10 Sept 2025獨媒#7288
飲食業本地招聘會 有求職者指前僱主聘外勞後被炒
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.
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。
10 Sept 2025香港人權資訊中心#7289
立法會否決《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，嚴重打擊香港平權
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council today rejected the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill, with 71 of the 87 attending legislators voting against it, 14 voting in favour and one abstaining. The bill was rejected when its second reading resumed, marking the first time a government bill had been defeated since the current Legislative Council began operating more than four years ago.
The bill was intended to respond to a Court of Final Appeal judgment by proposing an alternative framework for same-sex partnerships and protecting the basic rights of same-sex couples. However, it did not sufficiently reflect the substance of the judgment or fully protect the rights recognised by it. The bill nevertheless symbolised an important step for Hong Kong in protecting the rights of same-sex couples. The Hong Kong government was criticised for repeatedly delaying action over the past two years, failing to conduct a public consultation on the legislation and hastily introducing the bill, which was described as demonstrating a lack of sincerity in fulfilling its legal obligations.
The statement strongly condemned the 71 legislators who voted against the bill, saying their position disregarded public opinion, human-rights protections and Hong Kong’s legal obligations under international human-rights law. It said the vote departed from social consensus and trampled on basic human rights, while noting that, under a system lacking democratic elections, members of the public could not hold those legislators accountable through the ballot box.
The statement expressed deep regret over the bill’s rejection, saying that both the government and the Legislative Council had failed to fulfil their responsibilities and had made the path towards equality for same-sex couples in Hong Kong more difficult. It reiterated that, although the Legislative Council had rejected the bill, the court’s order to the government and its recognition of same-sex couples’ rights remained valid. The authorities’ positive obligation to establish a local legal framework recognising same-sex partnerships would not disappear as a result.
It urged the Hong Kong government to fulfil its responsibilities, take substantive action to build consensus in society and the Legislative Council, and provide a local legal-recognition framework for same-sex partnerships in order to implement the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment. It also expressed gratitude and respect to social advocates who had continued tirelessly to promote equality and justice.
香港立法會今日否決《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，87名出席議員中，71票反對、14票贊成、1票棄權。草案於恢復二讀時被否決，是現屆立法會運作四年多以來首次有政府法案被否決。
這項草案本應回應終審法院的裁決，提出同性伴侶的替代框架，保障同性伴侶的基本權利。然而草案既未能充分反映終審法院的判決精神，亦未能完全保障判決所承認的權利，但此次立法院總算象徵香港在保障同性伴侶權利的議題上邁出重要一步。香港政府過去兩年一再拖延，無就立法展開公眾諮詢，並倉促提出草案，缺乏誠意履行法律義務，其態度及做法應受嚴厲批評。
我們對71位議員投下反對票表示強烈譴責。這些議員的立場無視公眾意見、人權保障，以及香港在國際人權法下的法律責任。這種做法既背離社會共識，亦踐踏基本人權。遺憾的是，在缺乏民主選舉的制度下，市民無法透過選票追究這些議員的責任。
我們對草案被否決深感遺憾，政府與立法會均未有履行職責，使香港同性伴侶的平權之路困難重重。我們重申，即使立法會在是次提案中否決草案，法院對政府的命令和同性伴侶權利的確認是仍然有效。當局建立本地法律框架承認同性伴侶關係的積極責任不會因此而消失。
我們促請香港政府履行責任，以實質行動凝聚社會及立法會的共識，為同性伴侶關係提供本地法律承認框架，以執行終審法院的判決。
我們同時向堅持不懈推動平等和公義的社會倡議者致以感激和敬意。
9 Sept 2025集誌社#7273
古洞收地｜居民不滿昨收派樓信今日已收屋 地政帶保安清場 「會以人為本作安排」
Three squatter units near Kwu Tung Station were resumed by the Government today (the 9th). At about 9am, the Lands Department entered the village with more than 60 people, including personnel from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, a security company and police officers. Some residents were unhappy that they had only received rehousing allocation letters yesterday, while Lands Department staff entered the village to clear the site today. The two sides argued for a time, but the residents eventually had to leave. At least two security companies entered the village today, forming human barriers and blocking roads. A records check showed that the founder of one of the security companies was a former police counterterrorism expert.
古洞北今日（9日）有鄰近古洞站地盤的三個寮屋單位被政府收回。地政總署早上 9 時許，連同漁護署、保安公司、警員等逾 60 人入村。有居民不滿昨天才收到派樓信，今日已有地政入村清場，雙方一度爭執，最後也要離開。今日最少有兩間保安公司入村築人牆封路，翻查資料，其中一保安公司創辦人為警方前反恐專家。
9 Sept 2025法庭線#7276
同性伴侶登記草案9.10恢復二讀辯論 多名議員表態反對 通過與否存變數
In response to the Court of Final Appeal’s 2023 judgment in Sham Tsz Kit’s judicial review case, the Hong Kong Government proposed legislation on the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Ordinance in July this year. The bill was previously examined by the Legislative Council Bills Committee and will resume its second-reading debate in the Council on 10 September.
A review of remarks made earlier at the Bills Committee showed that several Legislative Council members from different political parties had expressed opposition to the legislation. Some in society believe that there is a considerable possibility that the bill will be rejected. Lawmakers had earlier asked whether rejecting the bill would undermine the rule of law, while others considered it an expression of checks and balances among the three branches of government.
In response to media questions in mid-July, Chief Executive John Lee said that the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment was binding on the Government, and that the Government could not act contrary to the ruling, as doing so would violate the rule of law. He said the Government was responsible for introducing the bill, while the Legislative Council was responsible for examining, amending and voting to pass or reject it. He also said that the judiciary and the legislature each had their respective roles, and that the Government would fully cooperate with and assist the Legislative Council in its scrutiny while respecting the final outcome.
At a Bills Committee meeting in July, the Law Policy Commissioner of the Department of Justice said in response to lawmakers’ questions that, even if the bill were rejected, the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment would in principle remain valid and the Government would still have to bear responsibility.
因應終審法院 2023 年就岑子杰司法覆核案的判決，港府今年 7 月建議《同性伴侶關係登記條例》立法。條例草案早前經立法會法案委員會審議，將於 9 月 10 日於大會恢復二讀辯論。
翻查早前法案委員會上發言，多名屬不同政黨立法會議員均表明反對立法，社會有聲音認為法案被否決機會不小。早前有議員關注，一旦法案被否決，會否對法治造成衝擊；亦有議員認為是體現三權制衡。
行政長官李家超 7 月中回應傳媒提問時指，終院判決對政府有約束力，政府不能違反裁決，否則屬違反法治；政府有責任提法案，立法會則有責任審議、修訂，並投票通過或不通過法案。他又指，司法及立法各司其職，政府會全力配合及協助立法會進行審議，並尊重最終審議結果。
7 月法案委員會會議上，律政司法律政策專員回應議員提問時則指，即使草案遭否決，原則上終院判決仍然有效，政府仍需承擔責任。
9 Sept 2025Yahoo#7277
談囚友更生計劃成效 鄧炳強舉唐英傑為例：「佢而家成個人思想改變晒」
The Correctional Services Department established the Lap Tak Academy two years ago with funding from the Hong Kong Jockey Club to provide diploma courses for inmates. At today’s (9th) Legislative Council meeting, a legislator asked how the Government assessed the role played by the Lap Tak Academy. Secretary for Security Chris Tang cited Tong Ying-kit, the first person convicted under the National Security Law, as an example, saying that “his whole outlook has changed now” and that he “deeply regrets the immature actions he took at the time.”
“Helping Inmates with Radical Ideas Establish Correct Values”
The Legislative Council’s Panel on Security met today (9th) to discuss the rehabilitation services provided by the Correctional Services Department for inmates. Secretary for Security Chris Tang attended the meeting and outlined the effectiveness of various rehabilitation programmes. On behavioural and thought rectification, he said that in recent years a number of people involved in serious offences and holding radical ideas had been admitted to correctional institutions. In response, the Correctional Services Department launched the “Reason Along the Way” Programme according to inmates’ rehabilitation needs. It focuses on three directions: understanding Chinese history and strengthening national education; psychological and values restructuring; and career planning and the restoration of family relationships, with the aim of helping inmates who committed offences because of radical ideas establish correct values.
懲教署兩年前在馬會資助下設立「立德學院」，為在囚人士提供文憑課程。在今日（9 日）的立法會會議上，有議員質詢政府如何評估「立德學院」所發揮的作用。保安局局長鄧炳強舉出國安法首名入罪人士唐英傑做例子，指他「而家成個人思想改變晒，對當日未成熟嘅做法非常後悔」。
「助激進思想囚友建立正確價值觀」
立法會保安事務委員會今日（9 日）開會討論懲教署為在囚人士提供的更生服務，保安局局長鄧炳強出席，交代各項更生計劃的成效。其中「行為及思想矯正」工作方面，他指近年不少涉及嚴重罪行及思想激進人士被收納入懲教院所，有見及此，懲教署因應在囚人士的更生需要， 推出「沿途有『理』」計劃，致力按三大更生方向，分別為認識中國歷史及加強國民教育、心理及價值觀重整，以及生涯規劃及家庭關係重修，協助因激進思想而犯罪的在囚人士建立正確的價值觀。
9 Sept 2025獨媒#7278
有使用者指泳池新吹風機手柄過熱 康文署：因應市民意見適時改善
Government-procured items have recently sparked controversy. A reader told The Independent Media that the handles of newly installed hairdryers in the changing rooms at Kwun Tong Swimming Pool had become overheated. Although protective rubber guards were later added, the hairdryers were subsequently taken out of use. A reporter visited other swimming pools in Kowloon and also found the new model, but no protective rubber guards had been added. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department told The Independent Media that it had been monitoring the use of facilities at its venues and would consult and study the matter with relevant works departments, including the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, and make improvements when appropriate in response to public views and suggestions.
政府採購的物品近日引起爭議，有讀者向《獨媒》表示，觀塘泳池更衣室加設的新款吹風機，其手柄出現過熱問題，雖然已加設護膠，但其後更停用。記者走訪其他九龍區泳池，亦見該新款吹風機，不過未見加設護膠。康文署回覆《獨媒》表示，一直留意場地各項設施使用情況，並會因應市民的意見及建議，與相關工程部門包括機電工程署商議研究，適時作出改善工作。
8 Sept 2025Yahoo#7270
夜經濟｜香港夜繽紛官網無法瀏覽 政府兩年前力推為振興疫後市道
In 2023, the Government announced in September that it would launch the “Hong Kong Night Vibes” campaign to revive the post-pandemic economy. Activities, including the setting up of snack stalls, were held at venues along the Wan Chai, Kennedy Town and Kwun Tong waterfronts, with the aim of encouraging members of the public to go out for leisure and spending after nightfall. “Night Vibes” also became a buzzword for a time. However, Yahoo News found that, two years after the “Hong Kong Night Vibes” campaign, its official website has recently become inaccessible. The Policy Address will be delivered next Wednesday (the 17th), and it remains to be seen whether the Government will launch another “night economy” initiative.
Yahoo News has approached the Office of the Financial Secretary and the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau for information on the effectiveness of the “Hong Kong Night Vibes” campaign and is awaiting a response.
Night markets previously held at the Wan Chai, Kennedy Town and Kwun Tong waterfronts
According to a Government press release, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po officiated at the launch ceremony of the “Hong Kong Night Vibes” campaign on 14 September that year. In his speech, Chan said that the three-year pandemic had changed people’s lifestyles, and expressed the hope that, through the Government taking the lead in the campaign, the efforts of various sectors of society could be brought together to create a livelier atmosphere for the evening economy. A series of activities would be rolled out around the Mid-Autumn Festival, spanning National Day, Halloween, Christmas and New Year, and continuing until early 2024.
政府 2023 年為了振興疫後經濟，在同年 9 月宣布推出「香港夜繽紛」活動，在灣仔、堅尼地城及觀塘海濱場地舉辦活動、擺設小食檔等，期望吸引市民在入夜後出外玩樂和消費，亦令「夜繽紛」成為一時關鍵字。不過《Yahoo 新聞》發現，「香港夜繽紛」事隔兩年，相關的官方網站在近日已經無法瀏覽。《施政報告》下周三（17 日）就會發表，政府會否再次推出「夜經濟」項目，值得留意。
對於「香港夜繽紛」活動成效，《Yahoo 新聞》已經向財政司司長辦公室和文化體育及旅遊局查詢，正待回覆。
曾借用灣仔、堅尼地城及觀塘海濱舉辦夜市
根據政府新聞公報，財政司司長陳茂波在當年 9 月 14 日主持了「香港夜繽紛」活動啓動禮。陳茂波在致辭時指，3 年疫情改變了市民生活習慣，期望透過今次政府牽頭，匯聚社會各界力量令晚上市道氣氛更旺；至於一系列活動就由中秋節前後陸續推出，橫跨國慶、萬聖節、聖誕節、新年，一直至 2024 年初。
8 Sept 2025明報#7271
實測應徵19職 輸勞前招聘疑搬龍門 空缺薪金工時異於廣告 勞處：會了解面試詳情
Employers applying to import foreign workers under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme must first recruit locally for four weeks. Artist Luke Ching Chin Wai, who previously exposed employers for unreasonably refusing to hire local people, has since June this year jointly conducted test applications for 17 jobs with the “Foreign Labour Policy Research Group”. They found that some employers offered salaries and work locations at interviews that differed from the versions stated in Labour Department recruitment advertisements, while some employers rejected applicants without explaining why. The newspaper’s reporters also conducted two test applications and found that an advertisement for a dishwashing worker said no experience was required, but the employer said at the interview that experience was necessary. A warehouse worker position also rejected a reporter for lacking “retail and department-store” experience (see separate report). Luke Ching Chin Wai said the Labour Department should proactively investigate whether there was a genuine need to import foreign workers for the positions and whether the vacancies were genuine.
僱主若以「補充勞工優化計劃」申請輸入外勞，須先本地招聘4星期。曾揭僱主無理拒聘本地人的藝術家程展緯今年6月起聯同「外勞政策研究小組」實測應徵17份工發現，有僱主於面試時提出的薪酬和工作地點與刊於勞工處招聘廣告的版本不同，亦有僱主在無交代原因下拒聘。本報記者兩次實測應徵亦發現，有洗碗工的招聘廣告稱毋須經驗，見工時僱主則稱需經驗，另有倉務員職位因記者缺乏「零售百貨」經驗拒聘（見另稿）。程展緯認為，勞工處應主動調查相關職位是否確有輸勞需要、相關空缺是否真實。
8 Sept 2025集誌社#7272
選委會補選｜預算 2.33 億 3534 人票選 21 席 平均每席 1100 萬、每票 6.6 萬元
The by-election was held to fill 93 vacancies among the 1,500 members of the Election Committee. The members will nominate candidates for, and vote to elect 40 members of the Election Committee constituency in this year’s December Legislative Council election. Of the 93 vacancies, 72 candidates from 22 subsectors were elected uncontested, while 28 candidates contested 21 seats across six subsectors. A total of 3,534 people voted in the by-election. Based on the budgeted expenditure of HK$233 million, the average cost was more than HK$11 million per seat and nearly HK$66,000 per vote.
Asked whether the election was cost-effective, Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman Justice Lok Kai-hong said that although only six subsectors involved contests for 21 seats, the by-election was in fact required to fill 93 vacancies, with 10 people also needing to go through the nomination process. He said that during preparations, the authorities had to assume that all subsectors would require elections, so some expenditure, such as venue bookings, could not be avoided. He added that the Registration and Electoral Office would later provide details of the actual election expenditure.
今次補選為填補 1500 人中的 93 個議席空缺，將在今年 12 月立法會選舉提名參選人、投票選出 40 名選委會界別議員。93 個議席中，72 名、來自 22 個界別分組的候選人已自動當選，另有 28 名候選人競逐 6 個界別分組的 21 席。補選最終有 3534 人投票，選出 21 議席，以預算開支 2.33 億元計算，平均每席花逾 1100 萬元、每票近 6.6 萬元。
被問及選舉是否符合成本效益，選舉管理委員會主席陸啟康指，雖然只有 6 個界別要競逐 21 議席，但補選實際要填補 93 個席位，其中 10 人亦需經過提名程序填補；而籌備期間「要當所有界別都需要選舉」故部分開支如預訂場地是無法避免，又指選舉事務處稍後將交代今次實際選舉開支。
5 Sept 2025獨媒#7260
郊野公園9處豎紀念牌匾宣揚中共抗戰史 謝展寰：唔嚟都唔知道呢個歷史
Hong Kong’s country parks contain relics from the Second World War, including the Shing Mun blockhouses built by the Hong Kong garrison along the Gin Drinkers Line and Pinewood Battery on Hong Kong Island. As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance, the Environment and Ecology Bureau announced that commemorative plaques would be erected at eight country park locations to promote sites related to the CCP’s resistance history. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan officiated this morning at the unveiling ceremony for one of the plaques on Sai Sha Road in Kei Ling Ha, Sai Kung, in Ma On Shan Country Park. He said the site was highly significant, as it had been an important sea-crossing point for the secret rescue operation at the time. Joking that “I wouldn’t have known this history if I hadn’t come here”, he said he hoped more members of the public and the next generation would learn about this important history.
香港的郊野公園蘊藏二戰遺跡，例如香港守軍在醉酒灣防線設下的城門碉堡，以及港島的松林砲台。今年是抗戰勝利80周年，環境及生態局宣布將在8個郊野公園地點，豎立紀念牌匾，推廣中共抗戰遺址，局長謝展寰今早在馬鞍山郊野公園西貢企嶺下西沙路，主持其中一個紀念牌匾的「揭牌儀式」，他表示該處意義非凡，當年是秘密大營救的重要渡海據點，笑言「我唔嚟到都唔知道呢個歷史」，希望更多市民和下一代認識重要的歷史。
Translations are supplied by the source workbook. Consult the original reporting for context.
