Implementation of Minimum Wage
Employers pressed the Minimum Wage Commission (最低工資委員會) to keep the HK$28-an-hour level amid a gloomy business forecast.
Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (香港中華總商會) vice chairman David Fong Man-hung said the wage level should remain unchanged because there may be business uncertainties next year, adding that a pay rise would push up inflation.
But the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions called for the minimum wage to be raised to HK$33 per hour due to the high inflation rate.
Imagine yourself as a cashier in a local supermarket. Would you support the implementation of minimum wage? Why or why not?
Write in about 80 words.