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Hong Kong pay growth slows as Guangdong accelerates, survey finds

Hong Kong pay growth slows as Guangdong accelerates, survey finds
South China Morning Post Thursday 22 October 2026, 09:48 UTC By Lexi Tian 1 min read
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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 non-degree holders, an annual survey has found. Hong Kong 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 Kong and Macau slowed pay rises this year.

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 non-degree holders, an annual survey has found. Hong Kong 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 Kong and Macau slowed pay rises this year. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage...
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