27 Aug 2020立場新聞#784
12 Hong Kong youths reportedly intercepted by China Coast Guard while taking speedboat to Taiwan and sent to mainland China, including Li Yu-hsuan arrested by Hong Kong Police National Security Department
中國海警在微博宣布，於23號截查一艘涉嫌非法越境的快艇，拘捕了船上十多人。有傳媒引述消息，稱船上有12名正前往台灣、在港有案在身的香港青年，包括本月10日被警方以國安法拘捕的「香港故事」成員李宇軒。
The China Coast Guard announced on Weibo that it intercepted a speedboat on the 23rd suspected of illegally crossing the border and arrested more than 10 people aboard. Media reports, citing sources, said the boat carried 12 Hong Kong youths who were heading to Taiwan and had cases pending in Hong Kong, including Li Yu-hsuan, a member of Hong Kong Story who was arrested by police under the National Security Law on the 10th of this month.
18 Aug 2020獨媒#770
Probationary civil servants taking part in “illegal public activities” to be dismissed immediately; Carrie Lam: Employer has every reason to do so
行政會議於7月7日後休會，逾一個月後今日（8月18日）提早復會，行政長官林鄭月娥在行會舉行前見記者，大篇幅談及疫情。她拒絕正面評論有議員或杯葛「延任」立法會及警方搜查《蘋果日報》事件，但承認公務員指引已作修訂，在試用期間的公務員如參與「非法公眾活動」被捕，均會即時解僱，林鄭月娥形容是「作為僱主係大條道理唔再聘用。」
The Executive Council adjourned after July 7 and resumed early today (August 18), more than a month later. Before the meeting, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor spoke to reporters at length about the pandemic. She declined to comment directly on whether some legislators would boycott the “extension” of the Legislative Council, or on the police search of Apple Daily. However, she acknowledged that the civil service guidelines had been revised: probationary civil servants who are arrested for taking part in “illegal public activities” will be dismissed immediately. Lam said this was because, “as the employer, there is every reason not to employ them again.”
14 Aug 2020聞庫（立場）#764
Legal Aid Department Says Police Use of Force Was Reasonable and Rejects Application; Tsuen Wan Student Shot: “Clearly Political”—Disappointed and Angry
去年 10 月 1 日，全港多區爆發警民衝突，中五生「健仔」曾志健於荃灣大河道被警方開實彈射中左胸，情況一度危殆。他現時基本康復，早前就中槍一事入稟人身傷害索償，前香港眾志秘書長黃之鋒今日（14 日）披露法援署拒絕他的法援申請，理由書更列明「本署認為警方於相關時間向你所使用的武力是合理的」（詳見相關報道）；曾志健透過第三方回應，指對法援署不批准他的法援申請「感到失望和憤怒」，質疑署方是政治決定，批評法援署未審先判。
On 1 October last year, clashes between police and members of the public broke out in multiple districts across Hong Kong. Form Five student Tsang Chi Kin Tsang Chi-kin was shot in the left chest with a live round by police on Tai Ho Road in Tsuen Wan and was once in critical condition. He has now basically recovered and earlier filed a personal injury claim over the shooting. Former Demosisto secretary-general Joshua Wong disclosed today (14th) that the Legal Aid Department had rejected his legal aid application. The reasons stated: “The Department considers that the force used by the police against you at the relevant time was reasonable” (see related report). Tsang Chi-kin responded through a third party that he was “disappointed and angry” that the department had rejected his application, questioning whether the decision was political and criticising the Legal Aid Department for reaching a verdict before hearing the case.
11 Aug 2020獨媒#758
Four Disqualified LegCo Members Allowed to Stay in Office; Chan Kin-por Praises NPC for Handling Matter in “Most Lenient Way”
政府以武漢肺炎疫情肆虐為由，把原定9月舉行的立法會選舉押後一年；全國人大常委會今日（11日）通過現屆議員續任一年的決定，包括4名被裁定參選提名無效的現任議員。立法會財務委員會主席陳健波稱讚人大是以「最寬大的方法處理」，相信人大此決定有「希望佢哋好好表現」的含意。
Citing the ravaging Wuhan pneumonia epidemic, the government postponed the Legislative Council election originally scheduled for September by one year. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress today (11th) approved the decision for incumbent legislators to remain in office for one year, including four incumbent members whose election nominations had been ruled invalid. Chan Kin-por, chairman of the Legislative Council Finance Committee, praised the NPC for handling the matter in “the most lenient way”, and said he believed the decision implied that it “hoped they would perform well”.
11 Aug 2020聞庫（立場）#759
【Vacuum period】NPC to announce decision today; Sing Tao says all lawmakers to have terms extended by one year; Ip Kwok-him: Disappointed but must act according to the law
全國人大常委會會議今日預料公布有關香港立法會未來一年「真空期」安排。國務院港澳辦主任夏寶龍日前提請人大審議的決議案，標題有「第六屆立法會繼續運作」的字眼，《星島日報》今日頭版引述消息報道，議案容許第六屆全體立法會議員延任一年，包括四名參選立法會被 DQ 的現任議員，即公民黨三名議員郭榮鏗、楊岳橋、郭家麒，以及會計界梁繼昌。
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is expected to announce today arrangements for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council during the coming one-year “vacuum period”. The draft resolution submitted for deliberation by Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, reportedly contains the wording “the Sixth Legislative Council to continue operating”. Sing Tao Daily reported on its front page today, citing sources, that the proposal would allow all Sixth-term Legislative Council members to extend their terms by one year. This would include four incumbent legislators who were disqualified from standing for election to the Legislative Council: the Civic Party’s Dennis Kwok Wing-hang, Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu and Kwok Ka-ki, and accountancy-sector lawmaker Kenneth Leung.
9 Aug 2020獨媒#751
Nine months after Chow Tsz-lok’s death, police ticket 16 people “wearing reflective vests but not covering news”
昨日（8月8日）為科大生周梓樂逝世9個月，有市民於尚德邨十字路口祭壇擺放燭光及鮮花悼念。警方再次派出大批警員，並突然拉起封鎖線包圍記者，整晚以違反「限聚令」為由票控16人，其中7人未滿16歲，指他們「身穿反光衣但並非進行採訪工作或受僱於傳媒機構。」
Yesterday (8 August marked nine months since the death of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology student Chow Tsz-lok. Some members of the public placed candles and flowers at an altar at the crossroads in Sheung Tak Estate to mourn him. Police again deployed a large number of officers and suddenly put up cordons around reporters. Throughout the night, they issued tickets to 16 people for allegedly violating the gathering restriction, including seven under the age of 16, saying that they were “wearing reflective vests but were not conducting reporting work or employed by media organisations.”
8 Aug 2020聞庫（立場）#749
[Sanctions on 11 Officials] HKMA Tells Financial Institutions Foreign Government Sanctions Have “No Legal Effect” in Hong Kong
《港區國安法》在 6 月底實施後，美國啟動制裁香港的行動，財政部在當地時間昨日（7 日）宣布制裁名單，包括 11 名中港官員，包括夏寶龍、張曉明、鄭雁雄、駱惠寧、林鄭月娥、鄭若驊、李家超、曾國衞、鄧炳強、陳國基，以及盧偉聰。金管局今日（8 日）向所有認可機構的行政總裁發信，表示外國政府的單方面制裁舉動在香港「沒有法律效力」，各間機構要有所區分，小心評估風險，「並須致力公平對待客戶。」
After the National Security Law for Hong Kong came into effect at the end of June, the United States began taking action to sanction Hong Kong. The US Treasury Department announced a sanctions list yesterday (7th, local time), naming 11 officials from mainland China and Hong Kong, including Xia Baolong, Zhang Xiaoming, Zheng Yanxiong, Luo Huining, Carrie Lam, Teresa Cheng, John Lee, Chris Tang, Tang Ping-keung, Eric Chan and Lo Wai-sik. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority today (8th) wrote to the chief executives of all authorized institutions, stating that unilateral sanctions imposed by foreign governments have “no legal effect” in Hong Kong. It said institutions must distinguish between them, carefully assess the risks, and “must strive to treat customers fairly.”
31 Jul 2020獨媒#735
Carrie Lam denies postponing LegCo election was politically motivated: “I only look at the pandemic, not the election”
行政長官林鄭月娥傍晚召開記者會，宣布引用《緊急法》押後立法會選舉一年至明年9月5日，「係抗疫七個月以嚟最艱難嘅決定」。她否認決定是政治考慮，強調是要維護公眾健康，「我每日只睇疫情，冇睇選情」，並指決定已獲中央支持。
Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a press conference in the evening and announced that, invoking the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, the Legislative Council election would be postponed for one year to 5 September next year. She described it as “the most difficult decision in the seven months of fighting the pandemic”. Lam denied the decision was politically motivated, stressing that it was intended to protect public health: “I only look at the pandemic every day, not the election.” She said the decision had received the central government’s support.
30 Jul 2020獨媒#733
【LegCo election】Returning officers disqualify 12; government backs decision, says more nominations may be ruled invalid
立法會換屆選舉明日截止報名，12名參選人今日中午收到選舉主任來信，被裁定提名資格無效。當中包括參選區議會（第二）界別的岑敖暉，會計界的梁繼昌、新界東的何桂藍、劉頴匡，港島的袁嘉蔚、梁晃維、鄭錦滿，和九龍東的黃之鋒；及公民黨4人，即楊岳橋、郭家麒、郭榮鏗、鄭達鴻。
With nominations for the Legislative Council election closing tomorrow, 12 candidates received letters from returning officers at noon today informing them that their nominations had been ruled invalid. They include Shum Ngo-fai, who was standing in the District Council (Second) constituency; Kenneth Leung in the Accountancy constituency; Gwyneth Ho and Ventus Lau in New Territories East; Tiffany Yuen, Leung Wong-wai and Cheng Kam-mun on Hong Kong Island; and Joshua Wong in Kowloon East. The four Civic Party candidates—Alvin Yeung, Kwok Ka-ki, Dennis Kwok and Jeremy Tam—were also disqualified.
26 Jul 2020獨媒#729
District Councillor’s Office Used for Strike Referendum and Primary; More Than HK$60,000 in Two Months’ Allowances Withheld
據悉，多名曾借出議員辦事處作民主派初選票站的區議員，均被抽起本月津貼。東區區議員郭志聰向《獨媒》表示，自己分別於上月20日及本月11及12日，借出議辦作罷工公投票站及的民主派初選票站，惟初選結束僅兩星期，他即遭秋後算賬，涉及兩個月、逾六萬元的區議員津貼被抽起。郭志聰批評政府「綑綁式」把整個月的津貼抽起，「係咪其餘28日都冇服務過街坊呢？」並反問，「咁建制派又可以搞撐《國安法》聯署？」
It is understood that the monthly allowances of several district councillors who lent their offices as polling stations for the pro-democracy camp’s primary have been withheld. Eastern District Councillor Kwok Chi-chung told InMedia that he lent his office as a polling station for the strike referendum on the 20th of last month and for the pro-democracy camp’s primary on the 11th and 12th of this month. Just two weeks after the primary ended, he was penalised after the fact, with more than HK$60,000 in district councillor allowances for two months withheld. Kwok criticised the government for deducting the entire month’s allowance in a blanket manner, asking, “Does that mean I did not serve residents on the other 28 days?” He also asked, “Then how can the pro-establishment camp organise a petition supporting the National Security Law?”
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