30 Sept 2025光傳媒#7375
Second-phase Care Team selection: Most successful operators unchanged; New Home Association secures seven teams
民政及青年事務局今（30日）公布第二期關愛隊遴選結果，18區455隊關愛隊當中，大部分由原有承辦團體獲選，至少6隊更換承辦團體。其中，新家園協會繼續服務7個小區。翻查資料，協會主要服務新來港人士和少數族裔等，榮譽贊助人為特首李家超，永遠榮譽主席是世茂集團創辦人許榮茂，他曾任政協常委、登上中國富豪榜。
民青局解釋，為善用關愛隊第一期的服務網絡，優先邀請上期承辦團體考慮繼續服務，除了新增的3個小區，其他大部分關愛隊都會由舊班底繼續營運，至少有6個小隊因各種原因無法繼續服務。
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau announced today (30th) the results of the second-phase Care Team selection. Of the 455 Care Teams across 18 districts, most were awarded to the operators from the first phase, while at least six teams changed operators. The New Home Association will continue serving seven sub-districts. Records show that the association mainly serves new arrivals and ethnic minorities. Its honorary patron is Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, while its permanent honorary chairman is Xu Rongmao, founder of Shimao Group, who has served on the Standing Committee of the CPPCC and appeared on China’s rich list.
The bureau said it had given priority to inviting first-phase operators to consider continuing their services in order to make use of the first-phase Care Team service network. Apart from the three newly added sub-districts, most Care Teams will continue to be operated by the existing teams. At least six teams were unable to continue providing services for various reasons.
29 Sept 2025集誌社#7364
Waste charging | Tse Chin-wan: “Continue suspension, not shelving”; “understanding public sentiment is also part of management” amid accountability question
環境及生態局上周二（23日）樺加沙襲港期間，向立法會提交文件，交代「繼續暫緩」垃圾收費。當局今（29日）到立法會就施政報告作簡報，會上多名發言議員讚局方「順應民意」暫緩政策，局長謝展寰強調是「繼續暫緩，唔係擱置、唔係取消」，又指垃圾收費是減廢回收的備用工具，政府 2035 年零廢堆填決心「絕不改變」。
會上有議員問及有否部門首長需問責，謝展寰則指當局循多方面「做咗好多功夫達到目標」，已盡力體現以結果為目標、有效管理的精神，而掌握民情亦是管理一部分，體現局方和署方「盡力履行責任」。
The Environment and Ecology Bureau submitted a document to the Legislative Council last Tuesday (the 23rd), during Typhoon Ragasa’s impact on Hong Kong, explaining the decision to “continue suspending” waste charging. The authorities briefed the Legislative Council today (the 29th) on the Policy Address. Several legislators praised the bureau for “responding to public sentiment” by suspending the policy. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan stressed that it was a “continued suspension, not shelving and not cancellation”, adding that waste charging was a contingency tool for waste reduction and recycling, and that the Government’s determination to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2035 “will absolutely not change”.
A legislator asked whether any heads of departments would be held accountable. Tse said the authorities had “done a lot of work in various areas to achieve the goal” and had done their utmost to demonstrate a results-oriented and effective management approach. He added that understanding public sentiment was also part of management, demonstrating that the bureau and department had “done their utmost to fulfil their responsibilities”.
26 Sept 2025Yahoo#7361
Typhoon Ragasa | Two South Asian women arrested on suspicion of child neglect after taking children wave-watching at South Horizons
超強颱風樺加沙襲港期間，當局多番勸諭，仍有人到岸邊觀浪，保安局局長鄧炳強今早（25日）在電台訪問表示，會研究家長帶同子女觀浪，是否構成疏忽照顧兒童。警方同日下午拘捕兩名女子，她們被指帶小童到海怡半島觀浪，涉嫌疏忽照顧兒童。
During Super Typhoon Ragasa's approach to Hong Kong, authorities repeatedly urged people to stay away from the shore, but some still went wave-watching. Secretary for Security Chris Tang said in a radio interview this morning (25th) that the authorities would study whether parents taking their children wave-watching constituted child neglect. Police arrested two women that afternoon after they were alleged to have taken children to wave-watch at South Horizons, on suspicion of child neglect.
25 Sept 2025商台#7352
Labour Department to Use Small Drones for Occupational Safety Inspections and Enforcement from Next Month
勞工處下月起會使用小型無人機，協助進行職業安全的巡查及執法，並會展開小型無人機特別巡查行動，打擊不安全作業。
無人機會配備高倍率變焦高清攝錄鏡頭。
The Labour Department will use small drones from next month to assist with occupational safety inspections and enforcement, and will launch a special small-drone inspection operation to combat unsafe work practices. The drones will be equipped with high-magnification zoom high-definition video cameras.
23 Sept 2025集誌社#7350
Waste charging | Government says suspension will remain as Hong Kong faces challenges from trade war and complex geopolitics
原定去年 4 月實施的垃圾徵費，歷兩度押後、再被暫緩，環境及生態局未有遵原定承諾，在今年 7 月底向立法會匯報評估進度，剛發表的《施政報告》亦未有著墨政策。垃圾徵費命運正式塵埃落定，環境及生態局今（23日）向立法會提交文件，指市民和業界著遍不支持實施，香港因「全球貿易戰」和「地緣政治局勢日趨複雜」面臨重大挑戰，政府要「因時制宜」制訂減廢回收政策，宣布現屆政府「維持暫緩實施」垃圾收費。
The waste charging scheme, originally scheduled to be implemented in April last year, was postponed twice and then suspended. The Environment and Ecology Bureau did not report to the Legislative Council on the assessment progress by the end of July as originally promised, while the recently released Policy Address also made no mention of the policy. The scheme’s fate has now been formally settled. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council today (23rd), the bureau said that the public and industries broadly did not support its implementation. Citing the major challenges Hong Kong faces from the “global trade war” and an “increasingly complex geopolitical situation”, the Government said it would formulate waste-reduction and recycling policies “according to circumstances” and announced that the current-term Government would “maintain the suspension” of waste charging.
22 Sept 2025Yahoo#7345
Typhoon Ragasa | Will Shenzhen give timely notice of flood discharge? Drainage Services Department: WeChat group established for smoother operations
超強颱風樺加沙正逐步迫近廣東沿岸，外界關注內地會否再次排洪，及提早通知香港。渠務署署長莫永昌指，香港與深圳已有開會溝通，並已建立 WeChat 群組，若深圳打算排洪，會在群組通知香港代表，相信運作會比之前更暢順。
莫永昌稱，目前深圳水位仍處於低防限度水位，運行平穩，並沒有排洪計劃。他強調，一旦深圳決定排洪，會及時向香港通報，以便港方提前做好防禦措施，提醒市民避免途經相關地點，並盡快採取保護行動。
Super Typhoon Ragasa is gradually approaching the Guangdong coast, prompting concern over whether the mainland will discharge floodwater again and notify Hong Kong in advance. Director of Drainage Services Mok Wing-cheong said Hong Kong and Shenzhen had held meetings and communicated, and had established a WeChat group. If Shenzhen plans to discharge floodwater, it will notify Hong Kong representatives in the group. He believes operations will be smoother than before.
Mok said Shenzhen’s water level was currently still at the low flood-control limit, operations were stable, and there was no plan to discharge floodwater. He stressed that once Shenzhen decides to do so, it will notify Hong Kong in a timely manner, enabling the Hong Kong authorities to prepare defensive measures in advance, remind members of the public to avoid passing through the relevant locations, and take protective action as soon as possible.
20 Sept 2025明報#7341
Director of Government Logistics Chan Ka-shun begins pre-retirement leave; procurement director also retires; John Lee: management system remains applicable before departure; Audit: “counterfeit water” probe largely complete
捲入政府採購「冒牌水」樽裝飲用水風波的物流署長陳嘉信昨起停任署長，開始退休前休假；本報同時發現，另一捲入事件的物流署採購科總監曾昭奇亦會退休，繼任人選最少本周初已上任。特首李家超昨回應陳嘉信展開休假時重申，仍在調查事件及責任，公務員正式離任前，管理制度仍適用。
Director of Government Logistics Chan Ka-shun, who was embroiled in the government procurement scandal involving “counterfeit” bottled drinking water, ceased serving as director yesterday and began pre-retirement leave. This newspaper also found that Tsang Chiu-kei, director of the Government Logistics Department’s Procurement Division, who was also implicated in the incident, will retire, and that a successor had taken up the post by at least the beginning of this week. Chief Executive John Lee, responding yesterday to Chan Ka-shun’s commencement of leave, reiterated that the incident and responsibility were still under investigation, and that the management system remained applicable until a civil servant formally leaves office.
20 Sept 2025HK01#7343
Second-level probe under department heads’ accountability system excludes police, says Ingrid Yeung; no answer on penalties for retired officials
新一份《施政報告》提出增設「部門首長責任制」，以處理各級公務員的「行政問責」，機制設有兩級調查機制。公務員事務局局長楊何蓓茵出席政策記者會時表示，現行《公務員敍用委員會條例》不涵蓋警隊，所以調查嚴重問題的「第二級別」將不涵蓋警隊，至於第一級別則仍然適用。
被問到如調查過程中涉及退休官員，是否仍會作扣薪等懲處，楊何蓓茵未有正面回應，僅稱若政府出現日積月累的問題，調查或牽涉剛退休的公務員，強調訂立公務員評核機制，是希望各部門做好份內工作，有問題要盡快解決，「唔會將問題積咗好多年之後顯然出嚟先發生」。
The latest Policy Address proposed introducing a “heads of departments accountability system” to address the “administrative accountability” of civil servants at various levels, with a two-tier investigation mechanism. Speaking at a policy press conference, Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho said the existing Public Service Commission Ordinance does not cover the police force. As a result, the “second level” for investigating serious issues would not cover the police force, while the first level would still apply.
Asked whether penalties such as salary reductions would still be imposed if an investigation involved retired officials, Yeung did not directly respond. She said that if problems accumulated in the government over time, an investigation might involve civil servants who had only recently retired. She stressed that the purpose of establishing a civil service assessment mechanism was to ensure departments properly carried out their duties and resolved problems as soon as possible, rather than allowing problems to accumulate for many years before becoming apparent.
19 Sept 2025集誌社#7337
Gei Lung Cha Chaan Teng | Buildings Department advises removal of 20-year-old signboard over unauthorised building works; owner says different departments have conducted frequent inspections this year
位於太子界限街、開業逾廿年的「基隆茶餐廳」，本月 10 日於 Facebook 發文指，由開業沿用至今的招牌，被要求拆卸。餐廳負責人 Cat 姐向《集誌社》表示，今年起，食物環境衞生署、消防處陸續到場巡查，屋宇署巡查後，表示招牌涉嫌違反《建築物條例》，發信勸諭清拆。
屋宇署指接舉報視察，發現餐廳招牌和附建照明托支架，屬僭建物，但無明顯危險，已發勸諭信促清拆。消防處指四度收投訴；七巡查兩發現鋪內雜物阻塞逃生途徑，已檢控。食環署按風險定期巡查。
Gei Lung Cha Chaan Teng, located on Boundary Street in Prince Edward and operating for more than 20 years, said in a Facebook post on the 10th of this month that it had been asked to remove the signboard it had used since opening. The restaurant’s person in charge, Cat, told The Collective that the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and Fire Services Department had conducted successive inspections since the beginning of this year. After an inspection, the Buildings Department said the signboard might contravene the Buildings Ordinance and sent a letter advising its removal.
The Buildings Department said it had inspected the restaurant after receiving a report and found that the signboard and its attached lighting-support brackets were unauthorised building works. However, there was no apparent danger, and an advisory letter had been issued urging their removal. The Fire Services Department said it had received four complaints; during seven inspections, obstructions blocking escape routes inside the premises were found on two occasions, and prosecutions had been initiated. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said it conducted regular inspections based on risk.
19 Sept 2025集誌社#7338
Policy Address 2025 | Teacher Qualifications: Lifetime Registration System to Be Reviewed and Practising Certificates Introduced; Chief Secretary: “Absolutely, absolutely not intended to make things difficult for teachers”
全港有 16 萬註冊老師，施政報告提出一項影響他的執業的政策–「完善教師註冊機制」，只以「附篇」形式列出，教育局局長蔡若蓮今（19日）在記者會表示，引入「執業證書要求」，主要是關於進修要求、老師操守，如有沒有刑事犯罪沒申報等，為進一步保障教師專業形象。政務司司長陳國基表示，如老師註冊後，十年沒教書，再回來教書，「有冇脫節到」？新安排包括想要求類似的老師「進修吓先」，他說：「執業證書係呢個目的，絕對絕對唔係為咗為難老師」。蔡若蓮指現時只有七萬老師正在執業，自己也是有教師註冊，沒在學校教書。
There are 160,000 registered teachers in Hong Kong. The Policy Address proposed a policy affecting their professional practice—“enhancing the teacher registration mechanism”—but listed it only in an appendix. Secretary for Education Christine Choi said at a press conference on the 19th that introducing a practising certificate requirement would mainly concern continuing education requirements and teachers’ conduct, such as whether criminal offences had been left undeclared, in order to further safeguard the professional image of teachers. Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan said that if a teacher returned to teaching after being registered but not having taught for 10 years, it would be necessary to ask whether they had become disconnected. Under the new arrangements, similar teachers might be required to “undertake some further training first”. He said: “The practising certificate serves this purpose; it is absolutely, absolutely not intended to make things difficult for teachers.” Choi said only 70,000 teachers are currently practising, and that she herself is registered as a teacher but does not teach at a school.
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