30 Apr 2024獨媒#3464
【垃圾徵費】狄志遠聯團體約見謝展寰 指對方突改開會時間、在席僅半小時
Seventeen organisations representing people with disabilities, carers and grassroots groups, as well as Cleaning Workers Union and social welfare organisations, met Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan today to discuss waste charging, in a meeting arranged by Legislative Council member Tik Chi-yuen. Tik said the bureau had shown sincerity but had not given specific responses. He also said Tse changed the meeting time on the grounds that “the Chief Executive suddenly called him to attend a meeting”, and left after being present for only about half an hour.
The 17 organisations included the Cleaning Workers Union, Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association, Hong Kong Property Management and Security Workers General Union, and the Association of Mutual Aid of the Mental Health Rehabilitation Association, “Hong Wo Mutual Aid Association”. Tik said he had sensed the Government’s sincerity, but that it had not given specific replies to the groups’ views. He also said that Tse had said, “the Chief Executive suddenly called him to attend a meeting, so he changed the time”; the meeting was moved from 2:30pm to 10:30am, and Tse left after being present for about 30 minutes.
17個殘疾人士、照顧者、基層組織團體以及清潔工會和社福機構等，今日在立法會議員狄志遠安排下，與環境及生態局局長謝展寰會面，討論垃圾徵費。狄志遠稱局方有誠意，惟沒有作出具體回應。他又提到謝展寰以「特首突然間call佢有會」為由，更改會面時間，而亦僅在席約半小時便離開。
17個組織包括清潔工人職工會、香港婦女勞工協會、香港物業管理及保安職工總會、精神病康復者自助組織「康和互助社聯會」等。狄志遠稱感受到政府的誠意，惟未具體答覆團體意見。他又稱謝展寰「特首突然間call佢有會，咁佢改咗個時間」，由原定下午2時30分改為早上10時30分，在席僅約30分鐘便離開。
29 Apr 2024光傳媒#3451
紮鐵工人「無工開」發起簽名 工聯會屬會批「意圖衝擊行為」 已向警方備案
The impact of imported foreign labour in Hong Kong is emerging, with large numbers of steel fixers complaining in recent months that they have “no work,” while the Labour Department’s job-seeking website shows no vacancies for steel fixers. A worker posted on social media yesterday calling for a petition action tomorrow evening (the 30th) at the training centre of the Hong Kong Construction Industry General Union, an affiliate of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, to reflect unemployment figures. The Hong Kong Construction Industry General Union issued a statement this morning accusing someone of “impersonating” the General Union to hold the petition action, describing it as an “intended disruptive action,” and said it had reported the matter to police.
香港輸入外勞影響浮現，近月大量紮鐵工人投訴「無工開」，勞工處求職網站更是零紮鐵職位空缺。有工人昨在社交網站貼文，呼籲明晚（30日）到工聯會屬會「香港建造業總工會」的進修中心進行簽名行動，反映失業數據。香港建造業總工會今早發聲明，批評有人「冒充」總工會舉行簽名行動，形容是「意圖衝擊行為」，已向警方備案。
28 Apr 2024獨媒#3445
工權會政總請願 連續第29年倡設工殤紀念日、竪紀念碑 促政府帶頭重視工人生命
Today is International Workers’ Memorial Day, established by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). For the 29th consecutive year, the Hong Kong Industrial Accident Victims’ Rights Association has urged the Government to designate 28 April as Workers’ Memorial Day and erect a workers’ memorial monument at a prominent urban location. The group held marches and rallies in previous years, but switched to petitioning last year. This morning, it again petitioned outside Government Headquarters and placed a handmade workers’ memorial monument to commemorate those who died. A survey conducted by the association found that 97% of respondents supported establishing a Workers’ Memorial Day. Executive Director Siu Sin-man stressed: “Workers are not just numbers, and they are not KPIs for us to chase. They have names, identities, and lives of their own.” She said that only if the government takes the lead in valuing workers’ lives can more preventable fatal accidents be avoided.
Siu added that establishing a Workers’ Memorial Day and a memorial would represent a basic form of respect for workers who had lost their lives while contributing to the development of society. She expressed disappointment that the government had for years rejected the proposal on the grounds that it was “too negative”, and urged the authorities to take the group’s demands seriously.
今日為國際職工會聯盟（ITUC）訂立的「國際工殤紀念日」，香港工業傷亡權益會連續第29年，向政府爭取將4月28日定為「工殤紀念日」及在市區當眼處設立工殤紀念碑。組織過去每年均會舉辦遊行集會，惟自去年起改以請願形式進行，工權會今早續到政總外請願，擺放自製的工殤紀念碑進行悼念。
工權會調查顯示，97%受訪者支持訂立工殤紀念日，總幹事蕭倩文強調，「工人唔係數字，唔係我哋追嘅KPI，佢哋有名有姓、有血有肉」，唯有政府帶頭重視工人生命，才能避免更多原可避免的致命事故發生。她又指，設立工殤紀念日和紀念碑，是對過去因建設社會而犧牲的工人的基本尊重，對政府多年來以「太負面」為由拒絕感失望，促視政府正視訴求。
27 Apr 2024獨媒#3443
李鄭屋邨半年間4人受襲 涉法團事務 莊榮輝：與721不遑多讓
Lei Cheng Uk Estate in Sham Shui Po recently became embroiled in major disputes over replacing its lifts and electing an owners’ corporation. In the past six months, four assault incidents are suspected to have arisen from the above matters. In the latest incident, a newly elected owners’ corporation member was slashed by a knife-wielding assailant in Yau Ma Tei on Thursday (April 25) and remains in hospital. No one has been arrested so far. The owners’ corporation and the Anti-Bid-Rigging Alliance held a press conference yesterday (April 26). The alliance’s spokesperson, Winfield Chong Wing-fai, described the incidents as “no less serious than 7.21”, saying that the series of attacks on Lei Cheng Uk Estate owners all occurred around the time owners’ corporation members were handling estate affairs, inevitably prompting speculation that they were connected with the owners’ corporation or works tenders.
深水埗李鄭屋邨早前就更換升降機及改選法團引起極大爭議，近半年更疑因上述事件引起4宗傷人事件，其中有新任法團成員周四（4月25日）在油麻地被持刀兇徒斬傷，目前仍在留院，暫未有人被捕。法團及反圍標大聯盟昨日（4月26日）舉行記者會，聯盟發言人莊榮輝形容，事件比 「721不遑多讓」，指一連串李鄭屋邨業主被襲事件皆發生在法團成員處理屋苑事務的前後，難免令人聯想到與法團或工程招標有關連。
26 Apr 2024追新聞#3440
五一勞動節｜去年突取消遊行 今年擬設街站探討垃圾徵費 黃迺元：漸適應被關心問候
Joe Wong, president of the Cleaning Services Industry Workers’ Union, attended the Democratic Party’s online programme ChatDP, hosted by Emily Lau, on Thursday (25th), where the situation frontline cleaners may face if waste charging is implemented in August this year was discussed. Wong said the Government had so far not consulted frontline workers, while their responsibilities—and even their possible criminal liability—remained unclear. With May Day approaching, Wong applied last year to hold a May Day march in a personal capacity, but suddenly disappeared for four hours the week before, and was suspected of being questioned by relevant departments. Wong eventually withdrew the application for the march. Wong said he would not apply to hold a march this year, “because last year’s experience was quite unforgettable”, but would continue working for workers’ rights and set up street booths this year to discuss waste charging.
清潔服務業職工會會長黃迺元周四（25日）出席民主黨網上節目、劉慧卿主持的《ChatDP》，討論到前線清潔工人在今年8月可能實施垃圾徵費時面對的情況。黃認為至目前為止政府都未有諮詢前線工友，但工友面對的職責、甚至可能有刑事責任可說是模糊不清。五一勞動節將至，去年黃以個人名義申請「五一遊行」前一周突然失蹤4小時，疑被有關部門約談，最後主動取消遊行申請。黃表示今年不會申請遊行，「因為舊年個經驗都幾難忘」，但仍會為工友權益努力，今年將就垃圾徵費問題設立街站。
24 Apr 2024獨媒#3412
五一有宣言 工聯會勞聯等倡最低工資加至55元
There will again be no march on May Day this year. The Federation of Trade Unions will hold a reception and invite officials to visit districts to show concern for workers, while the Labour Association will hold a forum. As a substitute, as in previous years, nine labour groups have again launched a “May Day Declaration”. Its 10 “proposals” are broadly the same as last year’s. At a press conference today, the groups called for the minimum wage to be raised from $40 to $55 to safeguard workers’ dignity.
今年的五一繼續冇遊行，其中工聯會將辦酒會，並邀請官員落區慰問打工作；勞聯則有論壇。一如往年的「取而代之」，九個勞工團體再次發起「五一宣言」，提出的10項「建議」與去年大致雷雷同。今日記者會，團體倡將最低工資水平由40元提高至55元，以保障勞工尊嚴。
21 Apr 2024獨媒#3401
工聯會五一辦酒會無遊行 吳秋北：以慶祝表達打工仔最關心議題
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions announced that it will organise a reception on May Day, invite the Chief Executive and senior officials to visit districts and show concern for frontline workers, and invite mainland “model workers” to Hong Kong for exchanges, but will not hold a march. Asked why there would be no march and whether it had applied for a Letter of No Objection, its president, Ng Chau-pei, said workers’ key concerns could be expressed through celebrations and that they would not be limited to any particular form. He said he believed the current plan was the best and most effective way to express their demands. He also said Hong Kong’s laws on marches and public gatherings were “very comprehensive”, that there were no concerns, and stressed that it was “not about avoiding anything”.
工聯會公布，將於五一勞動節舉辦酒會、邀請特首及高官落區慰問前線工友、邀請內地「勞動模範」來港交流等活動，但就不會遊行。記者追問不遊行的原因、是否曾申請不反對通知書等，會長吳秋北指，可以通過慶祝去表達打工仔最關心的議題，不會局限於個別方式，相信目前方案是最佳、最有效表達訴求的方式；又指香港有關遊行集會的法例「好完備」，沒有任何顧慮，強調「唔係要避啲乜嘢」。
18 Apr 2024獨媒#3384
王逸戰外遊前遭四男包圍拍片指罵 質疑對方竟精準掌握行程
Former Student Politicism convener Wong Yat-chin, who was released from prison last September, was surrounded and harassed by four men at Tung Chung Station yesterday before heading to the airport for an overseas trip. They verbally abused and filmed Wong Yat-chin. One masked man repeatedly swore and asked Wong Yat-chin: “Why are you here profiting from others’ suffering and taking the comrades’ money?” The men later received a phone call and, apparently realising that Wong Yat-chin was livestreaming, hurried away. Wong Yat-chin later said that even friends did not know about the trip, and questioned how the men had managed to obtain such precise information about the itinerary. Wong Yat-chin decided to report the matter to the police, saying, “I believe the relevant departments will certainly uphold justice and punish wrongdoing.”
去年9月出獄的前賢學思政召集人王逸戰，昨日外遊前往機場前，在東涌站遭四名男子包圍滋擾，對其指罵及拍片。其中一名戴口罩的男子更連環爆粗，問王逸戰：「點解要喺度食人血饅頭，攞手足啲錢？」該數名男子及後接獲電話，疑發現王逸戰正進行直播，便急步跑離現場。王逸戰及後表示，今次行程連朋友都不知道，好奇對方竟精準掌握其行程，決定報警處理，「相信相關部門一定會儆惡懲奸」。
17 Apr 2024Channel C#3375
高才通人才服務協會舉辦捐血日 尚海龍：冀幫助他們融入香港
The government implemented the Top Talent Pass Scheme at the end of 2022, and nearly 44,000 people have arrived in Hong Kong since then. The Top Talent Pass Scheme Association held a blood donation day today (April 17), with many people who came to Hong Kong under the scheme taking part. The association’s chair and Legislative Council member Jesse Hailong Shang said government figures showed that more than half of the talent approved for Top Talent Pass visas had found jobs in Hong Kong, and hoped the event would help them integrate into Hong Kong.
政府於2022底實施「高端人才通行證計劃」，至今已有近4.4萬人抵港。高才通人才服務協會今日（4月17日）舉辦捐血日活動，多名經高才通計劃來港人士響應。協會理事會會長、立法會議員尚海龍表示，政府數據顯示，超過一半獲批高才通簽證人才已在港找到工作，希望今次活動有助他們融入香港。
17 Apr 2024獨媒#3379
10環團指新田科技城環評「史上最差」 促環諮會否決
The Advisory Council on the Environment will discuss the San Tin/Lok Ma Chau Development Node next Monday (April 22). Ten environmental groups held a press conference, alleging that the environmental impact assessment is riddled with errors and omissions and describing it as the “worst ever”. They urged the council to reject it.
The groups signing the joint statement were The Conservancy Association, the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Green Power, Greenpeace, The Green Earth, Greeners Action, Green Sense, Designing Hong Kong, WWF-Hong Kong and the Guangzhou Zhuwan Renhe Ecological Environment Research Centre (CECA). They criticised the assessment for involving “three major offences”: dozens of instances allegedly violating statutory requirements; widespread errors and omissions; and the “drip-feeding” of important information to circumvent public consultation. They described it as the “worst ever”.
環境諮詢委員會將於下周一（4月22日）討論新田／落馬洲發展樞紐，10個環團舉行記者會，指環評錯漏百出，形容為「史上最差」，促環諮會否決。
聯署團體包括長春社、香港觀鳥會、綠色力量、綠色和平、綠惜地球、綠領行動、環保觸覺、創建香港、世界自然基金會香港分會及廣州珠灣人和生態環境研究中心 (CECA)。他們批評環評涉「三宗罪」，包括數十處涉違法定要求；資料錯漏百出；涉繞過公眾諮詢「擠牙膏」交代重要資料，形容為「史上最差」。
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