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Wednesday, October 17, 1973
Mr. B. Bernacchi strongly advocated the payment of an allowance in view of the very great deal of work involved.
He added that as a principle the allowance should be made. Whether or not any holder of the office needed such payment for his livelihood was a separate matter.
Mr. Kenneth T.C. Lo agreed, saying that while Councillors could continue with their ordinary livelihoods ard personal affairs, the Chairman could not.
Mr. Tsin Sai-nin agreed and said he favoured a "realistic" figure.
The proposal, passed unanimously, then went before last Monday's meeting of the Standing Committee of the Whole Council, where it was ratified unanimously,
BACKGROUND
The experience of the present Chairman of the Urban Council, Mr. A. de O. Sales, gives an indication of the work-load of the office.
He spends at least three-quarters of his working
day on Urban Council affairs.
From April 1 to the end of September he attended 97 official meetings of the Council, its select committees or the Housing Authority.
He also attended many other semi-official meetings and many Urban Council functions, ranging from presentations in the New Territories to attendances at performances at the City Hall.
He must read eight or nine Urban Council files a day, plus every Paper and every Minute dealt with by the Council's 12 Select Committees and two other Committees.
Also his telephone rings regularly with callers wanting to discuss Urban Council business.
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