Budget 2026: Hong Kong to resume pay trend survey, paving way for rise in civil servants’ salaries following wage freeze

Hong Kong will resume its annual pay trend survey, which informs civil servants’ wage adjustments, after skipping it last year and implementing a salary freeze. Delivering the budget address on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan praised “significant improvement” in the city’s public finances. He announced that Hong Kong was set to see a HK$51.3 billion […]

By Hillary Leung