Police Welfare Fund donations plunge from peak HK$179 million to HK$7.59 million, lowest since 2019 anti-extradition bill movement
警察福利基金捐款銳減 高位1.79億跌至759萬 反修例運動以來最少
The Secretary for Security submitted the Police Welfare Fund’s 2022–23 annual report to the Legislative Council today (13th). Donations to the fund fell by nearly 60% year on year, from HK$18.68 million to HK$7.59 million, the lowest since the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement. At its peak, the fund received donations exceeding HK$100 million for two consecutive years. In the current year, the fund reduced spending on some items, with “employee relations expenses” falling by nearly 80%, from HK$14.30 million in the previous year to about HK$3.29 million.
保安局局長今（13日）向立法會提交警察福利基金2022至23年度年報，基金收到捐款按年銳減近6成，由1,868萬元下跌至759萬元，是自2019年反修例運動以來最低。在高峰期，基金曾連續兩年收到過億元捐款。今個年度基金減少部分項目支出，例如「員工關係開支」銳減近8成，由上一年度花費1,430萬元，急跌至約329萬元。