Political Appointments System in Hong Kong of HK$220,000 per month (US$28,000) is more than the salary of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and also more than Alan Greenspan earned as the chairman of the US Federal Reserve. A political assistant would earn more than what Tony Snow earned (US$ 14,000 per month) as the former White House Press Secretary. Political observer Michael Chugani said there was no "single credible reason why these novice politicians are being paid more than heads of state of some countries." Lau Ngai-keung was sceptical that political appointments would help to foster local political talent, noting that such appointees may earn
Lynn E. Davis United States Department of State, Davis returned to the RAND Corporation. Lynn E. Davis Lynn Etheridge Davis (born 1943) was United States Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs from 1993 to 1997. Lynn E. Davis was educated at Duke University, receiving a B.A. in political science. She then received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. After graduate school, Davis split her time between academia and government service. She taught political science at Columbia and national security policy at the National War College. She also worked on the staff of the