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Pro-establishment camp takes aim at universities again; Holden Chow: Worried funding new building would mean ‘letting the country down’; CUHK says land lease allows public access, plans amendments

建制派再狙擊大學　周浩鼎：憂撥款建新大樓「對唔住國家」　中大：地契允公眾進入　有意修改

The Legislative Council Public Works Subcommittee approved funding of about HK$2.5 billion for university projects, while lawmakers raised concerns about security at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. CUHK representatives said the university’s land lease allows members of the public to enter the campus, but the university also intends to amend the lease to strengthen security.

立法會工務小組通過約25億的大學工程撥款，議員關注中文大學保安問題。中大代表指出中大地契允許公眾人士進入校園，但指校方亦有意向修改地契以加強保安。

John Lee: Separate mechanism for intercepting communications in national security offences

李家超：涉國安罪有另一機制截取通訊

The Legislative Council’s Panel on Security held a meeting to discuss the annual report published by the Commissioner on Interception of Communications and Surveillance. Secretary for Security John Lee said that where offences endangering national security are involved, interception of communications and covert surveillance would be carried out under a separate mechanism operating alongside the existing Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance. He stressed that the police would also be subject to supervision and required to report to the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Lee also said that if law enforcement agencies believed intercepted material involved legal professional privilege, they would have to report to a panel judge beforehand and obtain authorisation to proceed, potentially subject to additional conditions. He added that if the person involved in the legal professional privilege was suspected of committing an offence, the law allowed communications to be intercepted.

立法會保安事務委員會召開會議，討論截取通訊及監察事務專員發表的周年報告。保安局局長李家超指若涉及危害國家安全罪行，截取通訊及秘密監察會由另一機制進行，與現行《截取通訊及監察條例》並行，強調警方亦受監督及須向國安委匯報。李家超又指，若執法機構相信截聽的資料涉及法律專業保密權，事前須向小組法官匯報及得到授權批准行動，可能會有附加條件。他續指，若涉及法律專業保密權人士是涉嫌犯法的人士，法律條文是容許截取通訊。

LegCo Appoints Patrick Hodge as CFA Non-Permanent Judge

LegCo appoints Patrick Hodge as a non-permanent judge of the CFA. The appointment will take effect from January 2021 for three years.

LegCo appoints Patrick Hodge as CFA's non-permanent judge. The appointment will take effect from Jan 2021 onwards for 3 years.

LegCo approves appointment of Lord Collins as overseas non-permanent judge of Court of Final Appeal

立會通過同意委任賀知義為終院海外非常任法官

The Legislative Council approved the appointment of Lord Collins as an overseas non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal. The proposed resolution was passed by a show of hands. The appointment will take effect in January next year following the enactment of legislation, and Lord Collins will serve a three-year term.

立法會通過同意委任賀知義勳爵為終審法院海外非常任法官，相關的擬議決議案以舉手形式通過。任命經立法將於明年1月生效，賀知義勳爵的任期將為3年。

District Officer ‘wall-pins’ council chair to bar discussion; commander and team also walk out

民政專員「壁咚」區會主席禁討論 同場加映指揮官拉隊走佬

The Kowloon City District Council met in the afternoon. The pro-democracy camp proposed that the election for the seventh-term Legislative Council be held as soon as possible and raised concerns about media searches, but both documents were disqualified by the District Office. Kowloon City District Officer Choi Man-kwan then ‘wall-pinned’ District Council chair Leong Sing Siu, barring discussion of content that did not comply with the District Councils Ordinance. The meeting also saw the acting Kowloon City commander lead his team out.

九龍城區議會下午開會，民主派提出要求盡快進行第七屆立法會選舉和關注傳媒查冊，但兩份文件均遭民政處DQ。九龍城民政事務專員蔡敏君更「壁咚」區議會主席蕭亮聲，禁止討論不符合《區議會條例》的內容，會議同場加映九龍城署理指揮官拉隊走佬。

Wan Chai District Council restores meeting venue’s official name; Home Affairs Department says it has no intention of changing it

灣仔區議會正名會議地點 民政處：無意更改

The meeting room of Sha Tin District Council was earlier suddenly renamed by the Home Affairs Department as the “Sha Tin Home Affairs Enquiry Centre Meeting Room”. At a full meeting this afternoon, Wan Chai District Council passed a motion to change the meeting venue listed in the agendas and minutes of the current term from the “Wan Chai Home Affairs Enquiry Centre District Council Meeting Room” to the “Wan Chai District Council Meeting Room”. The council secretary had said that “Wan Chai District Council Meeting Room” was an abbreviated name, and considered both wordings unobjectionable.

沙田區議會會議室早前突然遭民政處改名為「沙田民政事務處會議室」。灣仔區議會今午召開大會，通過把本屆的會議議程及紀錄上的會議地點由「灣仔民政事務處區議會會議室」更改為「灣仔區議會會議室」。區議會秘書一度指「灣仔區議會會議室」為簡稱，認為兩種寫法都沒有不妥。

Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung immediately disqualified: ‘We only feel honoured’

楊岳橋、郭榮鏗、郭家麒及梁繼昌遭即時DQ：只感到光榮

The four forcibly disqualified Legislative Council members—Civic Party members Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok and Kwok Ka-ki, and Kenneth Leung—met the press after the National People’s Congress Standing Committee and the HKSAR Government announced the “decision”. All said in their remarks that they felt honoured and repeatedly thanked Hong Kong people. Yeung said no one would know what the days ahead would be like, but said: “The four of us standing here can no longer serve Hong Kong people, but there will still be better Hong Kong people willing to step forward.”

四名被強行DQ的立法會議員，包括公民黨楊岳橋、郭榮鏗及郭家麒，和梁繼昌，在人大常委及特區政府公布「決定」後見記者。他們發言時均表示感到光榮，並多次感謝香港人，楊岳橋指無人會知道未來的日子如何，但稱「企喺度呢四個無法再服務香港人，仍然會有我哋更優秀的香港人願意挺身而出。」

Pan-democrats to submit resignation letters tomorrow, saying they must face a new political landscape and stand with disqualified lawmakers

民主派明交辭職信：要面對全新格局 與被DQ議員「齊上齊落」

The announcement was made at a press conference held after the HKSAR Government, in accordance with the NPC Standing Committee’s decision, disqualified Civic Party lawmakers Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Dennis Kwok Wing-hang, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong from the Legislative Council. The 19 pan-democratic Legislative Council members announced that they would submit their resignation letters tomorrow. Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai said the pan-democrats had to face a completely new situation but would continue to uphold their beliefs and find “a new path”. Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung said that even if he had to leave the legislature, “as Hong Kong people, we will not give up. Authoritarianism will not last forever, but we Hong Kong people will definitely continue the struggle to the end.”

特區政府按人大常委「決定」，取消公民黨楊岳橋、郭榮鏗、郭家麒，以及梁繼昌四名立法會議員資格後舉行記者會。19名民主派立法會議員宣布，將於明天交辭職信，民主黨主席胡志偉稱民主派要面對全新格局，但會繼續堅持信念，找出「新的道路」；民主黨許智峯則指，即使自己要離開議會，「但作為香港人，我哋就唔會放棄。專制不會千秋萬世，但我哋香港人絕對會抗爭到底。」

All Hong Kong democrats to quit after government ousts four lawmakers, leaving legislature with no effective opposition

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 government ousts four democratically elected lawmakers

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.