The hot topic in town is now about 'minimum wage'. Most of the employees require their working wage to be set at $33 per hour. The response varies from the street.. Some employers from small to medium sized enterprises could not meet this demand for they lacked the ability to do so. Under this circumstance, the employees show their understanding. Unfortunately, there are employers in particularly big businesses who have the ability but refuse to follow. Why? The reason is because they are publicly listed companies and have the duty to uphold their profits to a certain level.

To find out the reasons behind this issue, the land developers need to bear part of the responsibility as a high rental policy can cause an additional burden to those who operate any type of business. No wonder the clamour for conflict between the government and business groups is endless. Of course, this might not be totally true about the complaint as Hong Kong is still operating under a free market economy. If people do not change their attitude towards “money”, even if there is a setting of a minimum wage, 'human dignity' is still being crushed under the concept of “money first”.

In today’s society, spiritual transformation is needed. Otherwise any plans made will be only temporary and ineffective in addressing the root of the problem.

In May 1991, Chiara Lubich the founder of Focolare Movement visited Brazil and proposed the Economy of Communion program which addressed the local economic disparity in society. This program has now become a topic of scientific study for many scholars.

The program is quite simple, as the aim is to ask the employer to divide their profits into three portions: one for charity, one for spiritual education and the last portion for business development. From a short-term perspective, the profits earned seem to be meager, but under a long term view, the standard of living for all will gradually improve. The core of the matter is: Which is more important, 'human dignity' or 'the pursuit of money' ?