Civil servant pay cut ‘counterproductive’ to reduce Hong Kong deficit: experts

Civil servant pay cut ‘counterproductive’ to reduce Hong Kong deficit: experts

[South China Morning Post] - 01/6/2025

Lawmaker and academic warn against cutting wages, suggest delaying minor infrastructure projects instead.



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