23 Dec 2025集誌社#7729
Work Injury Review | 118 Fatal Workplace Accidents, Up 55% Year on Year; Construction and Domestic Helpers at Highest Risk, Says Association
今年發生多宗工業意外，工業傷亡權益會今（23日）回顧 2025 發生的工傷及職安大事。截止本月 22 日，工會從各行各業跟進 118 宗致命意外，較去年同期的 76 宗，升五成半，當中有 54 宗為猝死， 其餘的 64 宗死亡個案，為工會有紀錄以來最多。工業傷亡權益會總幹事蕭倩文指，今年個案中有罕見意外，如今年十月兩名機場保安人員，連人帶巡邏車被飛機撞入海中，而政府在事故發生後一個月公布了初步調查結果，期待政府往後在嚴重事故中採取同樣做法，讓社會大眾更了解事故原因，增加透明度，願明年「少啲意外，大家都可以平平安安咁返屋企。」
Multiple industrial accidents occurred this year. On the 23rd, the Industrial Accident Victims’ Rights Association reviewed the work injuries and occupational safety incidents of 2025. As of the 22nd of this month, the association had followed up on 118 fatal accidents across various industries, up 55% from 76 during the same period last year. Of these, 54 were sudden deaths, while the remaining 64 fatal cases were the highest number since the association began keeping records. The association’s secretary-general Sin Man Siu said this year’s cases included rare accidents, such as the incident in October in which two airport security officers and their patrol vehicle were hit by an aircraft and fell into the sea. The government announced its preliminary investigation findings one month after the accident. Sin Man Siu hoped the government would adopt the same approach in future serious accidents, enabling the public to better understand their causes and increasing transparency, and said: “Hopefully there will be fewer accidents next year, and everyone can return home safely.”
15 Dec 2025明報#7684
Man carrying fire-related slogan enters racecourse, arrested for allegedly causing disorder
沙田馬場昨日舉行香港國際賽，包括「浪漫勇士」在內7匹名駒競逐第八場浪琴香港盃期間，一名男子手持寫有「大埔宏福苑」及「落台」等字句的標語，在接近終點線位置闖入賽道，隨即被馬會人員撲倒制服，眾人留在原地，待馬匹衝線後始將男子帶離，人馬皆安全。馬會行政總裁應家柏稱理解男子對火災有訴求，但行為危害人馬安全，非常危險，日後或安排每50米派一名保安駐守賽道。
應家柏：或每50米一人守賽道
浪琴香港盃2000米一級賽昨午約4時45分舉行，有7駒參賽，包括前香港馬王「浪漫勇士」。當7駒鬥到接近最後直路時，一名男子從近終點線位置闖入賽道，一名穿西裝人員立即上前將他撲倒在地，其他職員亦加入制止並撿走標語，過程中賽事沒中止。馬會回覆本報稱已交警方調查，不會評論。警方以涉嫌公眾地方內擾亂秩序行為，拘捕該名59歲男子，案件交沙田警區重案組跟進。
During the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse yesterday, a man carrying a placard bearing phrases including “Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po” and “Step Down” entered the track near the finish line while seven horses, including Romantic Warrior, were competing in the eighth race, the Longines Hong Kong Cup. He was immediately tackled and restrained by Jockey Club staff. They remained in place and took him away only after the horses had crossed the finish line. Both the man and the horses were safe. Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said he understood the man had grievances over the fire, but that his actions endangered the safety of both people and horses and were extremely dangerous. He said the Club might station one security guard every 50 metres along the track in future. The 2,000-metre Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Cup was held at about 4.45pm, with seven horses taking part, including former Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior. As the horses approached the final straight, the man entered the track from near the finish line. A suited staff member immediately tackled him, while other staff joined in to restrain him and collected the placard. The race was not stopped. The Jockey Club said it had referred the matter to police for investigation and would not comment. Police arrested the 59-year-old man on suspicion of causing disorder in a public place. The case was being followed up by the Sha Tin district crime squad.
14 Dec 2025集誌社#7681
Democratic Party dissolves｜Operations cease immediately; winding-up to be completed within one year; remaining assets to be donated to Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims｜Lo Kin-hei: Will stay in Hong Kong as far as possible
有 30 年歷史的民主黨運作到今天（14日）正式結束。民主黨今午召開會員大會及特別周年會員大會，議決清盤，以 117 票贊成，0 票反對，4 票白票通過，清盤程序盡量在一年內完成，如有剩下資產，會捐給工業傷亡權益會。民主黨主席羅健熙表明，政黨解散後，沒打算另起爐灶，但他會盡可能留在香港，跟香港人一起面對現在的處境。他希望市民心存善良、正直，努力過好每一刻。
The Democratic Party, which has a 30-year history, formally ceased operations today (14th). The party held a members’ general meeting and a special annual general meeting this afternoon, where a resolution to wind up the party was passed with 117 votes in favour, none against and four blank ballots. The winding-up process is to be completed as far as possible within one year, and any remaining assets will be donated to the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims. Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei said he had no plans to start another party after its dissolution, but would remain in Hong Kong as far as possible and face the current circumstances together with Hong Kong people. He hoped that members of the public would retain kindness and integrity and strive to live each moment well.
12 Dec 2025HK01#7678
71-year-old cleaner charged with littering while collecting rubbish; charge withdrawn two months later
一名71歲大廈清潔工今年9月收集完大廈垃圾，準備用手推車運走時，遭食環署職員票控「亂拋垃圾」，事件曝光後，食環署做法惹議。關注拾荒者及清潔工的組織「拾平台」周四（11日）表示，該清潔工終收到食環署回覆信函，通知已撤銷控罪。
「拾平台」說，會繼續跟進關於要求食環署修訂定額罰款執法前指引，因不修正執法指引，全港所有負責私人大廈的自僱清潔工友，將會有繼續面對被票控亂拋垃圾的可能性。
食環署證實已與涉事人會面，指涉事人承認當日將有關的垃圾放置在街上，但亦有就當時情況作出解釋，並承諾改變將垃圾存放在公眾地方的作業模式。過去一段時間，該署人員亦多次實地觀察涉事人的作業情況。經考慮所有相關因素後，署方決定撤回9月8日向涉事人發出的定額罰款通知書，並已就此通知涉事人。
A 71-year-old building cleaner was issued a littering fixed penalty notice by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) staff in September this year while preparing to transport rubbish he had collected from a building in a handcart. The incident drew criticism of the FEHD’s handling. Sap Ping Toi, an organisation concerned with scavengers and cleaners, said on Thursday (11th) that the cleaner had received a letter from the FEHD confirming that the charge had been withdrawn.
Sap Ping Toi said it would continue to follow up on calls for the FEHD to revise its guidelines on enforcing fixed penalties, as failure to amend the enforcement guidelines could mean that all self-employed cleaners responsible for private buildings across Hong Kong would continue to face the possibility of being issued littering notices.
The FEHD confirmed that it had met the person involved. It said he acknowledged placing the relevant rubbish on the street that day, but had also explained the circumstances and undertaken to change his operating practice of storing rubbish in public places. FEHD staff had also observed his work practices on site several times during the period. After considering all relevant factors, the department decided to withdraw the fixed penalty notice issued to him on 8 September and had informed him of the decision.
11 Dec 2025集誌社#7675
Wang Fuk Court Five-Alarm Fire｜Owners’ Corporation to Meet on 17 December to Decide on Terminating Renovation Contractor and Consultant Contracts
宏福苑大火造成 160 人死亡、至今六人失聯，超過 4000 名居民痛失家園。宏福苑業主立案法團將於下周三（17日）晚上，於太和鄰里社區中心禮堂舉行全體委員會議。議程包括悼念默哀儀式；議決終止大維修工程承建商及顧問公司合約議案，交由業主大會表決等等。
The Wang Fuk Court fire killed 160 people, with six still unaccounted for, while more than 4,000 residents lost their homes. The Wang Fuk Court Owners’ Corporation will hold a full committee meeting at the hall of Tai Wo Neighbourhood Community Centre next Wednesday evening (17 December). The agenda includes a memorial silence and a motion to terminate the contracts of the major renovation works contractor and consultant company, for submission to the owners’ meeting for a vote, among other items.
6 Dec 2025集誌社#7651
Wang Fuk Court No. 5 alarm fire | Notice at Kwong Fuk Rest Garden says memorial will end late Sunday night — behind one grown man’s tears
大埔宏福苑五級火後，大批市民自發到廣福休憩處獻花，涼亭位置亦有一批義工駐守，設留言區，提供紙筆讓市民抒發感受。現場昨出現告示，表示該處悼念活動將於周日深夜結束，又提醒不鼓勵市民以過激、仇恨或任何勾起市民情緒之字眼。
After the No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, large numbers of members of the public spontaneously went to Kwong Fuk Rest Garden to lay flowers. A group of volunteers was also stationed at the pavilion, setting up a message area and providing paper and pens for people to express their feelings. A notice appeared at the site yesterday stating that the memorial activities there would end late on Sunday night. It also reminded people that the use of extreme or hateful wording, or any wording that might stir public emotions, was not encouraged.
4 Dec 2025集誌社#7634
Wang Fuk Court No. 5 alarm fire | Online claims large quantities of supplies discarded; Home Affairs Department says some were badly damaged and would not be provided to residents
大埔宏福苑大火發生後，市民自發捐贈物資予居民，不過民間物資站在過去周末被退場，官方則設立了物資捐贈平台。有網民昨（3日）指，大元社區會堂的臨時物資中心棄置捐贈物資。有市民目擊情況，見到物資從貨車卸下，未幾就被送上夾斗車，但就不肯定物資是否潔淨。民政事務總署昨傍晚澄清，有關物品部分滿佈污漬、破爛不堪，因安全和衞生考慮絕不會供受影響居民使用，故另行處理。
After the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, members of the public voluntarily donated supplies to residents. However, community supply stations were cleared out over the past weekend, while the authorities set up an official supply donation platform. A netizen said yesterday (3rd) that donated supplies had been discarded at the temporary supply centre at Tai Yuen Community Hall. Some members of the public witnessed supplies being unloaded from a lorry and then loaded onto a grab lorry shortly afterwards, although they were uncertain whether the supplies were clean. The Home Affairs Department clarified yesterday evening that some of the items were covered in stains and badly damaged, and would absolutely not be provided to affected residents for safety and hygiene reasons; they would therefore be handled separately.
4 Dec 2025集誌社#7637
Five-Alarm Fire at Wang Fuk Court｜Wang Shing Court Resident Says Staircase Windows Were Removed During Works, Allowing Fire and Thick Smoke In｜Who Should Be Held Responsible? “I Won’t Talk—I’m Afraid I’ll Say the Wrong Thing”
宏福苑大火發生至今（4日）第九日，有居民返回附近一帶了解情況和申請資助，有年長災民，跟「一戶一社工」，至今也只是以電話溝通。有上屆立法會選舉仍有投票的居民表示不會再投票，但拒絕透露原因。他認為事件「梗係要」有人問責，至於是誰？他說：「我唔講，因為我講多錯多，我驚。」他又憶述當時火警鐘沒有響，很多樓梯的玻璃窗都被拆，變成木門方便工人爬出去工作，「但到火燭，啲煙咪喺嗰度走入嚟。」
Today (the 4th) is the ninth day since the fire at Wang Fuk Court. Some residents returned to the surrounding area to understand the situation and apply for assistance. An elderly survivor, who had been paired with “one social worker per household”, had so far communicated only by telephone. One resident who voted in the previous Legislative Council election said he would not vote again, but refused to disclose why. He believed that “of course” someone should be held accountable for the incident. As to who, he said: “I won’t talk, because the more I say, the more likely I am to say the wrong thing. I’m afraid.” He also recalled that the fire alarm had not sounded at the time, and that the glass windows of many staircases had been removed during the works and replaced with wooden doors to make it easier for workers to climb out and work. “But when there was a fire, wouldn’t the smoke come in through there?”
3 Dec 2025rfi#7624
CCP-Style Disaster-Response Tactics Emerge in Hong Kong: Civilian Press Conference Cancelled, Support Wall Erased, Grassroots Efforts Co-opted
至今已造成至少156人死亡的大埔宏福苑五級火災，維修工程的問題成為檢視範圍之一，不過，民間團體昨日(12月2日)午欲就高樓維修政策召開記者會，卻因“有部門通知”而被取消，團體負責人廖成利更遭警方國安處約見；港人在災場附近設立的“宏福打氣區”，同日的打氣便利貼已全被清除；另外，有外籍新聞工作者被拒入境，而火災當日由港人自發籌集和派送物資的攤位亦因港府聲稱要統一處理而退場。凡此種種，均與中國內地政府處理災情時只突顯官方主旋律的手法相似。
The No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has so far killed at least 156 people. Problems with the maintenance works have become one area of scrutiny. However, a civil society group’s press conference on high-rise maintenance policies, scheduled for yesterday afternoon (2 December), was cancelled after it was notified by “a department”; the group’s person in charge, Bruce Sing Lee Liu, was also asked to meet the Police National Security Department. All the encouragement notes at the “Wang Fuk Support Zone” set up by Hong Kong people near the disaster site were removed on the same day. In addition, a foreign journalist was refused entry, while stalls where Hong Kong people had spontaneously collected and distributed supplies on the day of the fire also withdrew after the Hong Kong government said it wanted to handle the matter centrally. These developments resemble the way mainland Chinese governments handle disasters by highlighting only the official line.
3 Dec 2025集誌社#7628
Tai Po Wang Fuk Court No. 5 alarm fire | Engineering consultant Hung Yik reportedly to cease operations; office shuttered
大埔宏福苑五級火，至周二（2日） 死亡人數增至 156 人，周二有消息傳出，宏福苑大維修的工程顧問鴻毅建築師有限公司，在中午口頭通知維修工程客戶，公司將會結業，稍後會發出書面請辭通知，約 200 樓宇維修工程受影響。該公司今日落閘。
The death toll from the No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po rose to 156 by Tuesday (2nd). On Tuesday, it was reported that Hung Yik Architects Limited, the engineering consultant for Wang Fuk Court’s major renovation works, verbally told maintenance project clients at noon that the company would cease operations and would later issue written notices of resignation. About 200 building maintenance projects are affected. The company’s office was shuttered today.
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