ان
1940
$
1950
Carpenters
Electricians
30 to 45
$ 135 to 170
24 to 45
135 to 170
Train Drivers
30 to 53
164 to 194
Females in agriculture
9 to 18
•90 to 100
Domestics in
European households
15 to 45
75 to 120
Transport labourers
18 to 21
110 to 120
It would seem that immediately after the re-occupation that there was an acute shortage of skilled workers and physically fit workers of all types including unskilled labourers, and there was intense demand for their services. In these circunstances there was considerable variation in wage rates and a good deal of crimping.
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This difficult problem was considered by the Labour dvisory Board which recommended the following scales:
WGE RTES PER HOUR IN CENTS
Minimum
Maximum
Grade I skilled tradsmen
25
40
Grade II semi-skilled workers
20
25
Grade III unskilled workers
15
20
pprentices 1st year
1
5
2nd
11
6
3rd
8
4th
#1
11
5th
15
Male labourers
10
15
Female labourers
12
These rates to be subject to the addition of the rehabilitation allowance (See Appendix II).
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These recommendations were accepted by the Government and were issued to the principal employers in the Colony under a covering letter in the following terms:
"With a view to providing employers of daily paid labour in Hong Kong with reliable guidance as to what may be considered reasonable maximum and minimum wage rates under present circumstances the Labour Advisory Board has made certain recommendations to His Excellency the Governor. These recommendations having been approved by His Excellency are hereby issued for general inform- ation. "
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