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其實有時認為政府就業問題呢方面如果做得好d既話,,
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失業率無咁高既話,自然香港人既消費意慾會上升3 K: j, \* U0 N" t9 e
但係失業呢個問題又要關注到 薪金方面,9 e$ J$ D0 x5 o5 q  a2 @# @) x
因為以小弟所認識,,大部份飲食業都係缺少人手,
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黑火雞 發表於 2010-2-28 03:05 AM

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Yesterday, I watched the HK news online....; D! V+ [# _) b. {1 u6 W
It says around 400 thousands people in HK earn less than 30 HKdollars per hour.* v9 N) `/ c4 G5 Q2 C
(I can't remember the exact numbers.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.): i$ x, B; L& O- h; Y7 _
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I believe the actual labour problem would be much worse than this since there is a number of people who are working part time with even lower wages, and a number of people who are unemployed at all.
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I am living in Toronto.....
# f; l$ [( f) W) h( Q3 r4 U6 aWhen I heard the news, the first thing I had in mind was "30 HK dollars is like $4 Canadian dollars......"
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! {$ O, T* l6 ^4 B+ GOur minimum wage for a full time employee for our province is $9.5 Canadian dollars per hour(probably around 71 HK dollars).  So as long as you are full time employed, the employer will needs to pay you $9.5 per hour (even you are just working in McDonalds).! n0 S! a9 a- [: s3 l  f. R2 b

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- W% |6 ^. `# L6 ?5 n% K, }  G/ ]My conclusion is, if HK government doesn't set up a rule for the minimum wage, the basic salary would only get lower and lower because the employers would only push it as low as it can be.
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  k8 h9 y; e. E( G4 y* ^1 K( iLittle bit of my own experience, when I first graduated a few years ago (before the economic crisis), my parents and relatives always ask me to go back to HK to find a job.  
+ d( G+ |  v, K! Z  R) oThey always say like HK has more chances than in North America.! E) k/ w2 b( I% @
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I personally don't like Canada that much.....but the condition in HK is just 10 times worse than Canada.....
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. Y$ X- q+ j1 Y9 x; E4 Z/ YHonestly even right now, it would be easier for a person to find a job and get better pay in Canada or even US than in HK.