13 Sept 2025獨媒#7304
Public housing mother and son die after receiving eviction order; Lui Yuk Lin protests at Housing Authority headquarters and urges Ho Wing-yin to resign
天水圍天恩邨一對精神病患母子，被房屋署指在申請公屋時未有如實申報資產，去年11月獲發「遷出通知書」要求遷出單位。二人上訴不果，先後在今年4月、7月墮樓身亡。事件引起社會關注，社運人士雷玉蓮今早攜帶白花，及印有「房署收樓兼收命 滅絕人性喪盡天良」、「房署檢討職員工作 精神病母子慘死」、「上訴委員會麻目不仁 害死母子二人」的標語，到房署總部示威，要求房屋局就事件公開道歉，及局長何永賢必須引咎辭職，最後由保安代表房署接收請願信。
A mother and son with mental illnesses living in Tin Yan Estate, Tin Shui Wai, were accused by the Housing Department of failing to truthfully declare their assets when applying for public housing. They were issued a “Notice to Quit” last November and required to vacate their unit. After their appeals failed, they died in falls from a building in April and July this year respectively. The incident has drawn public concern. Social activist Lui Yuk Lin brought white flowers and banners bearing the slogans “The Housing Department takes homes and lives, devoid of humanity and morality”, “The Housing Department reviews staff work as a mentally ill mother and son die tragically”, and “The Appeals Committee is numb and heartless, causing the deaths of the mother and son” to protest at the Housing Authority headquarters this morning. Lui Yuk Lin demanded that the Housing Bureau issue a public apology over the incident and that Secretary for Housing Ho Wing-yin resign in taking responsibility. Security staff ultimately received the petition on behalf of the Housing Authority.
12 Sept 2025集誌社#7300
Cooling centres｜Greenpeace inspects all 27 centres across Hong Kong; over 80% fail, nearly 20% have neither water nor air-conditioning
綠色和平於 7 月 25 日至 8 月 18 日實地考察全港所有避暑中心，調查結果顯示 27 間避暑中心八成不合格，例如 33.3% 避暑中心沒提供冷氣、22.2% 避暑中心沒有提供水機。民政事務總署指，日間避暑中心的「公用地方」均有「空調」覆蓋，約佔整體85%，指調查部分數據「與事實不符」。
綠色和平上月已關注避暑中心問題，發佈《臨時避暑中心使用問卷調查》，當時慈雲山（南區）社區中心的日間設施並沒冷氣，《集誌社》記者今（12 日）再視察，發現已加裝冷氣。民政署指，會不時檢視「優化」服務，如慈雲山（南區）社區中心，最近已在玻璃窗加裝隔熱膜、冷氣機。
Greenpeace conducted on-site inspections of all cooling centres across Hong Kong from 25 July to 18 August. The survey found that over 80% of the 27 cooling centres failed to meet requirements: 33.3% did not provide air-conditioning and 22.2% did not provide water dispensers. The Home Affairs Department said that the public areas of daytime cooling centres were covered by air-conditioning, accounting for about 85% overall, and said some of the survey data were "inconsistent with the facts".
Greenpeace highlighted the issue of cooling centres last month and published the "Survey on the Use of Temporary Cooling Centres". At the time, the daytime facilities at Tsz Wan Shan (South) Community Centre did not have air-conditioning. Reporters from The Collective inspected the centre again today (12th) and found that air-conditioning had been installed. The Home Affairs Department said it would review and "optimise" the services from time to time. At Tsz Wan Shan (South) Community Centre, for example, heat-insulating film had recently been installed on the glass windows and air conditioners had been added.
11 Sept 2025明報#7291
17 Groups Submit Climate Policy Proposals, Urging More Ambitious Carbon Reduction
下周（9月17日）政府將公布新一份《施政報告》，綠色和平、低碳想創坊及綠惜地球代表14個團體，今早於政府總部外遞交氣候政策意見書。8人扮演不同社會階層市民，反映市民面對極端天氣的困境，促當局推行更進取的減碳政策，確保與全球控溫1.5°C目標一致。
The Government will unveil a new Policy Address next week (17 September). Representatives of 14 groups, including Greenpeace, CarbonCare InnoLab and The Green Earth, submitted a climate policy document outside the Government Headquarters this morning. Eight people portraying citizens from different sectors of society highlighted the difficulties citizens face amid extreme weather and urged the authorities to implement more ambitious carbon-reduction policies to ensure they are aligned with the global 1.5°C temperature-control target.
5 Sept 2025集誌社#7266
Swire Beverages strike | Union committee member sacked after crash; over 100 workers strike for a day as dismissal is withdrawn and suspension imposed
一名香港太古可口可樂的貨車司機，上月在將軍澳倒車時，發生交通意外，撞倒一名行人。香港太古可口可樂昨（4日）以公司安全指引「倒車時未有穿戴安全帶」為由，即時解僱該車手。太古飲料(香港)職工總會指，公司過往甚少解僱發生交通意外的員工，涉事車長同為工會理事會成員，工會今（ 5 日） 早上在公司門外發起無限期罷工，約百多員工支持，工會要求公司取消解僱涉事車長、承諾對外勤同事工作上遇到檢控，作出法律支援及承擔等。 警方指現場為非法集會。
勞資雙方舉行會議後，公司讓步，撤回解僱安排，以停職等候判決，期間會支付底薪。公司同意不會處分罷工同事，只作無薪處理，並表示會檢討「安全條款」，加強培訓，日後也會設立「法律顧問」，給同事諮詢，日後如有罷工，會在五日前通知。工人結束罷工，明日（6日）復工。
A truck driver for Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong was involved in a traffic accident in Tseung Kwan O last month while reversing, knocking down a pedestrian. Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong dismissed the driver yesterday (4th), citing the company’s safety guideline that he had not worn a seatbelt while reversing. The Swire Beverages (Hong Kong) Employees’ Union said the company had rarely dismissed employees involved in traffic accidents in the past, and that the driver was also a union committee member. The union launched an indefinite strike outside the company this morning (5th), with more than 100 employees supporting it. It demanded that the company cancel the driver’s dismissal and commit to providing legal support and assuming responsibility when field staff faced prosecution in the course of their work. Police said the gathering at the scene was an unlawful assembly.
After the two sides held a meeting, the company conceded and withdrew the dismissal, placing the driver on suspension pending the judgment while continuing to pay his basic salary. The company agreed not to discipline the striking employees, but to treat the time as unpaid, and said it would review the “safety clause”, strengthen training, and establish a “legal adviser” service to provide consultations for employees. It also said that five days’ notice would be given in future if there was a strike. The workers ended the strike and will return to work tomorrow (6th).
29 Aug 2025集誌社#7229
Green Earth environmental pioneer retires, regretting waste charging scheme remains without a timetable and lamenting government’s shift from openness to “cold communication”
垃圾徵費去年在社會牽激烈爭議，公眾聚焦「先行先試」運作混亂、回收配套不足之際，環團「綠惜地球」創辦人劉祉鋒奔波於媒體間，在鏡頭前接受訪問，一遍又一遍重申立法規管的必要。鏡頭外，68 歲的他身型更顯瘦削，背部微微彎駝，因健康理由將於 9 月 1 日起卸任「綠惜地球」總幹事一職。
回望 36 年環保旅途，劉祉鋒形容「有高有低，好刺激」，最大遺憾是橫跨 20 年、仍實施無期的垃圾徵費。曾任三屆環諮會成員、因推動環保獲頒授榮譽勳章，他見證政府由昔日持開放態度到今日「冷溝通」，面對艱難環境，寄語接班人要「喺風雨飄搖中企喺度」，一定要用良心、用事實說話。
As the waste charging scheme sparked intense controversy in society last year, with the public focusing on the chaotic operation of the “trial run” and inadequate recycling support, environmental group Green Earth founder Edwin Che Feng Lau travelled between media interviews, repeatedly stressing on camera the need for legislative regulation. Off camera, the 68-year-old appeared increasingly thin and slightly stooped. For health reasons, he will step down as Green Earth’s executive director from 1 September.
Looking back on 36 years in environmental protection, Edwin Che Feng Lau described the journey as “full of highs and lows, and very stimulating”. His greatest regret is the waste charging scheme, which has spanned 20 years but still has no implementation date. Having served three terms as a member of the Advisory Council on the Environment and been awarded the Medal of Honour for promoting environmental protection, he has witnessed the government’s shift from its formerly open attitude to today’s “cold communication”. In the difficult circumstances, he urged his successor to “stand firm amid the storm” and always speak with a conscience and the facts.
10 Aug 2025獨媒#7148
Multiple Labour and Elderly Groups Criticise Foreign Workers for “Taking Jobs”, Urge Suspension Mechanism
新一份《施政報告》將於9月公布，目前正進行公眾諮詢，多個關注勞工權益及長者安老團體周六（8月9日）舉行記者會，提出設立全民退休保障等多項建議。有團體代表提到，目前市道非常差，不少工友失業，促設暫停輸入外勞機制。
團體批外勞爭飯碗
今年5月1日法定最低工資水平提高至時薪42.1元，全民退保關注組李志恩指水平仍然過低，未能改善基層市民生活質素。她指本港有結業潮，不少本地勞工失業，加上外勞爭飯碗，促設免審查「失業援助金」。她批評政府續輸入外勞，「仲輸入外勞有咩居心？是搞好呢個香港定搞衰呢個香港呢？」
A new Policy Address will be announced in September, and public consultation is under way. Multiple groups concerned about labour rights and elderly care held a press conference on Saturday (August 9), putting forward various recommendations including universal retirement protection. A group representative said economic conditions were currently very poor, with many workers unemployed, and urged the establishment of a mechanism to suspend the importation of foreign labour.
The statutory minimum wage rose to HK$42.1 per hour on May 1. Lee Chi-yan of the Universal Retirement Protection Concern Group said the level remained too low to improve the quality of life of grassroots residents. She said Hong Kong was experiencing a wave of business closures, with many local workers unemployed, while foreign workers were competing for jobs. She urged the introduction of an unemployment assistance payment without means testing. Criticising the government for continuing to import foreign labour, she said: “What is the intention behind continuing to import foreign labour? Is it to improve Hong Kong or ruin Hong Kong?”
6 Aug 2025光傳媒#7139
Hong Kong Economic Journal | District figures: Marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan is a “national-level task” and must “hand in the assignment”
下月3日為「中國人民抗日戰爭勝利80周年紀念日」，有傳媒獲悉建制陣營正絞盡腦汁，籌備在地區層面舉辦活動，實踐愛國主義教育，更稱紀念抗戰勝利屬「國家級任務」，必須「交功課」。不過，有地區人士坦言，如果只是不斷參觀紅色景點，較難吸引街坊報名；但如果為「跑數」組織長者參與「紅色一日遊」，則憂淪為街坊聚餐，失去意義。
《信報》時事專欄指出，9月3日「中國人民抗日戰爭勝利80周年紀念日」當天，預計港府主要官員、港區全國人大、政協委員及部分立法會議員都會到北京出席天安門閱兵儀式。然而，不少建制地區人士計劃在9月前後舉辦「紅色之旅」本地一日遊，安排街坊參觀香港的抗日戰爭景點，有區議員和關愛隊甚至研究以關愛隊所屬小區為單位，組織以千人計的大規模活動。
3 September is the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. A media outlet learned that the pro-establishment camp is racking its brains to organise activities at district level to promote patriotic education, describing commemorating the victory in the War of Resistance as a “national-level task” for which they must “hand in the assignment”. However, some district figures admitted that if the activities consisted only of repeated visits to sites associated with the history of the Communist Party and the country, it would be difficult to attract residents to sign up. They also worried that organising elderly residents to join “red one-day tours” to meet numerical targets could turn them into little more than community meals and cause them to lose their meaning.
A current-affairs column in the Hong Kong Economic Journal said that on 3 September, the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it is expected that the Hong Kong government’s principal officials, Hong Kong deputies to the National People’s Congress, Hong Kong members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and some Legislative Council members will go to Beijing to attend the Tiananmen military parade. However, many pro-establishment district figures plan to organise local one-day “red tours” around September, arranging for residents to visit Hong Kong sites related to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Some district councillors and Care Teams are even studying the organisation of large-scale activities involving thousands of people, using the respective Care Team neighbourhoods as the units.
1 Aug 2025獨媒#7126
Nearly 30 Years After Its Founding, Harbour Protection Society Disbands, Saying It Can No Longer Protect the Harbour in the Same Way
在1995年成立的保護海港協會宣布，獲會員一致通過，在昨日午夜已停止運作。協會今早（8月1日）舉行最後記招交代停運事宜，保護海港協會主席陸恭正解釋停運決定，並指協會一直以法律基礎保護海港，惟今年5月《保護海港條例》修訂後，基本保障已消失，協會無法再用同樣方法，以法律「有效地」保護海港，冀未來市民續以個人方式保護海港。
稱修例後失法律基礎 無法再「有效地」保護海港
《2024年保護海港（修訂）條例草案》在5月獲立法會通過，其中一項爭議為由行政長官和行政會議評估大型填海工程是否符合「凌駕性公眾需要」，而非交由法庭作決定。
1995年成立的保護海港協會，經協會內部商討後，認為不能再「有效地」以法律保護海港，獲該會約5名會員一致通過，正式宣布協會在昨日（7月31日）午夜停止運作，完成「歷史使命」，未來數月會按法律程序處理解散事宜。
The Harbour Protection Society, founded in 1995, announced that its members had unanimously approved the cessation of operations at midnight yesterday. At its final press conference this morning (1 August), Hardy Kung Chin Lok, chairwoman of the Harbour Protection Society, explained the decision, saying the society had always relied on legal grounds to protect the harbour. However, following amendments to the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance in May this year, the basic protection had disappeared, meaning the society could no longer use the same method to protect the harbour “effectively” through the law. It hoped members of the public would continue to protect the harbour individually in future.
The Protection of the Harbour (Amendment) Bill 2024 was passed by the Legislative Council in May. One point of contention was that whether large-scale reclamation projects met an “overriding public need” would be assessed by the Chief Executive and the Executive Council, rather than decided by the court.
After internal discussions, the Harbour Protection Society, founded in 1995, concluded that it could no longer protect the harbour “effectively” through the law. About five members unanimously approved the decision, and the society formally announced that it had ceased operations at midnight yesterday (31 July), having completed its “historic mission”. It will handle its dissolution in accordance with legal procedures over the coming months.
1 Aug 2025獨媒#7127
HKBU Cleaning Workers Stage Sit-In Over Pay and Conditions; Contractor Temporarily Promises $500 Monthly Special Allowance
浸會大學更換清潔服務外判承辦商，過渡安排引起風波。工友僅於合約期完結前7天獲新外判商「莊臣控股有限公司」安排簡介會，莊臣開出的合約日更月薪為$13,899，加幅僅較原先多出$0.32，部分工人工資更有下跌。約30名工友今日在浸大發起靜坐，要求莊臣回應薪酬待遇訴求，莊臣區域經理梅先生今繼續到場，他提醒工友於工作時間內有責任於崗位工作，「如果你哋唔滿意嘅，可以打卡收工。」
Baptist University changed its outsourced cleaning services contractor, and the transitional arrangements sparked controversy. Workers were given an orientation session by the new contractor, Johnson Holdings Limited, only seven days before the existing contract ended. Johnson offered a monthly wage of $13,899 for day-shift workers, just $0.32 more than before, while some workers faced pay cuts. About 30 workers staged a sit-in at HKBU today, demanding a response from Johnson on their pay and conditions. Mr Mui, Johnson’s regional manager, continued to attend the scene today and reminded the workers that they were responsible for working at their posts during working hours: “If you are dissatisfied, you can clock out and go home.”
1 Aug 2025獨媒#7129
Pong Nan saddened by Pink Dot cancellation, says event vital to Hong Kong’s international image
原定10月舉行的大型同志嘉年華「Pink Dot HK 一點粉紅」，在西九文化區未有提供原因下拒絕租出場地，活動被迫取消。本身是同性戀者的歌手藍奕邦對場地被取消感到難過，指「Pink Dot HK 一點粉紅」已是本港僅存唯一一個大型戶外 LGBTQ+ 活動，認為其存在性對社群重要，對社會重要，「對一個大城市的國際形象更何其重要」。
「Pink Dot HK 一點粉紅」自2014年起在香港舉辦，活動多年來一直獲約30間跨國企業及機構贊助支持，包括摩根大通集團、美國銀行、滙豐銀行、渣打銀行、花旗銀行及星巴克等。活動過去兩年都在西九文化區舉行，其中去年便由歌手藍奕邦、周殷廷及藝人黃夏蕙擔任粉紅大使，另有P13XL、Serrini 、Sica、小肥、張天穎及雷深如等歌手作表演嘉賓。
The large-scale LGBTQ+ carnival “Pink Dot HK 一點粉紅”, scheduled for October, was forced to cancel after the West Kowloon Cultural District declined to rent it a venue without providing a reason. Singer Pong Nan, who is gay, said he was saddened by the cancellation, describing “Pink Dot HK 一點粉紅” as the only remaining large-scale outdoor LGBTQ+ event in Hong Kong. He said its existence was important to the community and society, and “even more so to the international image of a major city”.
“Pink Dot HK 一點粉紅” has been held in Hong Kong since 2014 and has received sponsorship and support over the years from around 30 multinational companies and organisations, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank and Starbucks. The event was held at the West Kowloon Cultural District in each of the past two years. Last year, Pong Nan, Yan Ting and entertainer Wong Ha-wai served as Pink Ambassadors, while P13XL, Serrini, Sica, Siufay, Cheung Tin-wing and Lui Sam-yu were among the singer performers.
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