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Contractors make striking Hong Kong dockers 9.8pc 'last offer'

The contractors - Everbest Port Services, Pui Kee Stevedore Company, Lem Wing Transportation and Comcheung Human Resources - said they would not engage in more talks over the pay dispute.

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Striking dockers march to court in protest against Cheung Kong's attempt to seek an injunction yesterday. Photo: Felix Wong

Four contractors offered their workers a 9.8 per cent pay rise last night in what they said was their final bid to bring an end to the dockers' strike, which enters its 38th day today.

The contractors - Everbest Port Services, Pui Kee Stevedore Company, Lem Wing Transportation and Comcheung Human Resources - said they would not engage in more talks over the pay dispute.

The striking dockers, who earlier demanded a 20 per cent rise but later softened their stance to ask for "a double-digit rate", said they would discuss the proposal.

Stanley Ho Wai-hong, spokesman for the Union of Hong Kong Dockers, said the 530 strikers would not accept it until a general meeting was held today.

 

The 9.8 per cent plan is final
Everbest representative Dick Wong Chi-tak

Non-striking dockers had been offered the increase since Wednesday, the contractors said in a joint statement.

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