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"I want to clarify that the mayors do not decide on the salaries, the increments, the bonuses of all our staff at the CDC.
"The mayors are political appointment holders. We chair the CDC to spearhead the CDC, to build a social safety net and help the people. That is our job. If you ask me, I do not know the salaries; I do not know the bonuses of all my staff."
Dr Teo Ho Pin, Northwest CDC's mayor , on rumours that two staff from the Northwest Community Development Council (CDC) received bonuses of eight months last year, including the 13th month bonus.
