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Table 14 below sets out a comparison of wage rates in selected manu- facturing industries between Hong Kong and other more important manu- facturing territories of the world:-

table 14

comparison of earnings in manufacturing industries (1972)

(Unit HK$/Hour)

type of industry

electronics

textiles

garment

metal

(clothing)

products

and electrical

Hong Kong*

2.79

2.79

2.37

2.44

Japan

7.85

5.40

8.93

8.97

Singapore (1969)

1.20

1.10

1.64

1.26

South Korea

1.06

Taiwan (1969)

M-

0.89

F— 0.66

| │

T

1.26

M- 1.44

M- 1.36

F - 0.75

F 0.86

United States of

America

15.34

14.67

22.42

20.63

United Kingdom

M-10.10 F 6.48

M—10.02 F-6.37

Federal Republic of Germany

M—12.13 F 9.40

M—12.11 F — 9.29

M-11.85

F 7.21

(including other machinery)

M-13.86

F-10.10

(including other machinery)

France

Italy

6.62

6.29

6.69

5.59

8.24 (including

other machinery)

8.18

7.90

sources:

Annual Departmental Reports by the Commissioner for Labour. I.L.O. Year Book of Labour Statistics-1973.

* Average wages including fringe benefits but excluding overtime premiums.

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