This document discusses the establishment of a statutory minimum wage in Hong Kong. It provides background on the economic conditions in the late 1990s that led to calls for a minimum wage policy. It then outlines the history of efforts to establish a minimum wage, including the failed Wage Protection Movement from 2006-2008. In response, the government established the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission in 2008 to consult on a statutory minimum wage. The commission conducted three public consultations from 2009-2010. Theories of the policymaking process, including the multiple streams framework and incrementalism, are also referenced.

1. Minimum Wage Legislation Chui Man Toi, Libbi (52222860) Huen Wing Yan, Circle (52217352) Ho Kwok Fai, Steve (52217770)

3. The panel report RLSD on MWS. Administration responded that the report rejected. History Line Wage Protection Movement failure Pass the bill Minimum Wage Commission Draft Minimum Wage Commission Minimum Wage Bill First Reading To introduce legislation on a statutory minimum wage Financial Turmoil and Economic downturn 2008 2010/7/17 2011/3/11 1997 1999 2007/10/30 2010/7/8 2010/11/12 1998/10/29 2006/10 2011/5/1 2010/7/14 2009/2/27 2008/6/16-192008/10/24 The Panel on Manpower (人力委員會) Received the view of organizations on the proposal The Provisional Minimum Wage Commission 臨時最低工資委員會 Minimum Wage Ordinance Minimum Wage Bill Second Reading Experience sharing session in Australia & Study mission to the United Kingdom Implementation of Minimum Wage Ordinance Wage Protection Movement

5. Establishment of Wage Protection Movement (WPM) in 2006

6. First attempt to protect wage of low paying jobs as cleaning & security

8. Policy Design - 5 elements Model

10. Economic conditions:

11. Economic downturn

12. Inflation (通貨膨脹)

13. Working poverty

14. Poor population

15. Low living standard

17. Analyze and draw on relevant experiences in other places with in SMW

19. Cannot cover all low income populations

22. Overall review of WPM in October 2008

23. WPM had failed to yield satisfactory results

25. Bill was introduce to legislation in the 2008-2009 legislative session

28. using many small (often unplanned), incremental changes instead of a few (extensively planned) large jumps

32. Civic Engagement Actor Process

34. Provisional Minimum Wage Commission (PMWC - 臨時最低工資委員會)

38. Overview Process

39. 1st Consultation31/3/ 2009 – 7/12/2010

40. 2nd Consultation16/4/2010 – 26/4/2010

41. 3rd Consultation13/5/2010 – 30/8/2010

42. Reference Report of the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission . (2010). Provisional Minimum Wage Commission. Retrieved March 28, 2011. http://www.labour.gov.hk/tc/rbo/pdf/PMWC_Report.pdf Legislative Council Panel on Manpower. (2008). Legislative Council Paper. CB(2)290/08-09(04). Panel on Manpower on Wage Protection Movement and establishment of a statutory minimum wage in Hong Kong. (2008). Legislative Council Paper. CB(2)290/08-09(05).