31 Jul 2021香港政府#1472
Education Bureau announces termination of working relationship with HKPTU
教育局今日(七月三十一日)宣布,全面終止與香港教育專業人員協會(教協)的工作關係。
The Education Bureau today (July 31) announced that it would completely terminate its working relationship with the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU).
27 Jul 2021立場新聞#1463
NPC Standing Committee to meet in August; reportedly plans to include Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in Annex III of the Basic Law
全國人大常委會8月開會,有消息指會上將審議把《反外國制裁法》納入香港《基本法》附件三。
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will meet in August, and sources say it will consider including the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in Annex III of Hong Kong's Basic Law.
23 Jul 2021立場新聞#1457
John Lee says Article 23 legislation is being prepared and will be stricter than the 2003 version, addressing the “most extreme” situations
政務司司長李家超接受鳳凰衛視訪問時,透露正籌備《基本法》第 23 條立法,內容將比2003 年提出的草案更嚴格,以確保條文足以處理最極端的行為和情況。
Chief Secretary for Administration John Lee said in an interview with Phoenix TV that legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law is being prepared. Its contents will be stricter than the draft proposed in 2003, to ensure the provisions are sufficient to deal with the most extreme acts and situations.
23 Jul 2021獨媒#1459
Yeung Chun-kwun Appointed Interception and Surveillance Commissioner; Experts Fear Overlap with National Security Judge Role Will Make “Government Wiretapping Smoother”
政府公布按終審法院首席法官建議,委任上訴庭副庭長暨國安法指定法官楊振權,為新任截取通訊及監察事務專員。
The government announced that, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, it had appointed Yeung Chun-kwun, Vice-President of the Court of Appeal and a designated judge under the national security law, as the new Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance.
19 Jul 2021立場新聞#1452
Education Bureau updates guidelines; teachers’ criminal records to be checked every three years, new hires required to sign code and heed online comments
教育局向全港中小學及幼稚園發通告,更新學校聘任教學及非教學人員須注意事項。教育局亦將於新學年起,每三年一次全面查核所有註冊教師的刑事紀錄。
The Education Bureau issued a circular to all primary and secondary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong, updating the matters schools should note when hiring teaching and non-teaching staff. From the new academic year, the bureau will also conduct comprehensive checks of the criminal records of all registered teachers once every three years.
18 Jul 2021立場新聞#1451
“Modern Mummies Group” and “Happy Clan” Become Electors in the “Grassroots Associations” Sector; Press Photographers’ Association Disqualified, Electoral Affairs Office Allows Only 45 Minutes for Inspection
選舉委員會發表臨時投票人登記冊,新增的「基層社團」界別有約404名選民,包括部分在網上難以搜索到相關背景資料的團體。而原本獲選委資格的專業團體,如香港攝影記者協會,則證實被取消登記。選委會容許傳媒及政黨等指定人士到其委辦室查閱登記冊,惟查閱者每次僅可查閱45分鐘,期間不可抄寫內容。
The Electoral Affairs Commission published the provisional register of electors. The newly added “Grassroots Associations” sector has about 404 electors, including some organisations whose background information is difficult to find online. Meanwhile, professional organisations that had originally qualified for Election Committee membership, including the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association, were confirmed to have had their registrations cancelled. The Electoral Affairs Office allows designated people from the media, political parties and other groups to inspect the register at its office, but each inspection is limited to 45 minutes, during which no notes may be taken.
15 Jul 2021立場新聞#1444
Carrie Lam says she will “definitely renege” on pledge to amend anti-bribery law to cover Chief Executive, citing weakened status and constitutional responsibility
特首林鄭月娥出席立法會行政長官答問會時,提到雖然她曾提議修訂《防止賄賂條例》使之涵蓋特首,但她認為此修訂會削弱行政長官地位,因此表明「一定走數」,又稱自己不會再作出同樣提議,亦希望未來的特首不會重提修訂。
Speaking at the Legislative Council’s Chief Executive’s Question and Answer Session, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that although she had proposed amending the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance to cover the Chief Executive, she believed the amendment would weaken the Chief Executive’s position. She therefore said she would “definitely renege” on the proposal, adding that she would not make the same proposal again and hoped future chief executives would not revive it.
15 Jul 2021立場新聞#1446
Land in Tin Shui Wai to Be Allocated for First Private School Offering Mainland Curriculum; Education Bureau Says Mainland Is Hong Kong’s Largest Source of Foreign Capital
教育局計劃在天水圍設立首間提供內地課程的私立學校,並邀請合資格的辦學團體表達申辦意向。
The Education Bureau plans to establish the first private school in Tin Shui Wai offering a Mainland curriculum and has invited eligible school operators to express their interest in applying to run it.
15 Jul 2021立場新聞#1447
【Criminalising Doxxing】Bill to Give Privacy Commissioner Powers to Prosecute Criminally and Search Premises and Decrypt Information to Receive First Reading Next Wednesday
政府早前向立法會提交文件,建議將起底刑事化,草案將於周五(16 日)刊憲。草案建議分二級制,最高刑罰為罰款為 100 萬元及監禁 5 年。
The Government earlier submitted a document to the Legislative Council proposing to criminalise doxxing. The bill will be gazetted on Friday (the 16th). It proposes a two-tier system, with the maximum penalty being a fine of $1 million and imprisonment for five years.
15 Jul 2021立場新聞#1448
Doxxing Criminalisation Bill Includes Extraterritorial Jurisdiction; Wong Ho-wah Says Scope Too Broad, Fears Tech Firms Could Inadvertently Fall Foul of Law
《2021年個人資料(私隱)(修訂)條例草案》刊憲,於7月21日進行立法會首讀及二讀。草案建議將未經當事人同意而披露其個人資料(俗稱「起底」)的行為刑事化,最高刑罰為罰款100萬元及監禁5年。草案又建議賦予私隱專員多項權力,包括刑事調查、檢控及「域外管轄權」。在緊急情況下,私隱專員即使沒有手令,亦可搜查處所、電子器材及將資訊解密。
The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 was gazetted and scheduled for its first and second readings in the Legislative Council on July 21. The bill proposes criminalising the disclosure of a person’s personal data without their consent, commonly known as doxxing, with a maximum penalty of a HK$1 million fine and five years’ imprisonment. It also proposes granting the Privacy Commissioner various powers, including criminal investigations, prosecutions and extraterritorial jurisdiction. In emergencies, the Privacy Commissioner would be able to search premises and electronic devices and decrypt information even without a warrant.
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