16 Jun 2022法庭線#2086
Judiciary Consults Public on Remote Hearings; Proposes Excluding Verdicts and Sentencing, with Unauthorised Release of Audio-Visual Recordings Punishable by up to 5 Years’ Imprisonment
司法機構就《法院（遙距聆訊）條例草案》草擬本、相關實務指示和操作指引諮詢公眾，同時建議，新增兩項罪行，防止遙距聆訊在未經授權下被記錄、發布。諮詢文件中定義遙距聆訊為以電話進行的語音聯繫、視像直播等，而不適用於答辯、裁決、判刑，未經授權發布影像語言最高刑罰建議監禁五年。
The Judiciary is consulting the public on the draft Court (Remote Hearings) Bill, related practice directions and operational guidelines. It is also proposing two new offences to prevent remote hearings from being recorded or released without authorisation. The consultation document defines remote hearings as including audio communication by telephone and live video broadcasts, but states that they would not apply to pleas, verdicts or sentencing. The proposed maximum penalty for unauthorised release of audio-visual material is five years’ imprisonment.
16 Jun 2022The Standard#2087
Public consultation launched on draft Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill
The Judiciary launched a three-month public consultation on the draft Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill. The major features of the Bill include details of the making of a remote hearing order, including safeguards for parties to ensure the fair disposal of remote hearings; operation and legal effect of remote hearings; safeguards for open justice in remote hearings; and proposed new offences for the recording and publishing of remote and physical court hearings, as well as the broadcast of such hearings.
The Judiciary launched a three-month public consultation on the draft Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill. The Bill’s major features include provisions on the making of remote hearing orders, including safeguards to ensure the fair disposal of remote hearings; the operation and legal effect of remote hearings; safeguards for open justice in remote hearings; and proposed new offences relating to the recording and publication of remote and physical court hearings, as well as the broadcasting of such hearings.
16 Jun 2022The Standard#2088
City should consider judges from outside traditional talent pools: former prosecutions chief
繼兩名海外法官離任後，前刑事檢控專員江樂士指司法機構應考慮從印度、牙買加、新加坡等地招攬法官，而無需如現時侷限於英聯邦國家，並指監控傳媒及網上言論的立法對維護國家安全是必須。
Following the departure of two overseas judges, former Director of Public Prosecutions Grenville Cross said the judiciary should consider recruiting judges from places such as India, Jamaica and Singapore, rather than being limited, as it is now, to Commonwealth countries. He also said legislation to monitor the media and online speech was necessary to safeguard national security.
16 Jun 2022The Standard#2091
Civil service chief Patrick Nip won’t serve in John Lee administration
公務員事務局局長聶德權宣布不會加入李家超政府。
Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip announced that he would not join the John Lee administration.
15 Jun 2022HK01#2079
Legislative Council passes “six secretariats, 15 bureaux” plan; incoming cabinet members did not vote
立法會以77票支持1票反對通過新一屆政府架構重組，將增設三名副司長，分拆運輸及房屋局和新設文化、體育及旅遊局。
The Legislative Council passed the restructuring of the next-term government structure by 77 votes to one. The plan will add three deputy secretaries, split the Transport and Housing Bureau, and establish a new Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.
15 Jun 2022HK01#2080
All 180,000 Civil Servants Complete Oath of Allegiance; 129 Leave Government After Refusing
129名公務員因拒絕宣誓而離開政府，目前本港18萬公務員已全部完成宣誓效忠。
A total of 129 civil servants left the government after refusing to take the oath, and all 180,000 civil servants in Hong Kong have now completed the oath of allegiance.
15 Jun 2022SCMP#2083
Hong Kong top officials to ‘undergo 3-day hotel quarantine’ ahead of visit by state leaders to mark city’s 25th handover anniversary
消息指出席七一慶典儀式的所有參加者需於進行三日酒店隔離。
Sources said that all participants attending the July 1 celebration ceremonies would be required to undergo three days of hotel quarantine.
14 Jun 2022信報#2077
Innovation office fears national security breach; anti-extradition bill reports sealed
政策創新及統籌辦事處前年撥出3100萬元，資助79項有關反修例運動項目研究，議題包括公眾對暴力或「攬炒」的看法、政府決策過程中的公眾參與、文化、價值觀感與身份認同等，相關研究已經全數完成，但至今未上載報告到網站供公眾查閱。
The Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office allocated HK$31 million the year before last to fund research for 79 projects related to the anti-extradition bill movement. Topics included public views on violence or “laam caau”, public participation in government decision-making, culture, values and identity. All the studies have been completed, but the reports have yet to be uploaded to the website for public access.
14 Jun 2022HK01#2078
Police Mobilise for 25th Anniversary of July 1 Handover; Three New Domestic Water Cannon Vehicles Enter Service
警方將於七一嚴陣佈防中啟用三輛新款國產水炮車，共費公帑990萬。
Police will deploy three new-model domestically produced water cannon vehicles during heightened security operations on July 1, at a total public cost of HK$9.9 million.
13 Jun 2022SCMP#2076
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog takes down 90 per cent of social media posts deemed to constitute doxxing under new law
私隱專員公署公布去年十月至今年五月間曾發出774項要求社交平台移除涉嫌侵犯個人私隱的訊息，涉及逾3900則貼文，當中六人被捕而有些頻道永久關閉。
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said it had issued 774 requests to social media platforms between October last year and May this year to remove messages suspected of infringing personal privacy. The requests involved more than 3,900 posts; six people were arrested and some channels were permanently closed.
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