11 Mar 2025獨媒#4618
St. Paul’s College petition ends after one day; alumnus says he has “given up pursuing it” after talks with school, denies pressure
一名聖保羅書院中五男學生，早前在杭州參加公社科交流團期間離世，當局未披露個案內容。有舊生及學生發起網上聯署，要求書院公開透明交代事件調查結果，惟聯署發起人在一日後稱，校方似乎因為「私隱及家屬意願」無法提供任何資料，因此將不再向校方作任何要求，各安天命。發起聯署的舊生向《獨媒》表示「已經放棄追落去」，又稱與校方接觸時，校方態度友善，未有施壓，「因此聲明中特意為老師加油」。
A Form Five male student at St. Paul’s College died earlier while taking part in a Citizenship and Social Development exchange tour in Hangzhou. The authorities have not disclosed details of the case. Alumni and students launched an online petition calling on the college to provide a public and transparent account of the investigation’s findings. However, one day later, the petition organiser said the school appeared unable to provide any information because of “privacy and the family’s wishes”, and that he would no longer make any demands of the school and would leave matters to fate. The alumnus who initiated the petition told InMediaHK that he had “given up pursuing it”. He said the school had been friendly and had not exerted pressure during their contact, “which is why the statement specifically included encouragement for the teachers”.
10 Mar 2025獨媒#4614
St Paul’s alumni and students launch petition urging disclosure of investigation into mainland student’s death
一名聖保羅書院中五男學生，早前在杭州參加公社科交流團期間離世，當局以「尊重家屬意願」為由，不披露個案內容。昨日網上流傳「要求聖保羅書院公開透明交代杭州交流事件調查結果」，聯署稱由書院的舊生及學生發起，認為有責任確保學校以負責任、公開透明的方式處理事件，要求交代事件的詳細經過與調查結果、學校在事件發生前後的應對措施，以及未來如何確保學生外訪安全。
A male Form Five student at St Paul’s College died earlier while taking part in a Citizenship and Social Development subject exchange trip in Hangzhou. The authorities did not disclose details of the case, citing “respect for the wishes of the family”. A petition titled “Demanding that St Paul’s College provide an open and transparent account of the investigation results of the Hangzhou exchange incident” circulated online yesterday. It said the petition was initiated by the college’s alumni and students, who believed they had a responsibility to ensure that the school handled the incident in a responsible, open and transparent manner. It called for details of the incident and the investigation results, the school’s response before and after the incident, and how student safety on overseas visits would be ensured in future.
10 Mar 2025獨媒#4615
Snooker tournament organiser denies refusing to pay overtime charges; Kai Tak Sports Park declines comment
一連六日的世界格蘭披治桌球大獎賽昨日結束，惟首日「未完場便趕觀眾走」的爭議未解決。主辦方公司總裁封歡歡接受傳媒訪問，否認因涉及拒絕支付加時費用，稱去年已向啟德體育園表明，願意支付賽事的加時費用，但對方一直沒有明確回覆。啟德體育園在回覆傳媒查詢時，就表示不作回覆。
The six-day World Grand Prix snooker tournament ended yesterday, but the controversy over spectators being asked to leave before a match had finished on the first day remains unresolved. Fong Huen-huen, president of the organising company, told the media that it had not refused to pay overtime charges, saying it had informed Kai Tak Sports Park last year that it was willing to pay the event’s overtime charges, but the park had never given a clear response. Kai Tak Sports Park said in response to media enquiries that it would not comment.
9 Mar 2025集誌社#4612
MilMill’s New Plant｜Relocation Turns Profits into Debt; FEHD, Fire Services and Police Visit Open Day: “Even at 19–0, You Still Have to Keep Kicking”
香港唯一紙包盒回收廠「喵坊 MilMill」，原定今日（9 日）舉行遷廠後首個開放日。迫遷搬廠重建歷時一年多，這隻「喵」為開放日籌備數月，準備向公眾介紹新家，最終活動因「無娛樂牌」而告吹。一周下來，食環署、消防處、警方接連上門，稱接獲涉及「無娛樂牌」、「火警危險」、「非法集結」等投訴。
喵坊再次走進輿論一隅，共同創辦人盧智聰笑言，事件反而「喚醒返大家仲有 MilMill 喺度」。公司遇迫遷搬廠、賺錢變負債，辦開放日為推動社區教育亦告吹，盧智聰說「19 比 0 你都要繼續踢㗎，除非你執咗嘅啫，咁我哋咪做自己嘢。」面對逆境，新廠繼續辦「不開放」的團體導賞團，以「貓巴士」接觸社區推動減廢，培育 90 後接手盼建立可持續經營，留在香港為減廢全因「香港人嚟㗎嘛」。
Hong Kong’s only carton recycling plant, MilMill, was scheduled to hold its first open day at its new premises today (the 9th). After more than a year spent relocating and rebuilding following a forced move, the “cat” had spent months preparing to introduce its new home to the public. The event ultimately fell through because it did not have a “place of public entertainment licence”. Over the past week, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Fire Services Department and police visited one after another, saying they had received complaints involving an absence of a “place of public entertainment licence”, “fire hazards” and “unlawful assembly”.
MilMill has once again entered the public spotlight. Co-founder Chi Chung Lo joked that the incident had instead “reminded everyone that MilMill is still here”. After the company was forced to relocate, turning from making money to carrying debt, its open day—intended to promote community education—also fell through. Chi Chung Lo said: “Even if it’s 19–0, you still have to keep kicking, unless you’ve closed down; then we’ll just do our own thing.” In the face of adversity, the new plant continues to organise “non-open” group tours, use “cat buses” to engage with the community and promote waste reduction, and nurture people born in the 1990s to take over in the hope of establishing sustainable operations. Its decision to remain in Hong Kong and promote waste reduction is entirely because “we’re Hong Kong people, after all”.
9 Mar 2025集誌社#4613
March 8 protest | Hongkongers in UK protest outside Chinese Embassy, calling for release of Chow Hang-tung and detainees in the 47-person case
三八婦女節，在英國的港人團體香港勞權監察和其他組織，今（8日）在倫敦中國大使館外示威，聲援在港被囚的女性政治犯。前立法會議員李永達、前區議員陳樹英、政治學者黃偉國、現被港府通緝前職工盟總幹事蒙兆達等人都有到場。
On International Women’s Day, Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor and other Hong Kong groups in the UK held a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London today (8 March) in support of women political prisoners in Hong Kong. Former Legislative Council member Lee Wing-tat, former district councillor Josephine Shu Ying Chan, political scholar Rick Wai Kwok Wong, and Mung Siu-tat, former secretary-general of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions who is currently wanted by the Hong Kong government, were among those present.
8 Mar 2025獨媒#4611
Women’s Workers Association Moves Planned Government Headquarters Petition to Press Conference at Its Office, Citing “Schedule Changes”
今日是「三八國際婦女節」，香港婦女勞工協會與一眾照顧者及工友們，原定今午到政府總部外請願，至凌晨臨時通知記者，改回會址觀塘婦女資源中心舉行記者會，女工會總幹事胡美蓮僅指行程有所調動。
翻查資料，去年女工會在三八婦女節，亦曾有10多人到政總外請願。前年女工會原擬舉辦遊行，並獲發不反對通知書，惟在遊行一日前宣布取消，警方當時在記者會稱有「暴力團伙」擬參與遊行，及後社民連公開表示遭國安人員警告，一旦參與將會被捕。
Today is International Women’s Day. The Hong Kong Women’s Workers Association, together with a group of caregivers and workers, had originally planned to petition outside the Government Headquarters this afternoon. It notified reporters in the early hours that the event would instead be held as a press conference at its office, the Kwun Tong Women’s Resource Centre. The association’s general secretary, Wu Mei-lin, only said that the schedule had been changed.
Records show that on International Women’s Day last year, more than 10 people from the association also petitioned outside the Government Headquarters. The year before, the association had planned to organise a march and was issued a Letter of No Objection, but announced its cancellation one day before the march. Police said at a press conference at the time that a “violent group” planned to take part. The League of Social Democrats later stated publicly that it had been warned by national security personnel that participants would be arrested if they took part.
7 Mar 2025Yahoo#4605
Tang Ping-keung leaves Hong Kong without gazetted acting arrangement; Ming Pao reporter presses for reason and is accused of undermining government credibility
保安局局長鄧炳強原訂昨日下午到昂坪市集出席活動，惟活動前一小時大會臨時公布鄧要離港「處理公務」。鄧炳強今（7 日）由泰國返港，在機場見記者，交代被禁錮在東南亞的港人營救行動。《明報》記者提問，為何離港未有按慣例刊憲署任安排，鄧炳強回應時質疑對方有心「打擊政府威信」。
鄧炳強昨日臨時離港，今在機場被問到為何離港時未有交代原因，及未有如慣例刊憲署任安排。他回應時首先確認記者來自《明報》，其後解釋指，政府是否出惠報，「係睇實際需要」，由於今次行動有其隱蔽性的需要，否則會影響拯救行動。
Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung was scheduled to attend an event at Ngong Ping Piazza yesterday afternoon, but organisers announced an hour before the event that he had to leave Hong Kong to “handle official business”. Tang returned from Thailand today (7th) and met the press at the airport to explain the rescue operation for Hong Kong people detained in Southeast Asia. A Ming Pao reporter asked why his departure had not been accompanied by the customary gazetting of an acting arrangement. Tang questioned whether the reporter was deliberately seeking to “undermine the government’s credibility”.
Tang left Hong Kong at short notice yesterday and was asked at the airport today why he had not explained the reason for his departure or gazetted an acting arrangement as usual. He first confirmed that the reporter was from Ming Pao, then explained that whether the government issued a Gazette notice “depends on actual needs”. He said the operation had a need for secrecy, otherwise it would have affected the rescue operation.
7 Mar 2025獨媒#4607
St Paul’s College student dies during Hangzhou exchange trip; Choi Yuk-lin says incident unrelated to study tour
一名聖保羅書院中五男學生早前在杭州參加公社科交流團期間離世，事件掀起坊間質疑，學生是否必須參與內地考察活動，否則就如教育局曾經所言「有後果」。教育局局長蔡若蓮今日首度回應事件，稱對事件感到難過，她又指調查已告一段落，強調事件與交流活動、考察行程無關，為尊重家屬意願，故不會披露個案內容。
一名聖保羅書院中五男學生早前在杭州參加公社科交流團期間離世，該校上周六（1日）將社交平台封面圖片轉為黑色，並在周一（3日）發布新聞稿，表示正調查事件及啟動危機處理小組，呼籲公眾給予空間。
A Secondary 5 male student at St Paul’s College died earlier while taking part in a Citizenship and Social Development exchange tour in Hangzhou, prompting public questions about whether students must participate in mainland study tours or otherwise face the “consequences” previously mentioned by the Education Bureau. Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin responded to the incident for the first time today, saying she was saddened by it. She said the investigation had concluded and stressed that the incident was unrelated to the exchange activity or study-tour itinerary. Out of respect for the family’s wishes, she said details of the case would not be disclosed.
The student died earlier while participating in the exchange tour in Hangzhou. The school changed its social media cover image to black last Saturday (1st) and issued a press release on Monday (3rd), saying it was investigating the incident and had activated a crisis-management team, while appealing to the public to give the family space.
6 Mar 2025獨媒#4599
Johannes Chan says court handled 7.21 white-shirted men’s illegal acts quietly; Chris Tang condemns remarks as disregarding facts and misleading readers
7.21非白衣人案上周判刑，《明報》周三（5日）刊出港大法律學院客席教授陳文敏的專欄文章《評林卓廷7.21案︰上集還是中場？》，當中提及「法院低調處理白衣人有組織、有武器的非法行為，而只針對閘內人士的行為」。保安局長鄧炳強即日去信《明報》，稱特區政府絕不認同有關說法，批評文章罔顧事實、誤導讀者，「令人以為法庭裁決不公」。
鄧指《明報》編按不能免責 促勿「繼續被別有用心的人利用」
鄧炳強在信末又稱，如果《明報》是一個負責任的媒體：「理應清楚僅在專欄旁提示作品無意圖煽動他人對政府產生憎恨，並不能免除編輯須確保刊物公平、客觀、不偏不倚的責任。希望明報不要繼續被別有用心的人利用，借此平台散播混淆視聽言論，荼毒社會，製造對立。」
The 7.21 case involving non-white-shirted people was sentenced last week. On Wednesday (the 5th), Ming Pao published a column by Johannes Chan, a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, titled “Reviewing the Lam Cheuk-ting 7.21 Case: The First Half or Half-Time?” The article said that “the court handled quietly the organised, armed illegal acts of the white-shirted men, while targeting only the conduct of people inside the station gates.” Secretary for Security Chris Tang wrote to Ming Pao on the same day, saying that the HKSAR Government categorically disagreed with the remarks and criticising the article for disregarding facts and misleading readers, “causing people to believe that the court’s decision was unfair.”
Tang said Ming Pao’s editorial note could not absolve it of responsibility, urging it not to “continue to be used by people with ulterior motives”. At the end of his letter, Tang said that if Ming Pao was a responsible media organisation, it “should clearly understand that merely placing a note beside the column stating that the work was not intended to incite hatred of the Government among others cannot relieve editors of their responsibility to ensure that the publication is fair, objective and impartial. I hope Ming Pao will not continue to be used by people with ulterior motives to use this platform to spread statements that confuse right and wrong, poison society and create division.”
5 Mar 2025集誌社#4594
Street-poster row｜Joint petition seeks reinstatement; Baguio says no evidence of deliberate fabrication; two female cleaners transferred, two male cleaners still under investigation
四名清潔工被指懷疑「自清自貼」街招，事件再有新進展，外判清潔公司碧瑤今（5日）回覆清潔服務業職工會指，經調查後，並未發現員工有刻意造假的動機及意圖，但他們清街招時，確違反了正確工作程序，兩名女員工已被調職；另兩名男員工因涉嫌「不當行為」，正在調查當中。另外，工會確認，警方已錄取其中一名工人口供。
The four cleaners accused of allegedly “removing and putting up street posters themselves” have seen further developments in the case. The outsourced cleaning company Baguio replied to the Cleaning Services Industry Workers Union today (the 5th), saying its investigation found no motive or intention among the employees to deliberately fabricate anything. However, they had violated proper work procedures when clearing street posters. Two female employees have been transferred, while the other two male employees are under investigation for suspected “misconduct”. The union also confirmed that police had taken a statement from one of the workers.
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