30 Aug 2023獨媒#8290
賑災基金乾塘急向財委會申請科水 行政署稱「事出迫切」未諮詢
After mainland China was hit by floods caused by Typhoon Doksuri, the Hong Kong government approved 65 million from the Disaster Relief Fund for nine organisations, describing the move as an act of “blood being thicker than water and mutual assistance”. However, the large-scale donations left the fund’s unspent balance insufficient. The Administration Wing applied to the Legislative Council Finance Committee for an allocation to inject 70 million into the fund. Finance Committee documents also disclosed that other organisations had applied to provide disaster relief in mainland China, involving 23 million. The government said in the documents that the fund’s balance was insufficient to meet nearly 100 million in known required allocations, and that there was an “urgent need” to inject funds into it.
內地早前受颱風杜蘇芮影響發生水災，港府從賑災基金批出6,500萬元予9間機構，指是「血濃於水、守望相助」之舉。不過大手批出捐款，亦令賑災基金未動用結餘就入不敷支。行政署向立法會財委會申請撥款，向基金注資7,000萬元。財委會文件還透露，尚有其他機構提出申請向內地賑災，涉及2,300萬元。政府在文件表示，賑災基金結餘不足以應付近億元的已知所需撥款，因此有「急切需要」向基金注資。
29 Aug 2023獨媒#8283
「立會好聲音」 叫停 容海恩：將減少公開表演免影響議員觀感
The “LegCo Good Voice” concert was originally scheduled to be held next Friday (the 8th) at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai. However, a recent farewell banquet for a district officer was described as extravagant, prompting public concern about the conduct of political figures outside work. Lau Cheung-kong, the pro-establishment camp’s leader in the Legislative Council, also issued a “friendly reminder” urging lawmakers to pay attention to public perception. The concert organiser issued a press release this afternoon announcing that the concert had been called off, saying that after discussions it had “decided that it is not appropriate to hold it at present”. Eunice Ho, who had withdrawn before the cancellation was announced, told Independent Media that she had withdrawn in response to the Chief Executive’s remarks and believed it was necessary to weigh performances against lawmakers’ responsibilities. She also said she would reduce public performances to avoid giving the public a distorted impression of Legislative Council members, hoping to “get back to doing my work in the legislature”.
「立會好聲音」音樂會原訂於下周五（8日）在灣仔伊利沙伯體育館舉行。不過，近日民政專員歡送宴被指誇張，連帶引起外界關注政界人物工作外行為，立法會建制派「班長」廖長江更發「溫馨提示」要議員注意觀感。音樂會主辦方今日下午發新聞稿，宣布煞停音樂會，理由是經商討後「決定現時並不宜舉行」。在宣佈煞停前已率先退出的容海恩向《獨媒》表示，退出是響應特首的說話，認為需要衡量表演與議員的職責，又指將會減少公開表演，避免市民對立法會議員的觀感有偏差，希望「做返我喺議會入面嘅工作」。
16 Aug 2023HK01#8206
法律界議員在元朗開辦事處 林新強：中聯辦提點、要處理市民申訴
The Yuen Long office of Legislative Council legal-sector representative Ambrose San Keung Lam has been operating for nearly a year and held its opening ceremony today (16th). Asked why the office was opened in Yuen Long, Ambrose San Keung Lam said that he was from the New Territories and that the Liaison Office’s Legal Department had also advised him to open an office. Ambrose San Keung Lam said he had originally not intended to open one, but after reading the Basic Law, he realised that there was a constitutional responsibility to handle residents’ complaints, and therefore decided to open the office to serve the public.
立法會法律界議員林新強位於元朗的辦事處運作近1年，今日（16日）舉行開幕禮，被問到為何在元朗開辦事處，林新強說他是新界人，亦是因為中聯辦法律部提點要開辦事處。林新稱，原本無意開設，但看完《基本法》之後，知道有憲制責任處理市民申訴，因此決定開辦事處為市民服務。
14 Aug 2023明報#8199
表決參與率 林順潮最低 江玉歡鄧家彪何君堯：通過最重要非在席否
The Legislative Council has held third-reading votes on 24 government bills since January this year. In 16 of those votes, the number of legislators present did not reach the statutory quorum. This newspaper also counted the number of times 89 legislators were present during votes. Five had participation rates below 20 per cent. Lam Shun-chiu of the Election Committee constituency had the fewest attendances, taking part in only three votes, or 12.5 per cent (see chart). Tang Ka-piu, representing Kowloon East, and Election Committee constituency members Jiang Yuhuan and Junius Ho, who each took part in four votes, said that the most important thing was that the bills had been passed, rather than whether they were present.
立法會於今年1月至今共就24項政府法案三讀表決，當中16項在表決時的在席議員未達法定人數。本報並統計了89名議員在表決時在席次數，5名議員的參與率不足兩成，在席次數最少的是選委界別林順潮，只表決了3次，佔12.5%（見圖）。參與了4次表決的九龍東議員鄧家彪、選委界別江玉歡和何君堯均表示，最重要是法案已經獲得通過，而非他們是否在席。
4 Aug 2023獨媒#8142
中大修例完成逐條審議 料11月恢復二讀
The Bills Committee on the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Amendment) Bill 2023 held its third meeting today. Vice-Chancellor and President Rocky Tuan was absent for the third consecutive time, citing the need to undergo a medical procedure. Several lawmakers said Tuan was avoiding attendance. The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Dennis Tsz Wing Leung criticised him, saying, “Whenever there is something requiring him to come to the Legislative Council, he gets sick,” and questioned whether CUHK should instead hire a president who is “not sick all the time” to lead the university. The committee completed its clause-by-clause scrutiny today. It will submit a report to the House Committee in October, with the second reading expected to resume in November.
《2023年香港中文大學（修訂）條例草案》委員會今日舉行第3次會議，校長段崇智連續第三次缺席，他今日的理由為需進行醫療程序。多名議員認為段崇智迴避出席，工聯會梁子穎批評對方「逢親有事要嚟立法會，佢就會病」，認為是否應另聘一名「唔係成日病嘅校長」帶領中大。委員會今日完成逐條審議，將於10月向內務委員會提交報告，11月恢復二讀。
28 Jul 2023明報#8092
批聯署曲解《基本法》院校自主 梁振英：再證需「停用」段崇智
Three CUHK council members who are Legislative Council members, including Cheung Yu-yan, submitted a private bill to the Legislative Council concerning the restructuring of the CUHK Council. CUHK Alumni Consultative Committee chairman and council member Kelvin Yu Ming Yeung, among others, launched a petition calling for the proposal to “strike a balance between the university’s accountability to the public and institutional autonomy”; it received support from more than 1,000 alumni. Former Chief Executive CY Leung wrote yesterday criticising Kelvin Yu Ming Yeung for misinterpreting the institutional autonomy provided for in the Basic Law. Leung said that “institutional autonomy does not mean complete autonomy” and reiterated that there was a need to “stop using” CUHK President Rocky Tuan.
張宇人等3名中大議員校董向立法會交私人草案，涉及改組中大校董會，中大校友評議會主席兼校董楊于銘等發起聯署，要求方案「在大學向公眾問責與院校自主之間取得平衡」，獲逾千校友支持。前特首梁振英昨撰文批評楊于銘曲解《基本法》訂明的院校自主。梁認為「院校自主不是完全自主」，並重提有需要「停用」中大校長段崇智。
27 Jul 2023明報#8081
修港大規程 議員否決公聽 謝偉俊質疑僅納書面意見 「以後不需開會」
A Legislative Council Bills Committee met yesterday to discuss amendments to the University of Hong Kong Statutes that would allow the Disciplinary Committee to determine whether students had damaged the university’s reputation. By two votes in favour, three against and one abstention, the committee decided not to hold a public hearing and to accept written submissions only. Paul Tse Wai-chun, an Election Committee constituency legislator who proposed holding a public hearing, said the amendments concerned one of the best-known and oldest universities and suggested upholding the tradition of allowing the public to participate in the discussion. He said, “If everything is conducted in writing, there would be no need to meet.”
立法會一個小組委員會昨開會討論修訂《香港大學規程》，准紀律委員會裁定學生有否損校譽。委員會以2票贊成、3票反對及1票棄權下，決定不召開公聽會，只接納書面意見。提議召開公聽會的選委會界別議員謝偉俊表示，今次修訂涉及一所最知名且歷史悠久的大學，建議秉承傳統讓公眾參與討論，又稱「若每件事均以書面進行，我們就不需要開會」。
21 Jul 2023獨媒#8047
中大校董：段崇智及管理層具「智慧」處理黑衣人 令校園破壞較少未如理大般「火光熊熊」
The committee on the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Amendment) Bill 2023 held its first meeting today. Kelvin Yu Ming Yeung, chair of the CUHK Alumni Senate and also a member of the University Council, sent an open letter yesterday to committee chairwoman Leung Mei-fun, saying that the Bill had not been formally discussed or approved by the University Council and urging consideration of the Council’s views. The Bill was privately introduced by three Legislative Council members and was said to target CUHK Vice-Chancellor Duan Chongzhi. Ooi Hong Lim, another University Council member elected by the Alumni Senate, said that Duan opposed “Violent CUHK” and that it was due to the “wisdom” of him and the management in 2019 that damage on the CUHK campus was more limited, unlike at PolyU, where “flames were blazing”.
《2023年香港中文大學（修訂）條例草案》委員會今日舉行首次會議，身兼校董的中大校友評議會主席楊于銘，昨日向委員會主席梁美芬發出公開信，指《草案》未經校董會正式討論及通過，要求需考慮校董會的意見。草案由三名立法會議員私人提出，被指為針對校長段崇智。同樣為校友評議會選任校董林偉雄則稱，段反對「暴大」，2019年是基於他及管理層的「智慧」，才令中大的校園破壞較少，未如理大般「火光熊熊」。
21 Jul 2023獨媒#8050
中大修例私人草案立法會拒辦公聽會 下周五逐條審議
The Bills Committee on the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Amendment) Bill 2023 held its first meeting on Friday (July 21). Committee chairwoman Leung Mei-fan declined to hold a public hearing, allowing only 10 days for written submissions, and scheduled clause-by-clause scrutiny for next Friday (July 28).
Kelvin Yu Ming Yeung, chairman of the CUHK Alumni Senate and also a member of the University Council, sent an open letter to committee chairwoman Leung Mei-fan yesterday requesting a public hearing. At today’s meeting, several legislators opposed the request, including Tang Ka-piu of the Federation of Trade Unions, who was among those who proposed the private bill. He said reform of the CUHK Council was “quite politicised” and that a public hearing might become “more about criticising people and things one dislikes than examining whether the bill itself is appropriate”. Saying that this was “to protect CUHK”, he considered that a public hearing should not be held. New People’s Party member Lai Tung-kwok also supported written submissions, saying they would allow for more detailed views. Wong Yuk-fun said at the meeting that he did not agree with some legislators’ claim that receiving public views in written form was “rational”, saying that “a face-to-face public hearing would make things even more open and transparent for the public”.
《2023年香港中文大學（修訂）條例草案》委員會周五（7月21日）舉行首次會議，委員會主席梁美芬拒舉行公聽會，只安排10日接受書面意見，並安排在下周五（7月28日）進入逐條審議程序。
身兼校董的中大校友評議會主席楊于銘，昨日向委員會主席梁美芬發公開會，要求舉行公聽會。今日會上，多名議員對此表示反對，包括有份提出私人草案的工聯會鄧家彪，他指中大校董會改革「幾政治化」，公聽會或變成「對唔鍾意嘅人和事造批評多過就係睇呢個條文本身係咪合宜」，稱「為保護中大」，認為不宜舉行。新民黨黎棟國亦支持書面，認為能更詳細。會上汪玉歡則稱，不贊成部分議員指書面形式聽取公眾意見才是「理性」，認為「面對面的公聽會更比到公眾更加公開透明嘅」。
20 Jul 2023獨媒#8037
中大校友評議會主席去信立法會 促召開公聽會
Three Legislative Council members who also sit on the Chinese University of Hong Kong Council have proposed a private bill, and the relevant Bills Committee will hold its first meeting tomorrow (July 21). Before the bill was submitted, the CUHK Council had neither formally discussed nor passed it. Kelvin Yu Ming Yeung, who also serves on the Council and is chairman of the CUHK Alumni Council, today sent an open letter to committee chairwoman Leung Mei-fan, requesting that the Council’s views be taken into account when the bill is subsequently amended, and that a public hearing be held to allow stakeholders to express their views.
三名身兼中大校董的立法會議員提出私人草案，相關法案委員會將於明日（7月21日）召開首次會議。該草案在提交前，中大校董會未正式討論及通過。同樣身兼校董的中大校友評議會主席楊于銘，今日向委員會主席梁美芬發出公開信，要求稍後修訂《草案》時，需考慮校董會的意見，以及召開公聽會，讓持份者發表意見。
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