Hong Kong’s government announced on Tuesday that all civil servants will receive a uniform 2% salary increase, retroactive to April 1, 2026. The decision was reached during an Executive Council meeting earlier in the day, according to Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung.
Yeung stated that the pay adjustment considered six factors, including economic growth over the past year, rising living costs, and positive net indicators for private-sector pay trends. She noted that these factors reflected an overall upward adjustment in the labor market.
The secretary also cautioned that Hong Kong continues to face significant fiscal commitments and that shifting geopolitical conditions could impact the city’s economic prospects and public finances in the near term.
