4 Sept 2023獨媒#8316
劉業強指夏寶龍對鄉議局評價良好 19年與「黑暴」衝突屬勇於擔當
The Heung Yee Kuk recently visited Beijing and was received by Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Its chairman, Lau Yip-keung, said Xia fully affirmed the Heung Yee Kuk as a steadfast force that loves Hong Kong and the country: “Director Xia’s assessment of us was favourable. Of course, he also mentioned the Heung Yee Kuk’s glorious history, and he mentioned that during the ‘black violence’ in 2019, we clashed with people involved in the ‘black violence’, and that he regarded us as having the courage to shoulder responsibility.”
鄉議局早前訪問北京，獲港澳辦主任夏寶龍在釣魚台國賓館接見。主席劉業強表示，夏寶龍充分肯定鄉議局是堅定不移堅的愛港愛國力量：「夏主任對我哋評價都係良好。當然呢，佢都有提到我哋鄉議局一路嘅光輝歷史啦！都有提到喺19年黑暴，我哋即係都有同黑暴份子衝突啦，都係覺得我哋係勇於擔當啦。」
29 Aug 2023獨媒#8280
民研：市民對香港前途信心大跌23%至個位數 重回李家超上任前水平
The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute today released the latest survey findings on the popularity of the Chief Executive and the government, as well as public confidence in Hong Kong’s future. The findings showed that net confidence in Hong Kong’s future fell 23% from six months earlier to 4%, returning to the level in early 2022 before John Lee Ka-chiu took office. The proportion of people confident in Hong Kong’s future fell sharply from 61% six months earlier to 51%, while the proportion lacking confidence rose from 34% to 46%, an increase of 13%. The government’s net trust rating fell 10% from February this year.
香港民意研究所今日發放特首及政府民望，以及香港前途信心的最新調查結果。結果顯示，市民對香港前途信心淨值較半年前大跌23%至4%，回到2022年初李家超上任前水平。對香港前途有信心的市民由半年前的61%，大跌至51%；對香港前途沒有信心的市民則由半年前的34%，增加至46%，升幅達13%。市民對政府的信任淨值較今年2月下跌10%。
29 Aug 2023獨媒#8282
葉國謙：民政專員獲500人歡送不易 不應指責
Wong Tai Sin District Officer Philip Chi Wah Wong will go to Beijing next month for further studies and has been given a farewell banquet with 43 tables hosted by various sectors in the district, attracting public attention. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the banquet was well-intentioned but had created a negative impression, and that all sides should learn from the incident. Former Executive Council member Ip Kwok-him said on a radio programme that Philip Chi Wah Wong should have known about the farewell event in advance and that he and government officials should be held responsible for the incident. However, Ip said the attendance of 500 people showed that Philip Chi Wah Wong’s work had earned respect and recognition in the district, and that there was no transfer of improper benefits. He also said that “once a person leaves, the tea grows cold” was a reality of society, adding: “For an official who is well liked, whether there should be more criticism in such circumstances—I don’t think that is necessarily the case.”
黃大仙民政事務專員黃智華下月到北京深造，獲區內各界筵開43席歡送，惹來外界關注。特首李家超曾指歡送宴本意是好，但引起負面觀感，各方面應汲取教訓。前行政會議成員葉國謙在一個電台節目表示，黃智華應早就知悉歡送會，他與政府官員應就事件負責。不過，葉國謙認為宴會有500人出席顯示黃智華的工作受到地區尊重及肯定，當中不涉及利益輸送，又指「人走茶涼」是社會現實，「對於一個受歡迎嘅官員，係咪喺咁嘅情況下多一啲嘅指責，我反而就覺得未必係咁樣」。
29 Aug 2023獨媒#8287
梁振英不點名回應葉國謙：「白食的知道歡送的官員的政績嗎？」
More than 500 people attended a farewell dinner for Wong Tai Sin District Officer Philip Chi Wah Wong, sparking widespread controversy. Former Executive Council member Ip Kwok-him said on a radio programme this morning that it was not easy for an official to receive a farewell from 500 people, which reflected the official’s popularity and should not attract excessive criticism. Former chief executive Leung Chun-ying, who recently wrote that pro-establishment camp events had become “like the entertainment industry” and were ostentatious and wasteful, responded without naming anyone in a Facebook post. He said the number of attendees was “precisely the problem”, as it would lead to mutual comparisons, and asked whether an official should be demoted if 100 people attended. He also questioned how many of those present that evening had paid for themselves, asking: “Do those eating for free know the official’s achievements?”
黃大仙民政專員黃智華歡送晚宴，逾500人出席，事件引起牽然大波。前行政會議成員葉國謙今早在一個電台節目表示，官員獲500人歡送不易，反映受歡迎，不應被過份指責。日前撰文批評建制派主禮活動「娛樂圈化」、浮誇浪費的前行政長官梁振英，在Facebook不點名回應，指出席人數「正正是問題所在」，會導致互相攀比，反問「100人出席是否要貶職」。他又質疑，當晚出席的人士中有多少是自己付款，「白食的知道歡送的官員的政績嗎？」
26 Aug 2023獨媒#8263
民政專員歡送宴惹款待之嫌 梁振英：要剎住浮誇浪費之風
Philip Chi Wah Wong, the Wong Tai Sin District Officer, will go to Beijing for further studies in September. Organisations and groups in the district held a farewell banquet with more than 40 tables, prompting questions about whether hospitality had been accepted. Alice Mak Mei-juen, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, said yesterday that the banquet reflected district residents’ recognition of Philip Chi Wah Wong’s work. Lo Kin-hei, chairman of the Democratic Party, expressed concern that a culture of sycophancy would intensify, criticising Mak’s remarks as effectively encouraging others to hold similar dinners for officials. Former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying also posted a statement criticising pro-establishment organisations for ostentation and waste.
黃大仙民政事務專員黃智華將於9月到北京深造，區內各界舉辦歡送會，筵開40多席，被質疑是否接受款待。民政及青年事務局長麥美娟昨日回應事件稱歡送會反映黃智華的工作得到地區人士認同，民主黨主席羅健熙憂拍馬屁文化將會越演越烈，批麥美娟的言論變相鼓勵其他人為官員舉辦同類晚宴；前特首梁振英亦發文斥建制社團浮誇浪費。
26 Aug 2023獨媒#8264
林定國數許智峯罪行：佢品格如何公道自在人心
Secretary for Justice Lam Ting-kwok, concluding his visit in Beijing this morning, was asked about former Legislative Council member Ted Hui, who is wanted by the National Security Department and recently obtained an Australian legal qualification. Lam urged reporters to refer to the objective facts and listed the offences for which Hui had been convicted by Hong Kong courts: “What is this person’s character really like? I think the public can judge for themselves.”
律政司司長林定國今早在北京總結訪問行程，被問到遭國安處通緝的前立法會議員許智峯，日前獲得澳洲律師資格。林定國就喚記者應參考客觀事實，並如數家珍羅列許智峯被香港法庭定罪的罪名：「呢位人士嘅品格究竟係點樣呢？我諗係公道自在人心。」
25 Aug 2023光傳媒#8254
「港澳研究項目」今年數量、資助大減 着重資本主義「深層次矛盾」
The Hong Kong and Macao research projects funded annually by the National Hong Kong and Macao Studies Association are regarded as one of the “indicators” of the central authorities’ future work on Hong Kong and Macao. Six research topics were announced early this month, including a study of the “deep-seated contradictions” of capitalism in Hong Kong and Macao, which received the highest funding of 200,000 yuan (RMB; same below). Light Media reviewed data from the association and found that the number of research projects this year had fallen by more than half compared with 2021, while total research funding had also dropped sharply by more than 1.38 million yuan.
每年全國港澳研究會撥款進行的「港澳研究項目」，都會被視為中央對港澳未來工作的「風向標」之一，今月初公布6個研究課題，其中有關港澳資本主義的「深層次矛盾」研究，獲最高20萬元人民幣（下同）資助額。《光傳媒》翻查全國港澳研究會資料，發現今年度比2021年度研究項目數量減少超過一半，總研究資助額亦大幅下降逾138萬元人民幣。
21 Aug 2023獨媒#8221
狄志遠稱「人大831」方案為社會最大共識 倡發展「民主」挽回人心
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will deliver his second Policy Address in office on 25 October. New Thinking, which describes itself in the Legislative Council as the “only non-establishment” party, is expected to meet Lee on Wednesday (23 October) to submit proposals for the Policy Address. Chairman Tik Chi-yuen said today that public sentiment remained unsettled and that democracy was still the demand of most members of the public. He said the NPC’s 8.31 framework had previously been accepted by the Central Government, the pro-establishment camp and the public, making it “the greatest social consensus relatively speaking”. He believed this could serve as a starting point for launching discussions on a timetable for universal suffrage for both the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as soon as possible.
行政長官李家超將於10月25日發表任內第二份的《施政報告》，在立法會自稱「唯一非建制」的新思維預計周三（23日）與李家超會面，就《施政報告》提交建議書。主席狄志遠今日表示，現時人心仍然不穩，民主仍是大部份市民的訴求，而「人大831」方案過去為中央政府、建制派及市民所接受，是「社會相對上最大共識」，他認為可以此為起點，盡快啟動討論雙普選的時間表。
19 Aug 2023獨媒#8217
何柱國：曾喚李家超勸林鄭勿推修例 「連制裁佢都唔係幾明」
Former National Committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Charles Tsu Kwok Ho recently told Chip Tsao in an interview, revisiting the 2019 anti-extradition amendment events, that before the authorities introduced the amendment to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, he had separately advised then Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary for Security John Lee that it would otherwise bring US sanctions, but neither accepted his advice. He further disclosed that he had explained the consequences of the amendment to John Lee at a Jockey Club café, but Lee “didn’t even really understand the sanctions against him”: “I knew, because even Carrie Lam didn’t really understand. She was someone who specialised in security; she wasn’t in business, so she wouldn’t understand it. But I also explained it to her.”
前全國政協委員何柱國日前接受陶傑訪問，重提2019年反修例事件，指在當局推出《逃犯條例》修訂前，曾先後向時任行政長官林鄭月娥、保安局局長李家超勸諫，不然將引來美國制裁，但二人並未接納。他更透露曾在馬會咖啡店內，向李家超解釋修例的後果，但對方「連制裁佢都唔係幾明」：「我知道，因為連林鄭月娥都唔係幾明，佢係一個專門管保安嘅，佢唔係做生意佢唔會聽得明，但我亦都解釋過俾佢聽。」
14 Aug 2023獨媒#8193
民主思路6至7人有意選區會 湯家驊：暫不與其他政黨合作、投票率低過三成都唔奇
District Council elections will be held at the end of the year following the “improvement” of the councils. Path of Democracy convenor Ronny Tong Ka-wah said 6 to 7 members were interested in standing, but the group did not currently plan to cooperate with other political parties because the issues it focuses on differ significantly from those of other parties. He also said the group’s opinion polls showed that the number of people taking a “centrist” position had increased. Combined with the continuing decline in voter registration figures, he believed that public willingness to vote was low, saying, “It would not be surprising if [the turnout] were below 30%.”
區議會「完善」後將於年尾換屆，民主思路召集人湯家驊表示有6至7名成員有意參選，但暫不打算與其他政黨合作，因民主思路關注的議題其他政黨甚有差異。他又指民主思路的民調反映出「中間派」立場的人增加，加上選民登記數字持續下跌，認為市民投票意欲低，「如果（投票率）低過三成都唔奇」。
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