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Report on Half-yearly Survey of Wages, Salaries and Employee Benefits

Volume 11 (Detailed Tables)

SERVICE WORKERS

March 1993

CRAFTSMEN

CLERICAL & SECRETARIAL

WORKERS

OPERATIVES

MISCELLANEOUS NON-PRODUCTION WORKERS

SUPERVISORY & TECHNICAL

WORKERS

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Report on Half-yearly Survey of Wages, Salaries and Employee Benefits

Volume II (Detailed Tables)

March 1993

Wages and Labour Costs statistics section, Census and statistics Department, Hong Kong.

20/F., Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road,

Wanchai, Hong Kong.

Tel. 582 5595

CONTENTS

PART I : SURVEY RESULTS

Tables

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Average daily wages, normal hours of work and standard working days of craftsmen and operatives analysed by industry by occupation by sex

Average monthly salaries, normal hours of work and standard working days of supervisory, technical, clerical and miscellaneous non-production workers analysed by industry by occupation by sex

A verage daily wages , normal hours of work and standard working days for selected common occupations in the craftsmen and operatives level analysed by sex

Average monthly salaries, normal hours of work and standard working days for selected common occupations in the supervisory , technical , clerical and miscellaneous nonproduction workers level analysed by sex

PART 11: SCOPE AND METHOD OF SURVEY

1. In trod uction

2. Coverage of the survey

3. Survey method

4. Sample design and estimation method

5. Notes in interpreting the results

Appendix

List of industries covered

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Part I . Survey Results

Table 1 Average daily wages, normal hours of work and standard working days of craftsmen and operatives analysed by industry by occupation by sex

Industry/occupation

Garments

Pattern grader/marker maker

Clothing machine mechanic

Craftsmen

Quality checker

Packer

Lockstitch sewing machine operator

Presser

Trimmer

Cutter

Special purpose sewing machine operator

Make-through operator

Button sewer

Operatives

Crllftsmen and operatives

Cotton spinning and weaving

Textile machine mechanic

Craftsmen

Warp tying machine operator

Yardage recorder

Weaver

Mender

Operatives

Crllftsmen and operatives

Cotton knitting and knit outerwear

Craftsmen

Quality checker

Packer

Presser

Trimmer

Power knitting machine operator(knitwear)

Hand knitting machine operator(knitwear)

Linking machine operator(knitwear)

Hand stitcher(knitwear)

Operatives

Craftsmen and operlllives

(March 1993)

Average daily basic wages

Male Female Total

HKS

292

275

2S6

185

240

256

232

243

189

188

164

133

150

165

262

206

288

179

217

206

210

HK$

119

136

189

234

106

203

205

185

181

182

133

135

135

135

132

128

126

220

176

185

185

HKS

287

275

283

123

155

190

239

106

255

204

205

203

186

189

187

186

173

166

133

136

140

148

262

133

170

288

126

178

216

220

176

190

192

Average daily wages including fringe benefits

Male Female Total

HKS HKS

326

307

320

129

204 148

210

253 245

117

281

225

231

250 201

264 201

257

257

249

212 203

197

231 204

241 204

308

140

232 137

273

140

235

235

228

185

235 195

240 195

1

HKS

319

307

315

133

169

211

251

117

281

226

231

213

205

206

255

254

252

250

207

198

213

220

307

142

188

273

140

233

233

228

185

205

206

Number of normal hours of work

per day Male Female Total

8

8 8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Number of standard working days

per month Male Female Total

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

25

26

25

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

26

Table l(Cont'd)

Industry/occupation

Bleaching and dyeing

Maintenance mechanic

Dyeing machine tender

Recipe preparer

Colour matcher

Craftsmen

Packer

Operatives

Cr~[tsmen and operatives

Paper boxes

Stripper

Printing machine operator

Craftsmen

Die-cutting machine operator/slitter

Guillotining machine operator

Wire-stitching machine operator

Operatives

Craftsmen and operatives

Printing

Process camera operator/scanner

Offset lithographic platemaker

Printing machine operator(offset litho)

Bookbinder

Craftsmen

Packer

Guillotining machine operator

Folding machine operator

Binding machine operator

Operatives



Male Female Total

HKS

286

230

23S

281

239

186

193

215

317

302

305

21>9

239

206

233

268

270

296

288

236

284

285

257

208

255

280

HKS

252

248

151

166

304

173

189

241

HKS

230

234

263

240

190

178

202

316

302

305

21>9

238

W5

230

265

21>5

296

288

222

286

203

285

242

189

22f>

273

Plastic products (excluding plastic toys)

Maintenance mechanic/fitter

Craftsmen

Assembler

Quality checker

Packer

Injection moulding machine operator

Operatives

Craftsmen and oper~tivcs

299

284

223

Wl

218

142

139

138

299

274

141

179

154

203

178

193


Male Female Total

HKS

2

393

337

305

335

252

276

304

367

351

355

316

288

244

277

315

319

354

355

293

343

345

345

272

318

340

356

335

21>1

241

260

HKS

296

209

222

340

217

223

276

160

172

172

HKS

393

337

308

305

331

247

251

282

366

351

354

316

286

243

274

312

313

354

355

278

343

232

345

323

243

276

329

356

324

159

232

193

247

216

232



10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

10

9

10

9

8

8

8

8

9

8

9

N umber of standard working days


21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

25

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

24

21>

21>

25

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

25

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

21>

25

21>

21>

21>

21>

Industry/occupation

Plastic toys

Mould and die maker and repairer

Craftsmen

Assembler

Injection moulding machine operator

Operatives

Cr:J ftsmen :Jnd opentives

Metal products

Craftsmen

Operatives

Craftsmen :Jnd opentives

Electrical appliances

Craftsmen

Assembler

Quality checker

Operatives

Cr:Jftsmen and operatives

Electronics

Repairman

Maintenance mechanic/fitter

Craftsmen

Assembler

Tester/aligner

Quality checker

Packer

Operatives

Cr:Jftsmen and operatives

Photographic and optical goods

Craftsmen

Buffing/polishing worker

Packer

Power press operator

Operatives


Watches and clocks

Craftsmen

Quality checker

Packer

Module assembler

Operatives


Table l(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

HK$

311

306

195

205

259

293

222

276

315

210

251

268

367

264

212

218

202

230

225

247

216

218

285

312

299

HK$

120

118

119

138

137

122

141

126

126

158

170

179

148

161

161

175

161

159

164

165

164

165

HK$

311

305

122

163

138

174

289

175

243

315

125

147

139

154

267

366

262

161

175

184

169

167

176

192

247

181

189

179

181

273

167

162

208

188

200


Male Female Total

3

HK$

380

369

242

252

314

357

281

340

379

251

301

301

417

303

319

286

294

284

302

270

272

320

338

329

HK$

143

140

141

166

167

162

179

167

167

215

227

237

202

218

219

207

204

203

200

196

201

203

HK$

380

367

145

199

166

209

353

217

298

379

165

185

179

197

300

415

302

221

240

245

219

228

235

249

302

215

244

226

228

309

204

192

251

223

236

N umber of normal hours of work


8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8 ..

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

26

25

23

25

25

24

24

25

25

23

24

24

24

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

26

25

24

24

25

25

23

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

25

24

24

25

Table l(Cont'd)

Average daily Average daily Number of normal Number of standard basic wages wages including hours of work working days

Industry/occupation fringe benefits per day per month Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

HK.$ HK.$ HK.$ HK.$ HKS HK.$

Jewellery

Casting workerlwax mould maker 330 305 374 349 8 24 24

Electroplating and metal coating worker 358 350 396 388 8 24 24

Stone setter 366 364 405 403 8 24 24

Stone selector 280 261 331 8 8 24 24

Goldsmith 390 390 423 423 8 24 24

Craftsmen 376 263 370 413 312 407 8 8 24 24 24

Operatives 335 312 393 363 8 23 24

Cr.ftsmcn .nd oper.tivcs 373 257 365 411 301 403 24 24 24

MANUFACTURING

Craftsmen 293 264 290 348 304 345 8 25 25 25

Operatives 218 173 181 264 201 213 26 25 25

Cr.ftsmcn .nd oper.tivcs 256 175 201 308 203 236 26 25 25

Containers haulage and leasing

Container haulage driver 288 288 560 560 26 26

Craftsmen 287 287 555 555 26 26

Cr.ftsmcn .nd oper.tivcs 289 269 520 520 9 26 26

TRANSPORT SERVICES

Craftsmen 163 162 350 349 26 26

Operatives 211 211 276 276 8 26 26


Real estate maintenance management

Electrician 280 280 314 314 8 26 26

Craftsmen 278 278 312 312 8 26 26

Cr.ftsmcn .nd opentivclI 278 278 312 312 26 26

BUSINESS SER VICES

Craftsmen 279 279 312 312 26 26


4

Table l(Cont'd)

Average daily Average daily Number of normal Number of standard basic wages wages including hours of work working days

Industry/occupation fringe benefits per day per month Male Female Total Malc Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

HKS HK$ HK$ HKS HK$ HK$

Motor vehicle re~airing

Vehicle mechanic 313 313 390 390 8 8 24 24

Vehicle/air-conditioning electrician 344 344 430 430 8 23 23

Vehicle painter 342 342 428 428 8 23 23

Vehicle body repairer 344 344 423 423 23 23

Craftsmen 326 326 406 406 8 8 23 23

Cr.ftsmen .nd opentives 326 326 406 406 8 23 23

PERSONAL SER VICES

Craftsmen 326 326 406 406 23 23

Cnftsmen .nd opentives 326 326 406 406 8 23 23

ALL INDUSTRIES Craftsmen 258 250 258 349 306 347 8 8 25 25 25

Operatives 218 173 182 266 2JJI 214 8 8 26 25 25

Cr.ftsmen .nd opentives 243 175 2JJ2 317 2JJ3 249 8 8 8 26 25 25

• Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons, see paragraph 5.6 in part II of this report.

5

Table 2 Average monthly salaries, normal hours of work and standard working days of supervisory, technical, clerical and miscellaneous non -production

workers analysed by industry by occupation by sex

Industry/occupation

Garments

Clothing operator instructor

Supervisor/foreman

Store/godown supervisor

Office/administrative supervisor

Accounting supervisor

Quality control/assurance technician

Merchandiserlbuyer

Production supervisor

Pattern maker

Co-ordinator

Supervisory and technical workers

Stock/purchasing clerk

Bookkeeper/accounting clerk

General office clerk

Personal secretary/stenographer

Documentation/shipping clerk

Clerical and secretarial workers

General worker

Messenger/office assistant

Watchman/guard

Driver

Miscellaneous non - production workers

Supervisory, tecbnical, clerical and

miscellaneous non-production workers

Cotton spinning and weaving

Supervisor/foreman

Maintenance technician





General worker

Watchman/guard


Supervisory, tecbnical, clerical and

miscellaneous non-production workers

Average monthly basic salaries

Male Female Total

HK$

6533

7738

792JJ

8571

10 645

8817

8379

6582

6146

6752

6 t80

6509

3961

4446

4358

6957

4499

6399

8309

8025

8456

6454

3832

3769

4216

6577

HK$

6178

7364

10649

6950

8129

7802

7264

6174

6137

5566

8060

7=

6310

3055

4440

3092

5787

7035

5441

4586

5119

3003

3003

3960

HK$

6204

7631

792JJ

8872

10651

7230

8216

11 154

8687

7821

7663

6336

6137

5748

8060

6912

6345

3319

4446

4359

6957

3730

5997

8113

8025

8326

5643

4703

5377

3318

3769

3572

5437

(March 1993)

Average monthly salaries including

fringe benefits Male Female Total

HKS

7163

8614

8772

9811

11917

6

9917

9383

7345

6792

7550

7265

4352

5066

4992

7850

5043

7165

10 895

10371

11023

8072

5543

5302

5906

8723

7019

8818

11870

7702

9092

8592

8203

6933

6890

6263

8979

7830

7078

3358

5007

3401

6494

8846

7244

5878

6525

4524

4524

5464

HK$

7030

8672

8772

9896

11877

7997

9233

12430

9771

8626

8625

7097

6882

6460

8979

7738

7111

3648

5055

4992

7850

4146

6724

10604

10371

10823

7358

6012

6823

4911

5302

5172

7304



8 8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

10

8



26

26

25

25

26

26

26

25

24

25

25

25

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

26

25

26

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

26

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

Industry/occupation

Cotton knitting and knit outerwear

Supervisor/foreman




Salesman/sales representative

Merchandiserlbuyer


Knitwear technician






Receptionist/telephone operator



General worker


Watchman/guard

Driver

Miscellaneous non-production workers

Supervisory, technical, clerical and misccllaneoU6 non-production ""orten

Bleaching and dyeing

Supervisor/foreman



Laboratory technician







General worker

Watchman/guard

Driver


Supervisory, technical, clerical and misccll.neoU6 Don-production ""orten

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

HKS

7 933

7 814

10272

8782

8581

8058

10415

8795

8506

6128

6697

5919

7308

6177

4253

5087

4209

7499

4732

6923

9790

11452

10121

7901

4232

4569

5929

4432

6980

HKS

6877

10047

6957

8939

7777

6054

6533

5877

10156

508S

6536

6343

3742

3806

6388

7719

6972

5274

5764

3962

3948

5648

HKS

7528

7829

10146

8048

7389

8792

10060

8644

8210

6082

6548

5887

10 119

4896

6613

6309

3983

4968

4209

7343

4401

6639

9688

7910

10376

11871

11452

9918

7104

7504

5380

6097

4198

4569

5929

4378

6610



HKS

9193

9037

11563

9673

9170

11766

9977

9768

7 CXXJ

7 S60

6888

8270

7071

4814

5840

5020

8565

5445

7950

13263

13621

13374

7

9577

6661

5642

7680

6680

9617

7833

11339

8013

10039

8829

6935

7449

6886

11706

5806

7426

7287

4276

4353

7302

10021

8497

6732

7199

5581

5564

7200

HKS

8672

9061

11437

8966

8842

9893

11360

9811

9387

6960

7459

6887

11656

5549

7511

7243

4529

5708

5020

8396

5055

13131

11672

12002

13621

13092

8298

8969

6919

7570

6524

5642

7680

65S7

8947



8

8

8

8

8

8

10

9

10

10

8

10

10

9

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

8

8

8

10

10

8

9

10

8

8

8

10

10

9

10



26

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

27

25

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

24

25

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

25

25

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

25

24

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

25

25

26

25

27

25

26

25

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

Industry/occupation

Paper boxes

Supervisor/foreman






General worker

Driver


Supervisory, technical, clerical and miscellaneous non-production 'Worken

Printing

Supervisor/foreman




Production planner/controller


Stoclc!purchasing clerk







General worker


Watchman/guard

Driver

Delivery man

Miscellaneous non -production workers

Supervisory, technical, clerical and miscellaneous non -production 'Worken

Table 2(Cont'd)

Average monthly basic sa laries

Male Female.

HK$

9530

6435

8226

6769

4702

6342

4819

5863

11524

8297

8301

10571

6130

8195

6964

7f117

4986

5874

5295

6991

5580

5639

8069

HK$

7162

5801

6236

4510

6045

9961

10807

9485

8386

9644

6 420

6311

9285

6116

6618

6746

4054

4025

4048

6990

Total

HK$

9555

6467

8245

7074

5892

6319

4657

6 442

4790

5921

11369

10 838

11579

8 971

8 335

10259

6211

6578

6566

9422

6083

6824

6851

4542

5243

5295

6991

5580

5155

7607



HK$

11118

12164

11591

7694

5663

7751

5814

7 479

13 384

11 243

9 627

12548

8

6940

8946

7794

7909

6131

6473

6257

8096

6496

6624

9474

HK$

8273

6770

7258

5579

7 078

12393

11207

9370

11138

7327

7224

10324

6766

7756

7660

4838

4570

4781

8038

HK$

11129

12108

11536

8123

6859

7326

5633

7838

5793

7 350

13168

11960

13164

11 223

9525

12075

7013

7471

7446

10438

6716

7960

7734

5515

5824

6257

8096

6496

6063

8859



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8



26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

25

25

24

25

25

25

26

24

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

25

24

25

25

24

25

24

25

26

24

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

25

25

24

25

25

24

25

24

25

26

24

26

26

25

25

25

Table 2(Cont'd)

Industry/occupation


Male Female Total

100 100

Plastic products (excluding plastic toys)

Supervisor/foreman








General worker

Watchman/gua rd

Driver

Miscellaneous non-prod uction workers

Supervisory, tcchnic~/, c1cri~1 ~nd misccll~ncoU8 non-production woriers

Plastic to s

Supervisor/foreman




Stoclc/purchasing clerk





General worker

Driver


Supervisory, tcchnic.I, cleric. I .nd mi8CClI~neoU8 non-production woriers

Metal products

Supervisor/foreman


Stoclc/purchasing clerk



General worker


Supervisory, tcchnic.I, clcri~1 .nd misccll~neoU8 non-production woriers

S372

SI07

6169

618J

5143

4370

6317

5362

13 361

9 194

10744

6609

4415

7714

5574

8417

10485

9TIS

5392

5 S09

6782

1197S

S055

6333

5662

6365

6082

3744

3805

607S

9039

7114

60TI

639J

7100

6683

3500

3M2

6580

7048

6080

6204

S032

12050

S098

5819

6341

5720

6337

6099

4865

4370

6317

SI41

6359

I2 558

8933

12342

10430

6863

6325

6362

7131

6668

4065

7714

SI21

7630

10436

9m

6743

6902

6186

5268

5401

6592



100

9615

9436

7196

7086

6158

5071

7674

6368

7709

15114

10213

12182

7765

5367

9433

6768

9735

12463

11488

7123

7023

8323

9

HKS

13 478

9174

7246

6550

71JO

6970

450J

4550

69n

10219

8199

6958

7313

8433

7672

41TI

4665

7570

8137

6923

7079

HK$

9240

13 561

9390

6883

7141

6593

7 116

6990

5740

5071

7674

6110

7 Ja3

14181

9937

13 963

11820

7914

7336

7290

8346

7690

4914

9433

6215

8807

12400

11 671

7902

7962

7094

6896

6850

7913



8

II

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

11



26

25

14

25

26

1:7

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

14

25

25

25

14

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

14

25

25

25

14

14

26

14

25

14

25

25

14

25

26

1:7

25

26

25

25

25

14

25

25

25

14

25

25

25

25

26

14

25

14

26

26

Industry/occupation

Electrical appliances

Supervisor/foreman












General worker

Watchman/guard


Supervisory, tccbnic.J, cJcriQJ .nd miBCCJJ.ncoUB non-production workcrtl

Electronics

Supervisor/foreman

D.P. supervisor/system analyst/programmer


Office/admini'itrative supervisor


Electronic engineering technician

Mechanical engineering technician



Merchandiserlbuyer

Production/industrial engineering technician







Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female

HKS

8872

9042

5869

5141

7087

10252

12589

9138

13920

8336

8046

6783

9250

6957

8848

6230

HKS

6099

7171

6783

6530

5823

9321

5344

6538

6526

3726

3788

6203

7946

9603

11450

7830

6536

8346

7940

6224

7048

5714

9349

5997

Total

HKS

7733

9115

10 273

8293

8384

6381

6522

6319

9321

5344

6679

6580

4059

3915

4750

6657

9315

12370

8920

9983

12344

8307

8015

6687

9843

8593

6782

8575

6227

7048

5687

9349

6011



HKS

10350

10843

6867

7921

5337

6355

8546

11605

13 953

10113

15243

9337

9119

7536

10096

7901J

9956

6904

10

HKS

7093

8374

7492

7313

6668

10316

5937

7478

7334

4705

4689

7126

8829

10511

12834

7462

9139

8897

6840

7853

6399

10190

6670

HKS

9013

10028

11464

9974

7217

7321

7301

10316

5937

7626

7463

5058

5874

7855

10477

13698

9840

10946

13706

9296

9074

7507

11128

9400

7842

9637

6868

7852

6372

10190

6691



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



25

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

22

24

24

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

22

23

23

24

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

24

25

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

25

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

Industry/occupation

Electronics(Cont'd)

Computer/data entry operator



General worker


Watchman/guard

Driver


Supervisory, technical, clerical and miscellaneous non - production workers

Photographic and optical goods

Supervisor/foreman






General worker


Supervisory, technical, clerical and millCCllaneous non-production workers

Watches and clocks

Supervisor/foreman






General worker


SupervillOry, technical, clerical and miscellaneous non-production workers

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

HK$

6180

5523

5243

536S

8237

6082

8241

7976

8483

6180

4207

5182

7319

9006

8652

6891

75W

6385

7425

HK$

6821

6401

3889

3939

6722

6062

6766

6839

5570

6161

3642

3730

5812

7254

6261

6575

6492

4176

4185

6523

HK$

62n

6763

6357

4338

5192

5386

8237

5001

7513

7369

7956

5939

6839

5767

6165

3892

4592

6638

8052

7921

6583

6743

6805

6788

5524

5939

6952



HK$

6857

6265

5865

6064

9189

6852

9262

9307

9832

6972

5185

6199

8514

10189

10174

8423

7401

8580

11

HK$

7430

7092

4838

4874

7534

7088

7748

7736

6437

6999

4590

4654

6717

8360

7174

7545

7406

7484

HK$

6953

7391

7045

5230

5782

6086

9189

5919

8433

8603

9192

6718

7736

6623

6992

4854

5570

7701

9248

9226

7439

7735

7676

7698

6559

6902

8006



8

10

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



23

25

23

25

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

22

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

25

24

25

25

24

23

22

23

24

23

25

23

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

25

24

24

25

25

24

Industry/occupation

Jewellery

Supervisor/foreman


Designer

Supervisory and technical worken





General worker

Miscellaneous non - production worken SupeTlliBory. technicBI. clerical Bnd

miBccllBneolU non-production 'WorkeT1l

MANUFACIVRING

Supervisory and technical worken



SupeTlliBory. technical. clerical Bnd miBccllBDeolU non-production 'WorkeT1l

Wholesale

Accounting supervisor Salesman/sales representative

Sales supervisor

Supervisory and technical worken Stock/purchasing clerk Bookkeeper/accounting clerk General office clerk

Penonal secretary/stenographer Cashier Documentation/shipping clerk

Sales clerk/shop assistant Clerical and secretarial worken

General worker

Messenger/office assistant Driver

Delivery man

Miscellaneous non-production worken

SupeTlliBory. technicBI. clerical BDd miacellBneolU nOD-production 'WorkeT1l

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

HKS

13232

11984

7 SOO

5870

10753

9154

6658

5035

7274

10443

6323

9868

7296

6278

6397

4932

6398

6206

5526

4995

7466

5782

6088

6330

HKS

10398

7084

5815

6687

6459

4176

4185

6729

7714

6349

3415

6159

9479

8298

7943

6715

5734

10516

6206

4743

6115

4846

4959

6200

HKS

13178

10275

10305

11606

7214

58S2

6737

6551

4406

4766

8'1JI1

8549

6411

4408

6686

9978

6506

9196

7449

6088

66O!1

5490

10516

6454

6465

5523

6159

5419

4907

7474

5782

5987

6290



14560

13724

8628

6603

12306

10649

7531

6051

8507

11812

10591

13174

10840

7221

7590

6414

7516

7354

6596

5634

8506

6694

7099

7824

12

HKS

11880

7920

6724

7601

7331

4769

7652

8758

7209

3966

7012

10371

10243

10191

7683

6647

11 473

7019

7291

7475

5453

5582

7 S69

HKS

14510

11263

11 513

13285

8121

6747

7668

7446

5044

5406

9362

9855

7273

5244

7718

11116

10595

11 919

10686

6946

7650

6576

11 473

7461

7457

7397

7424

6416

5529

8515

6694

6964

7744



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



24

24

24

24

24

15

15

26

15

15

15

15

15

24

26

15

15

15

26

24

26

26

26

26

24

24

23

24

23

24

24

24

15

24

15

15

15

15

24

15

15

24

24

15

15

15

15

15

24

24

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

15

24

26

15

15

15

15

15

24

15

15

24

26

24

15

15

26

24

26

26

26

15

Industry/occupation



Merchandiserlbuyer

Sales supervisor






Cashier



Sales clerk/shop assistant

licketing machine operator


General worker


Watchman/guard

Driver


Supervisory, tecbnic.l, cleriul .Dd miscell;JneoU8 Don-production woriers

Import/export of foodstuffs







General worker

Driver


Supervisory, technic:d, c1eri~1 ;,nd misccll.neoU8 non-production woriers

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

HK$

8321

11514

7552

6583

5233

6213

4536

5192

4915

4875

5465

6513

5499

5771

6~65

7m

5742

6763

5838

6410

HK$

9436

6730

8037

5905

5862

5885

9584

4945

6083

4587

5155

4280

4309

5589

10634

6781

5313

6937

4064

7266

HK$

8466

10431

9617

6906

7237

5365

5920

6015

9589

4953

6100

5995

4579

5313

5162

4683

4875

5473

6513

5290

5655

11533

7005

8411

6389

5678

6327

5465

6763

5586

6677



HK$

9598

12218

9630

14269

6 692

6831

5982

6396

5804

5466

6938

7667

6639

9204

10487

10930

7031

7961

7047

8248

13

HK$

10527

9355

10120

7077

6511

6829

10386

6357

7128

6290

6559

5305

5333

7088

11866

7575

5834

7678

4683

8086

HK$

9802

11 337

11374

9414

12403

6768

6563

6826

10397

6367

7182

6940

6244

6090

6527

5622

5466

6930

7667

6410

7857

13508

10930

11137

7506

6344

7348

6470

7961

6711

8198



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



24

22

25

23

25

23

25

25

26

22

25

25

25

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

23

25

24

24

23

24

23

25

23

25

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

23

23

25

24

25

23

24

23

25

23

23

25

24

25

26

22

25

25

25

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

26

25

25

25

Table 2(Cont'd)

Industry/occupation


Male Female Total

HK$ HK$ HK$

Import/export of clothing and footwear







Merehandiser/buyer

Shipping supervisor

Designer/pattern maker

Business co-ordinator










General worker


Watchman/guard

Driver


Supervisory, technic. I, clerial .nd miscellaneoUB non-production woriers

10623

9466

11171

9769

8111

9040

11 615

10322

7555

9271

6821

6552

5784

6724

6540

5593

5185

4135

7406

5954

7999

Import/export of mise. consumer goods







Merchandiser/buyer

Sales supervisor

Shipping supervisor

Designer/pattern maker



13553

10597

12074

8113

7009

10406

9799

9176

8652

12289

11426

10095

9591

7006

9332

10013

10198

8536

9435

6560

7045

6070

9n3

6219

7304

7199

4428

4653

4499

8114

12831

11 055

10427

6913

9078

11465

9698

7991

7958

8734

11458

9462

11223

10321

9725

7979

9241

10410

10263

8154

9366

6710

7015

5976

9n3

6186

67SO

71JXJ

7051

4735

5015

4135

7408

5451

8070

13296

10592

10900

10898

7517

7046

9519

10642

9960

8481

7832

8692



HK$

11623

10521

12626

10971

10789

9945

12789

11496

8511

10006

7641

7427

6793

7555

7394

6291

5795

4763

8564

6735

9117

15167

11692

8909

11570

11454

17446

10 337

11649

14

HK$

13518

12769

11 314

10683

9741

10319

11155

11360

9411

10514

7313

7867

7183

10 781

7002

8149

8070

4995

5165

5050

9065

14562

12415

11629

9675

9984

15417

11 028

8930

8712

10234

HK$

12572

10514

12476

11590

10899

10516

10203

11 561

11431

9061

10553

7 SOl

7840

7056

10781

6955

7448

8042

7918

5337

5593

4763

8564

6153

9085

14951

11680

12232

12096

8313

11025

10471

16420

11238

9512

8620

10961



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10



24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

25

25

25

24

23

24

23

23

24

24

23

24

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

23

23

24

24

23

23

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

23

24

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

24

23

23

Table 2(Cont'd)

Industry/occupation


Male Female Total

HK$ HK$ HK$

Import/export of mise. consumer goods(Cont'd)









General worker


Driver

Delivery man

Miscellaneous non - pr-oduction workers

Supervisory, technic:d, clerial and miscellaneoU6 non-production 'Workers

6231

7110

6513

7130

6599

4962

5586

7904

5962

6215

7467

Import/export of machinery and equipment













General worker


Driver

Miscellaneous non-pr-oduction workers

Supervisory, technical, clerical and miscellaneoU6 non-production 'Workers

10687

9460

9011

9689

6737

7628

6197

8685

6500

7405

6376

10026

6682

6716

7170

7467

3886

4603

4081

7573

9594

10120

8402

6102

ll1IJ7

7976

8654

5311

8713

6308

7362

6401

10043

6557

6922

7166

7WJ

4373

5163

7904

5962

5562

7527

10687

11691

9460

9130

9788

6712

8202

6096

ll1IJ7

7976

7780

8293

5410

56.56

7628

5935

8687



HK$

7071

7945

7.565

7960

7479

6176

6221

8994

6861

7208

9390

11834

10589

13188

12149

7525

8492

6837

10573

15

HK$

7489

8379

7214

11046

7344

7394

8045

8373

4426

5149

4622

8647

13538

12404

9357

6929

12387

8906

9650

6078

9996

HK$

7190

8317

7278

11 066

7247

7600

8035

8160

5219

5759

8994

6861

6416

8967

11834

12895

10589

13259

12208

7472

9134

6907

12387

8906

8718

9250

6049

6410

8492

6612

10305



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

· 8

8

8

8

8

8

8



24

24

24

24

24

25

23

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

23

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

Industry/occupation

Import/export of mise. durable goods

D.P. supervisor/system analyst/pr-ogrammer


Office/admini<;trative supervisor






Merchandiserlbuyer

Sales supervisor

Shipping supervisor







Receptionist/telephone operator Computer/data entry operator Documentation/shipping clerk


General worker


Driver

Delivery man


Supervisory, tecbnic~/, clerial ~nd miBccll~neoU8 non-production worten

Import/export of raw materials

D.P. supervisor/system analyst/pr-ogrammer







Merchandiserlbuyer

Sales supervisor

Shipping supervisor



Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

HK$

13462

9970

10507

9202

8580

9729

8709

9216

12346

9575

6527

6527

6390

7010

6568

6629

5678

6698

6248

6409

8209

10614

9275

11420

8428

8049

8179

12997

11 795

8945

HK$

12751

9763

10538

6481

9503

8148

12328

7448

9105

6302

7222

6235

9627

5686

6877

7063

4310

4595

4385

7344

11785

10830

9313

8401

8144

9224

HK$

13286

9876

10515

10531

9031

8580

8544

8775

8564

12329

11 517

7362

9445

6426

7177

6257

9627

5686

6645

6910

6953

5316

5354

6698

6248

5988

780S

10815

9186

11724

11 036

8402

7532

8286

10216

12537

9309

8188

9029



100

14700

11 015

12105

10124

9621

10820

12274

10385

17264

11544

7453

7169

7051

7682

7388

7387

6371

7788

7112

7323

9698

11646

10345

12526

9J(J7

9560

11057

17 359

12883

11219

16

HK$

13991

10905

11 547

7263

12988

9154

13635

8240

10264

7088

8031

6980

10562

6336

7666

7862

4952

5124

4997

8217

13462

12076

11 267

9575

9035

104t4

HK$

14525

10899

11867

11665

9967

9621

9523

12334

9634

17023

12725

8192

11190

7290

7975

6990

10562

6336

7486

7670

7757

6007

5998

7788

7112

6839

9007

11858

10232

13382

12233

9245

8856

11077

11285

16457

10460

9081

10979



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

23

22

25

24

23

22

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

24

24

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

24

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

24

23

24

24

24

23

22

25

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

Table 2(Cont'd)

Industry/occupa tion


Male Female Total

HKS HK$ HK$

Import/export of raw materials(Cont'd)





Receptionist/telephone operator Documentation/shipping clerk


General worker


Driver

Delivery man


Supervisory, tecbnic~/, c1eri~1 ~nd misceJl~neous non-production workers

6914

10287

7231

8716

7572

5953

5211

7517

6302

6313

7894

Import/export of general commodities



Account ing supervisor

Qua lity control/assurance technician


Merchandiserlbuyer

Sales supervisor

Shipping supervisor









General worker


Driver


Supervisory, tecbnical, clerical ~nd

miscelJ:.neous non-production workers

13311

9328

7889

9763

9222

7471

7877

848t

7916

5456

7757

6399

8395

5996

7449

6099

10053

5808

7133

7428

4554

4312

4470

7684

9772

5811

8830

9972

8431

7303

6799

9122

6187

7901

7345

5093

4971

7619

6513

7566

6308

10051

5749

7490

7454

5454

4942

7517

6302

602t

7795

9243

9129

10 737

8911

7508

9158

12938

10163

8890

7324

7116

9209

6187

5840

7995

7439

5086

5373

7757

6152

7946



HK$

7846

11 278

8225

9629

85t5

6575

5962

8648

7213

7177

9525

14568

10 243

It 905

10854

It 832

8084

8870

9132

8751

5986

8732

7109

10293

17

HK$

6632

8355

6943

11148

6556

8079

8332

5151

5065

5121

8645

11 174

10441

9834

10822

9988

8184

7699

10232

7113

8706

8232

5742

5635

87t6

7316

8475

7180

11145

6522

8429

8365

6067

5693

8648

7213

6852

9112

10332

10730

12 100

9774

11 636

10 193

18077

11 115

11 059

8172

8044

10 314

7113

6713

8775

83t8

5717

5919

8732

6854

9380



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



25

23

25

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

24

24

23

24

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

23

24

23

23

23

24

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

Industry/occupation

Chinese restaurants

Store/go down supervisor


Sales supervisor

Head cashier

Maitre D'

Chief cook

Captain

Bar supervisor




Cashier/chit clerk

Telephone operator

Receptionist


Bartender

Uniform and linen room attendant

Cook

Junior cook

Steward

Waiterlwaitress

Refreshment server

Bus boy

Aquarium attendant

Service workers

General worker

Watchman/guard

Driver

Dishwasher

Vegetable washer


Supervisory, technic.J, clcri~1 and miscel/aneoWl non-production 'Workers

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female

HKS

7335

8967

9879

7033

8318

13199

6571

8183

8859

5849

6113

5461

5772

6125

8318

5739

57rY1

5305

4144

6924

7090

4017

4469

4876

4225

4224

7240

HKS

8157

6474

8497

6528

6911

6000

4322

5630

5672

4891

4 rYl5

4770

5578

5302

3299

3991

4219

3754

4194

48rY1

4140

4479

Total

HKS

7335

8568

9751

6742

8349

13199

6559

8183

8470

5844

6018

4428

5630

5672

5063

6125

4125

8315

5704

5584

5304

3282

4030

6924

6070

3850

4465

4876

4198

4757

4160

6059



HKS

8523

9818

13199

8469

11668

14743

9341

10460

11271

7259

7236

6549

7064

8363

9567

6881

8021

7467

5523

8140

8566

5520

5472

5478

5575

5512

8889

18

HKS

9916

7822

11196

9380

9575

7290

5718

6602

8439

6549

5336

7312

7199

3907

5523

55rY1

5002

5526

5797

5433

5917

HKS

8523

9866

13137

8132

11587

14743

9352

10460

10933

7233

7281

5796

6602

8439

6649

8363

5355

9563

6825

7345

7364

3882

5523

8140

7480

5192

5467

5478

5532

5719

5452

7618



8

10

10

9

8

8

9

9

9 9

10

9

9

9

9

10

10

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

9



27

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

27

26

26

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

27

27

26

27

27

27

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

27

26

26

27

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

Industry/occupation

Restaurants, other than Chinese


Maitre D'

Chief cook

Captain

Bar supervisor

;upervisory and technical worker.;



C.ashier/chit clerk

:::Ierical and secretarial worker.;

Bartender

Cook

Junior cook

Waiterlwaitress

Bus boy

Service workers

General worker

Dishwasher


Supervisory, tecbnic~/, c1eri~1 ~nd misccllaneolU non-production 'Workers

Fast food shops

Captain


Cashier/chit clerk


Cook

Junior cook

Customer services worker

Service workers

General worker

Dishwasher/cleaner

Miscellaneous non -production worker.;

Supervisory, tecbnic~/, c/eri~1 and mi1lCC1I~neolU non-production 'Workers

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female

HKS

7521

11222

6061

7272

8138

6299

5634

5932

6450

7521

4905

5429

6419

4262

4815

4445

6613

6903

7003

8096

5602

4522

6603

3607

3647

6507

HKS

7859

5973

6966

5465

4557

4689

4718

4700

4080

4211

4198

4646

6103

6103

4725

4736

4516

4711

3150

4305

4120

4521

Total

HKS

8574

7618

11171

6040

7272

7915

6299

5878

4739

4969

6299

7454

4926

5117

4380

6048

4172

4241

4231

5895

6497

6557

4725

4742

7890

5517

4518

6083

32&\

4306

4089

5384



HKS

9881

13511

8658

9284

10543

7530

7100

7524

8129

92fE}

6446

7159

8121

5809

6401

5996

8421

8015

8111

9302

6538

5313

7643

3917

3973

7520

19

HKS

10683

8115

9210

6188

6280

6539

6485

5563

54n

5486

6227

74CJ/

74CJ/

5550

5555

5335

5595

3408

5055

4791

5318

HKS

10105

10 110

13448

8530

9284

10289

7489

7551

6342

6561

7991

9190

6456

6887

5687

7766

5686

5524

5554

7620

7706

7762

5550

5561

9111

6437

5326

7080

3559

5056

4738

6275

Number of normal hour.; of work


9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

8



26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

Industry/occupation

Hotels



Artist

Sales supervisor

Income auditor

Personnel supervisor

Bell superintendent!bell captain

Floor supervisor!f1oor housekeeper

Chief security officer

Telephone supervisor

Front office supervisor





Cashier


Documentation/despatching/receiving clerk

Personnel clerk

Reservation clerk

Front office clerk

Mail and information clerk

Tour co-ordinator

Airport representative

House- keeping clerk


Security officer

Cloak room attendant

Room attendantlhouseman


Upholsterer

Laundry and valet attendant/sorter

Presser and ironer

Washer

Service workers

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

8500

10399

7333

9585

9845

9164

6597

8431

8969

9679

8425

6438

6712

7736

6810

6539

7020

8379

6867

6754

6948

6883

4286

6536

7152

6615

6606

6467

8867

9455

9722

8469

9570

9111

6494

8921

7070

7077

6633

6870

7008

8192

6668

7422

4303

6298

5317

5788

5751

5655

5979

8465

9600

7766

9493

9795

9483

6597

8438

8969

9602

9642

8 600

6441

6588

8921

7214

707:1

6539

6826

6893

7045

6908

8299

6867

6691

7232

6884

4295

6406

5323

6346

5748

6035

6612

6212



9381

11495

8175

10758

10937

10235

7466

9354

9847

10 689

9366

7171

7445

8479

768S

7400

7733

79f:IJ

9120

8086

7618

7851

7738

5075

7381

8068

7 314

7 252

7297

20

9852

10530

10900

9512

10627

10172

7324

9915

7873

7958

7478

7719

7871

9325

7530

8315

5062

7151

6040

6650

6476

6226

6781

9384

10638

8663

10597

10899

10615

7466

9382

9847

10668

10652

9572

7179

7376

9915

8003

7907

7 400

7605

7767

7924

7901

9208

8086

7553

8129

7739

5068

7255

6047

7 230

6537

6657

7252

7028



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



25

24

24

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

26

26

25

24

26

25

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

25

24

24

26

26

24

26

26

25

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

26

26

25

24

26

26

25

25

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

Table 2(Cont'd)

Average monthly Average monthly Number of normal Number of standard basic salaries salaries including hours of work working days

Industry/occupation fringe benefits per day per month Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

HK$ HK$ HK$ lOO HK$ HK$

Hotels( Conl' d)

Messenger/office assistant 5328 5281 6100 6037 24 24

Watchman/guard 5783 5797 6623 6641 8 26 26

Driver 6552 6552 7404 7404 26 26

Bell boy 4563 4563 5296 5296 8 26 26

Doorman 5150 5150 5898 5898 26 26

Public area cleaner 5323 5277 5292 61\5 5 957 6006 8 26 26 26

Miscellaneous non-production workers 5339 5283 5320 6126 5976 6075 8 8 26 26 26

Supervisory, tecbnic~/, c1erial ~nd misccll~neoUll non-production workcrs 6631 6532 6585 7484 7363 7428 8 26 26 26

WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

Supervisory and technical workers 8753 8643 8713 11413 10203 10974 2S 24 24

Clerical and secretarial workers 6288 6392 6368 7324 7516 7472 8 2S 24 24

Service workers 6897 4442 6074 8369 5730 7486 9 9 9 26 26 26

Miscellaneous non -production workers 5731 4250 5023 6733 5310 6053 8 9 2S 26 2S

Supervisory, tecbnicIII, clericd ~nd miscell~neoUll non-production workers 7199 6024 6635 8907 7257 81\5 2S 2S 2S

Containers haulage and leasing

Supervisory and technical workers 10326 12045 26

General office clerk 5481 5485 6128 6137 8 8 26 26

Clerical and secretarial workers 6113 5481 5787 6943 6158 6538 8 8 8 26 26 26

Supervisory, tecbnicIII, clerial ~nd

misccllllneoUll non-production workers 6814 5503 6273 7934 6174 7207 8 8 8 26 26 26

Airline com~anies

Supervisory and technical workers 13144 11 259 12 141 15048 12841 13 874 23 22 22

Accounting clerk 7254 8039 8321 9220 8 7 22 22

Personal secretary/stenographer 9317 9317 10 608 10608 22 22

Clerical and secretarial workers 7734 7093 7334 9158 8423 8700 7 22 22 22

Messenger/office assistant 5274 5298 6196 6225 7 22 22

Miscellaneous non-production workers 5678 5568 6683 6586 7 22 22

Supervisory, tecbnicIII, c1crial ~nd misccllllneoUll non-production workers 8445 7515 7885 9911 8860 9278 7 7 22 22 22

21

Table 2(Cont'd)

Industry/occupation


Male Female Total

Travel agents and airline ticket agents


Reservation supervisor

Operation supervisor






Travel agency clerk/reservationist


Sightseeing guide (inbound)ltour guide

Travel guide (outbound)ltour escort

Travel consultant

Service workers

General worker


Driver


Supervi.ory, technic.l, clerial .nd mi.eelJ.neou. non-production worien

Air cargo forwarding services



Air freight operation supervisor

Transport supervisor/traffic controller





Documentation/receiving clerk


General worker


Driver

Delivery man


Supervi.ory, technicd, clerial .nd mi.cell.neou. non - production worien

HK$

8270

6765

6980

6932

3244

2785

3685

4no

5094

4911

4997

8387

9616

8963

9237

6674

6485

5214

6357

4761

5S85

6588

HK$

6898

10 381

8403

8027

6689

4992

7899

6082

6703

6650

2570

8179

4093

4652

45SO

6387

9607

9594

6685

9145

5896

6484

6943

4885

4940

7035

HK$

7291

10411

7452

6765

5152

7899

6082

6759

6(fl7

3054

2814

8080

4640

4093

4713

5094

4768

10140

9601

8963

9283

6673

9145

5 896

6621

6732

S 453

5234

6357

4760

5553

6699



HK$

9381

7866

7812

7742

3996

3523

4494

5374

5946

5622

5837

9976

10713

10218

10624

7470

73(J].

5782

7837

S97S

6856

7m

22

HK$

8184

12315

9429

9198

7 S66

5814

7515

7487

3337

9368

6615

4576

5235

5114

7283

10745

10 755

7407

103]1)

6725

7 218

7762

5480

5535

7864

HK$

12074

9415

8592

7622

6070

8886

6840

7574

7530

3810

3546

9267

5530

4576

5306

5946

5421

6733

11256

9965

10709

10218

10641

7392

103]1)

6725

7401

7547

6165

5796

7837

5974

6791

7798



7

7

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

9

8

8



15

24

25

25

15

25

25

15

25

15

15

24

15

26

25

15

15

24

26

26

26

25

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

24

24

25

25

15

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

15

24

24

24

24

15

15

15

15

25

25

15

24

25

25

25

15

25

25

25

15

25

25

25

24

24

25

26

25

24

24

24

25

25

25

24

26

26

26

25

Industry/occupation

TRANSPORT SERVICES



Service workers

Miscellaneous non-IYoduction workers

Supervisory, tecbnic~/, c/criQ/ ~nd miBceJJ~neoU6 non-production wortcnI

D.P. supervisor/system analyst/IYogrammer



Creditlloans supervisor

Credit analyst

Information/credit services supervisor

Cash supr./deposit account supr.

Cashierlhead teller

Bills supervisor

Foreign exchange supervisor

Foreign exchange back -up/settlement supr.

Audit supervisor

Computer-record librarian


Customer services officer

Marketinglbusiness development officer





Typist



Creditlloans clerk

Cash clerk

Teller

Mailing clerk

Microfilming clerk

Bills clerk

Bills checker

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

9618

7021

368.S

5548

7307

13739

13026

12791

12 847

13216

13906

11229

12634

12178

12185

15006

906S

11711

14S40

13 212

7699

7120

6861

6718

682t

7288

6474

6147

6219

8984

9599

6878

5648

4745

6898

12521

12452

11 892

12001

12682

13939

12111

10455

11 041

10998

10047

12312

14459

11236

13 211

117fIJ

7186

12083

6162

6538

5852

6578

6895

6498

6450

6160

8696

9614

6930

4640

5393

7131

13507

12812

12315

12366

12970

14868

13 013

10812

IIrn

11507

10802

14608

9171

14474

11379

14273

12556

7750

7166

12083

61n

6636

6 fIJ3

6852

68fIJ

6713

6462

5806

6180

8817



12191

8060

4494

6649

8916

18623

14 SfIJ

15564

15045

14982

15970

13 281

14593

14364

13868

17 555

12951

13685

16474

15911

9149

86fIJ

9548

8146

8448

9146

7333

8747

7487

10487

23

10m

7899

6625

5413

7930

16301

14383

13 882

13556

14821

15797

14305

11716

13536

13700

12788

13997

16807

12611

15546

13 936

8808

13 473

7716

7742

7730

7912

8333

8099

8371

7667

10203

11 947

7956

5530

6410

8491

18181

14492

14674

14198

14908

16807

15142

124fIJ

14057

13987

13152

17030

13052

16764

12928

16287

15013

9274

8766

13473

7810

7921

9244

7999

8374

8385

7866

7591

7609

10322



8

8

8

8

7

7

7

8



25

24

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

23

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

25

25

24

24

24

23

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

Industry/occupation

Banks(Cont'd)

Foreign exchange clerk

Audit clerk

Personnel clerk

Position/settlement clerk

Marketing clerk


General worker


Watchman/guard

Driver


Supervisory, techDic.I, clerial .Dd miscell.DeoU6 DOD-productioD worieR

Investment and holding companies











Personnel clerk


General worker



Supervisory, techDic.I, clerial .Dd miscell.DeoU6 DOD-productioD worieR

Insurance




Agents/salesman

Underwriting supervisor

Claims supervisor


Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

7017

721i1

6292

6987

5420

6131

7796

6125

9137

15 SSI

11 917

14242

7364

6465

4998

5097

8247

12652

12184

6314

11 742

10117

10642

6886

7204

6972

6496

7447

7153

5001

5064

5053

8103

12961

11 281

12288

12416

7518

srn

11349

6317

8322

5125

5114

8672

12429

9931

10469

10190

10282

6925

7246

6954

6434

7637

7099

4992

5271

6131

7796

5780

8551

15531

13065

11 557

12329

13168

7470

5513

11349

6317

6439

6402

7894

5226

5012

5106

8545

12590

10238

108115

6826

10934

10163

10 451



HK$

8324

8599

7888

8655

6657

7589

9352

7478

11128

17 516

13101

15706

7971

7074

5493

5596

9060

13888

13 632

13108

13020

11675

13137

24

8490

8598

8394

7965

8757

8644

61TI

6261

6246

9734

14157

12407

13 412

13 636

8249

6370

12353

6982

9107

5665

5637

9502

13 480

10988

11 445

11090

11 615

8442

8599

8387

7941

9068

8648

6125

6491

7589

9352

7081

10338

17200

142H}

12709

13461

14488

8162

6059

12353

6982

7211

7023

8638

5768

5499

5617

9370

I3TI3

11 176

12108

12220

12020

11302

12331



8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8



24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

Table 2(Cont'd)

Industry/occupation

Insurance(Cont'd)






Underwriting clerk

Claims clerk


General worker


Driver


Supervisory, tecbnic.l, c/eriul.nd misccll.neoU6 non-production worien

Real estate leasing


Building/security/caretaker supervisor


Accounting clerk



Building attendant/caretaker/guard

Miscellaneous non -pr-oduction workers

Supervisory, tecbnic.l, clcriul.nd misccll.neoU6 non-production woricn

Average monthly basic sa laries

Male Female Total

HK$

7325

6744

7OS1

6961

6957

522S

8287

6370

8433

7621

8015

6679

4931

4973

6070

HK$

7396

6218

10399

7 01!4

6717

6933

71n

4110

5370

4946

7762

6686

6733

4475

5116

HK$

7386

6296

10399

7 01!4

6S45

6793

6944

7133

4110

5275

8287

5891

7969

10248

7621

8144

6733

6694

6718

4744

4783

5752

Real estate maintenance management



Estate officerlbldg. services officer

Building/security/caretaker supervisor


Accounting clerk



Building attendant/caretaker/guard


Supervisory, tecbnic.!, clcria/.nd millCClI.ncoU6 non-production woricn

10103

9461

7238

8297

4n8

4767

536S

7104

5 S03

6091

4835

4182

4934

11197

10103

9413

7228

8303

7097

56n

6143

4781

4715

5318



HK$

8162

740S

8128

8002

7927

5926

9.sro

7285

10042

8963

9695

7628

5938

5964

7 293

11378

10403

8083

9251

5366

5350

601 2

25

HK$

8173

6819

11311

7913

7465

7 931

7960

4532

6112

5 S80

8657

7766

7709

5200

5906

7890

6156

6793

5S68

4720

5 S44

HK$

8171

6907

11311

7913

7246

7617

7959

7953

4532

5991

9.sro

6712

9 01!4

13524

8963

9809

7806

7482

7687

6831

12274

11 378

10366

8078

9262

7890

6375

6875

5376

5293

5961



7

10

10

9

8

8

9

8

11

10

10

6

7

11

10

8

8

10

8

11

11

\0

11

\0

10



23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

26

26

24

27

26

26

26

24

26

26

26

26

26

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

24

24

26

26

24

24

24

26

27

26

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

25

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

26

24

26

24

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

26

Table 2(Cont'd)

Industry/occupation


Male Female Total

HK$ HK$ HK$

Architecture/surveying/engineering firms


Draughtsman

Clerk of workslinspector/foreman







General worker


Driver


Supervillory. technical. clerical and millcellaneoWl non-production 'Worters

Security services

Security supervisor





Guard

Service workers

Supervillory. technical. clerical and millCCllaneoWl non -production 'Worters

BUSINESS SERVICES



Service workers


Supervillory. technical. clerical and millcellaneo/U non-production 'Worters

Sanitary and similar services

Supervisor/foreman




Service workers

Cleaner (general)


Supervillory. technic. I. clerical and millcellaneo/U non-production 'Worters

10537

16215

10890

5529

4736

7681

5928

10175

5952

5960

3959

3961

4303

10969

6937

3961

5114

7005

6740

6740

3918

3787

38S6

4063

11857

9842

10703

7967

6192

9327

6864

8304

4750

5196

4962

8486

6312

5988

6526

4149

4149

4790

11191

7267

4149

4716

7797

5622

5622

7316

31SS

3192

3266

12160

10430

16215

10863

7820

5977

9327

6864

8132

4750

4888

7681

5559

9503

5815

5833

6228

6002

6451

3974

3976

4359

11047

7171

3976

5040

7338

6504

6504

5824

6645

3689

3409

3450

3599



HKS

11431

16799

11784

6026

5175

8650

6581

11030

7584

7591

5572

5573

5916

12928

8476

5573

5883

8419

7304

7304

4130

3870

3962

4214

26

HK$

13115

10692

11565

8707

6763

10074

7425

9005

5253

5576

5406

9196

6865

6489

7079

6089

6089

6669

13155

8557

6089

5 S63

9202

6087

6087

8035

3262

3275

3361

HK$

13425

11317

16799

11 752

8576

6505

10074

7425

8820

5253

5308

8650

6132

10300

75(B

7582

6TII

6504

6997

5613

5614

6002

13007

8533

5614

5823

8748

7047

7047

6386

72<xJ

3867

3489

3541

3718



8

8

8

8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

10

8

8

10

10

10

8

10

10

8

8

9

8

8



23

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

26

25

25

27

26

26

26

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

26

26

26

24

24

26

25

24

27

27

24

26

26

26

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

26

24

24

26

2S

24

27

27

25

24

27

26

26

26

Industry/occupation

Motor vehicle repairing

Supervisor/foreman

Service advisor/service receptionist

Partsman




Tools keeper


General worker

Watchman/guard

Driver


Supervisory, techniclll, clericlllllnd miscellllneous non-production worlcrs

Barber and beauty shops

Barber/stylist


Cashier/receptionist


Manicurist/pedicurist

Hair washer

Service workers

General worker


Supervisory, techniclIl, clerialllnd miscellaneous non-production worlers

PERSONAL SERVICES



Service workers


Supervisory, tecbniclll, c/eriCIIlllnd miscellllneous non-production worlers

ALL INDUSTRIES Supervisory and technical workers


Service workers


Supervisory, technical, c/erialllnd miscellaneous non-production worlers

Table 2(Cont'd)


Male Female Total

HK$

10942

7578

7 S43

9245

5333

7217

5617

5594

5n5

5665

78S6

2167

2167

2364

2376

2260

5218

6759

3051

3995

41n

9200

66S5

6362

5216

7058

HKS

6481

8746

6903

4741

4741

6223

5934

5131

5041

5041

1640

2811

2446

3121

3121

3 S44

5329

6750

2929

3221

3429

8786

6613

4424

3878

6178

HKS

10942

7601

7543

9242

6766

8746

5333

6990

5049

5594

5725

5420

7410

2688

2649

5008

5008

1663

2469

2397

3137

3137

2588

5232

6752

3010

3531

3798

9053

6624

5746

4649

6640



HKS

13666

9712

8912

11371

6198

8429

6236

6058

7321

6732

9541

6744

6744

4507

4532

5rn

8299

7813

4356

4176

5260

11494

7798

7831

6062

8598

HK$

7703

10108

8130

5514

5514

7313

8606

8948

6107

6107

7165

4918

5620

3 S02

3 S02

6563

8036

7875

4444

3318

3783

10278

7717

5723

4573

7302

HK$

13666

9741

8912

11369

7998

10108

6198

8213

5768

6058

7321

6409

8933

7002

7102

6061

6061

7368

4604

4854

3520

3520

5978

8265

7859

4386

3662

4511

11 062

7737

7161

5431

7983

• Data suppressed for confidentiality reasons, see paragraph 5.6 in part 11 of this report.

27



8

8

8

8

8

8

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

8

10

10

9

10

10

10

9

8

8



23

23

23

23

22

23

23

26

23

24

23

26

26

26

26

26

23

26

:z6

26

25

24

26

25

25

23

24

23

23

23

23

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

26

26

26

24

24

26

26

25

23

23

23

23

23

24

22

23

23

26

23

24

23

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

26

26

26

24

24

26

26

25

Table 3 : Average daily wages, normal hours of work and standard working days for selected common occupations in the

craftsmen and operatives level analysed by sex

(March 1993)

Average daily Average daily Number of normal Number of standard Occupational group/ basic wages wages including hours of work working days

occupation fringe benefits per day per month Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

HKS HK$ HK$ HK$ HK$ HK$

Craftsmen

Machinist 279 Z73 330 324 9 25 25

Repairman Z79 266 315 303 8 8 23 23

Tool maker 282 282 337 337 8 25 25

Mould and die maker and repairer 316 316 381 381 8 8 25 25

Operatives

Power press operator 191 146 173 247 182 220 8 8 25 25 25

Injection moulding machine operator 218 196 2S8 238 9 26 26

Lockstitch sewing machine operator 189 190 211 21 1 8 26 26

Presser 243 234 242 255 245 253 8 8 8 26 25 26

Guillotining machine operator 277 277 335 335 8 26 26

Mender 161 161 203 204 8 8 26 26


28

Table 4 Average monthly salaries, normal hours of work and standard working days for selected common occupations in the supervisory, technical, clerical and

miscellaneous non-production workers analysed by sex

Occupational group/ occupation




Shipping supervisor

MaitreD'

Chief cook

Estate officerlbuilding services officer

Bar supervisor






Sales clerk/shop assistant

Personnel clerk

Reservation clerk (in hotels, airline and travel agents)

Receptionist (in restaurants)

Service workers

Bartender


Cook

Junior cook

Waiter/waitress

Bus boy


Male Female Total

HK$ HK$ HK$

11485 10304 10715

9803 9m

10 a53 10312 10460

8179 8312 8205

12n8 12747

9618 9 S64

7714 7714

6929 6842 6 !\S5

6490 6001 6105

6304 6235 6239

6984 7075 7055

5207 4603 4723

6&30 6866 6861

7130 6763 6835

63n 6262

4 S45 4571

8170 5593 8141

5497 4982 5469

5339 5115 52S0

4176 3995 4042



Delivery man

Dishwasher

5264

5637

4309

4792 5111

5643

4216 4224

(March 1993)



HK$ HK$ HK$

12964 11 594 12070

11 071 10866 1I02D

11 942 11 S06 11615

11 336 11 047 11 296

14481 14455

10617 10572

9 !\S5 9 !\S5

7964 7751 7789

7408 6SSO 6969

7555 7078 7104

7828 7924 7903

6534 6390 6419

7941 8139 8115

8063 7686 7762

8419 8419

8182 8070

SS95 5612

9502 686.5 9472

6699 5736 6647

7383 6988 722S

5526 5530 5529

6052 5612 5910

6626 6634

5688 5438 5460


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8 8

8

8 8

9 9

9

8 8

8

8

8 8

9

8

7

9

8

9

9 9

9

9 9

8 8

8

9 9



24 24 24

15 15 15

23 24 24

26 26 26

27 27

24 24

26 26

24 24

24 24 24

15 24 24

24 24 24

15 15 15

24 24 24

24 24 24

27 27

26 26

26 26

26 26 26

26 26 26

27 26 26

27 26 27

24 24 24

15 15

27 26 26

Part 11 Scope and Method of Survey

1. Introduction

1.1 Different wage measures There are basically four statistical measures of wages, namely, wage rate, earnings, compensation of employees and labour cost. All four of these measures are expressed in money terms. They differ from one another essentially in the wage elements covered. Data for each of these measures are compiled to serve specific uses.

1.2 The fundamental concept is the wage rate which is usually thought of as the "price" of labour. As such, wage rates are usually expressed as time rates which refer to the amount of money paid for normal time of work and relate to a time-unit such as an hour, a day , a week or a month.

1.3 As for the others, the statistical measure of earnings is based on the concept of wages as "income" to the employed. It covers more wage elements than the concept of wage rate, but the basic difference between the two is that the concept of earnings relates to the amount of time actually worked and not to the normal time of work. Thus, if overtime is worked, the amount of earnings will exceed the wage rate. Apart from changes in wage rates and in the amount of time worked, where the latter fluctuates with the season and with the economic situation, the movements of earnings are also affected by changes in composition of the labour force with respect to sex, occupation, mode of payment, experience and quality of workers, and the incidence of the payment of bonuses and backpay. The movements of earnings are therefore inherently more volatile than those of wage rates.

1.4 The third measure, compensation of employees, is used in connection with national accounts. It is a broader concept which covers, in addition to wage elements included as earnings, social security payments. Finally, labour cost is a statistical measure of the cost of employing labour to the employer. It is the broadest statistical measure of wages which covers, in addition to practically all of the wage items included under compensation of employees, the employer's cost of vocational training, welfare services and staff recruitment, etc.

1.5 The Survey of Wages, Salaries and Employee Benefits collects data mainly related to wage rates.

1.6 Historical background The Government has since 1964 conducted a survey entitled ·Wage Survey· at half-yearly intervals. On the basis of the results of this survey, wage indices and statistics on the absolute level of wage rates and establishment practices with regard to pay were compiled and published, mainly for manual workers in the manufacturing sector. A new quarterly Survey of Wages, Salaries and Employee Benefits was conducted as from March 1982 to replace the old one. A number of improvements were made, including the use of a larger sample to achieve a higher degree of precision in the estimates, and an extension in coverage to include the nonmanufacturing sectors and non-manual workers so as to make the statistics more representative. The details of the differences between the two surveys and the methodology adopted in the new survey are summarized in the "Quarterly Report of Wages, Salaries and Employee Benefits Statistics for March, June and September 1982, Volume I" . After the September 1989 survey, the frequency of the survey has been changed to half-yearly.

1.7 In 1992, a review of the survey was undertaken with a view to improving the survey design. As a result, the industrial coverage has been updated, mainly by dropping some declining manufacturing industries and adding industries in the services sector which have risen in importance. The occupational coverage has also been updated. Moreover, improvements to the sample design, estimation method and questionnaire design have also been introduced. A parallel run of the new and old survey design was conducted in September 1992. Starting from the March 1993 round of the survey, wage statistics are published based on the new survey design and the base period of the wage indices is changed from March 1982 to September 1992.

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1.8 Objectives of the survey The objectives of the survey remain as follows:

(i) to compile nominal wage indices for individual industries analysed by broad occupational group as well as for all the industries covered as a whole to measure the changes in wage rate in money tenns;

(ii) to derive real wage indices by deflating the nominal wage indices by the Consumer Price Index (A) for measuring the changes in purchasing power of wages; and

(iii) to compile statistics on the absolute level of prevailing wage rates and normal hours of work of principal occupations in the major industries, for reference in career counselling and salary determination.

1.9 Publication arrangement The survey report is published in two volumes to ensure the timely publication of data. The first volume includes basically statistics in the nature of short-term economic indicators (relating mainly to the first two objectives above) which need to be published as soon as possible whereas the second volume contains the detailed occupational data which can afford a later publication date. Starting from the March 1993 survey round, the content of the report and the table layouts have been slightly modified.

1.10 Linking wage index series of different base periods If one wish to compare wage indices of the old series (i.e. March 1982 = lOO) and those of the new series (i .e. September 1992 = 100), a splicing method can be used. First, a conversion factor is to be derived from the indices for the overlapping period of September 1992 in both index series. Then, the index for a particular month with the old base period can be converted to the new base period by multiplying the index by the conversion factor. The following illustrates how the nominal wage indices for all employees in the bleaching and dyeing industry and in Chinese restaurants for March 1992 can be converted from the old base period to the new based period.

Mar 1992 Sept 1992 Sept 1992 Conversion Mar 1992 Industry (Mar 82 = 1 oo) (Mar 82 = lOO) (Sept 92 = lOO) factor (Sept 92 = 1 oo)

(1) (2) (3) (3)/(2) (1) x (3)/(2)

Bleaching 254.3 272.9 lOO 1 oo/272. 9 93.2 and dyeing

Chinese 192.2 197.1 lOO 100/197.1 97.5 restaurants

1.11 The above method can be applied to compare wage indices of the new and old series for other industries. However, it should be noted that the coverage of some industries may be different for the two index series. Particular care should be taken for comparison at the economic sector level and the "all industries" level since the industry coverage of each economic sector has been revised.

2. Covera2e of the survey

2.1 Industrial coverage In the light of the limited resources available, only the principal industries are covered. Prior to the March 1993 round of the survey, 41 selected industries were covered. Since the March 1993 survey, 46 selected industries are included, as shown in the Appendix.

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2.2 Occupational coverage In each selected industry, a number of occupations which have clearly understood and definable duties are surveyed if they are either numerically important or are identified as being of special interest. Occupations included in the survey are classified according to the following 6 occupational groups :

Supervisory. technical. clerical & miscellaneous non-production workers

(i) supervisory and technical workers;

(ii) clerical and secretarial workers;

(iii) service workers; and

(iv) miscellaneous non-production workers.

Craftsmen & operatives

(i) craftsmen; and

(ii) operatives.

Employees at the managerial and professional levels are not included. The list of selected occupations under each occupational group in the industries covered, and the job description of individual occupations are available upon request.

2.3 Occupational classifications and job specifications are defmed in advance of the survey. They are based mainly on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Because of the emphasis on inter-establishment comparability of occupational content, the job specifications may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments. The primary objective of the job specifications is to identify the essential elements of skill, difficulty and responsibility that establish the basic concept of the job.

2.4 Emplovee coverage The main categories of employees covered in the survey are time-rated and piece-rated workers. Within these categories, workers of both sexes are included. The time-rated employees cover all employees paid on a time basis, whether this be hourly, daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

2.5 Proprietors, family workers, out-workers and employees who are paid less than the established wage rates such as handicapped workers whose wage rates are reduced because of their handicap, part-time workers, apprentices, learners, beginners, trainees and workers on probation, are not covered in the survey. Employees whose duties and tasks do not fit in with the scope of the selected occupations are also excluded.

2.6 Establishment coverage Establishments of medium to large size are covered in the survey. In very small establishments, workers often have no clearly defmed job duties and the job they perform cannot be classified into any particular occupation. There may not always be strict adherence to regular work schedules and normal hours of work. If very small establishments were included, the cost of the survey would increase considerably. On the other hand, small establishments make up the majority and if too many are excluded, the survey results would not be representative. Thus, a balance has to be struck. A minimum size limit of establishments covered is determined for each industry and shown in the Appendix.

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3. Survey method

3.1 Data collected The following basic items of information, broken down by sex and mode of payment (i.e. monthly-rated, daily-rated and piece-rated), are collected for each selected occupation in each industry :

(i) number of employees;

(ii) number of normal working hours per day;

It refers to the hours of work, excluding meal time and rest time, stipulated by the establishment beyond which any time worked is remunerated at overtime rate or forms an exception to the rules and customs of the establishment.

(iii) number of standard working days per month;

If there is no rest day granted at all in a month, the number of standard working days is taken as 30. Where rest days are granted on a monthly basis, the number of standard working days is the difference between 30 and the number of rest days granted in a month. If rest days are granted on a weekly basis, the assumption of 4 weeks in a month is made.

(iv) wage rate, which covers the following wage elements :

(a) basic wages/salaries (including paid holidays and leave); (b) commission and tips (tips received directly from customers are

excluded); (c) shift allowance; (d) cost-of-living allowance; (e) meal allowance and meal benefits; (t) good attendance bonus; (g) guaranteed year-end bonus; and (h) other regular and guaranteed bonuses and allowances.

3.2 In addition, information on establishment pay practices in terms of employees' entitlement to various types of benefits other than the wage rate including :

(a) paid holidays per annum; (b) housing benefits; (c) provident fund; (d) pension scheme; (e) medical benefits; (t) profit-sharing bonus; (g) rates of overtime premium; and (h) other benefits,

is collected once every 2 years.

3.3 Unit of enquiry The unit of enquiry for wage rate information is an occupation in an establishment, not the individual workers.

3.4 Data collection method At the start of a survey, notification letters are first sent out to the sampled establishments. A field officer then visits the respondent during which he assists the respondent in job matching and filling in the questionnaire.

3.5 Survey reference period The survey reference period is fixed at the month of March and September.

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4. Sample desi2n and estimation method

4.1 Sample design The Central Register of Establishments provides a frame for this survey. In each round of survey, a total of some 2 000 establishments are covered, that is, an average of about 50 per industry. The sample consists of 4 replicates each of which is stratified by industry and size in terms of employment. Each round of survey, one replicate is replaced in order to spread the burden of selected establishments.

4.2 A main sample is drawn from the frame once every two years. Supplementary samples are chosen and incorporated into the main sample in subsequent rounds of the survey to cover establishments which have newly opened or lately shifted into the scope of the survey.

4.3 Average daily wages/monthly salaries To estimate the average wage rate of a particular occupation in a particular industry, it is necessary to estimate first, the total wage bill (wage rate x number of employees) for that category of employees, and second, the total number of employees in that category. The estimated average wage rate is given by the ratio of the estimated total wage bill to the estimated total number of employees. The method is illustrated by the following formula:

R

where

L Fieixi

E Fiei

R average wage rate for employees of a certain sex and mode of payment of a particular occupation in a particular industry;

Fi grossing-up factor for the ith establishment;

e i reported number of employees in that category in the ith establishment;

Xi reported average wage rate of employees in that category in the ith establishment.

The method in calculating average wage rates for higher levels of aggregation, e.g. an occupation, an occupational group, a particular industry and all industries combined can be done by simply extending the summation sign in both the numerator and the denominator to cover all employees in the required level of aggregation before dividing.

4.4 Nominal and Real Wage Indices The Nominal Wage Index is designed to measure the change in wage rates unaffected by changes in occupational and industrial structure. A chain Laspeyres index is used. The index formula for a particular industry is shown below :

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where

Now,

where

t-1 N· J

R~ J

t-1 R· J

wage index for a given industry for time-period t (current round of the survey) with reference to the base time-period 0 (i.e. September 1992) taken as 100;

wage index for that industry for time-period t (current round of the survey) with reference to the time-period t-1 (pervious round of survey) taken as ·100;

wage index for that industry for time-period t-1 (previous round of the survey) with reference to the base time-period 0 (i.e. September 1992) taken as 100.

[ N~-l J

t X R· ]

J X R ~-1 ]

J

x 100

total number of employees in the jth occupation during time-period t-l. An occupation is subdivided with respect to sex and each subdivision (which may consist of employees of different modes of payment) is treated as an occupation for the present purpose;

average wage rate of employees in the jth occupation at time-period t;

average wage rate of employees in the jth occupation at time-period t-l.

For computational purpose, the formula for I t - l, t is expressed as :

I t - 1 • t =

=

where W ~ -1 = N ~ -1 R ~-1 J J J

R~ J

t-1 R· J

N~-l R~-l X R~ / J J J

L t-1 t-1 N· R· J J

W~-l X R~ / J J

L t-1 W. J

t-1 R· J

t-1 R·

J

X 100

X 100

total wage bill paid to all employees in the jth occupation in time-period t-1;

= wage rate relative for the jth occupation.

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Thus the index becomes a weighted average of wage rate relatives, where the weight is

for the jth occupation, and

t-l W·

~ --=J<---_ L ~ t-l

L- W· J

= 1

t-l W·

J ~ t-l L- W·

J

4.5 The Real Wage Index is obtained by deflating the Nominal Wage Index by the Consumer Price Index (A). Although the same deflator is used for each industry to derive the real wage index from its nominal counterpart, the difference between the movements of the nominal wage index and the real wage index between any two time periods may vary slightly from industry to industry due to rounding.

4.6 Median and quartiles of wages/salaries In compiling the median and quartile wages, it is ideal if the wage rates of individual workers can be used. However, as such information is not available, the average wage rate for a particular occupation in a particular establishment has been taken as the wage rates of all workers in that occupation in that establishment in compiling the frequency table and hence the medians and quartiles. The formula for compiling the median is as follows:

where

Median N _ (Ef)

= L+ [ 2 ] c fmedian

L lower class boundary of the median class;

N number of workers in the domain, either an industry, industrial group or all industries combined;

(1: f) sum of frequencies of all classes lower than the median class;

f median frequency of the median class;

C = size of median class interval.

The formulae for compiling the lower and upper quartiles are similar.

4.7 Establishment pay practices Statistics on various benefits other than the wage rate, which are published in this report once every two years, are expressed in terms of the percentage of workers included in the survey entitled to the benefits.

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5. Notes in interpretina: the results

5.1 Changes in wage rates As a result of changes in sample composition and staff movement, the movement of the absolute level of wage rates may differ slightly from movement of the wage indices. Where this happens, the wage indices should be used as indicator of changes.

5.2 The wage indices are designed to measure the "pure" changes in wage rates by holding constant the structure of the labour force with respect to industry, occupation, sex and mode of payment between two successive rounds of survey. However, it is not possible to standardize the experience and quality of workers within the basic unit which is defined by an occupation, sex and mode of payment. Hence, changes in composition of workers in terms of experience and quality within a basic unit may still distort, though not significantly so at the higher levels of aggregation, the movements of the wage indices.

5.3 Piece-rates Piece-rated workers are common in several industries of the manufacturing sector in Hong Kong. As the word "piece-rated" denotes , wage rates should be measured on a per-piece basis. However, products vary from establishment to establishment and even within an establishment in size, value, style, material used, degree of sophistication and skill required, etc. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to standardize the piece unit to fit all industries concerned. Hence, a time basis is employed to measure piece-rated wages. When asking for piecerated wages, the normal output of an average worker within a certain time period is obtained together with the rates per unit of output. An assumption has been made that there is sufficient work for the worker to work unceasingly within the time period. In view of this, the wage rate of piece-rated workers should not be used to calculate actual earnings.

5.4 Reliability A sample of 2 000 establishments cannot bear detailed analysis. The detailed breakdowns of wage rates for individual occupations are therefore recommended for rough guidance only.

5.5 Old and New Survey There are a number of differences between the old and new surveys as regards the coverage of establishments and occupations and so forth . Comparisons on the results of the two surveys should take into consideration the differences of the two surveys.

5.6 Suppression of statistical information In this report, statistics compiled from data collected from less than 10 establishments are suppressed from publication because either (i) data are insufficient to provide meaningful statistical results, or (ii) there is a possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data.

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Appendix

List of industries covered

Hong Kong Standard Industry Industrial Classification Size limit

(persons)

(A) Manufacturin&:

1. Garments 3201-2, 3209 20 2. Cotton spinning and weaving 3252, 3261 50 3. Cotton knitting and knit outerwear 3271, 3276 20 4. Bleaching and dyeing 3281 20 5. Containers and boxes of paper and paperboard 3412 10 6. Printing, publishing and allied industries 342 10 7. Plastic products (excluding plastic toys) 3561, 3569 10 8. Plastic toys 3562 10 9. Fabricated metal products except machinery 3819 10

and equipment, n.e.c. 10. Electrical appliances 3851,3872 10 11. Electronics 20

Computing machinery and equipment 3822 Transistorized radios 3831 Television receivers and communication 3832

equipment Records and magnetic tapes 3834 Electronic parts and components 384 Electronic toys 3852 Electronic industrial apparatus 3868 Electronic products, n.e.c. 3873

12. Photographic and optical goods 3891 20 13. Watches and clocks 3892-4 10 14. Jewellery and related articles 3902 10

(B) Electricity and &:as

15. Electric light and power 4111 16. Gas manufacture and distribution 4112

(C) Wholesale, retail, import/export trades, restaurants and hotels

17. Wholesale 10 Foodstuffs 6111 Clothing, footwear and allied products 6114 Consumer goods, n.e.c. 6115 Raw materials and semi-manufactures 6121

18. Retail 10 Supermarkets 621115 Department stores 621511 Motor vehicles, motor-cycles and 621600

bicycles including accessories and parts

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Appendix(Cont'd)

Hong Kong Standard Industry Industrial Classification Size limit

(persons)

Import/Export *19. Foodstuffs 6311 10 *20. Clothing, footwear and allied products 6314 10 *21. Consumer goods, n.e.c. 6315 10 *22. Machinery, equipment and parts 6316 10 *23. Durable goods, n.e.c. 6318 10 *24. Raw materials and semi-manufactures 6321 10 25. General commodities 6322 10 26. Chinese restaurants 6411 20 27. Restaurants, other than Chinese 6412 10

*28. Fast food shops (excluding 6413 (part) 10 American style fast food shops)

29. Hotels 6511 lOO

(D) Transport and communication services

30. Motor buses 7111 31. Tramways and railways 7112 32. Harbour ferries 7151

*33 . Haulage of containers and containers leasing 716101 10 *34. Airline companies 7171 20 35. Travel agents and airline ticket agents 7181 10 36. Air cargo forwarding services 7182 10

(E) Business services

37. Banks 8111 20 *38. Investment and holding companies 8122 10 39. Insurance 821 10

*40. Real estate leasing 8312-3 10 *41. Real estate maintenance management 8314 20 42. Architectural, surveying and project 8334 10

engineering services related to construction and real estate activities

*43. Security services 833903 20

(F) Personal services

44. Sanitary and similar services 921 10 45. Servicing and repairing of motor vehicles 9513 10

and motor-cycles *46. Barber and beauty shops 9591 10

* industries added in the Survey starting from the March 1993 round

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