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‘Balanced and acceptable’: labour chief defends helper wage rise amid criticism

· By Connor Mycroft
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Hong Kong’s stronger economic performance over the past year was the reason for raising the monthly minimum wage for foreign domestic helpers by 2.35 per cent, the labour minister has said, amid disappointment from both unions and employers’ groups. Defending the government’s decision to raise the monthly minimum wa…

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