21 Apr 2021立場新聞#1341
4.28「鎖港條例」一旦通過 必削港人出入境自由
The Hong Kong Public Relations and Communications Industry General Union contributed an article to Stand News, expressing concern that the Hong Kong government might in future use the amended Immigration Ordinance to restrict pro-democracy figures or people on a “blacklist” from leaving Hong Kong, or bar Hong Kong people who have emigrated overseas from returning. The Security Bureau issued a statement on the same day, criticising the article without naming it as inaccurate and misleading, and “strongly condemning” it to set the record straight.
香港公關及傳訊業總工會向立場新聞投稿，擔憂港府日後利用經修訂的《入境條例》，限制民主派或「黑名單」人士離港，或禁止已移居海外的港人返港。保安局同日發聲明，不點名批評文章內容失實和具誤導性，保安局對此「強烈譴責，以正視聽」。
17 Apr 2021Unknown source#1333
The 2021 Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill has passed its first and second readings in the Legislative Council. The subcommittee established earlier has also automatically become a Bills Committee to scrutinise the bill clause by clause. To meet the government’s goal of securing the bill’s passage through its third reading in the Legislative Council by the end of May, the Bills Committee has met daily from Monday to Saturday since April 17 to scrutinise its contents.
《2021年完善選舉制度（綜合修訂）條例草案》已在立法會首讀及二讀，早前成立的小組委員會亦自動轉為法案委員會，逐條審議草案內容。為配合政府希望在5月底前於立法會三讀通過草案，法案委員會由4月17日起，週一至週六每天開會審議。
16 Apr 2021立場新聞#1331
【國安教育】教育部贈國安法參考書 6 萬本派全港中小學 書中反問「哪裡國安法比香港更寬鬆？」
The Education Bureau sent a circular to primary and secondary schools and special schools across Hong Kong, saying it would distribute free copies of the *Reader on the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region* to schools. It said the book was believed to be highly helpful in supporting teachers’ correct understanding and implementation of national security education.
教育局向全港中小學、特殊學校發通告，稱將向學校免費派發《香港特別行政區維護國家安全法讀本》，相信對支援教師正確認識、推行國家安全教育大有幫助。
14 Apr 2021明報#1325
公開籲不投票投白票可囚3年 曾國衞：非對投票率無信心 陳文敏：煽惑合法行為變非法
The Legislative Council handled the first and second readings of the Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021. The amendments include adding a new offence to the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance, prohibiting people from using public activities during an election period to incite others not to vote or to cast blank or invalid ballots. The maximum penalty is three years’ imprisonment.
立法會處理《2021年完善選舉制度（綜合修訂）條例草案》首讀及二讀。修訂包括在《選舉（舞弊及非法行為）條例》加入新罪行，禁止在選舉期間藉公開活動煽惑他人不投票或投白票、廢票，最高可判囚3年。
13 Apr 2021政府新聞網#1323
《2021年完善選舉制度（綜合修訂）條例草案》今日刊憲
The Improving Electoral System (Consolidated Amendments) Bill 2021 was gazetted. The amendments in the Bill mainly cover six areas: reconstituting the Election Committee; stipulating the method for selecting the Chief Executive; updating the composition of the Legislative Council and the method for electing its Members; updating the eligibility of candidates for election to the Election Committee and the Legislative Council and establishing a Candidate Eligibility Review Committee; amending the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance; and implementing measures to improve electoral arrangements, such as setting up special teams for electors in need.
《2021年完善選舉制度（綜合修訂）條例草案》刊憲。《條例草案》的修訂主要涉及六大範疇，包括重新構建選委會，訂定行政長官產生辦法，更新立法會組成及產生辦法，更新行政長官選委及立法會選舉候選人資格並設立候選人資格審查委員會，修訂《選舉（舞弊及非法行為）條例》，以及實施改善選舉安排的措施，如為有需要選民設特別隊伍。
9 Apr 2021政府新聞網#1315
新查冊安排保障個人私隱
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau submitted proposals on implementing new company search arrangements to a meeting of the Legislative Council Panel on Financial Affairs.
財經事務及庫務局向立法會財經事務委員會會議提交就實施新查冊安排的建議。
9 Apr 2021立場新聞#1319
【搜阿布泰】海關：檢近 9 千支清潔用品 只有泰文警告字句涉違規 33 歲男董事被捕
Customs held a press conference to explain details of its operation to search AbouThai, also known as AbouThai Thai Lifestyle Department Store, saying that goods worth about HK$400,000 were seized and a 33-year-old male director was arrested. Customs said the goods did not bear warning or cautionary statements in both Chinese and English, allegedly contravening the subsidiary legislation under the Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance, namely the Consumer Goods Safety Regulation. Customs said that, regardless of whether the products were located in a branch or a warehouse, possessing products suspected of breaching the regulations for sale was illegal. It said enforcement action would be taken and investigations followed up if products were found to be non-compliant.
海關召開記者會，交代搜查AbouThai阿布泰國生活百貨（阿布泰）行動詳情，指共檢走市值約40萬港元貨品及拘捕一名33歲男董事。海關指貨品未貼有中、英雙語警告或警誡字句標示，涉嫌違反《消費品安全條例》附屬法例《消費品安全規例》。海關表示，不論相關產品位於分店或是貨倉，管有涉嫌違規的產品作出售用途均屬違法，若產品違規就會執法及跟進調查。
8 Apr 2021立場新聞#1312
【搜阿布泰】海關檢沐浴露清潔劑 指警告字句不足 阿布泰表歉疚 質疑執法令人詫異
AbouThai, the household goods retailer founded by Mike Lam King-nam of the 47-person case, said on its social media page that Customs had acted under the Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance over suspicions that several products did not bear sufficient labels. Customs also deployed more than 100 officers to seize goods worth nearly HK$1 million from 26 branches and a warehouse, and arrested the person responsible.
由47人案林景楠創辦的AbouThai阿布泰國生活百貨（阿布泰），在社交專頁表示被海關根據《消費品安全條例》，懷疑多款產品沒有貼上足夠標籤。海關更動員逾百名人員，到26間分店及倉庫檢走市值近百萬的貨品，並拘捕有關負責人。
30 Mar 2021立場新聞#1301
【閹割選舉】選委會增分區滅罪防火委員會議席 成員全由民政委任 大量落選建制派有份
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress unanimously approved amendments to Annexes I and II of the Basic Law, substantially changing the methods for forming the Election Committee and the Legislative Council. The Election Committee will abolish all seats for district councillor representatives and add seats for district committees, district fight crime committees and district fire safety committees, with 156 representative seats in total. More than 2,500 members of the three committees will all be appointed by the Director of Home Affairs.
人大常委會全票通過修訂《基本法》附件一及二，大幅度修改選委會及立法會產生辦法。其中選委會廢除全數區議員代表，新增地區分區委員會、地區撲滅罪行委員會、地區防火委員會，合共有 156 席代表。該3 個委員會合共逾 2500 名委員均由民政事務總署署長委任。
29 Mar 2021立場機構#1298
【收緊公司查冊】將禁查董事、秘書完整身份識別號碼及住址 記協斥損新聞自由促撤回
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau announced that provisions under the Companies Ordinance that have been passed but are not yet in force will be implemented in May through a “make first, scrutinise later” procedure. Companies will no longer be required to make directors’ and secretaries’ full identification numbers and residential addresses available for public inspection. In future, only specified persons, including the data subjects, company members and public officers, may apply to inspect the information. The public and media will only be able to inspect partial identification numbers of directors and secretaries, and the correspondence addresses of directors.
財經事務及庫務局公布，將以「先訂立後審議」方式於5月落實《公司條例》中已通過但尚未生效的條文，容許公司不再提供董事、秘書的完整身份識別號碼和住址予公眾查閱。日後只有資料當事人、公司成員、公職人員等指明人士，可經申請查閱有關資料，但公眾及傳媒則只可查閱董事和秘書的部分身份識別號碼，以及董事的通訊地址。
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