The government had intended to limit the wage increases of all workers to a reasonable amount,but several trade unions got a march on them by receiving very large increases before the new laws came into existence.

• 政府部门本来打算把所有工人的加薪幅度限制在一个合理的水平上，但是几个行业工会抢先一步，在新的法规出台之前就获得了大幅度的加薪。