Study of the Impact of Statutory Minimum Wage on Pay Hierarchies in Selected Sectors

Labour Department, the Government of the Hong Kong SAR

2011-2012

The survey aimed to study the impact of the statutory minimum wage on businesses in the restaurant and retail sectors. Of the 723 sampled enterprises, 489 enterprises in selected sectors/sub-sectors and with different sizes were successfully enumerated. A response rate of 67.6% (61.4% for the retail sector and 70.0% for the restaurant sector) was received.