TNAG-0876-FCO40-1086-Development-of-social-welfare-policy-in-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 58

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Appendix 13

Total cost in 1978 that would have been incurred in respect of maternity pay for working women earning not more than 3,500 per month

Industry

Estimated cost (2/3 of 10 weeks pay)

As % of annual wage bill of Female employees All employees

Agriculture and fishing, mining and quarrying

47,000

0.59

0.07

Manufacturing

21,933,000

0.72

0.25

Manufacture of textiles

1,383,000

0.56

0.15

Manufacture of wearing

apparel

12,106,000

0.77

0.43

Manufacture of plastic

products

1,197,000

0.44

0.14

Basic metal industry

1,225,000

0.51

0.12

Manufacture of machinery

213,000

0.69

0.04

Manufacture of electrical

machinery including

4,301,000

0.84

0.36

electronics

Other manufacturing

1,508,000

0.75

0.09

Electricity, gas and water

117,000

1.09

0.07

Construction

509,000

0.49

0.02

Wholesale and retail trade,

restaurants and hotels

6,750,000

0.76

0.17

Transport, storage and

communication

1,958,000

0.80

0.09

Financing, insurance, real

estate and business

4,452,000

0.99

0.24

services

Services

11,598,000

0.55

0.19

Total:

47.364.000

0.69

0.19

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