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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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