why have successive governments been unable to address the city’s deep-rooted problems?
Following the freezing of the minimum wage in a city with a yawning wealth gap, officials need to revisit their decision when better times dawn.
- Four out of 10 employers in Hong Kong plan to increase salaries by up to 3 per cent, while a quarter intend to offer a pay rise of between 3 and 6 per cent
- The outflow of talent has been mainly from the finance and accounting sectors over the last two years, according to the report
Hong Kong’s 2021 property deals – comprising homes, shops, offices, industrial buildings and car-parking space – jumped 46.1 per cent to HK$917.8 billion (US$117.87 billion), the highest since 1996.
Hong Kong’s 2021 property deals – comprising homes, shops, offices, industrial buildings and car-parking space – jumped 46.1 per cent to HK$917.8 billion (US$117.87 billion), the highest since 1996.
Local governments across the country are cutting back on a range of perks and bonuses as part of a drive to reduce costs.
Local governments across the country are cutting back on a range of perks and bonuses as part of a drive to reduce costs.
Amid growing concerns about instability and overwork in the private sector, some fresh grads reject US$63,000 job offers at tech giants to take lowly, albeit stable, civil service jobs working as cyber police.
Amid growing concerns about instability and overwork in the private sector, some fresh grads reject US$63,000 job offers at tech giants to take lowly, albeit stable, civil service jobs working as cyber police.
City should hit upper end of projected range of expansion but average wage has fallen when inflation taken into account, Paul Chan says.
City should hit upper end of projected range of expansion but average wage has fallen when inflation taken into account, Paul Chan says.
Online retail giant JD.com plans to give all its 370,000 employees a 14 per cent pay rise over the next two years in a show of financial strength as rivals face regulatory scrutiny.
Online retail giant JD.com plans to give all its 370,000 employees a 14 per cent pay rise over the next two years in a show of financial strength as rivals face regulatory scrutiny.
China produces millions of graduates annually who compete for jobs and flats in top-tier cities only to push the housing rental market higher. Louis Xie says he is tired of ‘this kind of life’.
China produces millions of graduates annually who compete for jobs and flats in top-tier cities only to push the housing rental market higher. Louis Xie says he is tired of ‘this kind of life’.