25 Oct 2022法庭線#5600
Education Bureau abruptly changes full-day class requirements; 90% three-dose threshold for secondary schools deferred to February, 70% two-dose threshold for primary schools
教育局原本要求，11月起中學若要安排全日面授課堂，須有九成或以上學生已打三針。惟在實施前一星期，當局突然宣布暫緩有關要求，指考慮校方或需更多時間增加接種率，將實施日子改為明年2月起。另外由12月起，小學的兩針接種率如達七成或以上，亦可申請回復全日面授。
The Education Bureau had originally required that, from November, at least 90% of students at a secondary school must have received three doses before the school could arrange full-day in-person classes. However, one week before implementation, the authorities suddenly announced that the requirement would be deferred, saying schools might need more time to raise the vaccination rate. It will instead take effect from February next year. From December, primary schools with a two-dose vaccination rate of at least 70% may also apply to resume full-day in-person classes.
25 Oct 2022法庭線#5605
New Civil Service Code drops “political neutrality”; Yang Hoey says streamlining makes it more attractive
特首李家超在《施政報告》提及要修改《公務員守則》，加入新的基本信念例如「具備維護國家主權」等元素。公務員事務局局長楊何蓓茵今出席立法會一個委員會時透露，新《守則》不會再採用「政治中立」四字，取而代之是「不受政治取態限制」，表明不能以「政治中立」為不作為的「藉口」。楊何蓓茵又稱不擔心增強「賞罰機制」會增加公務員流失，反而團隊「去蕪存菁 」後更具吸引力。
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in the Policy Address that the Code for the Civil Service would be amended to add new core beliefs, including “possessing a commitment to safeguarding national sovereignty”. Speaking at a Legislative Council committee meeting today, Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Hoey said the new Code would no longer use the words “political neutrality”, replacing them with “not being constrained by political stances”, making clear that “political neutrality” could not be used as an “excuse” for inaction. Yeung also said she was not worried that strengthening the “reward and punishment mechanism” would increase civil service turnover, saying the team would be more attractive after “weeding out the undesirable and retaining the best”.
24 Oct 2022法庭線#5594
New teachers for next academic year to sit Basic Law test on 12 March; half of 20 MCQs needed to pass
《施政報告》早前公布，當局將擴展新聘教師《基本法》測試要求至所有直資學校及參加「幼稚園教育計劃」的幼稚園，測試內容涵蓋《基本法》和《香港國安法》。教育局今日向全港學校發出通告，公布測試要求及細節，測試安排會因是否有學位程度而有別，但標準一樣，在20題多項選擇題中答對10題或以上，將獲視為合格，方可獲考慮聘用。
The Policy Address earlier announced that the requirement for the Basic Law test for newly hired teachers would be extended to all Direct Subsidy Scheme schools and kindergartens participating in the Kindergarten Education Scheme. The test covers the Basic Law and the Hong Kong National Security Law. The Education Bureau today issued a circular to all schools in Hong Kong setting out the requirements and details. The test arrangements will differ depending on whether candidates have a degree, but the passing standard will be the same: candidates must answer at least 10 of the 20 multiple-choice questions correctly to be considered to have passed and be eligible for consideration for employment.
21 Oct 2022獨媒#5582
All Primary and Secondary Schools in Hong Kong Have Set Up National Security Education Teams, Education Bureau Visits 1,600 Schools to Assess Progress
《香港國安法》實施超過兩年，教育局向立法會提交文件，稱所有中小學均已設立工作小組或委任專責人員，統籌和協調國安教育相關工作。當局亦已探訪約1,660間學校，約佔99%提供本地課程中小學及73%幼稚園，瞭解學校落實國教的情況。
More than two years after the Hong Kong National Security Law came into force, the Education Bureau told the Legislative Council that all primary and secondary schools had established working groups or appointed designated personnel to coordinate and organise national security education-related work. The bureau had also visited about 1,660 schools—around 99% of primary and secondary schools offering the local curriculum and 73% of kindergartens—to learn about their implementation of national security education.
21 Oct 2022獨媒#5584
[Policy Address] Green group says Robin’s Nest Country Park proposed for nearly 30 years, urges early implementation
《施政報告》重提前任行政長官於2017年《施政報告》提出的，在北區近沙頭角紅花嶺設立郊野公園。環團長春社認為，該處納入郊野公園早於1993年提出，促勿一拖再拖，並將擬議範圍由500公頃增至1,120公頃。
The Policy Address reiterated a proposal made by the former Chief Executive in the 2017 Policy Address to establish a country park at Robin’s Nest near Sha Tau Kok in the North District. The Conservancy Association said the inclusion of the area in a country park had been proposed as early as 1993, and urged the authorities not to delay further and to increase the proposed area from 500 hectares to 1,120 hectares.
21 Oct 2022獨媒#5585
Bloomberg: Outdoor Screening of Batman Banned; Kevin Yeung Says There Is a Decision-Making System
《彭博》報導引述指港府以涉國家安全理由禁止下周四（10月27日）舉行的《蝙蝠俠—黑夜之神》放映活動。文化體育及旅遊局局長楊潤雄下午出席《施政報告》記者會時被問到消息是否屬實，他強調決定並非由局方作出，但認為大家要明白香港有制度決定「某一個時候放映一套電影係咪適合」。
Bloomberg reported that the Hong Kong government had banned an outdoor screening of *The Batman—The Dark Knight* scheduled for next Thursday (27 October), citing national security concerns. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung was asked about the report at an afternoon press conference on the Policy Address. He stressed that the decision had not been made by his bureau, but said people should understand that Hong Kong has a system for deciding whether screening a particular film at a particular time is appropriate.
21 Oct 2022獨媒#5587
Financial summit attendees testing positive may leave Hong Kong by private jet; Lo Chung-mau denies double standards, calls it a targeted scheme
國際金融領袖投資峰會下月在港舉行，《彭博》引述消息人士稱，港府考慮讓出席會議人士在病毒檢測呈陽性後乘坐私人飛機離港。對於被質疑「大細超」，醫務衞生局盧寵茂否認，指當局政策清晰，《施政報告》已列明會設針對性方案，確保香港盛事、經濟及大型活動能順利穩妥進行
The International Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit will be held in Hong Kong next month. Bloomberg, citing sources, reported that the Hong Kong government was considering allowing attendees who test positive for the virus to leave the city by private jet. Responding to accusations of applying double standards, Lo Chung-mau of the Health Bureau denied the claim, saying the government’s policy was clear and that the Policy Address had already stated that targeted schemes would be introduced to ensure that mega events, the economy and large-scale activities in Hong Kong could proceed smoothly and safely.
19 Oct 2022獨媒#2623
Democratic Party leadership change: Lo Kin-hei seeks re-election, may become “chairman in prison”
民主黨領導層將換屆，主席羅健熙向《獨媒》表示有意連任。涉2019年理大衝突非法集結案的他承認有入獄風險，但指在獄中也可以思考，認為大家要慢慢習慣這些「不正常情況」：「除非真係成個（兩年）任期，都無辦法喺出面做到嘢。」
The Democratic Party will undergo a leadership change, and chairman Lo Kin-hei told InMediaHK that he intends to seek re-election. Involved in the unlawful assembly case relating to the 2019 Polytechnic University conflict, he acknowledged the risk of imprisonment but said he could still think while in prison. He said everyone would have to gradually get used to these “abnormal circumstances”: “Unless I really have no way to do anything outside for the entire (two-year) term.”
19 Oct 2022獨媒#2625
Policy Address: John Lee sets 110 indicators, excluding timetable for Article 23 legislation
有「好打得」之稱的林鄭月娥，其《施政報告》特色是設有詳盡「附篇」闡述政策。聲稱要建立「執行型」政府的李家超，在今日發表的《施政報告》沒再寫「附篇」，反而載入110個「指定項目指標（KPI）」。查看110項KPI，政府沒有提及基本法23條時間表，反而提出2022年底前就規管眾籌做公眾諮詢。就保安範疇，KPI 包括懲教署在今年底設立「青少年研習所」及「正向實踐坊（Change Lab）」，亦即署方早前公布一系列針對2019年反修例運動判監人士「去激化」措施之一。
Known for being highly combative, Carrie Lam included a detailed annex explaining her policies in her Policy Addresses. John Lee, who has said he wants to establish an “execution-oriented” government, did not include an annex in the Policy Address he delivered today, but instead included 110 “specified project indicators (KPIs)”. A review of the 110 KPIs found that the government did not mention a timetable for legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law. Instead, it proposed conducting a public consultation on regulating crowdfunding by the end of 2022. In the security area, the KPIs include the Correctional Services Department establishing a “Youth Study Centre” and a “Positive Practice Workshop (Change Lab)” by the end of this year—one of a series of “de-radicalisation” measures the department previously announced for people imprisoned over the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement.
19 Oct 2022獨媒#2626
Democratic Party: Policy Address fails to heal social rifts; retain people before recruiting them
行政長官李家超發表任內首份《施政報告》，民主黨續是唯一一個民主派政黨舉行記者會回應。主席羅健熙認為，《報告》未有著墨如何修補社會撕裂，並指在14萬勞動人口流失的情況下，政府應在搶外地人才前先作止血，「佢睇好多點樣揾一啲新嘅人入嚟，但就唔諗點樣保留、幫助一啲原本喺度嘅人」。
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered his first Policy Address since taking office, with the Democratic Party remaining the only pro-democracy party to hold a press conference in response. Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei said the address did not explain how to heal social divisions, and said that with 140,000 people having left the labour force, the government should first stem the losses before recruiting talent from overseas. “It focuses a lot on how to bring in new people, but does not think about how to retain and help the people who are already here.”
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