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Legislator Doubts the Police Uses Resources of Other Disciplinary Forces
Editor’s note: It has been confirmed that each member of the HK Police Force can claim up to 120 hours of Disciplined Services Overtime Allowance since June
(28 Nov) Working overtime has become the norm since the anti-extradition protest sparked. As front-line police officers have been working excessive hours for months to deal with clashes, sources of the government told Lam Cheuk Ting, Legislator from the Democratic Party, that the Police Force has used up the budget for overtime work and the Security Bureau has asked other disciplined forces to re-allocate the budget to subsidize the Police Force.
Lam demands the Security Bureau to respond to the accusation as the event is extremely worrying if it is proved to be true. Lam said, “The allegation means sacrificing the routine operation of other forces to subsidize the police to suppress the anti-elab protest.” Lam added that the expenditure of the Police Force is controversial, it should ask for additional budget through standard procedure in the Legislative Council, of which the members can exercise their rights to review and monitor the police with facts. Apple Daily has inquired the Security Bureau but there is no reply.
Later the Security Bureau replied that Lam's allegations were not true, stating that in 2019-2020, the Police Force had been allocated about $20.2 billion to cover salaries, allowances and other operating expenses and that the amount of the overtime work allowance would be reflected in the relevant revised budget.
Source: Apple Daily
http://bit.ly/2QXBYI4
#HKPolice #Allowance
Legislator Doubts the Police Uses Resources of Other Disciplinary Forces
Editor’s note: It has been confirmed that each member of the HK Police Force can claim up to 120 hours of Disciplined Services Overtime Allowance since June
(28 Nov) Working overtime has become the norm since the anti-extradition protest sparked. As front-line police officers have been working excessive hours for months to deal with clashes, sources of the government told Lam Cheuk Ting, Legislator from the Democratic Party, that the Police Force has used up the budget for overtime work and the Security Bureau has asked other disciplined forces to re-allocate the budget to subsidize the Police Force.
Lam demands the Security Bureau to respond to the accusation as the event is extremely worrying if it is proved to be true. Lam said, “The allegation means sacrificing the routine operation of other forces to subsidize the police to suppress the anti-elab protest.” Lam added that the expenditure of the Police Force is controversial, it should ask for additional budget through standard procedure in the Legislative Council, of which the members can exercise their rights to review and monitor the police with facts. Apple Daily has inquired the Security Bureau but there is no reply.
Later the Security Bureau replied that Lam's allegations were not true, stating that in 2019-2020, the Police Force had been allocated about $20.2 billion to cover salaries, allowances and other operating expenses and that the amount of the overtime work allowance would be reflected in the relevant revised budget.
Source: Apple Daily
http://bit.ly/2QXBYI4
#HKPolice #Allowance