Political situation
Written by: Chen Chuolan
2020-05-12 14:18
Last update date: 2020-05-12 14:18The Kwai Tsing District Council held a meeting today (12th). One of the agendas discussed the relevant government. This year, it will cut the funding of nearly 18 District Councils. Among them, the Kwai Tsing District has reduced by more than 5% and the amount has reached 1.5 million yuan. The Kwai Tsing District Affairs Commissioner Zheng Jian explained that there are three factors that determine the amount of funding, including the number and proportion of the district ’s population, the median per capita household, and the mode of using the funding in previous years to adjust the amount of funding for the district council.
Earlier, the Home Affairs Department cut the funding for the 18 District Councils for a total of about $ 13.7 million on the grounds of anti-epidemic. It also indicated that the reduction would be allocated to a project called "emergency expenses".
Kwai Tsing District Councillor Tan Jiajun filed a motion of condemnation. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The Kwai Tsing District Councillor Tan Jiajun, who filed the reprimand motion, pointed out that in January this year, the former Secretary for Home Affairs Liu Jianghua once responded in writing, explaining that "the amount of funds allocated to each district council in 2019-2020 will be in the general election of the 2019 district council. After the end, it will remain unchanged. ”However, the current Kwai Tsing District overall funding deduction is over 5%, amounting to $ 1.5 million.
Yin Zhaojian, a member of the Legislative Council and the vice chairman of the Democratic Party, pointed out that according to past documents, the median household income of Kwai Tsing District ranks in the bottom 3 of the 18 districts. The Council ’s use of appropriation models determines the application for appropriations for the coming year. The approach is unfair. It is described as "Zhang Fei hit Yue Fei and flies all over the sky." It confuses the financial use of the previous term with the funding of the current District Council.
The Commissioner of Civil Affairs Zheng Jian explained that the 18 district councils ’funds were uniformly reduced by 3%. Each year, the funding was adjusted according to the population figures and proportions of the districts, the median household income level and the proportion of past expenditures. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The Civil Affairs Commissioner Zheng Jian explained that the 18 District Councils ’appropriation will be reduced by 3%. Each year, the appropriation will be adjusted according to the population figures and proportions of the districts, the median household income level and the proportion of past expenditures. There is a difference in the range. For example, the population of Sai Kung District has increased by a large margin. After the 3% reduction in appropriation deducts the proportion of population increase, the range is different from other districts.
Kwai Tsing District Councillor Zhou Weixiong asked the Department to disclose the rate of increase in residents' salaries. Zheng Jian replied that no information was available for the time being. In addition, Zhou Weixiong also pointed out that there are new housing estates in the district. The population decline should be less than in previous years. The Kwai Tsing District Council ’s funding has not changed in the past three years. Until this year, the democratic faction won a substantial reduction in the district election. , Hope to suppress the democratic district board members.
The reduced appropriation belongs to the District Council's "Community Participation Plan". The appropriation is subject to the approval and supervision of the district board members. When the funds are transferred to the "emergency expenses", it must be approved by the officials of the Civil Affairs Department.
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