Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- Hong Kong lawmakers resumed debate Wednesday on a bill that may result in the region's first statutory minimum wage. 

The Minimum Wage Bill is a controversial piece of legislation that lawmakers hope will protect the most vulnerable workers in Hong Kong, one of the few places in the world without any sort of minimum wage law. 

The debate is set to take two to three days. 

A recent government survey showed that around half a million workers in Hong Kong earn less than $4 an hour. These include low-skilled workers from the catering, retail, and cleaning industries. 

According to Man Hon Poon, a policy researcher at the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Union, the lack of legal protection for workers has led to serious exploitation. 

"Workers in restaurants have to work for 12 hours or even 14 hours a day to earn a living," he said. "They cannot even go to the cinema." 

Legislator Tommy Cheung, however, claims that the government should not interfere with the free market economy, which he says has served Hong Kong well in the past. A minimum wage could deter investors and lead to increased unemployment, said Cheung, who represents the catering industry. 

"There is one fear within the industry, that they would have to close down," he said. "When you see a closure, everyone loses out." 

The government first proposed the current bill in 2008 following a failed attempt at a voluntary minimum wage. Labor unions, however, have been lobbying for a minimum wage since 1998, following the Asian financial crisis.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What are Hong Kong lawmakers trying to legislate?
2. Hong Kong lawmakers are trying to make a legislation regarding what topic?
3. 
Q2:
1. What is the name of the city where lawmakers are trying to make a legislation regarding minimum wage?
2. Lawmakers are trying to make a legislation regarding minimum wage in what city?
3. 
Q3:
1. Are lawmakers in Hong Kong currently discussing the issue of minimum wage?
2. Is the issue of minimum wage currently being discussed by lawmakers in the city of Hong Kong?
3. 
Q4:
1. How long is the discussion regarding minimum wage in Hong Kong expected to last?
2. The discussion regarding minimum wage in Hong Kong by lawmakers is expected to last what period of time?
3. 
Q5:
1. Are people in Hong Kong being exploited as a result of there not being a statutory minimum wage in the city?
2. Considering there is no minimum wage in the city of Hong Kong, are people being exploited?
3. 
Q6:
1. Did someone say that people were being exploited in Hong Kong as a result of there not being a statutory minimum wage?
2. Does someone in the article mention that people in Hong Kong are being exploited due to the lack of a statutory minimum wage?
3. 
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that said that people in Hong Kong were being exploited as a result of there not being a statutory minimum wage?
2. The lack of a minimum wage in Hong Kong has resulted in people being exploited, according to what person in the article?
3. 
Q8:
1. What is the position that is held by Man Hon Poon?
2. What position does Man Hon Poon hold?
3. 
Q9:
1. Is one of the legislators in the article mentioned?
2. Is one of the legislators that is working on the minimum wage in Hong Kong mentioned by name?
3. 
Q10:
1. What is the name of the legislator that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions which legislator?
3. 
