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(8) COMPARATIVE HOURLY WAGE RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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MARCH 1976
MARCH 1974
HK DOLLARS
COMPARATIVE
HK DOLLARS
INDEXES
COMPARATIVE
INDEXES
HONG KONG 3.76
100
3.32
100
JAPAN
13.36+
335
SOUTH
KOREA
2.42+
64
PHILIPPINES1.420
38
SINGAPORE N.A.
TAIWAN
N.A.
2.67
80
2.58
69
@ JUNE 1976 FIGURE
+ INCLUDING SALARIED EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY ALLOWANCES.
FOR INFORMATION ON SOCIAL BENEFITS, YOU MAY WISH TO REFER TO THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OVERALL WAGES, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CERTAIN SOUTH EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES PREPARED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS SENT TO YOU ON 12 MARCH THIS YEAR.
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