Legislative Council of Hong Kong

“ A payment of arrears of wages in respect of an earlier wage period made to an employee in any wage period must not be counted as part of the wages payable in respect of the wage period in which it is paid. ”

“ The wage period of an employee is the period in respect of which wages are payable to the employee for work done or to be done under his or her contract of employment.
(2) Unless the contrary is proved, that period must be taken to be one month.
(3) For a completed or terminated contract of employment that has had at least one previous wage period, the final wage period is the period commencing at the end of the penultimate wage period and ending on the day of completion or termination of the contract. ”

“ In performing its functions, the Commission must have regard to the need—
(a) to maintain an appropriate balance between the objectives of forestalling excessively low wages and minimizing the loss of low-paid jobs; and (b) to sustain Hong Kong’s economic growth and competitiveness. ”