Hong Kong civil servants’ union willing to accept pay freeze amid gloomy economic picture

A leading civil servants’ union in Hong Kong has offered to accept a pay freeze for the next few years as the official committee that studies the pay trend met on Wednesday to confirm a recommendation of up to a nearly 2 per cent pay rise for the 180,000 public sector employees.The Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants’ Association, which represents some one-third of government workers, also called for suspending the annual pay trend survey, pending a review.Association president Li Kwa-yin, who sat…

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