Sources said the 2023 Pay Trend Survey report set to be released on Wednesday has suggested that the salaries of middle and junior-ranking civil servants be raised by 4.65 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively, this year.

For senior-ranking civil servants, the recommended pay rise is 2.87 percent.

Last year's pay trend survey suggested salary increases of 2.04 percent for junior civil servants, 4.55 percent for middle-ranking workers, and 7.26 percent for senior staff.

Authorities eventually approved an across-the-board pay rise of 2.5 percent for all civil servants after receiving criticism from business chambers and even senior politicians that a pay rise of up to 7.26 percent was out of step with the Covid-hit economic climate at the time.