 Positions in the waiting line were illegally sold for up to HK$120.The government was required to move an amendment in the Legislative Council (LegCo) to suspend the levy in accordance with the Executive Council decision.Faced with calls to abolish the levy, the government was adamantly opposed; according to the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, the HK$5 billion fund would only support the Employment Retraining Board for four or five years if the levy was permanently waived.