Qu Yingyan, the "famous mouth" of the establishment and the host of the program, questioned why the members of the Legislative Council have about 80 days of paid summer vacation every year. She pointed out that the arrangement is inexplicable, and asked why the members who monitor the society can take two and a half months of summer vacation together and stop the entire parliament.
When criticizing the election, it is said that hype is falling into the sky. When it comes to self-interest, no one dares to propose canceling the summer vacation.
However, some members of the Legislative Council did not agree with Qu Yingyan's criticism. Some directly elected members pointed out that there are still many parliamentary affairs to follow up and participate in foreign visits during the adjournment period;
Some senior members of the functional group think that the word "summer vacation" is misleading, because only the general meeting is suspended, and other meetings continue. However, they also pointed out that the general meeting can be flexibly held if necessary.
Qu Yingyan criticized the 80-day paid summer vacation for the Legislative Council as unreasonable (Screenshot of "Screenshot of Reasonable Reason")
As the host, Qu Yingyan pointed out in the wireless TV program "It's Reasonable" that according to the current policy, the Chief Executive and accountability officials have 22 days of annual leave every year. For the number of annual leave taken, Carrie Lam has an average of 3.8 days of annual leave, and Leung Chun-ying, who has the most, only has an average of 13.4 days of annual leave.
However, the 90 members of the Legislative Council enjoy paid summer vacations of about 80 days per year for more than two and a half months, which is inexplicable!
Qu Yingyan: Can MPs take summer vacation together every year?
Stop the whole parliament?
She questioned: "There is no summer vacation for social operations. The chief executive finds someone to act during the holidays. Why can the councilors who monitor the society take summer vacations every year for two and a half months, stopping the entire parliament?" She pointed out She also pointed out that it is a pity that "none of the 90 members of parliament is willing or bold to propose a motion to cancel the summer vacation." She bluntly said that the chief executive and the director of the department only have 22 days off, why should the members take 80 days?
It is a pity that none of the 90 MPs is willing or bold enough to propose a motion to cancel the summer vacation.
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"Social operations don't take summer vacation. The chief executive and secretary always finds someone to act during the vacation. Why can the councilors who monitor the society take summer vacation together every year for two and a half months, stopping the entire parliament?" "Famous mouth" and show host Qu Yingyan
However, lawmakers from different parts of the Legislative Council disagreed with Qu Yingyan's arguments.
As a directly elected member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, Chen Hengbin pointed out that during the summer vacation, only the general assembly will be adjourned, and some committees and group meetings will still be held, but the arrangements will not be as intensive as during the general assembly; Such itineraries also require prior meetings to discuss arrangements, meet with consuls stationed in Hong Kong at the destination of the overseas visit, and report after returning to Hong Kong.
Chen Hengbin: Adjournment does not mean vacation
Chen Hengbin also pointed out that as a directly elected member, he also has work such as regional affairs, interviews with citizens, and policy research. Adjourning the meeting does not mean taking a vacation.
Directly elected members still have a lot of work to do, such as returning to the meeting, receiving and following up on public complaints, and doing policy research. Adjourning does not mean taking a rest.
DAB Legislative Council Member Chen Hengpin
Jiang Yuhuan: It's "unfair" to ask to cancel summer vacation
Election Committee member Jiang Yuhuan said frankly that it is "unreasonable" to request the cancellation of summer vacation for members.
She pointed out that the Legislative Council has meetings every week. Members need to prepare for issues and questions before the meeting. It’s time to prepare some topics or research that you want to develop.” She also said that even though she is currently on vacation, she will still plan for the next work.
She emphasized that there are emergencies in the society, and councilors need to respond to media inquiries, speak out for the public, and do research reports, etc. She believes that no councilor will "bury his opponent and do nothing" during the holiday.
She said: "On the 80th, many members of Parliament posted work," emphasizing that the members are all responsible adults.
She also believes that summer vacation is a good time to connect with the community.
As the epidemic stabilizes, she expects to organize more regional activities this summer, such as traveling with citizens.
No Member of Parliament will bury his opponent and do nothing during the holidays.
On the 80th, many congressmen posted posts!
Election Committee Legislative Council Member Kong Yuk-wan
Jiang Yuhuan said with a smile: "Members are all human beings, and they all need time to rest. We all have family members." She also quoted Legislative Council Chairman Liang Junyan as saying that the Legislative Council's summer holiday recess is not only a tradition, but also provides breathing space for government officials: "Every time a member asks a question, there are dozens or twenty items, almost every bureau and every department has a share. In fact, it takes a lot of time to answer the question of the member."
Xie Weiquan: Additional meetings can be arranged flexibly
And Xie Weiquan, a member of the functional group with 10 years of parliamentary experience, pointed out that the word "summer vacation" is misleading. The so-called adjournment means that the general assembly will not be held, and other subcommittee and draft committee meetings will continue.
He also pointed out that Members would make use of the intersessional period of the General Assembly to make foreign visits. Taking himself as an example, he once tried to make nine official business visits during one intersessional period.
Xie Weiquan also pointed out that councilors are always on call 24 hours a day. He admitted that he didn’t feel much about the so-called “summer vacation” because he still had to read and digest documents and prepare to attend subgroups or draft committees. He continued to clean up documents and attend activities on Saturdays and Sundays. The only change is not to participate in the Legislative Council meeting.
However, he also pointed out that the arrangements for the General Assembly of the Legislative Council can be handled flexibly, and additional meetings can be held if necessary, but one must remember to make good use of time and not: "A meeting for the sake of a meeting."
Additional meetings can be held when necessary, but the time should be used wisely, and meetings cannot be held just for the sake of meetings.
Tse Wai-chuen, Member of Construction, Surveying, Town Planning and Garden Boundary
Legislative Council Chairman Leung Kwan-yen responded on a social networking site last August, saying that although the Legislative Council is adjourned in the summer, it does not mean a holiday. Although the General Assembly does not have to meet, members perform their duties in different ways to follow up on various parliamentary affairs.
For example, the Chief Executive delivered the "Policy Address" in October, and the summer vacation is a good time for Members to "cross the bridge" and intensify their visits to meet the public and meet with different sectors.
In addition, various committees under the Legislative Council conduct visits or inspections, and conduct duty visits to the Mainland or overseas to study whether local policies are suitable for Hong Kong to learn from.
He also pointed out that the second lobby exchange meeting last year was held during the recess.
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