16 Sept 2025集誌社#7310
Hot-air balloon controversy | Government earlier said event was “not organised by the government”; Chief Executive says promotion, regulation and venue-leasing departments could strengthen oversight
本月初，中環海濱的「友邦香港國際熱氣球節」，因安全未達標，未能獲牌照載客飛行，當時「政府發言人」出稿首先指出活動「非政府主辦、協辦或資助」。特首李家超今回應事件時表示，推動及監管單位，可考慮如何更透明，更適時發放訊息，租場部門，管理也可強化。
At the beginning of this month, the AIA Hong Kong International Balloon Festival at the Central waterfront failed to meet safety requirements and was unable to obtain a licence to carry passengers. At the time, a government spokesperson issued a statement first pointing out that the event was “not organised, co-organised or funded by the government”. Responding to the incident this time, Chief Executive John Lee said the bodies promoting and regulating such events could consider how to release information more transparently and promptly, while management by the venue-leasing department could also be strengthened.
16 Sept 2025明報#7313
Government announces National Day offers: half-price cinema tickets across Hong Kong on October 1, with free tram and Star Ferry rides
特首李家超出席行會前公布一系列慶祝十一國慶的優惠，其中全港商業戲院半價入場、港鐵亦會抽獎送出7.6萬張單程車票、電車及天星小輪亦可免費乘搭；海洋公園由10月1日至5日的門票將85折出售、沙田馬場和跑馬地馬場十一當日亦會免費入場。另有過千間食肆提供優惠。
Chief Executive John Lee announced a series of offers to celebrate National Day before attending an Executive Council meeting. Commercial cinemas across Hong Kong will offer half-price admission, while the MTR will hold a lucky draw for 76,000 one-way tickets. Tram and Star Ferry rides will also be free. Ocean Park tickets will be sold at 15% off from October 1 to 5, and admission to Sha Tin Racecourse and Happy Valley Racecourse will be free on National Day. More than 1,000 eateries will also offer discounts.
15 Sept 2025HK01#7307
Hong Kong railway standards to incorporate mainland specifications; Highways Department says adjustments will be made for typhoons and other local conditions
路政署與專家制訂及更新《香港鐵路標準》，率先在北環線及港深西部鐵路引入內地標準。路政署鐵路拓展處副處長施鍵恒今（15日）在港台節目《千禧年代》中表示，新鐵路標準將涵蓋不同範疇，包括工程及營運上，吸收內地及海外最佳實踐，並透過引入內地設計標準、建築物料、裝備等，縮短工期和降低成本，形容是「集大成」的做法。當局亦會研究應用組裝合成法，指相關技術在內地已發展成熟，期望能進一步加快工程時間。
The Highways Department and experts are formulating and updating the Hong Kong Railway Standards, with mainland standards to be introduced first for the Northern Link and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Railway. Sze Kin-hang, deputy head of the department’s Railway Development Office, said on the RTHK programme Millennium年代 today (15th) that the new railway standards would cover various areas, including engineering and operations. They would draw on best practices from the mainland and overseas, and the introduction of mainland design standards, construction materials and equipment would shorten construction periods and reduce costs, in what he described as an “integrated” approach. The authorities will also study the use of Modular Integrated Construction, saying the technology is already mature on the mainland and hoping it will further speed up construction.
13 Sept 2025HK01#7302
NPC Standing Committee Passes Revised Arbitration Law; Lee Wai-king Says It Benefits Hong Kong Arbitration Bodies
十四屆全國人大常委會第十七次會議昨日閉幕，通過6條法例，包括新修訂的《中華人民共和國仲裁法》。港區全國人大常委李慧琼表示，仲裁法修訂草案獲得通過，突顯國家支持更多仲裁機構走出去、引進來，對於香港的仲裁機構是一個非常好的消息。
The 17th session of the 14th National People’s Congress Standing Committee concluded yesterday and passed six laws, including the newly revised Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China. Lee Wai-king, a Hong Kong member of the NPC Standing Committee, said the passage of the draft amendments to the Arbitration Law highlighted the country’s support for more arbitration bodies to go global and attract international participation, and was very good news for Hong Kong’s arbitration bodies.
13 Sept 2025明報#7305
City One Care Team loses personal data of 39 service users
沙田民政事務處昨晚接獲第一城小區關愛隊承辦團體、即沙田第一城婦女會通報，遺失一份載有39名服務使用者姓名、電話及住址的文件，但不包括身分證號碼和其他個人資料。沙田民政事務處對受影響人士造成不便致歉，並已向該關愛隊發出警告信。
沙田第一城婦女會向民政事務處通報，一名隊員前日外出工作期間，遺失該份載有服務使用者個人資料的文件，其後向警方報案，並通報個人資料私隱專員公署。
沙田民政事務處表示，有關承辦團體正檢視並會加強保安措施，並正陸續通知所有受影響的服務使用者提高警覺。
處方就事件責成該關愛隊往後須嚴格遵守妥善處理及保密個人資料的指引；民政事務總署亦已再次提醒所有關愛隊提高警覺及加強保安措施，並繼續嚴格按指引妥善處理及保密個人資料。
The Sha Tin District Office received a report last night from the contractor organisation of the City One Care Team, namely the City One Shatin Women's Association, that a document containing the names, telephone numbers and addresses of 39 service users had been lost. The document did not contain identity card numbers or other personal data. The Sha Tin District Office apologised for the inconvenience caused to the affected people and has issued a warning letter to the Care Team.
The City One Shatin Women's Association informed the District Office that a team member lost the document containing the service users' personal data while working outside the day before yesterday. The member subsequently reported the matter to the police and notified the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.
The Sha Tin District Office said the contractor organisation was reviewing and would strengthen its security measures, and was notifying all affected service users in stages to remain vigilant.
The office has instructed the Care Team to strictly comply in future with the guidelines on the proper handling and confidentiality of personal data. The Home Affairs Department has also reminded all Care Teams to remain vigilant, strengthen security measures, and continue to properly handle and keep personal data confidential in strict accordance with the guidelines.
12 Sept 2025集誌社#7301
Lantau Tomorrow Vision | About HK$610 million in public funds approved for studies; HK$400 million spent; Development Bureau says work will continue, alliance calls for immediate halt and publication of EIA reports
發展局長甯漢豪周三 （10 日）以書面回覆立法會議員表示，交椅洲項目填海工程，未有條件於本屆政府任期內開展，環評程序也不宜繼續推進。不過，已展開的研究，政府會繼續完成。《集誌社》翻查資料，立法會財委會及基本工程儲備基金撥款，合共批出逾 6.15 億元，為有關項目作前期研究之用。發展局回覆《集誌社》查詢表示，直至 2024-25 財政年度完結，有關開支約四億元。守護大嶼聯盟認為，政府應立即停止所有明日大嶼 (交椅洲人工島) 未完成的環評或其他技術可行性研究，並需要公開已完成的環評報告。
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said in a written reply to Legislative Council members on Wednesday (10th) that the reclamation works for the Kau Yi Chau project could not commence during the current-term Government’s tenure, and that it would be inappropriate to continue the environmental impact assessment process. However, the Government will continue and complete studies that have already begun. The Collective’s review of the records found that the Legislative Council Finance Committee and the Capital Works Reserve Fund had approved a total of more than HK$615 million for preliminary studies for the project. The Development Bureau told The Collective that expenditure had reached about HK$400 million by the end of the 2024–25 financial year. The Save Lantau Alliance said the Government should immediately stop all unfinished environmental impact assessments and other technical feasibility studies for Lantau Tomorrow Vision (the Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands), and should make completed environmental impact assessment reports public.
11 Sept 2025集誌社#7297
National Games | HK$700 million allocated; seven contracts awarded, with nearly HK$150 million spent on athletes’ accommodation and catering
當局今年 4 月向立法會交代，全運會港區統籌辦公室 (下稱統籌辦) 獲撥款約七億元，用作舉辦全運會及殘特奧會，當中約 1.87 億屬人力資源，但未有詳細公布其他範疇預算。
《集誌社》翻查政府批出合約，發現文體旅局於今年 5 至 7 月批出最少七份全運會相關合約，總值近 1.9 億元，當中涉及運動員等住宿及餐飲服務的三張合約開支近 1.5 億元。其餘另有共八份場地布置、運輸服務已截標，惟相關資料暫未公布。
The authorities told the Legislative Council in April this year that the National Games Hong Kong Region Coordination Office (the “Coordination Office”) had been allocated about HK$700 million to organise the National Games and the National Games for Persons with Disabilities. About HK$187 million was for human resources, but detailed budgets for other areas were not disclosed.
The Collective examined government-awarded contracts and found that the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau awarded at least seven National Games-related contracts from May to July this year, worth nearly HK$190 million in total. Three contracts involving accommodation and catering services for athletes and others accounted for nearly HK$150 million. Another eight contracts for venue setup and transport services had closed for tender, but the relevant information had not yet been disclosed.
10 Sept 2025HK01#7283
Lantau Tomorrow Vision Put on Back Burner? Development Bureau: EIA Suspended, No Conditions for Reclamation During Current Term
特區政府在2018年提出「明日大嶼」大型填海造地計劃，當中核心項目為交椅洲人工島，但現屆政府將發展重心放於北部都會區建設，交椅洲人工島淡出政策討論。發展局今日表明，交椅洲填海工程未有條件於本屆政府任期內開展。她又透露，該項目的法定環評程序已暫停，填海工程亦沒有明確時間表。
The HKSAR Government proposed the Lantau Tomorrow Vision large-scale land reclamation and development plan in 2018, with the Kau Yi Chau artificial islands as its core project. However, the current government has shifted its development focus to the Northern Metropolis, and the artificial islands have faded from policy discussions. The Development Bureau said today that conditions did not exist for the Kau Yi Chau reclamation project to begin during the current government’s term. It also disclosed that the project’s statutory environmental impact assessment procedure had been suspended, and that there was no clear timetable for the reclamation works.
10 Sept 2025明報#7287
Tuen Mun District Councillor Kenneth Kat Kong Yip Suspended for One Week from Today over Dangerous Driving Conviction; Notice Outside Office Gives No Reason
屯門委任區議員葉吉江今年5月危駕罪成，民政及青年事務局昨日發信指他構成區議會行為失當，今日起暫停其區議員職能和職務一星期。《獨媒》記者今午（10日）到位於屯門新墟好運洋樓的葉吉江議員辦事處，辦事處內仍亮著燈及有職員在內工作，門外則張貼公告稱今日起至16日區議員職務及職能暫停，期間只可以有限度運作，17日將繼續為街坊服務，惟公告中未提停職原因。
Tuen Mun appointed District Councillor Kenneth Kat Kong Yip was convicted of dangerous driving in May. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau wrote to him yesterday, stating that he had committed misconduct as a district councillor, and suspending his functions and duties as a councillor for one week from today. A reporter from The Witness visited Kenneth Kat Kong Yip’s councillor office at Good Fortune Mansion in Tuen Mun San Hui this afternoon (10th). The office remained lit and staff were working inside. A notice posted outside stated that his duties and functions as a district councillor would be suspended from today until the 16th, during which time the office could operate only on a limited basis, and that he would resume serving residents on the 17th. The notice did not state the reason for the suspension.
10 Sept 2025獨媒#7288
Catering Sector Local Recruitment Fair: Job Seeker Says He Was Dismissed After Former Employer Hired Foreign Workers
政府輸入外勞近日愈來愈多爭議，本地工人被取代。勞工處早前實施「優化」安排，要求申請輸入侍應生及初級廚師外勞的僱主必須在四星期本地招聘期內，每周於勞工處就業中心舉行招聘會。今日早上（9月10日）於西九龍就業中心，有三間申請輸入外勞的公司參與，分別為大快活快餐有限公司、金鳳大餐廳（屯門市）及味軒燒鵝餐廳有限公司，職位空缺為607個。
《獨媒》記者今早到場，在早上10時至中午12時，僅有7位求職者登記求職。有從事飲食業十多年的求職者稱，前僱主聘用外勞後要求他轉換上班地點，及後更通知他不用上班，至今已失業大半年。
The Government’s importation of foreign workers has recently become increasingly controversial, with local workers being replaced. Under an arrangement recently “optimised” by the Labour Department, employers applying to import foreign waiters and junior cooks must hold recruitment fairs every week at Labour Department employment centres during the four-week local recruitment period. Three companies applying to import foreign workers participated at the West Kowloon Employment Centre this morning (10 September): Fairwood Fast Food Limited, Golden Phoenix Restaurant (Tuen Mun Town), and Mei Hin Roast Goose Restaurant Limited. There were 607 vacancies.\n\nA 《獨媒》 reporter was at the venue this morning. Between 10 a.m. and noon, only seven job seekers registered. One job seeker, who had worked in the catering industry for more than 10 years, said that after his former employer hired foreign workers, he was asked to change his work location and was subsequently told that he no longer needed to report to work. He has been unemployed for more than six months.
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