District 18 News
Written by: Li Jingshan, Huang Weimin, Chen Haoran
2019-12-04 08:00
Last updated: 2019-12-04 08:00Democrats in the district board election won 385 seats, and the overwhelming system won control of 17 district boards. Panminist district board members vowed to "disorder anyway" to overthrow the white elephant project in the area and put funds into the public. Hong Kong's 01 counted the amount and content of festival lighting allocations in 18 districts. It was found that 9 places in the Eastern District, mainly the Chinese New Year lighting of the footbridge, cost 1.11 million yuan on the 20th, and an average of nearly 55,000 yuan per day. Yuen Long District Council ’s funding for lighting up to 2.5 million yuan for Christmas to the Chinese New Year has also been announced by District Councillors who will propose a review at the New Year Finance Committee.
Two large Christmas trees and three large Christmas New Year's Day lights in Yuen Long District are worth 1.12 million yuan. (Photo by Huang Weimin)
Tsuen Wan District Councillor Tan Kaibang criticized the District Council's annual budget of about $ 20 million for community projects, and the festival lighting costs accounted for 10% of it, and spent $ 1.18 million without benefiting people's livelihood. (Photo provided by Tan Kaibang)
Entering the Christmas and New Year's Day in December, the festive atmosphere is strong. In addition, the Gengzi Lunar New Year began at the end of January. Generally, the district councils have reserved funds for the preparation of festive lighting this year. Among them, the Tsuen Wan District began to decorate in October. Checking the minutes of the meeting, only nine of the nine members present were Tan Kaibang who voted against the festival lighting. Tan Kaibang told Hong Kong 01 that there were three reasons for the negative vote, including dissatisfaction with the white elephant engineering's whitewashing, short-term functions and environmental protection.
He explained that the annual budget of the district council is about 20 million yuan for community projects, and 10% of the cost of festival lighting is spent on 1.18 million yuan without benefiting people's livelihood. Democrats have gained control of the Tsuen Wan District Council in the coming term. Tan Kaibang has set out to outrage anyway, and "best chance to ban (ban) festival lighting activities" with other panam parliamentarians, oppose large and small elephant projects, and put resources on citizens.
The shortest festival lighting is the Eastern District. Hong Kong 01 counted the amount and content of festival lighting allocations in 18 districts. It was found that the Eastern District allocated more than 1.11 million yuan to install Chinese New Year lighting in 9 locations. The exhibition period will be from January 21 to February 9 next year. On the 20th, the average citizen appreciates about 55,000 yuan a day. The reporter inspected the scene and found no lights hanging. According to the District Council documents, the lights will be set up on Christmas Day on December 26.
Two large Christmas trees and three large Christmas New Year's Day lights in Yuen Long District, worth a total of 1.12 million yuan. Most of the places listed in the document have been installed with lighting, but Tin Shui Wai Park had originally not installed the large Christmas tree. Fang Haoxuan, District Council Member of the Shiba Township, said, "(For festival lighting) I have been worried for many years, and I don't think it looks beautiful and dazzling." Expenditure will not be too far from the market price, but I hope to reflect on whether this funding is necessary. He pointed out that at the beginning of the term, preparations for the budget for the coming year will be prepared, and related issues will be raised at the first Finance Committee.
Two large Christmas trees and three large Christmas New Year's Day lights in Yuen Long District are worth 1.12 million yuan. Lighting has been installed in most of the places listed in the document, but the original Christmas tree location at Tin Shui Wai Park has not been installed. (Photo by Huang Weimin)
Big White Elephant Project Yuen Long Community Tsuen Wan Community Eastern District Community Tan Kaibang Christmas New Year's Day Chinese New Year
