HONGKONG WORKERS KEEP EARNINGS SECRET FROM SPOUCES
Hong Kong - Nearly one-third of office employees in wealthy, workaholic Hong Kong keep their earnings secret from their husbands or wives, a survey released Monday found.
Source: Top News
- Thirty per cent of office workers surveyed admitted they did not tell their spouses their exact earnings while almost half said they did not discuss office happenings at home.
- Researcher Suen Lap-man said some husbands said they kept their earnings secret because they feared their partners would ask for more housekeeping money if they knew how much they really earned.
- Other spouses, both male and female, said they believed they were entitled to privacy about their earnings even after they were married, Suen said.
- Forty per cent of office workers interviewed said the biggest strain on their married life was Hong Kong's notoriously long working hours.
- More than 500 married office workers in their 30s and 40s were interviewed for the survey by a Christian family support group that appealed to couples to be more open and sharing with each other.
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