Cutting civil servants’ pay would impact public’s earnings, HK legislators say amid looming HK$100 bn deficit
[HKFP] - 12/17/2024
Cutting the salaries of Hong Kong’s civil servants was not the best option to tackle a looming budget deficit as it would impact the earnings of the general public, finance sector legislator Chan Chun-ying has said. Meeting the press on Tuesday, Chan said that the private and non-profit sectors (…)
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 26/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024
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[South China Morning Post] - 25/12/2024