13 Sept 2025明報#7305
City One Care Team loses personal data of 39 service users
沙田民政事務處昨晚接獲第一城小區關愛隊承辦團體、即沙田第一城婦女會通報，遺失一份載有39名服務使用者姓名、電話及住址的文件，但不包括身分證號碼和其他個人資料。沙田民政事務處對受影響人士造成不便致歉，並已向該關愛隊發出警告信。
沙田第一城婦女會向民政事務處通報，一名隊員前日外出工作期間，遺失該份載有服務使用者個人資料的文件，其後向警方報案，並通報個人資料私隱專員公署。
沙田民政事務處表示，有關承辦團體正檢視並會加強保安措施，並正陸續通知所有受影響的服務使用者提高警覺。
處方就事件責成該關愛隊往後須嚴格遵守妥善處理及保密個人資料的指引；民政事務總署亦已再次提醒所有關愛隊提高警覺及加強保安措施，並繼續嚴格按指引妥善處理及保密個人資料。
The Sha Tin District Office received a report last night from the contractor organisation of the City One Care Team, namely the City One Shatin Women's Association, that a document containing the names, telephone numbers and addresses of 39 service users had been lost. The document did not contain identity card numbers or other personal data. The Sha Tin District Office apologised for the inconvenience caused to the affected people and has issued a warning letter to the Care Team.
The City One Shatin Women's Association informed the District Office that a team member lost the document containing the service users' personal data while working outside the day before yesterday. The member subsequently reported the matter to the police and notified the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.
The Sha Tin District Office said the contractor organisation was reviewing and would strengthen its security measures, and was notifying all affected service users in stages to remain vigilant.
The office has instructed the Care Team to strictly comply in future with the guidelines on the proper handling and confidentiality of personal data. The Home Affairs Department has also reminded all Care Teams to remain vigilant, strengthen security measures, and continue to properly handle and keep personal data confidential in strict accordance with the guidelines.
12 Sept 2025集誌社#7301
Lantau Tomorrow Vision | About HK$610 million in public funds approved for studies; HK$400 million spent; Development Bureau says work will continue, alliance calls for immediate halt and publication of EIA reports
發展局長甯漢豪周三 （10 日）以書面回覆立法會議員表示，交椅洲項目填海工程，未有條件於本屆政府任期內開展，環評程序也不宜繼續推進。不過，已展開的研究，政府會繼續完成。《集誌社》翻查資料，立法會財委會及基本工程儲備基金撥款，合共批出逾 6.15 億元，為有關項目作前期研究之用。發展局回覆《集誌社》查詢表示，直至 2024-25 財政年度完結，有關開支約四億元。守護大嶼聯盟認為，政府應立即停止所有明日大嶼 (交椅洲人工島) 未完成的環評或其他技術可行性研究，並需要公開已完成的環評報告。
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said in a written reply to Legislative Council members on Wednesday (10th) that the reclamation works for the Kau Yi Chau project could not commence during the current-term Government’s tenure, and that it would be inappropriate to continue the environmental impact assessment process. However, the Government will continue and complete studies that have already begun. The Collective’s review of the records found that the Legislative Council Finance Committee and the Capital Works Reserve Fund had approved a total of more than HK$615 million for preliminary studies for the project. The Development Bureau told The Collective that expenditure had reached about HK$400 million by the end of the 2024–25 financial year. The Save Lantau Alliance said the Government should immediately stop all unfinished environmental impact assessments and other technical feasibility studies for Lantau Tomorrow Vision (the Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands), and should make completed environmental impact assessment reports public.
11 Sept 2025明報#7293
Jimmy Sham disappointed, trusts government will “hand in its homework” promptly; groups urge next LegCo to continue legislative process
政府因應岑子杰案裁決而提出的同性伴侶登記制草案昨日在立法會二讀「闖關」失敗，岑子杰全程旁聽會議，他離開時稱對結果不感意外但失望可惜，不過相信政府會「盡快交功課」，他則會與法律團隊商討下一步行動。有性小眾團體呼籲政府於下屆立法會繼續立法程序。
岑稱社會分歧縮 撐伙伴登記制
岑子杰表示，今次的社會討論反映分歧較多年前收窄，支持平權者不堅持最理想目標，而維護傳統家庭價值者亦更理解同性伴侶的需要，但草案終遭否決令人惋惜。他認為，選委界別議員陳曼琪昨天提出的「生活伙伴登記制」，能保障更多共同生活者行使權利，稱「舉腳支持」。陳曼琪建議修訂《持久授權書條例》及《遺囑條例》，將醫療決定和身後事務等權利擴展至同性或異性伴侶、密切朋友、非直系親屬及信任的朋友。
The government’s bill on a registration scheme for same-sex partners, introduced in response to the ruling in the Jimmy Sham case, failed to clear its second-reading hurdle in the Legislative Council yesterday. Jimmy Sham attended the meeting throughout. On leaving, he said he was not surprised by the outcome but was disappointed and regretful. He nevertheless believed the government would “hand in its homework” as soon as possible, and said he would discuss the next steps with his legal team. Groups representing sexual minorities urged the government to continue the legislative process in the next Legislative Council.
Sham said social divisions had narrowed and voiced support for a partner registration scheme. He said the social discussion showed that the divisions were narrower than they had been several years ago: supporters of equality did not insist on the most ideal goal, while those upholding traditional family values had gained a better understanding of the needs of same-sex partners. He said it was regrettable that the bill was ultimately defeated. Sham said he “fully supported” the “life partners registration scheme” proposed yesterday by Chan Man-ki, a lawmaker from the Election Committee constituency, saying it could protect more cohabiting people in exercising their rights. Chan proposed amending the Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance and the Wills Ordinance to extend rights relating to medical decisions and post-death affairs to same-sex or opposite-sex partners, close friends, non-immediate relatives and trusted friends.
11 Sept 2025集誌社#7294
Same-Sex Couples Registration Scheme | “Patriots” Legislature Rejects Government Bill for First Time; HKMAO Says LegCo Is Not a “Rubber Stamp”
被「完善」後，實施「愛國者治港」立法會，昨（10日）首次否決了政府的法案，以大比數反對《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，未能通過二讀。港澳辦發文指，同性伴侶權利保障是非常複雜的問題，從條例的提出、審議和表決，可以看到香港特區各方對問題的處理「依法、穩妥、恰當」，否決法案與立法會支持政府施政並不相悖，亦證明立法會不是「橡皮圖章」；又指要注意一些別有用心的人操弄議題政治化，阻撓香港實現由治及興。
After being “improved”, the Legislative Council implementing “patriots governing Hong Kong” yesterday (10th) rejected a government bill for the first time, voting by a large majority against the Same-Sex Couples’ Relationship Registration Bill and failing to pass its second reading. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said that protecting the rights of same-sex couples was a highly complex issue, and that the bill’s introduction, deliberation and vote showed that all sides in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region had handled it “in accordance with the law, prudently and appropriately”. It said the bill’s rejection was not inconsistent with the Legislative Council’s support for the government’s administration, and proved that the Legislative Council was not a “rubber stamp”. It also warned against people with ulterior motives manipulating the issue and politicising it to obstruct Hong Kong’s progress from stability to prosperity.
11 Sept 2025法庭線#7296
Judiciary announces Anthony Kin Keung Chan appointed Court of Appeal judge; senior counsel Eugene Ting Sek Fung appointed Court of First Instance judge
司法機構周四（11 日）公布，特首李家超委任高等法院原訟庭法官陳健強為上訴庭法官，另委任資深大律師馮庭碩為高院原訟庭法官。兩人的委任是由特首根據司法人員推薦委員會的推薦而作出，由周五起生效。
翻查資料，陳健強處理過多宗《國安法》相關申請案件，包括壹傳媒股份被保安局凍結後，黎智英要求獲准行使投票權案、律政司申請就《願榮光歸香港》頒禁制令案，以及香港獨立黨案葡籍被告爭議已失中國籍案。
馮庭碩為私人執業，處理過數宗矚目爭產案，包括霍英東家族爭產案、鷹君爭產案。近年則代表稅務局，就醫生梁家騮獲醫管局賠償候召制度款項需否課稅一案，提出終極上訴為勝訴。
The Judiciary announced on Thursday (11th) that Chief Executive John Lee had appointed High Court Judge of the Court of First Instance Anthony Kin Keung Chan as a judge of the Court of Appeal, and senior counsel Eugene Ting Sek Fung as a judge of the High Court’s Court of First Instance. The appointments were made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission and took effect on Friday.
According to records, Anthony Kin Keung Chan handled a number of applications related to the National Security Law, including a case in which Jimmy Lai sought permission to exercise voting rights after shares in Next Digital were frozen by the Security Bureau; the Department of Justice’s application for an injunction against the song “Glory to Hong Kong”; and a dispute involving a Portuguese defendant in the Hong Kong Independence Party case over whether the defendant had lost Chinese nationality.
Eugene Ting Sek Fung is in private practice and has handled several high-profile inheritance disputes, including the inheritance dispute involving the family of Henry Fok and the Eagle Holdings inheritance dispute. In recent years, Eugene Ting Sek Fung represented the Inland Revenue Department in a case concerning whether payments received by doctor Ka Lau Leung from the Hospital Authority as compensation under its on-call system were taxable, and won the final appeal.
11 Sept 2025集誌社#7297
National Games | HK$700 million allocated; seven contracts awarded, with nearly HK$150 million spent on athletes’ accommodation and catering
當局今年 4 月向立法會交代，全運會港區統籌辦公室 (下稱統籌辦) 獲撥款約七億元，用作舉辦全運會及殘特奧會，當中約 1.87 億屬人力資源，但未有詳細公布其他範疇預算。
《集誌社》翻查政府批出合約，發現文體旅局於今年 5 至 7 月批出最少七份全運會相關合約，總值近 1.9 億元，當中涉及運動員等住宿及餐飲服務的三張合約開支近 1.5 億元。其餘另有共八份場地布置、運輸服務已截標，惟相關資料暫未公布。
The authorities told the Legislative Council in April this year that the National Games Hong Kong Region Coordination Office (the “Coordination Office”) had been allocated about HK$700 million to organise the National Games and the National Games for Persons with Disabilities. About HK$187 million was for human resources, but detailed budgets for other areas were not disclosed.
The Collective examined government-awarded contracts and found that the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau awarded at least seven National Games-related contracts from May to July this year, worth nearly HK$190 million in total. Three contracts involving accommodation and catering services for athletes and others accounted for nearly HK$150 million. Another eight contracts for venue setup and transport services had closed for tender, but the relevant information had not yet been disclosed.
11 Sept 2025明報#7298
Belt and Road Forum: Commerce Ministry to study building single free-trade zone with mainland, Hong Kong and Macau
一帶一路高峰論壇一連兩日於灣仔會展舉行，來港出席峰會的副商務部長鄢東表示，將「研究推動內地、香港、澳門，三地共建單一自貿區」，支持香港對外商簽更多自貿協定和投資協定，並盡早加入《區域全面經濟伙伴關係協定》（RCEP），進一步拓展對外經貿網絡，並支持進一步擴大內地對香港金融、電訊、建築、旅遊等領域開放，與國際高標準經貿規則接軌。
The two-day Belt and Road Summit is being held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Yin Tung, deputy minister of commerce, who came to Hong Kong to attend the summit, said the ministry would “study promoting the joint development of a single free-trade zone by the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau”. He said it would support Hong Kong in signing more free-trade and investment agreements with external partners and joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as soon as possible, further expanding its external economic and trade network. He also said it would support further opening up the mainland’s financial, telecommunications, construction and tourism sectors to Hong Kong, and aligning with high-standard international economic and trade rules.
10 Sept 2025HK01#7283
Lantau Tomorrow Vision Put on Back Burner? Development Bureau: EIA Suspended, No Conditions for Reclamation During Current Term
特區政府在2018年提出「明日大嶼」大型填海造地計劃，當中核心項目為交椅洲人工島，但現屆政府將發展重心放於北部都會區建設，交椅洲人工島淡出政策討論。發展局今日表明，交椅洲填海工程未有條件於本屆政府任期內開展。她又透露，該項目的法定環評程序已暫停，填海工程亦沒有明確時間表。
The HKSAR Government proposed the Lantau Tomorrow Vision large-scale land reclamation and development plan in 2018, with the Kau Yi Chau artificial islands as its core project. However, the current government has shifted its development focus to the Northern Metropolis, and the artificial islands have faded from policy discussions. The Development Bureau said today that conditions did not exist for the Kau Yi Chau reclamation project to begin during the current government’s term. It also disclosed that the project’s statutory environmental impact assessment procedure had been suspended, and that there was no clear timetable for the reclamation works.
10 Sept 2025光傳媒#7286
Ho Kai-ming criticises LCSD for awarding Chinese book contracts to the lowest bidder, damaging publishing ecosystem and causing “involution”
政府物流署採購冒牌樽裝飲用水，公眾質疑招標制度是否存在漏洞，其中最令人詬病的是政府不再採用雙軌評分制，可以由物流署署長決定不採用評分制處理投標。在立法會口頭質詢，代表體育、演藝、文化及出版界的霍啟剛表示，康文署轄下公共圖書館採購中文書項目，剔除了以往評分制，改以價格水平為唯一標準，亦即「價低者得」。霍啟剛批評做法破壞出版業界的健康生態，亦令本地市場「內卷」。財庫局局長許正宇否認「價低者得」，稱即使不用計分制，也不會犧牲質量，「睇唔到呢個情況」，以往評分變成「基本技術要求」，他稱「無論價錢幾平，滿足唔到技術要求，我都唔會畀佢中標嘅」。
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The Government Logistics Department’s procurement of counterfeit bottled drinking water has prompted questions over whether there are loopholes in the tendering system. One of the main criticisms is that the government no longer uses a dual-track scoring system, and that the Director of Government Logistics can decide not to use a scoring system when handling tenders. During an oral question in the Legislative Council, Ho Kai-ming, representing the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing sectors, said the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s public libraries had removed the previous scoring system for procuring Chinese-language books and replaced it with price as the sole criterion—in other words, “the lowest bidder wins”. Ho criticised the practice for damaging the healthy ecosystem of the publishing industry and causing “involution” in the local market. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui denied that it was a case of “the lowest bidder wins”, saying that quality would not be sacrificed even without a scoring system. He said, “I don’t see this situation,” adding that the previous scoring criteria had become “basic technical requirements”: “No matter how low the price is, if the technical requirements are not met, I will not award the tender to them.”
10 Sept 2025明報#7287
Tuen Mun District Councillor Kenneth Kat Kong Yip Suspended for One Week from Today over Dangerous Driving Conviction; Notice Outside Office Gives No Reason
屯門委任區議員葉吉江今年5月危駕罪成，民政及青年事務局昨日發信指他構成區議會行為失當，今日起暫停其區議員職能和職務一星期。《獨媒》記者今午（10日）到位於屯門新墟好運洋樓的葉吉江議員辦事處，辦事處內仍亮著燈及有職員在內工作，門外則張貼公告稱今日起至16日區議員職務及職能暫停，期間只可以有限度運作，17日將繼續為街坊服務，惟公告中未提停職原因。
Tuen Mun appointed District Councillor Kenneth Kat Kong Yip was convicted of dangerous driving in May. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau wrote to him yesterday, stating that he had committed misconduct as a district councillor, and suspending his functions and duties as a councillor for one week from today. A reporter from The Witness visited Kenneth Kat Kong Yip’s councillor office at Good Fortune Mansion in Tuen Mun San Hui this afternoon (10th). The office remained lit and staff were working inside. A notice posted outside stated that his duties and functions as a district councillor would be suspended from today until the 16th, during which time the office could operate only on a limited basis, and that he would resume serving residents on the 17th. The notice did not state the reason for the suspension.
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