4 Oct 2022獨媒#2562
梁子超指4人限聚令名存實亡 安心出行難發揮追蹤作用
Hong Kong will relax some social-distancing measures from Thursday. Respiratory medicine specialist Chi Chiu (Dr) Leung said the current four-person gathering restriction exists in name only and that LeaveHomeSafe is also unlikely to serve a contact-tracing function, saying both could be scrapped: “The whole design itself was not really able to achieve any contact-tracing effect. Since it has not been useful all along and has not actually played any role, you might as well stop it now.”
本港周四起將放寬部份社交距離措施，呼吸系統科專科醫生梁子超認為，現時的4人限聚令已名存實亡，「安心出行」亦難以發揮追蹤作用，認為均可以取消，「本身成個設計唔係真係發揮到咩追蹤效果，既然你一路都無用，實際上亦都無發揮到作用，你宜家就停咗佢囉。」
3 Oct 2022獨媒#2551
何栢良促取消限聚令 指沒有科學根據及實際需要
The Government announced last week that some social-distancing measures would be relaxed, but the four-person gathering limit remains in place. Ho Pak-leung, director of the University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases, said the Government should cancel the limit, saying it has no scientific basis or practical need. He said that if the authorities had non-scientific considerations, he would respect the administrative decision.
政府上周宣布放寬部份社交距離措施，不過限聚令仍維持4人。港大感染及傳染病中心總監何栢良認為，政府應取消4人限聚令，認為沒有科學根據及實際需要，但指如果當局有非科學考慮，會尊重行政決定
3 Oct 2022明報#2554
土瓜灣凌晨有國旗及區旗被毁
A national flag and a regional flag were suspected to have been pulled down again. At about 2am today (the 3rd), police officers patrolling near 24 Sheung Heung Road, To Kwa Wan, found the two flags on the ground. The steel pipes connecting the flags were bent and deformed, suggesting that the flags had been pulled down. After a preliminary investigation, police classified the case as criminal damage and referred it to the Fourth Team of the Kowloon City District Crime Investigation Team for follow-up. No one had been arrested at the time.
再有國旗及區旗疑懷疑被扯下。今晨（3日）近2時，有警員巡經土瓜灣上鄉道24號時，發現一幅國旗及一幅區旗掉在地上，而連接旗幟的鋼通則折曲變形，懷疑被人扯下。警員經初步調查，案件列作刑事毁壞，交由九龍城警區刑事調查隊第四隊跟進，暫時未有人被捕。
3 Oct 2022now#2555
三名男子涉嫌盜竊或破壞國旗區旗被捕
Police arrested three men suspected of stealing or damaging national and regional flags. Police received several reports over consecutive days that regional and national flags had been discarded on the ground in Kwai Chung, North Point, Wan Chai, Sham Shui Po and Hung Hom. Several banners and flagpoles were also suspected to have been stolen and damaged. A count found that 20 banners, 25 bamboo sticks and three flagpoles had been stolen or damaged.
警方拘捕三人，涉嫌盜竊或損毀國旗區旗。
警方連日接獲多宗報案，在葵涌、北角、灣仔深水埗及紅磡區有區旗及國旗被掉在地上，另外多幅橫額及多支旗竿懷疑被人盜去及破壞，點算後共20幅橫額、25根竹枝及3支旗竿被盜及破壞。
30 Sept 2022獨媒#2542
下周四放寬部分社交距離措施 宴會增至240人 惟限聚令續為4人
The Government announced that some social distancing measures would be relaxed from next Thursday, including increasing the number of people allowed per table at catering premises from eight to 12 and raising the maximum number of people at banquets from 120 to 240. A reporter said the authorities had previously stated that anti-epidemic measures could be relaxed when medical services at public hospitals had recovered to 80 per cent, and asked whether now was the appropriate time and why the gathering restriction remained at four people. Under Secretary for Health Dr Libby Lee Ha-yin asked in response: “Does reaching 80 per cent mean that, as if by pressing a button, everything has to be opened up?”
政府宣布下周四起放寬部分社交距離措施，包括餐飲處所每枱人數由8人增至12人，宴會人數上限由120人增至240人。有記者指，當局曾稱在公立醫院醫療服務回復至八成，即可放寬防疫措施，問現時是否適合時候；及為何限聚令仍為4人。醫務衞生局副局長李夏茵反問：「係咪去到八成，好似一粒掣咁就要開放晒所有嘢呢？」
30 Sept 2022RTHK#2546
約370名政府僱員曾使用7名被捕醫生簽發「免針紙」
The Civil Service Bureau said about 850 government employees currently hold medical exemption certificates for COVID-19 vaccination, commonly known as “no-jab certificates”. About 370 of them, including around 70 non-civil service government employees, had used certificates previously issued by seven private doctors involved in a police arrest operation.
In response to an enquiry, the bureau said the Government attached great importance to the conduct and integrity of government employees. It said that if individual personnel were suspected of violating the law or disciplinary rules, they would be dealt with seriously in accordance with established mechanisms. The bureau added that police were investigating the case and it would not comment on individual cases.
公務員事務局說，現時約850名政府僱員持有俗稱「免針紙」的新冠疫苗接種醫學豁免證明書，當中約370人，包括約70名非公務員政府僱員，曾使用由7名涉及警方拘捕行動的私家醫生過去所簽發的「免針紙」。
公務員事務局回覆查詢時說，政府非常重視政府僱員的品行操守。如有個別人員涉嫌違法或違紀，定必按既定機制嚴肅處理，又說警方正調查案件，局方不評論個別個案。
29 Sept 2022獨媒#2540
科技園「寬限」Mil Mill收地六個月 環保署另覓承辦商處理回收紙包盒
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, which refused to renew the lease of Mil Mill, Hong Kong’s only paper beverage carton recycling plant, but insisted that it had consistently helped the operator, issued a statement saying that, following further review and a comprehensive assessment, it was willing to extend the grace period for moving out from three months to six months. It said this was the “final proposal”. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Department issued a press release saying it was preparing to arrange for a contractor to turn all paper beverage cartons collected at GREEN@COMMUNITY facilities into pulp.
Mil Mill said the development had come suddenly and that it needed time to discuss the matter before responding further. It noted, however, that the end-of-June 2023 “deadline” now proposed by the Science Park was no different from the original proposal and was also a grace period that made it difficult to make proper arrangements for what would follow.
拒與全港唯一紙包飲品盒回收廠喵坊Mil Mill續租、但堅稱一直幫助對方的科技園公司發聲明，稱經過進一步檢視及全面評估，願延長遷出寬限期，由三個月改為六個月，並指這是「最終方案」。同一時間，環保署亦發出新聞稿，稱正準備安排承辦商為所有在「綠在區區」設施收集到的紙包飲品盒製成紙漿。
Mil Mill回應指事出突然，需時商議並進一步作出回應，但提到科技園現時提出的2023年6月底「死線」，與最初給出的建議無差別，亦是一個難以作妥善後續安排的寛限期。
28 Sept 2022Channel C#2525
運輸署連同警方於中環及觀塘測試自動交通執法系統
The Transport Department said it is testing an automated traffic enforcement system with the police on sections of Queen’s Road Central in Central and Hoi Yuen Road in Kwun Tong, with the aim of using sensing and artificial intelligence technologies to deter traffic violations.
運輸署表示，正聯同警方在中環皇后大道中及觀塘開源道兩路段，測試自動交通執法系統，望借助感知及人工智能科技阻嚇交通違例。
27 Sept 2022獨媒#2518
安心出行推更新版 可加入子女長者針卡
The Vaccine Pass age threshold will be lowered to five from Friday (30th). Children aged five to 11 must also meet the vaccination requirements to enter designated premises. LeaveHomeSafe released an update today allowing parents to add their children’s Vaccine Passes. After the update, users can save their own Vaccine Pass and those of up to eight accompanying persons, including children aged 15 or below, people aged 65 or above, and persons with disabilities.
疫苗通行證」周五（30日）起涵蓋年齡降至5歲，5歲至11歲兒童同須符合接種疫苗要求才可進入指定處所。「安心出行」今日推出更新，家長可以加入子女的「疫苗通行證」。在更新後，用戶可儲存自身，及最多8名同行人士疫苗通行證，包括15歲或以下子女、65歲或以上長者或殘疾人士。
27 Sept 2022獨媒#2519
7名被捕西醫簽發2萬張仍有效免針紙 政府宣布10.12起全部作廢
Police have made a series of high-profile arrests this month of Western doctors suspected of improperly issuing vaccine exemption certificates. Including the operation this morning, seven doctors have been arrested. The government said in a statement this evening that the vaccine exemption certificates issued by the seven doctors would be invalidated from Oct. 12. The move affects more than 20,000 certificates, accounting for over half of all currently valid vaccine exemption certificates in Hong Kong. The government urged people holding the certificates to seek another doctor and warned that enforcement officers may require members of the public to present the QR code on their vaccine exemption certificate. Anyone found using an invalid or false certificate could commit the offence of “using a false instrument”. The seven doctors have also been referred to the Medical Council for follow-up.
警方今月多次高調拘捕涉嫌濫發免針紙的西醫，連同今早行動至今拘捕7名西醫。政府在傍晚發稿指，將涉事7名醫生發出的免針紙作廢，於10月12日起生效，涉及逾2萬張免針紙，佔全港仍有效免針紙超過一半。政府要求持相關免針紙的人另覓其他醫生，又警告執法人員有權要求市民出示免針紙二維碼，若發現無效或虛假免針紙，可觸犯「使用虛假文書」罪。另外，7名醫生都交由醫務會跟進。
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