TNAG-1039-FCO40-1289-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 229

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IT SHOULD BE ADMITTED THAT THE MATERIAL STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE SALARIED HONG KONG INHABITANTS IS HIGH. ACCORDING TO OFF PAL STATISTICS AND PRESS REPORTS. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WAGES OF A WORKER IS ABOUT HX$1,300. THE HIGHER ONES NAY REACH OVER HX$3,000 AND THE LOWER ONES ARE ABOUT HK$800 TO HK$900. THE MONTHLY INCOME OF SENIOR TECHNOLOGICAL PERSONNEL MAY REACH HK$6,000 TO HK$7,000. THE MONTHLY INCORE OF SENIOR INTELLECTUALS IS OVER HX$10,000. HOWEVER, THE WORKERS MUST WORK WITH UTMOST STRENGTH. NO ONE WILL EMPLOY A WORKER WHO BEHAVES IN A LAX AND UNDISCIPLINED WAY, BECAUSE HONG KONG 15 A FREE PORT, THERE IS NO NEED TO PAY TAX FOR IMPORTING COMMODITIES. THEREFORE, HIGH-GRADE CONSUMER GOODS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLICANCES AND CLOTHING ARE RATHER CHEAP. IN HONG KONG, MANY FAMILIES HAVE TELEPHONES, TELEVISION SETS, REFRIGERATORS, AND SO ON. NEVERTHELESS, FOOD IN HONG KONG IS NOT CHEAP AT ALL. PORK IS SOLD AT HK$10 A CATTY AND ORDINARY VEGETABLES ARE ALSO SOLD AT HK$2 TO HK‡3 A CATTY. WE MUST ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT FOOD IS NOT THE ONLY THING IN LIFE. {{PARAGRAPH CONTINUES)) 27/1158Z MAY MORE

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