{
  "id": 10415227,
  "title": "Minimum wage review for Hong Kong foreign domestic workers coming ‘shortly’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/minimum-wage-review-for-hong-kong-foreign-domestic-workers-coming",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:55:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-hongkongfp",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/28/minimum-wage-review-for-hong-kong-foreign-domestic-workers-coming-shortly/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong's government plans to announce the results of a review on the minimum wage and food allowance for over 380,000 foreign domestic workers \"shortly,\" according to the Labour and Welfare Bureau. The government aims to strike a balance between the interests of domestic workers and their employers while making the decision. The last wage increase was 2.2% in the previous year, taking the minimum monthly wage from HK$4,990 to HK$5,100. Last week, the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB), representing domestic workers, called for a significant increase to HK$6,172 and a monthly food allowance more than doubled to HK$3,123. The AMCB's proposed level is roughly HK$100 per day, compared to the current HK$1,236, or about HK$41 per day. The government has considered various factors, including Hong Kong's economic performance, employment situation, price level changes, earnings of grassroots workers, and household incomes of employers, while reviewing the minimum wage for domestic workers.",
  "summary": "The Hong Kong government has said it will announce “shortly” the outcomes of a regular review of the minimum wage and food allowance for the more than 380,000 foreign domestic workers in the city. The Labour and Welfare Bureau said on Monday that any adjustment to domestic workers’ minimum wage will balance their interests and […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Hong Kong to announce review results on foreign domestic workers' minimum wage soon",
    "Government aims to balance workers' and employers' interests",
    "Last wage increase 2.2% in previous year, raising minimum monthly wage to HK$5,100"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Hong Kong cracks down on visitors abusing visas to run one-stop shop tourist services",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/hong-kong-cracks-down-on-visitors-abusing-visas-to-run-one-stop-shop",
        "published": "2026-09-28T09:03:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Minimum wage review for Hong Kong foreign domestic workers coming ‘shortly’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/minimum-wage-review-for-hong-kong-foreign-domestic-workers-coming-10420552",
        "published": "2026-09-28T09:55:24.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}