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[Legislative Council] Finance Committee urges police officers to raise salary

2019-12-13T02:58:57.724Z


The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council held a meeting today (13th) to review the salary adjustment for civil servants in 2019-20. Democrats have called for an independent review of the increase in the police force. Democrats today moved to require the Commissioner of Police, Mr Tang Ping-keung, to attend the Legislative Council, respond to questions raised by Members, and explain the police's overtime work. The Security Bureau provided documents to the Finance Committee today to disclose for the first time the expenses of the police overtime work. Statistics show that in the past six months (June to November), the Police Force has received an average of about 11,000 persons receiving disciplinary overtime work allowances each month. The related expenses total about 950 million yuan, and an average of 86,000 yuan has been issued per person. "OT Allowance".


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Written by: Wu Yan'an

2019-12-13 09:13

Last updated: 2019-12-13 10:54

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council held a meeting today (13th) to review the salary adjustment for civil servants in 2019-20. Democrats have called for an independent review of the increase in the police force. Democrats today moved to require the Commissioner of Police, Mr Tang Ping-keung, to attend the Legislative Council, respond to questions raised by Members, and explain the police's overtime work.

The Security Bureau provided documents to the Finance Committee today to disclose for the first time the expenses of the police overtime work. Statistics show that in the past six months (June to November), the Police Force has received an average of about 11,000 persons receiving disciplinary overtime work allowances each month. The related expenses total about 950 million yuan, and an average of 86,000 yuan has been issued per person. "OT Allowance".

Luo Zhiguang pointed out that the annual salary adjustment of civil servants does not take into account department performance. (Profile picture / Photo by Gao Zhongming)

[09:45] The Finance Committee voted on whether to call Deng Bingqiang to the Finance Committee. The motion was finally rejected by 15 votes in favor and 30 votes against. After the motion was rejected, Mr. Fan Min cited Article 19 of the Finance Committee's meeting procedure and required Rule 80 (a) of the rules of procedure to call for Deng Bingqiang to testify and provide evidence.

[09:20] People's Force Chen Zhiquan supports the request of Commissioner of Police Deng Bingqiang to attend the Finance Committee in the name of the Finance Committee. He pointed out that in the past, the Finance Committee would also invite individual department officials to explain to the Legislative Council. Democratic Party Chairman Hu Zhiwei also agreed with the motion, saying that according to opinion polls, more than half of Hong Kong citizens gave the police a 0 point, and considered that it was necessary to ask Deng Bingqiang to go to the Finance Committee to explain.

The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of the People's Democratic Republic of China (GEDA) opposed the motion, criticizing the general public against the police force, saying that the increase in civil servants' pay is based on the mechanism, and that police officers OT will receive subsidies, and that police morale is very important in maintaining law and order. Ge's party mate, Zhou Haoding, accused the opposition of being too aggressive, and moved to "make it clear that the police force"

At the meeting, the Secretary of the Civil Service, Mr Law Chi-kwong, stated that the appropriation only involved the adjustment of the civil service salary scale, and that the performance of departments and grades was not a consideration for the adjustment of civil service salaries. Luo Zhiguang also pointed out that if members have opinions on the performance of the department, there are many other channels to follow up. If there is a deviation in the performance of individual personnel, there are other mechanisms to follow up. He also pointed out that many civil servant groups have sent letters to the Finance Committee earlier. The Finance Committee is requested to approve a salary increase as soon as possible.

Police have received a total of 950 million OT allowances in the past six months

[09:00] According to the information provided by the Government to the Finance Committee today (13th), from 2019 to 2020, the Police Force will be allocated about 20.2 billion yuan under Subhead 000 (Operating Expenses) to pay the Police Force's Salaries, allowances and other operating expenses. In the past six months (June to November), the Police Force has received an average of about 11,000 monthly overtime work allowances for disciplined services, with a total of about $ 950 million in related expenses.

On average, the Police Force receives about 11,000 overtime work allowances for the disciplined services each month, and the related expenses total about $ 950 million. (Zheng Songtai facebook)

Legislative Council conference urges independent review of Police Force pay rise: Civil Service Bureau sees no justification

Democrats' 24 Legislative Councillors, 390 current and designate district councillors, and one outgoing district council member initiated a joint letter requesting the splitting of the police force for independent review.

The Civil Service Bureau replied that according to the established annual civil service pay adjustment mechanism, the Chief Executive in Council determines the adjustment of civil service pay each year based on the consideration of the overall civil service. The relevant six factors include the net salary trend indicator, and Refers to factors that do not include any considerations related to the performance of individual department or grade staff.

The Civil Service Bureau also stated that it could not see any justification for the established mechanism to separate the remuneration adjustment of police officers from the financial committee documents of the 2019-20 civil service pay adjustment. It is considered that if members of the civil service grade There are opinions on the performance, which can be reflected and followed up through established channels.

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