AN independent standing commission will soon be appointed by the Governor to conduct periodic reviews of legislators' pay and to arbitrate in disputes over reimbursements.
The Director of Administration, Richard Hoare, said the commission would be set up in the next month or so and have no more than six members.
The Commission on Remuneration for members of the Legislative Council recommended the setting up of a standing commission to review the remuneration package for legislators every three to five years.
It suggested that the commission excluded legislators or people associated with political parties.
Legco members' claims for reimbursement would be processed by the Legco secretariat. Whenever doubts arose over the interpretation of the expenditure guidelines, the standing commission or the administration would arbitrate.
Professor Wang Gungwu, chairman of the remuneration commission, said Legco members must be accountable for all their claims and their accounts must be transparent and properly documented.