when hong kong's minimum wage law was passed in july 2010, café de coral raised its average salary from hk$22.4/hr to $33/hr to satisfy the law's requirements. however, during the process, it stopped paying its employees for lunch breaks. their decision led to public backlash and the hong kong confederation of trade unions threatened to start a public boycott. three days before the boycott was to begin, café de coral reversed its decision and resumed paying its employee for lunch breaks while still giving them the pay raise.