| Date | Context | Summary of development | Action
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| 28.7.98
| MP
| The Panel noted the research paper on "Proposal on Minimum Wage in Hong Kong" submitted by the Hong Kong Social Security Society (HKSSS), and agreed to invite the views of employers' associations, labour organizations and academics. [HKSSS's Proposal]
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| 23.9.98
| CQ
| Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung raised a question on "Handling of Pay Reduction by Employer Cases" and enquired whether the Administration would establish a minimum wage system in Hong Kong. [Hansard]
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| 29.10.98
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration and met with deputations on the proposal for a minimum wage in Hong Kong. [Administration's response to HKSSS's Proposal]
The Panel agreed that a study on overseas experience in respect of Minimum Wage Systems be conducted by the Research and Library Services Division (RLSD) of the LegCo Secretariat.
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| 23.12.98
| MP
| The Panel considered the draft research outline prepared by RLSD. [Research proposal] [Hon LEE Cheuk-yan's suggestions]
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| 13.1.99
| CM
| At the meeting when the Council considered the motion moved by Dr Hon YEUNG Sum on "Review of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme", some Members urged the Administration to draw up some kind of poverty eradication policy to address various questions, including prescribing a minimum wage level. [Hansard]
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| 28.4.99
| CM
| The Council negatived a motion moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan urging the Administration to improve the quality of life for the wage-earning class by adopting various positive measures, including setting a minimum wage to safeguard the basic livelihood of employees. [Hansard]
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| 27.5.99
| MP
| The Panel considered the research report on "Minimum Wage Systems" prepared by RLSD. [Report]
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| 22.7.99
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration its response to the research report on "Minimum Wage Systems" prepared by RLSD. [Paper]
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| 17.5.00
| CM
| The Council negatived a motion moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan urging the Government to legislate for the implementation of a minimum wage system, and to set up a "Low Income Commission" comprising academics and representatives of employees and employers to examine and establish the appropriate minimum wage level and details of implementation [Hansard "page 159"]
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| 25.5.00
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the introduction of statutory minimum wage when considering the paper on the minimum employment terms for persons engaged in projects or services contracted out by the Government. [Minutes "page 8"]
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| 13.6.01
| CQ
| Hon LAU Chin-shek raised a question on "Implementation of recommendations concerning employee benefits" and enquired the reasons for the Administration's failure to implement the recommendation made by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including making regulations on statutory minimum wage, working hours, paid weekly rest, rest breaks and compulsory overtime pay. [Hansard "page 15"]
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| 12.11.01
| WS
| At the meeting when the Panel met with deputations on measures to address poverty, some deputations urged the Administration to establish a statutory minimum wage system and maximum daily working hours. [Minutes]
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| 24.4.02
| CM
| The Council negatived a motion moved by Hon LEE Cheuk-yan on the problem of "working poverty" urging the Government to expeditiously set up an independent commission to work out a minimum wage system and a minimum wage level that suit the local environment. [Hansard "page 250"]
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| 22.4.04
| MP
| At the meeting when members discussed with the Administration the employment terms for persons engaged in projects or services contracted out by the Government, the Panel passed a motion urging the Government to adopt the average monthly salaries of selected occupations published by the Census and Statistics Department as the standard of minimum wage for workers engaged in projects or services contracted out by the Government. [Minutes "page 10"]
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| 2.6.04
| CQ
| Members discussed with the Administration on minimum wage when Hon James TO raised question on "Remunerations offered to unskilled workers by service contractors of public bodies and public corporations". [Hansard "page 7"]
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| 2.6.04
| CM
| The Council passed a motion on "Safeguarding the rights and benefits of public servants and staff of outsourced government services" moved by Hon LEUNG Fu-wah as amended by Hon Andrew CHENG urging the Government to strictly monitor its contractors to ensure that they adopted the average wages of similar trades published in the Census and Statistics Department's Quarterly Report of Wages and Payroll Statistics as the standard of minimum allowable wage for non-skilled workers involved in outsourced government services, and fully enforce this requirement and to extend it to the outsourced services contracts of public organizations and public corporations. [Hansard "page 184"]
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| 13.10.04
| CM
| The Council negatived a motion moved by Hon CHAN Yuen-han urging the Administration to legislate for a minimum wage and prescribe the maximum number of working hours. [Hansard "page 104"]
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| 4.11.04
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration its initial position on the proposal for a minimum wage in Hong Kong and the way forward. [Paper]
The Panel passed a motion moved by HON WONG Kwok-hing urging the Administration to formulate the implementation plans and timetable for a minimum wage. The Administration was requested to provide response to the motion. [Minutes "page 3"]
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| 18.11.04
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the extension of the mandatory requirement for employment terms for non-skilled workers engaged in projects or services contracted out by the Government to public bodies. [Minutes]
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| 2.12.04
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the mandatory requirement on wage rates for non-skilled workers engaged in services contracted out by the Government. [Minutes]
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| 12.1.05
| PA
| The Chief Executive mentioned in 2005 Policy Address that the Labour Advisory Board had already commenced discussion on the issues of "maximum working hours" and "minimum wage" and would study them in detail. [Policy Address "paragraph 33"]
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| 17.3.05
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration a standard employment contract for use by government service contractors in employing non-skilled workers. [Minutes]
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| 15.6.05
| CQ
| Hon KWONG Chi-kin raised a question on implementation of statutory minimum wage system. [Hansard "page 51"]
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| 9.11.05
| CM
| A motion moved by Hon CHAN Yuen-han on minimum wage, standard working hours was negatived. [Hansard "page 110"]
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| 30.11.05
| CQ
| Hon Emily LAU raised a question on statutory minimum wage and standard working hours. [Hansard "page 93"]
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| 3.5.06
| CQ
| Hon CHAN Yuen-han raised a question on implementation of statutory minimum wage. [Hansard "page 31"]
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| 11.10.06
| PA
| The Chief Executive announced in the 2006-2007 Policy Address that the Government would launch a Wage Protection Movement (WPM) for cleansing workers and security guards to ensure that employees in the cleansing and guarding services sectors would receive wages not lower than the average market rates of the relevant industries and occupations as published in the Quarterly Report of Wage and Payroll Statistics of the Census and Statistics Department. While employers, corporations and contractors were encouraged to join WPM, the Administration would monitor the effectiveness of WPM through the Labour Advisory Board and conduct a comprehensive review two years after implementation. If WPM failed to deliver satisfactory results, the Administration would set out to prepare for the introduction of legislation for a minimum wage in the cleansing and guarding services sectors. [Policy Address "paragraph 34"]
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| 24.10.06
| MP
| At the meeting when the Panel received the briefing by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour on the Chief Executive's 2006-2007 Policy Address relating to the labour portfolio, members discussed WPM for employees in the cleansing and guarding services sectors. [Paper]
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| 1.11.06
| CM
| A motion moved by Hon WONG Kwok-hing on minimum wage, standard working hours was negatived. [Hansard "page 125"]
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| 16.11.06
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the modus operandi of WPM for cleaning workers and security guards and the Administration's strategy in taking it forward. [Paper]
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| 21.12.06
| MP
| At the meeting when the Administration briefed members on the progress of WPM, the Panel agreed that the progress of WPM and the proposal for the introduction of legislation for a minimum wage and related issues should be a standing item for discussion by the Panel at the regular meetings between January and July 2007. [Minutes "page 3"]
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| 18.1.07
| MP
| The Panel continued the discussion on WPM and the proposal for introduction of legislation for a minimum wage and related issues. [Paper]
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| 15.3.07
| MP
| The Panel continued the discussion on WPM and the proposal for introduction of legislation for a minimum wage and related issues. [Paper] [Paper]
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| 19.4.07
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration and met with deputations on special arrangement on minimum wage for different categories of people. [Paper]
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| 17.5.07
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration and met with deputations on statutory minimum wage for cleaning workers and security guards. [Paper]
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| 21.6.07
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration and met with deputations on statutory minimum wage for cleaning workers and security guards.[Minutes]
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| 5.7.07
| MP
| The Panel continued the discussion on WPM and the proposal for introduction of legislation for a minimum wage and related issues. [Paper]
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| 18.10.07
| MP
| At the meeting when the Panel received the briefing by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare on the Chief Executive's 2007-2008 Policy Address relating to the manpower issues, members discussed WPM for employees in the cleansing and guarding services sectors. [Paper]
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| 7.11.07
| CQ
| Hon Margaret NG raised a question on salaries of workers in low-income trades and industries. [Hansard "page 20"]
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| 15.11.07
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the mid-term review of WPM for cleaning workers and security guards. [Paper]
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| 21.2.08
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the preparatory work for introducing a statutory minimum wage for cleaning workers and security guards if WPM fails to yield satisfactory results. [Paper]
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| 20.3.08
| MP
| The Panel considered the research report on minimum wage system in selected places prepared by RLSD. [Report]
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| 24.4.08
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the definitions of cleaning workers and security guards. [Paper]
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| 27.5.08
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the definition of a statutory minimum wage. [Paper]
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| 19.6.08
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration on setting the level and mechanism for reviewing the level of the statutory minimum wage, and enforcement and penalty in relation to the implementation of a statutory minimum wage. [Paper] [Paper] [Paper]
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| 8.7.08
| MP
| The Panel discussed with the Administration the composite report on the practical issues discussed related to the introduction of a statutory minimum wage. [Paper]
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| 23.6.10
| CQ
| Hon WONG Sing-chi raised a question on hourly wage levels of employees. [Hansard "page 108"]
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| 24.11.10
| CQ
| Hon Fred LI raised a question on counting of meal breaks as paid time. [Hansard "page 57"]
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| 8.12.10
| CQ
| Hon Starry LEE raised a question on review of income limits for support programmes before implementation of statutory minimum wage. [Hansard "page 101"]
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| 9.3.11
| CQ
| Hon WONG Ting-kwong raised a question on implementation of statutory minimum wage rate. [Hansard "page 21"]
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| 6.4.11
| CQ
| Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung raised a question on implementation of statutory minimum wage legislation. [Hansard "page 59"]
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| 13.4.11
| CQ
| Hon Emily LAU raised a question on implementation of statutory minimum wage. [Hansard "page 29"]
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| 11.5.11
| CM
| A motion moved by Hon Paul TSE on temporarily suspending the implementation of the Minimum Wage Ordinance was negatived. [Hansard "page 212"]
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| 18.5.11
| CQ
| Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung raised a question on problems faced by employees after the implementation of the Minimum Wage Ordinance. [Hansard "page 37"]
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| 9.11.11
| CQ
| Dr Hon PAN Pey-chyou raised a question on the productivity assessment mechanism for persons with disabilities under the Statutory Minimum Wage regime. [Hansard "page 87"]
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| 30.11.11
| CQ
| Hon Frederick FUNG raised a question on review of statutory minimum wage rate and formulation of standard working hours. [Hansard "page 54"]
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