T and Theory A2 Plan Flaw

I meet – Hong Kong’s government is constrained by the government of mainland China. Passing the plan requires both governments to take action requiring employers to pay a living wage.

I meet – Hong Kong functions under the “two systems” policy which means China and HK government would act

The key points of the "one country, two systems" policy are that within the PRC, the main body (mainland) will continue with its socialist system, while Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan will maintain the capitalist system. The aim is to achieve peaceful reunification of the motherland and maintain stability and prosperity in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. "One country is the premise and basis of the two systems," and recognition of the principle means recognition of the premise of "one country" that refers to the PRC, and that the main body of the nation will maintain the socialist system with Chinese characteristics. The policy is an important component of the socialism with Chinese characteristics. Taking into account the special status of Taiwan, the Chinese Government has pursued to solve the Taiwan issue with the basic principle of "peaceful reunification and one country, two systems." That is, after the reunification of both sides across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's current socio-economic system, its way of life, as well as economic and cultural ties with foreign countries will remain unchanged. As a special administrative region, Taiwan will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, including administrative and legislative powers, an independent judiciary and the right of final adjudication on the island. It will run its own party, political, military, economic and financial affairs, may conclude commercial and cultural agreements with foreign countries and enjoy certain rights in foreign affairs. It may retain its armed forces and the mainland will not dispatch troops or administrative personnel to the island. On the other hand, representatives of the government of the special administrative region and those from different circles of Taiwan may be appointed to senior posts in the Central Government and participate in the running of national affairs. The development of Hong Kong and Macao since their return to the mainland testifies to the fact that the policy of "one country, two systems" is correct and has strong vitality. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong returned to the mainland after 150 years of British colonial rule. It entered into a new historical era of "one country, two systems" and "Hong Kong governed by the Hong Kong people with a high degree of autonomy."

I meet – the plan has to be enforced through multiple parts of Hong Kong’s executive branch – each of these is a separate government and does the plan

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Chan 10 [(Thomas Chan, head of the China Business Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University) “The minimum wage in Hong Kong: How much is enough?”] AT

On the other hand, a minimum wage should be a "living wage" to allow low income residents of Hong Kong to have a decent living and to maintain health, family life, and the education of their children. Without a minimum wage, the lower wages for a large proportion of the local population simply mean a transfer of public money to firms, which might not be invested in the future of Hong Kong. It is fortunate for Hong Kong that it finally has a minimum wage law. Yet, it would be self defeating if the level of minimum wage were to be set at such a low level as that for which the business sector is lobbying. It is also unfortunate that the government has refused to accept a minimum wage as the basic living wage for Hong Kong citizens. Both the local business community and the government, including senior officials, must change their mindset towards labor and societal development.

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Bowring 13 [PHILIP BOWRING, Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator, based in Asia for 39 years writing on regional financial and political issues. “Everyone in Hong Kong deserves a living wage.” South China Morning Post, Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 4:14am] AJ

Everyone in Hong Kong deserves a living wage Philip Bowring says the existence of a large minority of citizens impoverished by low pay and poor income distribution should shame officials into action - first, by raising wages It must be a decade, possibly two, since attendants filled up your car at a petrol station almost anywhere in western Europe. You do it yourself. But here in supposedly rich, technologically advanced Hong Kong, petrol stations are manned by eager attendants who sometimes outnumber the pumps.

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Low wages are key to poverty in HK

Bowring 13 [PHILIP BOWRING, Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator, based in Asia for 39 years writing on regional financial and political issues. “Everyone in Hong Kong deserves a living wage.” South China Morning Post, Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 4:14am] AJ

Of course, most people are paid more than the minimum wage but the median wage in Hong Kong, which is roughly double the minimum, lags behind that in most advanced societies. At the macro level, the portion of national income paid to employees is low in the first place and its warped distribution makes it worse. Poverty so evident in a large minority of Hong Kong's population has many causes but chief among them are low wages and the government's deliberate suppression of welfare and transfer spending. The latter has recently been brilliantly documented by Leo Goodstadt, former head of the Central Policy Unit, in his recently published book, Poverty in the Midst of Affluence. Current chief scrooge, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, should be required to read this before presenting his next budget. But this column is mainly about low wages. The government argues that wages are set by supply and demand in the labour marketplace. The minimum wage was introduced only recently and very reluctantly. It has done something to ease conditions for the lowest paid. But, at the same time, it shows up the huge numbers being paid wages which are so low that, unless supplemented by public housing, CSSA and other conditional assistance, they make normal family life impossible. The irony is that if incomes were better distributed, the pressure on the government to use its huge revenues for social purposes would be less. But the government itself, as the largest employer, has been a major agent in suppressing the wages of the low-skilled. Government reduction of staffing and use of contractors to provide various services took a large number of unskilled workers out of the civil service, where there are formal pay scales and a degree of collective bargaining, into a situation where they had no bargaining power at all.

Employment k2 bargaining power

Bowring 13 [PHILIP BOWRING, Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator, based in Asia for 39 years writing on regional financial and political issues. “Everyone in Hong Kong deserves a living wage.” South China Morning Post, Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 4:14am] AJ

The irony is that if incomes were better distributed, the pressure on the government to use its huge revenues for social purposes would be less. But the government itself, as the largest employer, has been a major agent in suppressing the wages of the low-skilled. Government reduction of staffing and use of contractors to provide various services took a large number of unskilled workers out of the civil service, where there are formal pay scales and a degree of collective bargaining, into a situation where they had no bargaining power at all.

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