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All Hong Kong democrats to quit after gov’t ousts 4 lawmakers, leaving legislature with no effective opposition
All Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign following the disqualification of four lawmakers under the NPCSC’s new resolution.
All HK pro-democracy lawmakers resign following the disqualification of 4 lawmakers under NPCSC's new resolution.
Hong Kong gov’t ousts four democratically-elected lawmakers from legislature
Four pan-democratic lawmakers—Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung—are disqualified after the National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a resolution to oust lawmakers who promote or support Hong Kong independence, appeal to foreign governments to “interfere”, refuse to accept China’s rule over Hong Kong or endanger national security.
4 pan-dem lawmakers Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung are disqualified after NPCSC passed a resolution to oust lawmakers who promote or support HK independence, appeal to foreign governments to "interfere", refuse to accept China's rule over HK or endanger national security.
民主派立法會議員宣布總辭
Pan-democratic Legislative Council members announced their mass resignation to protest the government’s disqualification of four legislators.
泛民立法會議員宣布總辭，抗議政府褫奪4名議員資格。
特區政府根據全國人大常委會就香港特區立法會議員資格問題所作出決定而宣布喪失立法會議員資格的人士
The NPC Standing Committee promulgated a decision stating that Hong Kong Legislative Council members who advocate or support Hong Kong independence, seek intervention by foreign forces in Hong Kong affairs, or commit other acts endangering national security would immediately lose their eligibility as members. Acting in accordance with the NPC decision, the Hong Kong Government declared Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kenneth Leung and Kwok Ka-ki immediately disqualified as Legislative Council members.
人大常委會頒布決議，香港立法會議員宣揚或支持港獨主張、尋求外國勢力干預香港事務或干犯其他危害國家安全的行為，會即時喪失議員資格。香港政府按人大決定，宣布楊岳橋、郭榮鏗、梁繼昌及郭家麒即時喪失立法會議員資格。
民政拉隊走佬成常態 袁海文倡邀外國領事到區議會交流
The Sham Shui Po District Council met in the afternoon. Five agenda items proposed by the pro-democracy camp were disqualified by the Home Affairs Department and barred from discussion on the grounds that they did not comply with the District Councils Ordinance. At the meeting, Democratic Party Sham Shui Po district councillor Yuen Hoi-man suggested inviting foreign consuls to attend district council meetings and explaining the situation in Hong Kong to them in detail. He said, “Invite consuls to the district council to talk; anything can be exchanged. Even if the Liaison Office came, I would be willing to talk.”
深水埗區議會下午開會，民主派提出討論的五項議程遭民政處DQ，以不符合《區議會條例》禁止討論。民主黨深水埗區議員袁海文在會上建議，可邀請外國領事到區議會參與會議，並對他們詳細解釋香港情況，「邀請領事嚟區議會傾，咩都可以交流。就算中聯辦嚟，我都願意傾。」
沙田區議會會議室突改名 區議員斥打壓 民政處：撥亂反正
The Sha Tin District Council’s Finance and Administration Committee held a meeting this afternoon. Before the meeting, the District Office suddenly changed the name of the “Sha Tin District Council Conference Room” to the “Sha Tin District Office Conference Room”. The District Office did not explain the reason at the meeting, saying only that it was “putting things right and correcting past wrongs”. Committee vice-chairman Zhihong (1967) Li criticised the District Office for suppressing and belittling the District Council and preventing district councillors from monitoring the use of the meeting room. He also questioned whether previous meetings had in effect been “illegal”.
沙田區議會今日下午召開財務及常務委員會會議，會前民政事務處突然將「沙田區議會會議室」的名稱，改為「沙田民政事務處會議室」。民政處於會上未有解釋原因，僅稱是「正本清源，撥亂反正」。財務及常務委員會副主席李志宏批評，民政處打壓及矮化區議會，阻止區議員監察會議室的使用，又質疑過往會議是否變相「非法」。
【全部電台都要播】商台、新城晨早新聞前 播《義勇軍進行曲》
Radio Television Hong Kong confirmed yesterday that, starting on the 16th of this month, it will play China’s national anthem, “March of the Volunteers”, every day at 8 a.m. before news reports on its seven radio channels. Commercial Radio also confirmed today that, from mid-November, it will play the national anthem before its 8 a.m. news briefings each day under the established government publicity audio (API) mechanism.
昨日《香港電台》證實，會由本月 16 日起，每日早上 8 時在轄下 7 個電台頻道新聞報道前播中國國歌《義勇軍進行曲》；商業電台今日亦證實，11 月中開始亦會按既定政府宣傳聲帶（API）機制，每天早上 8 時新聞簡報前播國歌。
香港電台 11. 16 起每早播《義勇軍進行曲》 據悉政府曾與港台商播放安排
Radio Television Hong Kong plans to broadcast China’s national anthem, “March of the Volunteers”, at 8 a.m. daily from Nov. 16, before the news reports on its seven radio channels. Ng Man-yee, director of RTHK’s Corporate Communications Division, told Stand News that she learned of the plan at a regular Programme Department meeting several days ago. She said that under the RTHK Charter, RTHK has a responsibility to enhance the public’s understanding of “one country, two systems”, and therefore implemented the arrangement. The government had reportedly discussed the broadcasting of the national anthem with RTHK.
香港電台計劃在本月 16 日起，每日早上 8 時在轄下 7 個電台頻道的新聞報道前播中國國歌《義勇軍進行曲》。港台機構傳訊組總監伍曼儀回覆《立場》，稱數日前在一個節目部例會上獲悉有關計劃，基於《香港電台約章》，港台有責任讓市民增加對「一國兩制」認識，故實施有關安排。據了解，政府曾與港台商討播放國歌。
不甘遭區會主席申訴 民政專員會上開火兼哽咽
Earlier this year, the Wan Chai District Council approved more than $1 million in funding for the Methodist Centre to purchase anti-epidemic kits. However, a leaflet in the kits used the term “Wuhan pneumonia”, prompting the Home Affairs Department to demand that distribution be halted. The department later, under pressure from a joint submission by Cheng Wai-kin, Fergus Wang Tai Wong and Lam Wai-man, again halted the return of the remaining funds and launched an investigation into the funding project, after which it was also the subject of complaints by district councillors. The Wan Chai District Council held a meeting of its Funding and Standing Committees this afternoon and passed an ad hoc decision to discuss the investigation report. Council chairperson Yang Suet-ying and District Officer Kenny Tin Chu Chan repeatedly clashed. Kenny Tin Chu Chan at one point choked up and said that the Home Affairs Department had a large amount of work to deal with: “You went to complain to the Ombudsman’s Office, and we have to deal with that too.”
灣仔區議會年初通過以逾百萬撥款予循道衛理中心購買防疫包，惟防疫包中的單張曾使用「武漢肺炎」字眼，引來民政處要求叫停派發。民政處之後在謝偉俊、黃宏泰及林偉文聯署施壓下，再叫停發還餘款，並就撥款項目展開調查，之後更遭區議員投訴。灣仔區議會今昨午召開撥款及常務委員會，臨時通過決定討論調查報告。區議會主席楊雪盈與民政專員陳天柱多次針鋒相對，陳天柱一度哽咽稱民政處有大量工作需要處理，「你又走去申訴專員公署度投訴，我哋都要處理㗎嘛」。
民政離場拒傾明日大嶼 東區區議會揚旗通過反對計劃
The Eastern District Council’s Planning, Works and Housing Committee held a meeting yesterday (3 November). Three district councillors proposed a motion opposing Lantau Tomorrow Vision before the meeting, but the council secretariat said it did not comply with the District Councils Ordinance and refused to include it on the agenda. Committee chairman Cheng Tat-hung said he accepted the proposal, after which Lo Cheuk-lun, Assistant District Officer (Eastern), led various government departments and the secretary out of the meeting.
東區區議會昨日（11月3日）召開規劃工程及房屋事務委員會會議，三名區議員於會前提出反對「明日大嶼」的議案，被區議會秘書處指不符《區議會條例》，拒絕納入議程。委員會主席鄭達鴻表示接納提案，東區民政事務助理專員勞卓倫遂率領各政府部門及秘書離場。
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