Hong Kong News

Nonpartisan, Noncommercial, unconstrained.
Thursday, Mar 28, 2024

Hong Kong police unions fight back at lawmakers’ attempt to deny officers a pay rise

Disciplined Services Consultative Council and Junior Police Officers’ Association release statement day before pay review meetingใ Pan-democrats earlier tried to remove police from discussion on civil service pay and claimed they had public backing

Two major unions representing Hong Kong police officers have expressed outrage over calls to exclude the force from the annual pay rise review for civil servants.

The Disciplined Services Consultative Council (DSCC), and the Junior Police Officers’ Association (JPOA) have increased pressure on pan-democrats, a day before the Legislative Council’s Finance Committee resumes its scrutiny over the funding application for the pay rise concerning more than 176,000 civil servants on Friday.

The pro-democracy bloc, backed by almost 400 newly elected district councillors from the same camp, earlier issued a joint letter asking the government to remove police from the funding request.

The two unions, who had earlier sent letters to the committee, said on Thursday the proposed arrangement would undermine the force’s efforts to protect life and property in a city rocked by six months of anti-government protests.

“As procedural justice is always on the lips of pan-democrats, they should stick to the established mechanism and not let their political stance override the benefits for civil servants,” said Lam Chi-wai, chairman of the JPOA.

The existing annual civil service pay adjustment mechanism hinges on six factors, including the net pay trend, the economy, and public servants’ morale. DSCC’s acting chairwoman, Bonnie Lo Hoi-sze, said the performance of individual disciplined services should not be considered.

But she refused to comment on the HK$950 million (US$122 million) overtime allowance granted to 11,000 police officers since the start of the civil unrest in June.

In a written reply to the legislature, the Civil Service Bureau revealed the payroll expenses for the force had reached HK$7.95 billion (US$1 billion) in November.

If the proposed pay rise was approved, an estimated HK$410 million in back-payment in salary – and another HK$50 million in back-payment of overtime allowance – would be required, it added.

Civic Party lawmaker Jeremy Tam Man-ho rejected Lam’s argument, and said the attempt to block a pay rise for law enforcement was in line with public opinion, and abided by procedural rules in Legco.

Also on Thursday, Citizens’ Press Conference, a group which claims to represent protesters, released an online survey of what it said was more than 63,000 respondents, which found more than 99 per cent opposed a pay rise for police, while 92 per cent agreed to have the force excluded from the review.

Newsletter

Related Articles

Hong Kong News
0:00
0:00
Close
It's always the people with the dirty hands pointing their fingers
Paper straws found to contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals - study
FTX's Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail
Blackrock gets half a trillion dollar deal to rebuild Ukraine
Steve Jobs' Son Launches Venture Capital Firm With $200 Million For Cancer Treatments
Google reshuffles Assistant unit, lays off some staffers, to 'supercharge' products with A.I.
End of Viagra? FDA approved a gel against erectile dysfunction
UK sanctions Russians judges over dual British national Kara-Murza's trial
US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders because of security concerns
America's First New Nuclear Reactor in Nearly Seven Years Begins Operations
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system
Political leader from South Africa, Julius Malema, led violent racist chants at a massive rally on Saturday
Today Hunter Biden’s best friend and business associate, Devon Archer, testified that Joe Biden met in Georgetown with Russian Moscow Mayor's Wife Yelena Baturina who later paid Hunter Biden $3.5 million in so called “consulting fees”
'I am not your servant': IndiGo crew member, passenger get into row over airline meal
Singapore Carries Out First Execution of a Woman in Two Decades Amid Capital Punishment Debate
Spanish Citizenship Granted to Iranian chess player who removed hijab
US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell freezes up, leaves press conference
Speaker McCarthy says the United States House of Representatives is getting ready to impeach Joe Biden.
San Francisco car crash
This camera man is a genius
3D ad in front of Burj Khalifa
Next level gaming
BMW driver…
Google testing journalism AI. We are doing it already 2 years, and without Google biased propoganda and manipulated censorship
Unlike illegal imigrants coming by boats - US Citizens Will Need Visa To Travel To Europe in 2024
Musk announces Twitter name and logo change to X.com
The politician and the journalist lost control and started fighting on live broadcast.
The future of sports
Unveiling the Black Hole: The Mysterious Fate of EU's Aid to Ukraine
Farewell to a Music Titan: Tony Bennett, Renowned Jazz and Pop Vocalist, Passes Away at 96
Alarming Behavior Among Florida's Sharks Raises Concerns Over Possible Cocaine Exposure
Transgender Exclusion in Miss Italy Stirs Controversy Amidst Changing Global Beauty Pageant Landscape
Joe Biden admitted, in his own words, that he delivered what he promised in exchange for the $10 million bribe he received from the Ukraine Oil Company.
TikTok Takes On Spotify And Apple, Launches Own Music Service
Global Trend: Using Anti-Fake News Laws as Censorship Tools - A Deep Dive into Tunisia's Scenario
Arresting Putin During South African Visit Would Equate to War Declaration, Asserts President Ramaphosa
Hacktivist Collective Anonymous Launches 'Project Disclosure' to Unearth Information on UFOs and ETIs
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Server Arrested For Theft After Refusing To Pay A Table's $100 Restaurant Bill When They Dined & Dashed
The Changing Face of Europe: How Mass Migration is Reshaping the Political Landscape
China Urges EU to Clarify Strategic Partnership Amid Trade Tensions
The Last Pour: Anchor Brewing, America's Pioneer Craft Brewer, Closes After 127 Years
Democracy not: EU's Digital Commissioner Considers Shutting Down Social Media Platforms Amid Social Unrest
Sarah Silverman and Renowned Authors Lodge Copyright Infringement Case Against OpenAI and Meta
Why Do Tech Executives Support Kennedy Jr.?
The New York Times Announces Closure of its Sports Section in Favor of The Athletic
BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Hospitalized Amid Child Sex Abuse Allegations, Family Confirms
Florida Attorney General requests Meta CEO's testimony on company's platforms' alleged facilitation of illicit activities
The Distorted Mirror of actual approval ratings: Examining the True Threat to Democracy Beyond the Persona of Putin
40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines so we can drive electric cars.
×