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HK$1 minimum wage rise unlikely to significantly lift low-paid incomes, experts say

Experts have warned that the HK$1 (13 US cents) increase in Hong Kongโ€™s minimum wage, which takes effect on Labour Day, is unlikely to significantly boost low-paid workersโ€™ incomes, but should help preserve purchasing power and ease labour tensions under a new formula. Human resources expert Alexa Chow Yee-ping, managing director of ACTS Consulting, said the latest rise broadly aligned with recent pay trends. โ€œThe actual impact is not significant, as the increase is roughly the same as last...