The new Legislative Council has been in office for half a year, and the opening of offices and daily expenses of members have been announced.
"Hong Kong 01" checked the Legislative Council documents and found that among the list of recommended staff members, there are many familiar names in the political circles. For example, the pro-establishment "Xiaohua" Zhi Jieling who turned to the runway to apply for the police examination earlier rejoined the DAB and served as the party's member Liang Xi's parliamentary assistant, with a monthly salary of 35,000 yuan.
Last year, Xie Xiaohong, who ran for the Legislative Council, the National People's Political Consultative Conference and was defeated in the national organization sector, was appointed as an assistant to Zhou Wengang in the electoral committee sector, with a monthly salary of about 16,000 yuan.
In addition, "New Ding" member Chen Manqi hired a consultant for 36,000 yuan per month, responsible for writing press releases and analyzing current affairs.
Wu Jiezhuang, who is also a new member of parliament, hired a consulting firm for 25,000 yuan per month, responsible for providing a 1,000-word article every month and supporting the holding of press conferences.
Zhijie Ling School was injured and changed to Liang Xiyi to help with a monthly salary of 35,000 yuan
Former Eastern District Councilor Zhi Jieling quit the DAB at the beginning of last year and gave up her political career to become a trainee inspector of the police force.
During the Legislative Council election, Zhi Jieling had already assisted Liang Xi in the election. Since January this year, she has served as Liang Xi's parliamentary assistant with a monthly salary of 35,000 yuan, which is the second highest paid employee in Liang Xi's office, but it is still not as good as the inspector's salary. The salary is 48,000 yuan.
Liang Xi also hired Huang Jianbin, chairman of the Eastern District Council, as a councillor with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan.
Zhi Jieling has not fully recovered from her injury, Liang Xizan is familiar with regional affairs
Zhi Jieling said that she had a fractured bone during her training at the police academy, so she retired from recuperation and has not yet fully recovered, and sometimes still suffers from low back pain.
She said that she had known Leung Hee for about 4 years. She assisted Leung Hee during the Legislative Council election, and later invited her to join Leung Hee when he organized a class. She also naturally became Leung Hee's assistant and was responsible for regional work coordination. Now she has rejoined DAB.
Liang Xi pointed out that Zhi Jieling is familiar with regional affairs in the Eastern District and Wan Chai, and has cooperated with her for many years.
He mentioned that since the entire team of the Council is also very young, he specially invited Huang Jianbin, who has extensive experience in the region, to serve as a consultant, reminding them that they need to "pay the bill" for the promises made by the DAB in the past.
Chen Manqi hired "Patriot" as a consultant for 36,000 yuan
Legislative Council members can claim over $2.8 million in office operating expenses each year.
Chen Manqi, a member of the election committee, hired a person surnamed Chen as a consultant. The monthly consulting fee was 36,000 yuan for a one-year contract. According to online information, the person had the same English name as a lawyer named Chen Lifeng.
Consultant responsibilities include writing speeches, press releases, providing analysis of current events, and assisting in liaising with people from all walks of life.
Chen Manqi described the person as a staunch patriot, with a firm attitude towards the implementation of "one country, two systems" and "patriots ruling Hong Kong", with a high degree of education, and familiarity with the actual operation of the Legislative Council, making him an irreplaceable candidate for this position.
Wu Jiezhuang employs 25,000 consultants to write an article and provide policy advice every month
Another member of the electoral committee, Mr. Wu Jiezhuang, hired a consulting firm to provide an article of about 1,000 words each month for publication in newspapers; to hold irregular meetings every month to discuss the work of the office; to provide professional advice on social issues and government policies, And respond to sudden or popular events, etc.
Wu Jiezhuang shopped around beforehand, and finally chose Talesun Management Consultants Co., Ltd. with the lowest price to provide services at a monthly cost of 25,000 yuan.
Leung Man-kwong, a Kowloon West member who was elected to the Legislative Council for the first time, hired a member of the Housing Authority and Director-General of the Public Housing Federation, Chiu Kwok-wai, as an assistant to the councillor, with a monthly salary of $5,104.8, which is believed to be part-time.
Jiang Yuhuan bought more than 110,000 computers, Di Zhiyuan bought second-hand sofa
Members can claim reimbursement of expenses not exceeding $375,000 for the opening of their offices and the acquisition and use of information technology and communications equipment during each term of the Legislative Council.
The election committee member Jiang Yuhuan spent about 119,000 yuan to buy computers and electronic equipment, including 6 desktop computers, 1 laptop computer and 1 router.
Ho Kwan-yao, a member of the Election Committee, paid attention to hygiene and spent about 25,000 yuan to buy 6 air purifiers, which were placed in the Legislative Council Office, Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai and Tsuen Wan.
Di Zhiyuan, a member of the social welfare sector, purchased a second-hand sofa valued at $9,900, which together with the shipping cost totaled $11,600.
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