TNAG-1729-FCO40-2442-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 261

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whether any organisations are

consulted before such a minimum

salary is set or revised?

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SECRETARY FOR SECURITY :

Sir, When a foreign national is

permitted to enter Hong Kong to work,

one of the conditions of entry imposed

by the Director of Immigraton is that

the salary to be paid should not be less

than the current market rate for the job

to be performed.

The rationale behind this policy is to

protect the interests of local

employees, who would suffer a loss of

real earnings if cheaper sources of

labour were readily available from

overseas. The Government therefore

ascertains what the current market rate

is for a particular job, so that it can

be satisfied, when employment contracts

are presented for approval, that the

salary to be paid is not less than the

market rate.