TNAG-0125-FCO40-161-Labour-force-working-conditions-1969 — Page 223

DATE

4 NOU 68

POL

22

23

VOL

772

Factory Workers, Hong Kong *-

(Earnings)

74. Mr. Rankin asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in view of the fact that factory workers in Hong Kong carn £4 10s, per week of 48 hours, what consultations he

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plans to have with the Governor in order to improve these low standards of pay- ment.

Mr. Whitlock: None. I do not know the source of my hon. Friend's informa- tion but in fact even the average un- skilled industrial worker earns £5 5s. for a 48 hour week. These may seem low standards but they are among the highest in Asia and improving all the time, as a comparison between the wages and cost of living indices would show.

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