"You're assisting the Port Supervision with law enforcement; isn't the oil money supposed to be provided by the Port Supervision?"
"The crucial point is that we don't just assist the Port Supervision with law enforcement; we can't just focus on secondary tasks and forget our primary duty. Normally we have to conduct security patrols on the river, and if there's a fire on a vessel, we must carry out firefighting and rescue operations."
Han Yu paused before adding, "If there is a typhoon or torrential rain, we may even have to participate in anti-typhoon and flood prevention efforts. This summer we burned through over 17,000 yuan worth of oil in anti-typhoon and flood prevention, which the City Flood Control Command promised to reimburse. But perhaps their funds are quite tight; Director Zhang has called them several times, and each time they just say to wait a bit longer."
