4 Jul 2025獨媒#7000
鄧炳強稱食店聘請國安更生人士不違法 否認針對「黃店」
The League of Social Democrats announced on the eve of July 1 that it was dissolving in the face of intense political pressure and out of concern for its members’ safety. Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung said on a Now News programme that everyone has the right to form associations as long as they do not break the law. He did not believe that “because some law has been enacted”, an organisation could no longer survive, and said individual groups had their “own reasons” for dissolving. Regarding the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s new national security requirements for licensed premises, he denied targeting “yellow shops”. He said that if a restaurant hired someone who had previously committed a national security offence, it would be a “good employer” and he would be “overjoyed”.
社民連於七一前夕表示面對現實強大政治壓力及考慮成員安危，宣布解散。保安局長鄧炳強在Now新聞一個節目稱，只要不違法，所有人都結社權利，他不認為「有咗咩法例」，某組織就不能生存，個別團體解散有「自己原因」。對於食環署向持牌場所新增國安要求，他否認針對「黃店」，若有餐廳聘請曾犯國安罪行的人是「好僱主」，會感到「歡天喜地𠻹啊」。
3 Jul 2025集誌社#6985
監獄規則｜政府擬修例 賦權懲教禁探訪、見律師、廢私飯
The Government has proposed amending the Prison Rules to empower the Correctional Services Department (CSD) to impose restrictions on visits, access to lawyers and other arrangements for persons in custody for purposes including safeguarding national security. The Security Bureau’s proposals include giving the CSD power to refuse visits that do not serve statutory purposes, or to impose restrictions or a ban; empowering a magistrate, in specified circumstances, to issue a warrant authorising the CSD to restrict contact between persons in custody and specified legal representatives, such as solicitors and barristers; abolishing the provisions allowing remand persons to bring their own “private meals” and wear their own clothing; and creating an offence of resisting CSD officers in the execution of their duties, while empowering correctional officers to make arrests.
The Government said that some people had previously abused the visitation mechanism by visiting under the guise of providing “humanitarian support” while actually inciting persons in custody to oppose the CSD, making such activity “difficult to guard against”. It said the amendments were urgently necessary to prevent people from abusing the Prison Rules system to endanger national security, threaten prison security, order and discipline, or hinder the rehabilitation of persons in custody. The amendments will be introduced under the “enact first, scrutinise later” procedure and discussed at the Panel on Security next Monday (the 7th).
政府建議修訂《監獄規則》，賦權懲教署可為維護國家安全等目的，對在囚人士探訪、見律師等安排施加限制。保安局的建議包括，懲教署有權拒絕不符法定目的之探訪，或施加限制或禁止；賦權裁判官在特定情況下發手令，授權懲教署限制在囚人士與指明的法律代表，如律師、大律師等聯繫；又建議廢除容許還押人士自備「私飯」及穿着私人衣服的規定；並訂立禁止抗拒懲教署人員執行職務罪，賦權懲教人員作出拘捕。
政府指，過往曾有人濫用探訪機制，以「人道支援」為名探訪，實際煽惑在囚人士對抗懲教署等，「令人防不勝防」，有必要盡快修例，以防有人濫用《監獄規則》的制度危害國家安全，威脅監獄保安、秩序及紀律，或妨礙在囚人士改過自新。修例將以「先訂立，後審議」方式進行，於下周一（7日）的保安事務委員會上討論。
3 Jul 2025集誌社#6987
同性伴侶登記制｜設門檻須已海外註冊 岑子杰冀能在港登記 何君堯倡人大釋法應對終院裁決
October this year will be the deadline set by the Court of Final Appeal in the “Jimmy Sham case” for establishing an “alternative framework for same-sex couples”. The Hong Kong government released the relevant document yesterday evening (2nd), proposing the establishment of a same-sex partner relationship registry and the appointment of registrars by the government. Same-sex couples registered overseas may make an appointment to complete the registration procedure. Once the registrar is satisfied with an application, the couple may enjoy rights relating to registration and dissolution of the relationship, medical matters and handling arrangements after the death of a same-sex partner. Jimmy Sham responded in a social media post yesterday, describing the document as setting out partners’ core rights at a level of limitation “beyond imagination”.
The Panel on Constitutional Affairs held a special meeting at the Legislative Council this afternoon (3rd). Wearing a grey vest printed with a rainbow flag and a pair of black high heels, Jimmy Sham attended the special meeting as a member of the public. After the meeting, he said: “Today, we cannot hold any expectations. We can only naively continue expressing the hope that the lives of gay people will be protected, and hope that the government sees that what we are asking for is merely a few very modest requirements.” He hoped the government would allow same-sex couples to register in Hong Kong and establish their relationship.
今年10月將是香港終審法院就「岑子杰案」設定的「同性伴侶替代框架」限期，港府昨日（2日）傍晚公布有關文件，提出設立同性伴侶關係登記處，並由政府委任登記官。在海外註冊的同性伴侶，可預約登記手續，登記官信納申請後，該同性伴侶可享有登記及撤除關係、醫療和處理同性伴侶身後事宜的權利。岑子杰昨在社交媒體發文回應，形容文件「以『超出想像』的低程度地，去展述伴侶的核心權利」。
政制事務委員會今日（3日）下午在立法會召開特別會議，岑子杰身穿印有彩虹旗圖案的灰色背心、一對黑色高跟鞋，以市民身分，到立法會旁聽政制事務委員會特別會議，完場後他表示「今日不能抱有任何期望，只能天真地繼續表達同志希望生活得到保障，希望政府睇到我們所提出嘅只係一啲好卑微嘅要求。」 他希望，政府容許同志伴侶在香港登記、確立關係。
2 Jul 2025獨媒#6979
承認提點學校勿參與美獨立日酒會 蔡若蓮指校方須顧及「大原則」
Several local schools received a reminder from the Education Bureau warning teachers to be cautious about attending US Independence Day events organised by the US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao, to avoid breaching the National Security Law. Education Secretary [[蔡若蓮]] gave her first response to the matter in interviews with several media outlets, stressing that the reminder was not directed at any particular type of event. She said schools must consider the nature of an activity and the “bigger principles”, such as whether it is directly related to teaching. She also asked: “If you’re just going to serve as a backdrop, should you take part?”
In April, the Education Bureau provided schools with an updated “National Security: School Self-assessment Checklist”, reminding them to exercise proper oversight when inviting people from outside school or arranging for students to take part in external activities. This included finding out whether the organiser’s purpose was educational or promotional. In interviews with various newspapers and radio stations, [[蔡若蓮]] said that after the authorities updated the checklist in recent months, they had “taken the opportunity to remind” schools while explaining it to them, and that the reminder was not aimed at any particular type of event.
多間本地學校收到教育局提示，要教師提防參與由美國駐港澳總領事館舉辦的美國國慶活動，以防觸犯《國安法》。教育局局長蔡若蓮接受多間傳媒訪問首度回應事件，強調並非針對某類活動，學校要考慮活動性質和「大原則」，例如是否與教學有直接關係，蔡又反問：「如果去做佈景板，應唔應該參加呢？」
教育局在4月向學校提供更新版《國家安全：學校自評檢視表》，提醒學校邀請校外人士、或安排學生參加校外活動時，要做好把關工作，包括了解主辦方的目的屬教學抑或宣傳推廣。綜合各報章和電台訪問，蔡若蓮回應美領事件時表示，當局近月更新《檢視表》後，向學校解釋時「順便提點」，並非針對某類活動。
2 Jul 2025獨媒#6980
陳美寶稱力爭11月實施「粵車南下」 准駛入市區 擬每日限100輛
After meeting with a Guangdong provincial task force during a recent visit north, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan announced today that Hong Kong would strive to implement the southbound Guangdong vehicle scheme in November. Guangdong vehicles would be allowed to enter urban areas directly, with an initial plan for a daily quota of 100 vehicles, each permitted to stay for three to four days. The quota would be reviewed based on road conditions and the responses of society and users, with increases considered after experience had been accumulated and the system had been properly tested. Asked how traffic violations by Guangdong vehicles would be handled, Lee Chung-yan, director of the Transport Department, said mainland drivers must comply with Hong Kong law and that the identities of applicants were known. Information would be exchanged with Guangdong in the event of violations. She did not directly respond on whether there would be a “blacklist”, saying that “some measures will be taken when violators come to Hong Kong in the future”.
運輸及物流局局長陳美寶日前北上與廣東省「專班」會議後，今日宣布爭取在11月實施「粵車南下」，粵車可直接進入香港市區，初步計劃每日設100個配額，每次可逗留3至4天，會視乎路面情况、社會和用家反應，待累積經驗及測試好系統後再考慮增加名額。至於粵車倘若有交通違例會如何處理，運輸署署長李頌恩表示內地司機須遵守香港法例，亦清楚知道申請者身份，如有違例會與廣東省交換資料，她沒有正面回應有否「黑名單」，指違規者「未來嚟香港時有一啲措施會進行」。
2 Jul 2025集誌社#6981
7.1 拘捕｜舉印有標語黃傘女子被捕 警截查八人 三人遭口頭警告
Police said that at 10:15pm last night, officers stopped a 64-year-old woman who had opened an umbrella bearing a slogan on Hennessy Road and gave her a verbal warning. Police said she refused to cooperate and was arrested for “disorderly conduct in a public place”. The case was referred to the Wan Chai District Crime Unit for follow-up.
The reporter observed last night that the woman, wearing a black windbreaker, black hat and face mask, opened a yellow umbrella bearing the words “Fearless” and walked across the road towards the area outside Sogo. She was immediately surrounded by a large number of police officers and orange cordon tape. The woman was heard asking loudly, “What have I done?” A plain-clothes officer said: “Because you opened your umbrella just now, you intended to disrupt public order and may have committed the offence of disorderly conduct in a public place.” She was then taken to a police vehicle for investigation. During the incident, the woman repeatedly shouted, “Be more polite!” Before the vehicle doors closed, she faced outwards and shouted, “Fearless! Fearless!” The police vehicle subsequently drove away in the direction of Yee Wo Street.
警方表示，昨晚 10 時 15 分，一名 64 歲女子，在軒尼詩道張開印有標語雨傘，警員截查，向她發出口頭警告。警方指該女子拒合作，警員以「公眾地方行為不檢」將她拘捕，案件交由灣仔警區重案組第跟進。
記者昨晚觀察，該名身穿黑色風衣、戴黑色帽和口罩的女士，打開寫有「無畏無懼」的黃色雨傘，橫過馬路步至崇光百貨外，隨即被大批警員拉橙帶包圍，女士當時曾高聲問「我犯咗咩事？」有便衣警稱：「因為你頭先開咗把遮，你係意圖擾亂公眾秩序，有機會干犯公眾地方行為不檢」，並帶她上警車調查。期間女士不住高呼：「有禮貌啲！有禮貌啲！」，並在警車關門前面朝外高呼：「無畏無懼！無畏無懼！」警車其後駛走往怡和街方向駛去。
2 Jul 2025集誌社#6982
申訴署再「刪」訴｜年報刪「公開資料」章節 「正進行調查」未提政府檔案調查
The Ombudsman’s Office, which was earlier found to have removed years of investigation reports and cases involving the Code on Access to Information from its website, published its annual report today (2nd). It did not explain the incident and also removed the entire chapter on the Code on Access to Information. The newly added section on “direct investigations in progress” and the published direct investigation reports no longer mention the direct investigation into the records management of government websites and social media accounts, announced in 2023 by then Ombudsman Winnie Wai Yin Chiu.
The office completed the handling of more than 4,600 complaints this year. Among them, the number of cases closed after assessment—those “screened out” at an early stage due to insufficient grounds and other reasons—increased by 28% from last year. Among cases taken up for follow-up, both the number and proportion closed through mediation rose sharply. The Collective is making inquiries with the Ombudsman’s Office about whether the investigation has been terminated, why the chapter on the Code on Access to Information was removed, and the relevant complaint figures. The office replied on the 3rd that the annual report had accounted for the complaints handled by the office in the previous year, including cases involving violations of the Code on Access to Information. It did not directly answer whether the investigation had been discontinued, saying only that the annual report had detailed the office’s work during the previous year.
早前被揭在網頁刪除多年調查報告、公開資料守則個案等的申訴專員公署，今（2日）發表年報，未有交代事件之餘，亦刪去了整個「公開資料守則」章節。在新增的「正在進行的主動調查行動」欄目、及已公開的主動調查報告中，則再沒提及在 2023 年，由上任申訴專員趙慧賢公布的有關政府網站及社交媒體帳戶檔案管理的主動調查。
另外，署方今年已完成處理投訴為 4600 多宗，其中經評審後結案、即早期因理據不足等「篩走」的個案數目，較去年增 28％，而跟進處理個案中，經調解結案的數字和比例大增。《集誌社》正向申訴專員公署查詢，署方是否已終止有關調查、為何刪除公開資料章節以及相關投訴數字。公署於 3 日回覆，指年報已交代公署上個年度的申訴，當中包括違反《公開資料守則》的個案；另署方沒正面回應是否已中止有關調查，僅指年報已詳細交代公署上年度工作。
1 Jul 2025獨媒#6975
9名參與維護國安時任官員獲授勳 李家超：無畏無懼履行職責
On the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, the government announced its honours list. Nine current and former officials involved in safeguarding national security received honours, and all had been sanctioned by the United States at various times. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok, former Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee, former Deputy Commissioner of Police Edwina Lau Chi-wai, Secretary-General of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security Kou Chih-kwong, and Deputy Commissioner of Police Kan Kai-yan received the Gold Bauhinia Star. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu thanked the nine officials for their outstanding contributions to safeguarding national security, saying that, in an environment of targeted malicious attacks and suppression by external forces, they had steadfastly and fearlessly fulfilled their duties and actively participated in work related to implementing the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. He described their contributions as immense.
今日是回歸紀念28周年，政府公布授勳名單，其中9名參與維護國安的時任官員獲授勛，他們均先後遭美國制裁，其中律政司司長林定國、前警務處處長蕭澤頤、前警務處副處長劉賜蕙、國安委秘書長區志光及警務處副處長簡啟恩獲頒金紫荊星章。行政長官李家超感謝9人為維護國家安全作出卓越貢獻，指他們在面對外部勢力針對性惡意攻擊打壓的環境下，堅定不移、無畏無懼履行職責，積極參與落實《香港國安法》和《維護國家安全條例》相關工作，形容貢獻宏大。
1 Jul 2025獨媒#6976
航母編隊進出本港 7月3日及7日部分時間九條離島航線需停航
The Shandong aircraft carrier group will visit Hong Kong for five days from July 3 to July 7. The Western Fairway will be closed while the fleet enters and leaves Hong Kong. Nine ferry routes will be affected, with services suspended from about 7:20 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. on July 3 (Thursday), and from about 10 a.m. to noon on July 7.
航空母艦山東艦編隊將於7月3日至7月7日訪港五日，艦隊進出本港期間，西航道將會封閉。受影響的包括9條渡輪航線，停航時間為7月3日（四）早上約7時20分至9時50分，以及7月7日早上約10時至12時。
28 Jun 2025am730#6959
莊雅婷區議員退選港姐｜疑由議助陪同並留有議辦電話 麥美娟指須確保公帑用於職務
The 24-year-old Sai Kung appointed district councillor Ngai Ting Chong, described as a “little flower” of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, applied to enter the Miss Hong Kong contest. It was pointed out that she was accompanied by a councillor’s assistant when attending the interview, while the insulated box used to distribute drinks to the media bore the office telephone number. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak stressed that public funds must be used entirely for District Council duties.
There were questions over whether Ngai Ting Chong had used public funds to handle private matters. In an interview with the media, Mak said that if she had paid the assistant’s salary with her own money, or paid the telephone bill with her own money, public funds would not be involved. However, if the Government provided a District Council member with reimbursement-based allowances, they had to be used 100 per cent for the member’s duties. The authorities would ensure that the contents of approved reimbursement forms related solely to the performance of District Council duties. The Government had not yet received any relevant forms and had not approved any payments.
民建聯「小花」、24歲的西貢委任區議員莊雅婷報名參選香港小姐，被指出席面試時由議員助理陪同，向傳媒派發飲品的保溫箱則留有辦事處電話。民政及青年事務局局長麥美娟強調，必須確保公帑完全用於區議會職務上。
外界質疑莊雅婷用公帑處理私務，麥美娟接受傳媒訪問時指如果她是用自己的錢支薪給助理，又或是用自己的錢交電話費，則不牽涉公帑。但如果是政府向區議員提供實報實銷的津貼，必須是百分百用於區議員職務。當局會確保批准的報銷表格內容是純粹為執行區議會職務，而政府目前未收到有關表格，亦未批出任何款項。
Translations are supplied by the source workbook. Consult the original reporting for context.
