NParks purchase 26 high end UK Brompton folding bicycles costing $2.2k each for patrols. Prudent?

First it was designer chairs for MOM. Now NParks is buying high end bikes from UK. Are our government agencies becoming less prudent with public fund?

Zaobao.com, 22 Jun 2012
公园局今年初购买了26辆英国著名品牌折叠脚踏车作为巡逻用途，每辆价格2200元。当局相信高质量产品有助于提高工作效率，但有人质疑价格太高。
精品脚踏车不再只是脚踏车铁杆粉丝的专利，国家公园局的工作人员在公园连道巡逻时，也会使用这些精品脚踏车。
据本报了解，公园局今年初向脚踏车公司BikeHop购买了26辆折叠脚踏车。这批脚踏车是英国品牌布朗登（Brompton）六速折叠车，每辆价格2200元。 Read More

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