Ministers and top Administrative Service officers now have their annual salaries benchmarked at two-thirds the median income of the top 48 earners across six private sector professions.

• 国防部长张智贤（同时兼任公共服务主管部长）在国会上宣布了此次薪金的调整。他说，这将把部长的薪金在私营业界的薪金标准从55百分点提升至73百分点。