{
  "id": 16031132,
  "title": "Hong Kong pay growth slows as Guangdong accelerates, survey finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hong-kong-pay-growth-slows-as-guangdong-accelerates-survey-finds",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:48:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3371789/hong-kong-pay-growth-slows-guangdong-accelerates-survey-finds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong workers received smaller pay rises this year as Guangdong’s wage growth picked up, with the starting salaries of university graduates edging closer to those of sub-degree holders, an annual survey has found. Hong Kong’s Baptist University released the findings of its 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Pay and Benefits Survey on Thursday. It showed that companies in Hong…",
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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."
}