Should Hong Kong have a minimum wage?   Perhaps this is not the best question with which to lead an essay, especially to establish the background information since your entire essay should answer this question -Wootang01 10/14/08 10:13 PM It is no doubt that Hong Kong should have a minimum wage.  It is known to all that Hong Kong's Gini index is the highest in China and one of the highest in the world.  The high Gini index figures out that Hong Kong people's income is not equal at all.  The rich have earned so much from the poor for too many years.  The mimimum wage will make the income much more equal than nowadays.  This should be your first argument, that a minimum wage makes society fair -Wootang01 10/14/08 10:10 PM  The problems causing by unequal income will be solved at the same time. The description of these problems is another argument that you can make in your essay -Wootang01 10/14/08 10:11 PM   In this essay, the reasons why Hong Kong should have minimum wage and the benifits (check your spelling!) -Wootang01 10/14/08 10:09 PM that Hong Kong people is going to take from the minimum wage will be discussed.     

 Where is your thesis statement?  It's implied, but not explicitly stated in your paragraph -Wootang01 10/14/08 10:12 PM