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Overview
Guaranteeing the living standard of the low-income group has been the
concern of the Hong Kong government and various social groups. With the efforts of
various parties, the Minimum Wage Bill finally passed its Third Reading.
Before the end of August, the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission will
present to the government its evaluation of the appropriate minimum pay levels,
which are to be determined by the Chief Executive and the Executive Council.
The opinions of different sectors of society on whether the minimum wage
should be set and on the appropriate minimum pay levels differ. They are also
concerned about the impacts brought about by the setting and levels of the minimum
wage on both employers and employees, and even on the overall Hong Kong
economy and society.
Government
Employees
Employers
Questions for Reflection
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Background
Information
Videos
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Government Response
1. How does the government respond to the demands of
different social groups and balance their interests
through the Minimum Wage Bill? What opportunities
and challenges does the Bill bring to its governance?
Impacts on Stakeholders & Their Views
2. How do the attitudes of various individuals and
organisations towards the Minimum Wage Bill reflect
their views on the Bill’s impacts on the livelihood of
people and the overall economy and society?
References – Background Information
Background Information
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HKUPOP (2010, July 27) Survey on Minimum Wage and Standard Working
Hours 2010. (See also: Survey results for 2005 & 2008) [Chinese Only]
http://hkupop.hku.hk/chinese/report/oxfam_mw2010/index.html
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Labour Department (2009, August 26). Wage Protection Movement.
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/service/protection/index.htm
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LEGCO, HKSARG (n.d.). Documents for Wage Protection Movement.
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr07-08/english/panels/mp/papers/mp_m4.htm
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United Nation (2006). International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights. (See Article for details)
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm
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TVB.COM (Date of Broadcast：2010, June 27). Peral Report - Minimum Wage.
(See also：http://mytv.tvb.com/news/pearlreport/109015 ）
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電視廣播有限公司 (播放日期：2008年7月3日) 《新聞透視》＜最低工資＞
[ Chinese Only ]
(See Also：http://mytv.tvb.com/news/newsmagazine/3534#page-1)
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References – Background Information
Background Information
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TVB.COM. Search Result – Minimum Wage. Retrieved 2010, July 30, from:
http://search.tvb.com/?query=minimum%20wage
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George Cautherley (20 January, 2010). Britain’s minimum wage experience:
lessons for Hong Kong. Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Retrieved 2010,
23 July, from
http://www.hkdf.org/newsarticles.asp?show=newsarticles&newsarticle=256
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Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (n.d.). Washington‘s
2010 minimum wage is $8.55 per hour. Retrieved 2010, 23 July, from
http://www.lni.wa.gov/workplacerights/wages/minimum/default.asp
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Cam McGrath (2010, February 4). Minimum Wage Not Enough (Egypt). Inter
Press Service. Retrieved 2010, 23 July, from
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50218
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背景資料
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Response
Impacts on Stakeholders’
& Their Views
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References – Government’s Response
1.
How does the government respond to the demands of different
social groups and balance their interests through the Minimum
Wage Bill? What opportunities and challenges does the Bill
bring to its governance?
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LEGCO, HKSARG (2010). Proposal for a minimum wage in Hong Kong.
Database on Particular Policy Issues – Manpower. Retrieved 2010, July 26,
from http://www.legco.gov.hk/database/english/data_mp/mp-min-wage.htm
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Labour Department (2010, May 6). Summary of Views of Stakeholders
Attended Meetings. Labour Department - Consultative Boards & External
Bodies. Retrieved 2010, July 26, from
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/rbo/content4.htm
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Matthew Cheung K. C. (2009, September 28). Minimum Wage: A Fine
Balancing Act. Labour and Welfare Bureau - Press Releases and Publications。
Retrieved 2010, July 26, from：
http://www.lwb.gov.hk/eng/author/28092009.htm
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Labour and Welfare Bureau (2010, July 19). SLW speaks to the media on the
passage of the Minimum Wage Bill at LegCo. Labour and Welfare Bureau Press Releases and Publications. Retrieved 2010, July 26, from
- http://www.lwb.gov.hk/eng/press/17072010.htm
- http://www.lwb.gov.hk/eng/press/19072010.htm
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Response
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& Their Views
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References – Government’s Response
1.
How does the government respond to the demands of different
social groups and balance their interests through the Minimum
Wage Bill? What opportunities and challenges does the Bill
bring to its governance?
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Matthew Cheung K. C. (2010, July 19). Maximising the benefits of minimum
wage. Labour and Welfare Bureau - Press Releases and Publications.
Retrieved 2010, July 26, from：
http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/100719/features/html/100719en0
2004.htm
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香港政府新聞網 (2010年7月15日) ＜張建宗：最低工資誌施政新思維＞。
取自：
http://www.news.gov.hk/tc/category/atschool/100715/html/100715tc02005.htm
(瀏覽日期2010年7月22日)) [Chinese Only]
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梁振英 (2010年7月17日) ＜歡迎立法會通過最低工資立法＞。
取自：http://www.cyleung.hk/blog/article.php?id=354
(瀏覽日期2010年7月22日)) [Chinese Only]
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梁偉健、盧曼思、馮樂琳 (2010 ) <勞資齊倡設低收入補貼 勞工界：33元底線有得傾
>，《明報》，7月12日。 [Chinese Only] (See also：
http://specials.mingpao.com/cfm/News.cfm?SpecialsID=223&News=cafe51372
25e67008cde41dfb2d47426a8da416332fc542b848e197ba82676da0e84
(瀏覽日期2010年7月22日))
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Jerrie Abella (2010, July 16). HK excludes domestics from minimum wage law.
GMA Network. Retrieved 2010, July 26, from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/196198/hk-excludes-domestics-from-minimumwage-law
Background
Information
Government’s
Response
Impacts on Stakeholders’
& Their Views
Video
Resources
References – Impacts on Stakeholder & Their Views
2.
How do the attitudes of various individuals and organisations
towards the Minimum Wage Bill reflect their views on the Bill’s
impacts on the livelihood of people and the overall economy
and society?
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Elmer W. Cagape (2010, May 24). Minimum wage in Hong Kong? What about
maximum working hours? Asian Correspondent. Retrieved 2010, July 26, from
http://us.asiancorrespondent.com/hong-kong-blog/minimum-wage-maximumhours.html
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梁振英 (2010) ＜最低工資﹕看資方代表的數據＞，《明報》，5月17日。
(See Also：http://www.minwage.org.hk/node/108 ) (瀏覽日期: 2010年7月26日)
[Chinese Only]
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香港基督徒學會 (2006)，＜ Yx報 - 最低工資＞ 。取自
http://www.hkci.org.hk/educate/yx021.doc (瀏覽日期: 2010年7月26日)
[Chinese Only]
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民間爭取最低工資聯盟 [Chinese Only]
http://www.minwage.org.hk/articles
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陳文鴻 (2010) <坦言集：最低工資>，《東方日報》，5月9日。
(See Also：
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20100509/00184_011.html?pubdate=2010050
9 (瀏覽日期2010年7月21日)) [Chinese Only]
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Information
Government’s
Response
Impacts on Stakeholders’
& Their Views
Video
Resources
References – Impacts on Stakeholder & Their Views
2.
How do the attitudes of various individuals and organisations
towards the Minimum Wage Bill reflect their views on the Bill’s
impacts on the livelihood of people and the overall economy
and society?
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宋立功 (2010) <大道之行：最低工資水平溫和>，《東方日報》，7 月27日。(See
Also：http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20100721/00184_014.html
(瀏覽日期2010年7月21日)) [Chinese Only]
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李先知 (2010) <商界憂福利如潮湧 工會一席話感動大老闆> ，《明報》，7月15日。
(See Also：
http://specials.mingpao.com/cfm/News.cfm?SpecialsID=223&Page=1&News=
944870a31dd01f9f8c45f3bb8d3833af94c573ba190e5da302c7f7b8892e07 (瀏覽
日期2010年7月22日)) [Chinese Only]
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樂施會 (2010年5月19日)<樂施會發表最新《最低工資及標準工時意見調查》報告>
(See Also
http://hkupop.hku.hk/chinese/report/oxfam_mw2010/content/resources/pr.pdf
) (瀏覽日期2010年7月23日) [Chinese Only]
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Background
Information
Government’s
Response
Impacts on Stakeholders’
& Their Views
Video
Resources
References – Impacts on Stakeholder & Their Views
2.
How do the attitudes of various individuals and organisations
towards the Minimum Wage Bill reflect their views on the Bill’s
impacts on the livelihood of people and the overall economy
and society?
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汪敦敬 (2009年9月27日) ＜最低工資以時薪計算反害草根＞ 。取自
http://www.manyw.com/article/misc/article_content_p.php?sectionid=45&ref_i
d=72 (瀏覽日期：2010年7月25日) [Chinese Only]
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＜雷鼎鳴：最低工資礙畢業生求職＞ (2010)，《星島日報》，4月14日。
[Chinese Only]
(另見： http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100403/3/hc95.html )
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施永青 (2010年3月26日)，＜最低工資如何訂定＞。取自
http://shihwingching.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=22
20198 (瀏覽日期：2010年7月25日) [Chinese Only]
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＜經濟學人：最低工資 毀港自由市場＞，《世界新聞網》。取自：
http://www.worldjournal.com/view/full_news/8807906/article-經濟學人：最低 工
資-毀港自由市場?instance=hk_bull (瀏覽日期：2010年7月26日) [Chinese Only]
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The Economist (2010, July 15). End of an experiment. The Economist Website.
Retrieved 2010, 25 July, from
http://www.economist.com/node/16591088?story_id=16591088
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Information
Government’s
Response
Impacts on Stakeholders’
& Their Views
Video
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References – Video Resources
Cantonese Programmes
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城市論壇 (播放日期：2010年7月18日) <論題 : 最低工資終立法 執行細節共規劃> 。
香港：香港電台。 (另見：
http://programme.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/programme.php?d=2010-0718&name=city_forum&p=899&e=112308&m=episode )
(瀏覽日期2010年7月22日) [Chinese Only]
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時事寬頻 (播放日期：2010年7月10日) <從24到33(一)>。香港：有線電視。 (另見：
http://cablenews.icable.com/webapps/program_video/index.php?video_id=82028 )
(瀏覽日期2010年7月23日) [Chinese Only]
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時事寬頻 (播放日期：2010年7月10日) <從24到33(二)>。香港：有線電視。(另見：
http://cablenews.icable.com/webapps/program_video/index.php?video_id=82108 )
(瀏覽日期2010年7月23日) [Chinese Only]
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& Their Views
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References – Video Resources
Putonghua Programmes
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鳳凰網 (2010年7月20日) ＜何亮亮：從最低工資立法 看香港社會轉型＞ 《評論頻
道》。取自
http://big5.ifeng.com/gate/big5/news.ifeng.com/opinion/phjd/zbjsj/detail_2010
_07/20/1800956_0.shtml (瀏覽日期：2010年7月26日) [Chinese Only]
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鳳凰網 (2010年7月18日) <經濟點對點> (瀏覽日期：2010年7月26日)
[Chinese Only]
– 黃友嘉：最低工資是一刀切 適用情況有差別
http://v.ifeng.com/f/201007/9d9ceba5-46c9-40af-bdcd-b3c6ee3a5fc9.shtml
– 黃友嘉：貧富差距擴大已經成為全球現象
http://v.ifeng.com/f/201007/7ee5eb17-de69-4bf6-af37-c706731f4101.shtml
– 黃友嘉：雇主或轉移資本 最低工資將影響就業
http://v.ifeng.com/f/201007/ff69f702-bae8-4081-86fc-9e4844f7e42c.shtml
– 黃友嘉：設立最低工資 雇主或調整相應細節
http://v.ifeng.com/f/201007/00ca14ab-2932-4341-8a02-879db68a9342.shtml
– 黃友嘉：港府推最低工資應先謹慎再逐步上調
http://v.ifeng.com/opinion/taiwan/201007/efa8bb20-bf7e-484d-a1b0d1c54b5cf6d7.shtml
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Background
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Government’s
Response
Impacts on Stakeholders’
& Their Views
Video
Resources