Hong Kong expected to extend civil servant pay freeze for another year amid struggling economy

Hong Kong is expected to extend a civil servant pay freeze for another year, with the administration citing an economy that has yet to fully recover from the coronavirus pandemic.The offer, made on Tuesday by the Executive Council, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s de facto cabinet, came in response to demands from civil service unions that had publicly called for the freeze, fearing 2021-22 salaries could be cut instead.Further consultation between the Civil Service Bureau and the…

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