The election of the Legislative Council ended, and 90 members of the Legislative Council were elected under the new election system.
According to the Legislative Council document, the annual remuneration for each member is 103,130 yuan, and can be reimbursed for reporting office expenses. Each member can use up to 4 million yuan of resources each year, and will receive about 700,000 yuan after the expiration of the term. .
This article will take stock of the many "descriptions" owned by legislators.
The new Legislative Council was born.
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1. Monthly remuneration reaches 100,000 yuan
According to the remuneration arrangement for members of the Legislative Council, members who are not part-time members of the Executive Council will receive a monthly remuneration of $103,130, while those who are also members of the Executive Council will receive a monthly remuneration of $68,750. Non-official members of the re-elected guild will receive a monthly remuneration of $85,130. The "double material councillor" will receive a monthly remuneration of 153,000 yuan.
As for the Acting Chairman of the Legislative Council and the Chairman of the House Committee, he will receive a monthly remuneration of $154,690, which is 1.5 times the remuneration of a member, and the President of the Legislative Council will receive twice the remuneration of a member, and receive a monthly remuneration of $206,260.
2. The annual repayment of operating expenses of 2.8 million yuan hires assistants to expand the source of troops
Members can be reimbursed each year (from October to September of the following year) not more than 2,829,310 yuan for office operating expenses that must be documented, that is, when applying for repayment of the money, members should submit original invoices and receipts or other proof of payment as Proof documents, any unused balance can be transferred to the current Legislative Council before the expiry of the term.
Reimbursable expenses include staff expenses, equipment and furniture, stationery, periodicals, newspapers and publications, printed matter website expenses, consulting services, communication expenses, promotional materials, office space expenses, etc.
Looking at the expenses of different legislators, many legislators generally spend more than 200,000 yuan a month, and hire 3 to 6 full-time assistants with about 200,000 yuan to handle the daily operation of the office.
"Hong Kong 01" reported earlier that some members used the reimbursement of operating expenses to purchase furniture, headsets, subscriptions to the "Apple Daily", Internet charges, telephone bills, etc., and related expenses can be reimbursed to the Legislative Council through receipts.
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3. A monthly entertainment fee of nearly 20,000 yuan
According to the guidelines, members can receive a reimbursement of no more than $225,970 per year without documentary proof. The items that can apply for reimbursement include "entertainment, contact or transportation expenses incurred in or outside Hong Kong", local transportation and related to the use of automobiles "Although members do not need to submit supporting documents, such as receipts, they should only apply for reimbursement of actual expenses."
Members will generally use related expenses to pay for their duties-related entertainment expenses, daily transportation expenses, etc.
The three New Democratic Party candidates in the election committee all won (from right, Rong Haien, Chen Jiapei, and Li Dongguo), together with direct elections in the region, at least 5 seats won.
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4. Open an office and receive subsidies to enjoy parliamentary parking spaces
Members who open an office can also be subsidized by the reimbursement of reimbursed expenses. Members can claim a reimbursement of not more than $375,000 during each term of the Legislative Council to open their offices (including opening offices provided by the Secretariat) , As well as the purchase and use of information technology and communication equipment. If a Member has already claimed the reimbursement of office opening expenses during the previous term of office, the maximum amount that can be claimed during the current term of office is RMB 262,500 for renovation, relocation, Expansion and/or addition of offices, and purchase or replacement of equipment and furniture.
In addition, there are a total of 120 parking spaces in the Legislative Council Building for the use of Members and the Secretariat. Each Member enjoys one parking space and can also apply to the Secretariat for an additional parking permit as a spare.
5. Contract gratuity reached 742,000
Members who have completed a four-year term of office will receive a full-term remuneration. The remuneration is calculated at 15% of the remuneration received by the relevant member and drawn after the expiration of the legislative council; based on a member’s monthly remuneration of $103,130, a member will receive 74.2 after four years of tenure. Ten thousand remuneration.
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