Pro-govt lawmaker urges CE to take a pay cut

Pro-govt lawmaker urges CE to take a pay cut

New People's Party lawmaker Eunice Yung on Thursday urged Chief Executive Carrie Lam and top officials to take a pay cut, to help alleviate public grievances after the months of social unrest.



During a question and answer session at the Legislative Council, Yung noted that during the Sars outbreak and economic downturn in 2003, former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and his team took a ten percent pay cut. She asked Lam if she would do the same.



“You and your team should bear the biggest responsibility for the extradition controversy. Rounds of relief measures have failed to alleviate public grievances. Will you and your team take the lead to take a pay cut and mollify the people?” she asked.



Lam didn’t respond to the question directly, only saying that she needs more time to consider it.



“In view of the economic slowdown and the possibility of a rising jobless rate, I’m willing to consider any measure that can help society reunite,” she said.



She said she is being responsible by staying in her job and working hard to help Hong Kong get out of its current impasse.