BEIJING, Nov. 4 -- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently released standard monthly wage rates for white-collar workers in major Chinese cities in 2007.   The wage rates in the cities are classified into seven levels, taking into consideration local living costs, transportation costs, urbanization and other affecting conditions.   Hong Kong and Macao top the list. A Hong Kong salaried man can be called a white-collar worker only if his monthly wage is no less than 18500 Yuan, or about 2600 US dollars. The corresponding figure in Macao is 8900 yuan, or 1200 US dollars.   Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wenzhou and Beijing are in the second level, with standard monthly wage rates of 5350 yuan, 5280 yuan, 5020 yuan and 5000 yuan respectively.   The third level includes Hangzhou (4980 yuan), Guangzhou (4750 yuan), Suzhou (4300 yuan), Xiamen (4100 yuan) and Qingdao (4000 yuan).   Nanjing, Fuzhou, Wuxi, Tianjin, Jinan and Dalian land in the fourth level. The rates in this level are between 3000 and 4000 yuan.   Next are the ten cities of Zhengzhou, Kunming, Wuhan, Haikou, Changsha, Sanya, Chongqing, Shenyang, Urumqi and Xi'an (rates between 2000 and 3000 yuan), followed by Chengdu, Harbin, Hohhot, Guizhou, Changchun, Lanzhou, Yinchuan and Xining (each between 1000 and 2000 yuan).   At the bottom of the list lies Lhasa. White collar workers there earn at least 900 yuan a month.   For those who are working outside of their home city, the standard should be 1800 yuan more than the above figures.  

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