Wage increase of up to 4.65pc to be tabled for civil servants

Hong Kong’s civil servants may get pay rises of up to 4.65 percent this year, going by the recommendations of a panel that took into consideration a host of factors, including private sector salary movements in the city.  

Sources said the 2023 Pay Trend Survey report set to be released on Wednesday has suggested that the salaries of middle and junior-ranking civil servants be raised by 4.65 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively, this year.   

For senior-ranking civil servants, the recommended pay rise is 2.87 percent.   

Last year's pay trend survey suggested salary increases of 2.04 percent for junior civil servants, 4.55 percent for middle-ranking workers, and 7.26 percent for senior staff.  

Authorities eventually approved an across-the-board pay rise of 2.5 percent for all civil servants after receiving criticism from business chambers and even senior politicians that a pay rise of up to 7.26 percent was out of step with the Covid-hit economic climate at the time.