Hong Kong police received HK $ 135 million (US $ 17.3 million) in benefits after six months of dealing with the protests.

According to data provided by the Hong Kong Civil Service Bureau to MPs on December 27, HK $ 50 million (US $ 6.4 million) was paid to police forces at protest sites and office workers. letters, who work more than 12 hours a day since protests broke out in June.

The remaining HK $ 85 million (US $ 10.9 million) is for work-related allowances. The department does not publish specific expenditures but may include a 30-day undercover police allowance.

According to the Civil Service Department, the total cost of meals, salaries and allowances of the police force has exceeded HKD 950 million (US $ 122 million) since the protests broke out.

Hong Kong police have not commented on the information.

Hong Kong protests erupted in June, initially to protest the extradition bill that will allow suspects to be brought to the jurisdictional areas where the special zone has not signed an extradition treaty, including mainland China. After the Hong Kong government withdrew the bill, protesters continued down the road making other demands.

Hong Kong police have responded to more than 900 protests in the past six months and only work overtime in "unavoidable situations". About 11,000 police have been paid overtime, totaling $ 120 million since June.

According to a poll by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, there have been numerous allegations of police misconduct in protests and public satisfaction with the once highly respected force. Dropped to the lowest level. However, the police described their actions as a response and were very restrained.