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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Members' remuneration and ceilings for reimbursement of medical allowance and certain operating expenses are subject to annual adjustment by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury in accordance with the movement of Consumer Price Index (C).
With effect from October 1, 2009, Members' monthly remuneration will be adjusted from $68,200 to $69,430; the annual medical allowance adjusted from $26,130 to $26,600; and the operating expenses reimbursements from not exceeding $1,767,440 per annum to not exceeding $1,799,250 per annum.
The operating expenses reimbursements are provided to each Member to cover expenses arising out of his/her LegCo duties, including hiring of staff, office rental and maintenance costs, printing and communication services, information technology support, travelling and entertainment, etc. Members' reimbursement claims are subject to annual compliance audit checks.
Since October 1994, the remuneration and reimbursement of Members have been adjusted annually in October according to the movement of Consumer Price Index (C) in the preceding year. Under the delegated authority of the LegCo Finance Committee, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury advises the LegCo Secretariat of Members' new remuneration and reimbursement rates for the coming year around September/October each year.
Ends/Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:21
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