2 Dec 2025集誌社#7618
宏福苑五級火｜「一戶一社工」通知災民新投票站安排 陳國基未回應不成立獨立調查委員會
Chief Executive John Lee announced today that the Legislative Council election would be held as scheduled, with the authorities providing further details in the afternoon. Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-ki said that, starting the day after tomorrow, eight functional constituency election forums would resume. Candidates would be asked, ‘as appropriate’, for their views on handling the aftermath of the disaster. Entertainment programmes such as Colourful Day would be cancelled, while informational exhibitions and lifestyle-related discounts would be retained. He stressed that ‘the Legislative Council election and helping disaster victims will proceed on two parallel tracks’. The three polling stations in the affected area would be relocated, and the authorities said they would proactively notify affected residents of the new polling station arrangements through the ‘one social worker per household’ service. Depending on their willingness to vote, suitable transport would be arranged to take them to the polling stations. A reporter asked Chan Kwok-ki why the authorities insisted on not setting up an independent commission of inquiry, and whether there were measures to ensure that departments would cooperate in the absence of statutory powers to summon witnesses. A press officer intervened, saying that questions should focus on the election arrangements, and Chan Kwok-ki did not respond to the question.
行政長官李家超今公布將如期舉行立法會選舉，當局下午進一步交代安排。政務司司長陳國基指明、後日將恢復八場功能界別選舉論壇，會「適當地」問候選人對災後處理意見，會取消繽紛日等「歡樂性」節目，但保留資訊性展覽和生活性的優惠，強調「立法會選舉和幫助災民是雙軌並行」。而受火災影響的區內三個票站會重置，當局指會主動透過一戶一社工人員，通知受災居民新的投票站安排，並會視乎其投票意願，安排合適交通工具接送前往票站進行投票。
有記者問陳國基為何當局堅持不成立獨立調查委員會，在未有法定傳召權下，有否措施確保部門會配合？新聞官一度介入，指提問應集中於選舉安排，陳國基未有回應相關問題。
2 Dec 2025獨媒#7619
【宏福苑五級火】中大發帖感謝學生支援災民 學生被捕後刪帖
On the second day after the Wang Fuk Court fire, the nearby Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) posted that a student organisation had spontaneously coordinated the collection and donation of supplies to fire victims, and thanked the participating students, alumni and staff. However, CUHK suddenly deleted the post over the weekend. Netizens questioned whether this was related to the arrest of the university’s student Kwan Ching Fung Miles, and criticised CUHK for “cutting ties” with the student. In response to an inquiry from InMedia, CUHK did not directly answer why the post was deleted, saying only that the university expressed its mourning and condolences to all residents affected by the disaster and thanked students, alumni and others for supporting the fire victims and affected people.
宏福苑火災發生後第二日，鄰近的中文大學校方發帖，指有學生組織自發統籌收集及捐贈物資予災民，感謝有份參與的學生、校友及教職員。不過，中大在周末突然刪去該帖文，網民質疑是與該校學生關靖豐被捕一事有關，批評校方與學生「割蓆」。中大回覆《獨媒》查詢時，未正面回答為何刪帖，僅稱大學向所有受災居民表示哀悼和慰問，也感謝學生和校友等對災民及受影響人士提供支援。
2 Dec 2025集誌社#7620
宏福苑五級火｜民間記者會取消 廖成利被國安警約見：要恰如其份個別表達自己立場
Democratic Party urban planner Stanley Wing Fai Ng, Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood member Bruce Sing Lee Liu, and Lee Ting-fung and others had been due to hold a “Civilian Press Conference on Hong Kong’s High-rise Building Maintenance Policy” this afternoon (the 2nd), but said this morning that the press conference had to be cancelled “because a department gave notification”. The chairperson of the Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood and lawyer Bruce Sing Lee Liu, who had been due to attend the press conference, was asked to meet national security police at 1 p.m. and left Yuen Long Police Station shortly before 4 p.m. He said he could not disclose the content of the meeting because of a confidentiality agreement, and said the Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood would “appropriately” put forward livelihood improvement proposals on social issues. Asked whether it could hold another “civilian press conference”, he said his initial view was that “all civic groups should, appropriately and individually, express their own positions”.
民主黨城市規劃師吳永輝、民協廖成利和李庭豐等人士，原定在今日（2日） 下午召開「香港高樓維修政策民間記者會」，但今早指「因有部門通知，記者會需要取消」。原定出席記招的民協主席、律師廖成利，下午一時被國安警「約見」，近四時離開元朗警署。他指基於保密協議不能公開會面內容，指民協會「恰如其份」就社會事件提出民生改善建議；被問到能否再召開「民間記者會」，他就說初步睇法是「所有民間團體，大家要恰如其份地，個別自己表達自己嘅立場」。
2 Dec 2025集誌社#7621
宏福苑五級火｜民間記者會被取消 因「有部門通知」 據了解出席者廖成利被國安警約見
Democratic Party urban planner Stanley Wing Fai Ng and others had been scheduled to hold a “Public Press Conference on Hong Kong’s High-Rise Building Maintenance Policy” this afternoon (2nd). However, they said this morning that “due to notification from a department, the press conference needed to be cancelled”. It is understood that Bruce Sing Lee Liu, who was originally due to attend the press conference, was invited by national security police to meet today.
民主黨城市規劃師吳永輝等人士，原定在今日（2日） 下午召開「香港高樓維修政策民間記者會」，不過，今日上午，他們表示，「因有部門通知，記者會需要取消」。據了解，原本會出席記招的廖成利，今日被國安警邀請見面。
2 Dec 2025集誌社#7622
宏福苑五級火｜疑似現場遺體相片流出？ 警方：會要求平台移除、採適當行動
Police yesterday gave an update on the search operation following the No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, saying the scene was badly devastated, with some bodies incomplete and others burned to ashes. Photos purportedly showing bodies at the scene were circulated on the LIHKG discussion forum yesterday afternoon. In response to enquiries, police said they took the matter very seriously, would ask the platform to remove the images and take appropriate action, and urged members of the public not to share them out of respect for the deceased. The relevant photos have since been deleted from the original post.
大埔宏福苑五級火，警方昨交代搜索進度時，提及現場環境滿目瘡痍，遺體不全，甚至已燒成灰燼；昨日下午網上連登討論區流出疑似現場遺體相片。警方回應查詢指非常重視事件，會要求平台移除並採適當行動，呼籲市民基於對死者尊重勿轉發相關影像。原有帖文上，相關相片現已被刪除。
2 Dec 2025法庭線#7623
宏福苑五級火｜外界關注獨立委員會有否傳召權 特首辦：運作類似2018大埔車禍
Chief Executive John Lee met the press before Tuesday’s (2nd) Executive Council meeting and announced that an “independent committee”, chaired by a judge, would be established to “review” the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire and the reasons for its rapid spread. He said the investigation report would be made fully public. (See separate report.)
The Witness asked the Chief Executive’s Office about the statutory powers of the “independent committee”. In a reply that evening, the office did not directly address whether the committee would have the power to summon witnesses. It said the committee’s operation would be similar to investigations into major accidents in the past, including the 2003 Tuen Mun Road crash and the 2018 Tai Po Road bus crash. It also stressed that one of the purposes of establishing the “independent committee” was to “continue to make every effort to accelerate and enhance the investigation work, including the criminal investigation”.
According to archival information, following the 2003 Tuen Mun Road crash, then Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa appointed an “Independent Expert Group” to review road safety measures. Following the 2018 Tai Po KMB bus crash, then Chief Executive Carrie Lam established a “Review Committee” to examine the regulation and monitoring systems for franchised buses. Neither had statutory power to summon witnesses.
行政長官李家超周二（2 日）出席行政會議前見記者，宣布將成立由一名法官主持的「獨立委員會」，「審視」大埔宏福苑大火、迅速蔓延的原因﹐並指會全面公開調查報告。（見另稿）
《法庭線》向特首辦查詢，有關「獨立委員會」的法定權力。特首辦晚上回覆，未有正面回應委員會有否傳召權，稱其運作類似過往大型事故的調查，包括 2003 年屯門公路車禍、2018 年大埔公路車禍，又強調成立「獨立委員會」的目的之一，是「繼續全力提速提效推展調查工作，包括刑事調查」。
翻查資料，2003 年屯門公路車禍，由時任特首董建華委任「獨立專家小組」，檢討公路安全措施；2018 年大埔九巴車禍，則由時任特首林鄭月娥成立「檢討委員會」，審視專營巴士的監管及監察制度，兩者均沒有法定傳召權。
1 Dec 2025法庭線#7614
高才通內地申請人涉虛報資料以獲批一家三口留港 被改控串謀詐騙明年1月答辯
A 47-year-old Chinese national allegedly falsely stated when applying to come to Hong Kong under the High Talent Pass Scheme that he had been awarded a Bachelor of International Business degree by Monash University in Australia. He later allegedly claimed that his education level was a higher education degree when applying for a Hong Kong identity card. The defendant was previously charged with “arranging for a false statement to be made to obtain an entry permit” and “providing false particulars to a registration officer”. The case was brought before the Sha Tin Magistrates’ Courts again on Monday (December 1).
The prosecution applied to withdraw the charge of “providing false particulars to a registration officer” and amend the charge to conspiracy to defraud. It alleged that the defendant conspired with others to falsely state that he met the eligibility requirements when applying under the High Talent Pass Scheme, thereby inducing the Immigration Department to approve the stay of his family of three in Hong Kong. The defence applied for an adjournment to obtain documents and legal advice. Acting Principal Magistrate Kei Hong Cheang approved both applications and adjourned the case to January 12 next year for plea. The defendant was granted bail during this period on conditions including HK$200,000 cash bail and a HK$200,000 surety.
47 歲中國籍男子涉申請「高才通」來港時，虛報獲澳洲蒙納士大學頒授國際企業學士學位，其後於香港申請身份證時，假稱教育程度為高等教育學位。被告早前被控「為取得入境證而安排作出虛假陳述」及「向登記主任提供虛假詳情」兩罪。案件周一（12 月 1 日）在沙田裁判法院再訊。
控方申請撤回「向登記主任提供虛假詳情」罪，並修訂控罪為「串謀詐騙」，指被告串謀他人在申請「高才通」時，虛報自己符合資格，誘使入境處批准其一家三口留港。辯方申請押後，以待索取文件及法律意見。署理主任裁判官鄭紀航批准雙方申請，將案件押至明年 1 月 12 日答辯，期間被告獲准以 20 萬元現金、20 萬元人事擔保等條件保釋。
1 Dec 2025香港人權資訊中心#7615
回應宏福苑火災聯署發起人被捕事件
On November 29, the petition organiser and Chinese University of Hong Kong student Kwan Ching Fung Miles (Miles) was arrested by the Police National Security Department on suspicion of sedition. The arrest was suspected to be related to a petition initiated by Kwan Ching Fung Miles entitled “Tai Po Wang Fuk Court Fire Concern Group”. The petition put forward four demands: continued support for affected residents; the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry; a review of the construction regulatory system; and full investigation into regulatory negligence and accountability for government officials. Before the arrest, the petition had received more than 10,000 signatures. The concern group’s social media page and petition post were closed after Kwan Ching Fung Miles was arrested.
The Hong Kong Human Rights Information Centre issued the following response to the arrest of petition organiser Kwan Ching Fung Miles:
“The national security police’s arrest of the petition organiser once again highlights the Hong Kong government’s abuse of the sedition offence to suppress peaceful and legitimate expression of opinion. This arrest completely violates the protection of freedom of speech and expression under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the ‘Covenant’), infringing fundamental human rights in the name of national security.
The demands put forward by petition organiser Kwan Ching Fung Miles—protecting the rights and interests of disaster victims, finding out the truth about the fire, and improving public safety—are all reasonable civic opinions and are fully protected by the Covenant, with absolutely no connection to endangering national security. The authorities’ arrest of a citizen on this basis reflects that current law enforcement has already treated normal expression of concern about disasters and the public interest as a crime.”
11月29日，聯署發起人、中大學生關靖豐（Miles），被警察國安處以煽動罪拘捕。有關的拘捕，懷疑是因關靖豐發起「大埔宏福苑火災關注組」聯署有關。該聯署提出四項訴求：持續支援受災居民、成立獨立調查委員會、重新審視工程監管制度，以及全力追究監管疏忽並問責政府官員。截至被捕前，聯署已獲逾萬人簽署。關注組的社交媒體專頁及聯署帖文在關靖豐被捕後，已經關閉。
香港人權資訊中心就聯署發起人關靖豐被捕一事作出以下回應：
「國安警拘捕聯署發起人，再次突顯港府濫用《煽動罪》打壓和平及正當的意見表達。今次的拘捕完全違反《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》（《公約》）對言論及表達自由的保障，以國家安全之名侵害基本人權。
聯署發起人關靖豐提出的訴求——保障災民權益、查明火災真相、改善公共安全——均屬於合理的公民意見，完全受《公約》所保障，與危害國家安全毫無關聯。當局以此為由拘捕公民，反映現行執法已將關注災難與公共利益的正常表達視為犯罪。
1 Dec 2025集誌社#7616
宏福苑五級火｜累計最少十名外傭罹難 兩菲傭情況待確認、36 名印傭仍失聯
The death toll from the Wang Fuk Court No. 5 alarm fire has risen to 146, including foreign domestic helpers who had left their homes to work abroad. The Indonesian Consulate in Hong Kong said that, as of 11 p.m. yesterday, nine Indonesian domestic helpers had been killed. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong confirmed yesterday (30th) that a Filipina domestic helper who had earlier been reported missing had died. To date, at least 10 foreign domestic helpers have been killed in the fire, while a further 38 remain missing or have statuses awaiting confirmation.
宏福苑五級火死亡人數至今增至 146 人，當中包括一班離鄉別井的工人姐姐。印尼駐港領事館指截至昨日下午 11 時，有九名印傭罹難，而菲律賓駐港總領事館昨日（30日）確認，一名早前失聯的菲傭身故。至今累計已有十名外傭在大火中遇難，另有 38 人仍然失聯或有待確認情況。
1 Dec 2025集誌社#7617
宏福苑五級火｜黃碧嬌「嚴正聲明」 將報案要求警方、廉署查現屆法團
After the Wang Fuk Court fire, some questioned whether DAB Tai Po South District councillor Peggy Pik Kiu Wong, who had been a driving force behind the major renovation project, should be held responsible for the incident. The DAB issued another statement yesterday, saying that if members, including Peggy Pik Kiu Wong, were found to have engaged in unlawful conduct, it would show “absolutely no leniency”. This afternoon (December 1), Peggy Pik Kiu Wong issued a “solemn statement”, saying that they had decided to report the matter to the Police Force and request an immediate investigation into whether the current owners’ corporation was involved in serious offences including dereliction of duty and concealing safety risks. They also asked the ICAC to conduct a thorough investigation into whether the current owners’ corporation was involved in corruption and dereliction of duty, resulting in the fire safety equipment being left in disrepair for a prolonged period.
Records show that the major renovation plan was approved by the previous owners’ corporation in January 2024, when Peggy Pik Kiu Wong was an adviser on owners’ corporation affairs. After owners failed to oppose it, the previous owners’ corporation was voted out by a large majority in September of the same year; by then, the renovation works had begun. The Collective is making enquiries with the current owners’ corporation about the incident.
宏福苑大火後，有聲音質疑民建聯大埔南區議員黃碧嬌曾是大維修推手，需為事件負責；民建聯昨再發聲明，指若證實包括黃碧嬌在內的成員存在違法行為，「絕不姑息」。黃碧嬌今日（12月1日）下午發「嚴正聲明」，指決定向警務處報案，要求立即調查事件是否涉現屆法團瀆職、隱瞞安全風險等嚴重罪行，另要求 ICAC 徹查現屆法團是否涉貪污瀆職，致消防設備長期失修。
翻查資料，大維修方案是在 2024 年 1 月獲上屆法團通過，當時黃碧嬌為法團事務顧問；業主反對不果下，在同年 9 月大比數罷免舊法團，期時維修工程已展開。《集誌社》正就事件向現屆法團查詢。
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