24-9  Employed Persons by Monthly Employment Earnings
					(10 000 persons)
Monthly employment earnings (HKD)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
< 3000	8.07	9.32	12.58	14.95	16.25
3000 - 3999	20.21	22.74	24.46	25.54	25.52
4000 - 4999	9.50	10.18	11.58	14.42	14.38
5000 - 5999	13.41	14.08	16.92	18.72	19.58
6000 - 6999	19.96	20.52	22.01	22.68	23.72
7000 - 7999	20.21	19.44	20.83	21.36	22.85
8000 - 8999	26.84	25.50	24.61	24.32	24.98
9000 - 9999	18.53	17.83	17.10	17.73	19.42
10000 - 14999	76.56	74.54	66.60	60.59	60.24
15000 - 19999	35.53	36.05	34.31	32.27	32.56
20000 - 29999	36.63	38.07	36.01	34.43	33.97
	35.26	36.98	36.16	34.90	35.30
Total	320.73	325.23	323.16	321.91	328.76
Median monthly
Employment Earnings (HKD)	10000	10000	10000	10000	9500
Note: Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.