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Save to + + New Collection + Go to Save & Share » Name your new Collection and click save. ____________________ + Save + Cancel + Go to Save & Share » + Go to Save & Share » Comments Facebook Twitter LinkedIn * smaller * Larger By Joanne Chiu And Te-Ping Chen May 6, 2013 8:51 a.m. ET HONG KONG—Hong Kong port workers accepted on Monday a 9.8% pay rise—ending their strike and averting further disruption at the world's third-busiest container port. Enlarge Image [AI-CA781_HKPORT_D_20130506111944.jpg] cat Hundreds of dock workers shouted slogans and held placards in a protest over pay and working conditions on May 1. Getty Images "We think that it's a victory for the workers to have successfully secured a pay rise with quite a good percentage increase—and that after our strike we got something—and also the union is strengthened," Confederation of Trade Unions organizing coordinator Chan Chiu-wai said on Monday. The strike began on March 28. At its height more than 450 workers for subcontractors of Hongkong International Terminals participated, making it Hong Kong's largest industrial action for six years. Ships faced loading or unloading delays of up to three days. Many were diverted. Workers sought a 20% rise and better conditions but later demanded a "double-digit" increase. Employers on Friday made the 9.8% offer. Hongkong International Terminals—a unit of tycoon Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. 0013.HK +0.10% Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. 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