Back then, salaries at the dock were calculated based on one's age. When one turned 16 one would be able to join one's father and brothers in receiving full pay, before then only receiving half-pay as a child worker.
而當時碼頭搬運工的工資是以年齡計算，滿了十六歲就能和父兄一般領取成人工資，否則只能領「囝仔工」的半薪。