6 Nov 2025集誌社#7502
浸大清潔工｜莊臣認未警告便勸退不理想 「被辭職」英姐願復工
A cleaner at Hong Kong Baptist University was asked twice by contractor Johnson last month to sign a “voluntary resignation letter”. HKBU said earlier that it would deal firmly with any improper conduct by the contractor. Johnson met Ying, the worker involved, yesterday and said it had no intention of asking her to resign, but acknowledged that urging her to leave without warning was inappropriate and that communication needed to be strengthened. It also agreed to let Ying return to work. Ying said she was satisfied with the outcome of the meeting and had felt the company’s sincerity. She replied this morning that she intended to return to her original post at HKBU. The union representative assisting Ying welcomed Johnson’s admission of fault, but hoped HKBU would regularly arrange tripartite meetings between the university, the employer and employees, saying: “We hope to see HKBU take more responsibility.”
浸會大學一名清潔工上月被承辦商莊臣兩度要求簽署「自願離職信」，浸大日前稱若發現承辦商不當，必嚴正處理。莊臣昨約見事主英姐會面，表示無意要求英姐離職，但承認未警告便勸退是不理想、需加強溝通，亦願讓英姐復職。英姐表示滿意會面結果，亦感受到公司誠意，已於今早回覆有意返回浸大原有崗位工作。協助英姐的工會代表樂見莊臣承認過失，但盼浸大能定期安排校方與勞資雙方進行三方會談，「期望見到浸大有多啲承擔」。
4 Nov 2025社區二手店#7486
社區二手店結業
Guided by the principles of cherishing goods and protecting the environment, redistributing resources, and creating meaningful cooperative work, the community second-hand shop has served the Sham Shui Po community for 23 years and is now closing down as it reaches retirement. As a non-profit community economic project, it was able to continue operating for so long without regular funding only because of generous support from people across society. The hard work of the team was also crucial, including members who took on voluntary responsibilities because they shared its principles and a group of employed full-time staff. They worked together for many years, and many have now reached retirement age. In addition, the economic impact following the pandemic has made operations increasingly difficult in recent years, leaving the shop no choice but to decide to close. The shop again thanked local residents and friends from all sectors for their years of support, and wished everyone abundant lives in the future after cherishing resources and accumulating blessings in the past.
社區二手店本著「惜物環保、資源再分配及創造有意義的合作勞動」的理念，服務深水埗社區23年，終於到了退休結業的時候！
作為一個非牟利社區經濟項目，在長期沒有資助下能持續經營至今，全靠得到社會各界的慷慨支持。工作團隊的辛勤付出，更是關鍵。當中包括因理念認同而作出義務承擔的成員，一班受僱的專職人員，大家共同奮鬥多年，不少已屆退休之齡。加上面對疫情後的經濟打擊，近年來的經營愈趨困難，我們不得不作出結束的決定！
在此再一次感謝支持我們多年的社區街坊和各方好友，祝大家過去惜物積福，未來生活豐足！
31 Oct 2025集誌社#7468
浸大清潔工被辭職｜上司草擬「自願」離職信要求簽名 工會介入曾撤回解僱 復職後「加辛」變相逼走
Outsourced cleaners at Hong Kong Baptist University launched industrial action this August after Johnson took over as the new contractor, seeking more reasonable pay. Less than three months after the takeover, a cleaner was asked by his supervisor to sign a “voluntary resignation” letter, without any warning, on the grounds that there were stains in the area under his responsibility. After agreeing with the union to withdraw the dismissal, Johnson again asked the worker to resign. The worker criticised the company for coercing him to leave and going back on its word. The union also criticised the company’s inconsistent approach for undermining mutual trust and respect, and urged Johnson to explain itself and apologise.
In response to enquiries from The Collective, Johnson said it had immediately launched an internal investigation after learning of the incident. It would continue communicating with the worker to clarify the misunderstanding and seek a solution. HKBU said it had immediately asked the contractor to provide a detailed account and urged it to offer an appropriate solution to handle the matter properly.
浸會大學外判清潔，今年八月由新營辦商莊臣接手後，工人發起工潮爭取較合理薪酬。莊臣接手不足三個月，一名清潔工便在未有任何警告下，被主管以負責範圍有污跡為由，要求簽署「自願離職」信，莊臣在與工會協議撤回解僱決定後，再要求該工友離職。涉事工友批評，公司脅迫其離職、出爾反爾，工會亦批公司態度反覆無常，破壞雙方互信及尊重，促莊臣解釋和道歉。
《集誌社》向莊臣查詢，要求工友自願離職的原因、會否道歉，莊臣回覆指，得悉事件後即時展開內部調查，將與工友持續溝通，釐清誤會，尋求解決方案。浸大則表示，已立即要求承辦商詳細交待，及敦促提供合適方案妥善處理。
30 Oct 2025集誌社#7465
重用杯｜綠色和平向啟德體育園「出紅牌」 指七欖申用重用杯被拒 體育園：可降解紙杯減碳效果較佳
The first Hong Kong event of the National Games will be held on Friday (31st). On Thursday (30th), Greenpeace held up a red card outside Kai Tak Sports Park in protest, citing “reliable sources” as saying that an application to use reusable cups at the sports park for next year’s international rugby sevens tournament had been rejected. It said the sports park had rejected relevant applications from different organisers three times within a year, and that the sorting bins for “paper cups/paper cartons” previously placed at the Main Stadium had “disappeared” at the most recent major event. Greenpeace urged the sports park to implement a reusable cup system and “lead the Greater Bay Area” in promoting a green National Games.
全運會首場香港區賽事周五（31日）舉行，綠色和平今（30日）到啟德體育園外舉紅牌抗議，引述「可靠消息」指，國際七人欖球賽，申請明年在體育園使用重用杯被拒，指體育園一年內三度拒絕不同主辦方的相關申請，又指曾在主場館設置的「紙杯/紙盒」分類箱，在最近的大型賽事「失蹤」，促請園方落實使用重用杯系統，「引領灣區」推動綠色全運會。
10 Oct 2025集誌社#7415
重返橋咀島｜黃金周後清理垃圾 protect the 珊瑚宣傳如何？ 簡體字單張被棄
Last Wednesday, the first day of the mainland’s National Day Golden Week, environmental group Greenpeace visited Kiu Tsui Island in Sai Kung to observe the influx of mainland tourists. It counted more than 4,000 people arriving on the island that day, with some tourists camping illegally, lighting fires and cooking, littering, and even stepping on nearshore coral while snorkelling. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department had earlier led an interdepartmental team to the island to promote conservation to mainland tourists; television footage showed government staff telling visitors to “Protect the Coral.”
On the following day after Golden Week (the 9th), 《集誌社》 accompanied Greenpeace to the island and found only a small number of swimmers and snorkellers remaining. More than ten bags of rubbish still needed to be removed, while AFCD publicity leaflets had also been discarded on the beach. Haa Chun-kyun, Greenpeace’s ecotourism project officer, said the next extended holiday for tourists might be the Lunar New Year and urged the government to formulate ecotourism guidelines as soon as possible within the next five months. Otherwise, the situation would only become a passive one in which “the bureau does not legislate, and the department cleans up rubbish.”
上周三，內地「十一黃金周」的首日，環保團體「綠色和平」走進西貢橋咀島觀察陸客湧入情況，最終統計出當日有逾 4000 人登島，有旅客違例露營、生火煮食、亂拋垃圾；甚至浮潛期間踐踏近岸珊瑚等。漁農自然護理署一度率跨部門成員登島向陸客宣傳，被電視台攝得政府職員叮囑遊客「Protect the 珊瑚」的畫面。
黃金周後翌日（9日），《集誌社》跟隨綠色和平登島觀察，島上只剩下零星泳客、浮潛人士；仍有十數袋垃圾需要運走，漁護署宣傳單張亦被棄於灘上。綠色和平生態旅遊項目主任夏淳權說，下一個旅遊長假期或在農曆新年，促政府在未來五個月內，盡快制定生態旅遊準則，否則只會淪為「局方唔立法，署方執垃圾」的被動局面。
8 Oct 2025獨媒#7401
加沙戰爭兩周年 反戰人士遊行倡解放巴勒斯坦
Yesterday (October 7), the second anniversary of the Gaza war, Hong Kong anti-war activists marched in Tsim Sha Tsui, chanting slogans including “End the blockade, end the occupation, end oppression”, “Stop the genocide”, “Down with Zionism, long live the liberation of Palestine”, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, and “From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime”. They read out a statement after arriving at the Tsim Sha Tsui ferry pier, demanding that Israel cease fire, lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip, end its occupation of Palestinian land, recognise Palestinian refugees’ right of return, and release the abducted Steadfast Flotilla activists. They also observed a moment of silence for Gaza civilians who had died in the war.
昨天（10月7日）為加沙戰爭兩周年，有香港反戰人士於尖沙咀遊行，期間高呼「結束封鎖，結束佔領，結束壓迫」、「停止種族滅絕」、「打倒猶太復國主義，巴勒斯坦解放萬歲」、「From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free」、「From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime」等口號。他們抵達尖沙咀碼頭宣讀聲明，要求以色列停火、解除對加沙走廊的封鎖、停止佔領巴勒斯坦土地、承認巴勒斯坦難民回歸權、以及釋放被綁架的堅毅船隊活躍分子，亦默哀悼念因戰爭而離世的加沙平民。
4 Oct 2025集誌社#7392
10.1 黃金周｜綠色和平指逾四千人登橋咀島 珊瑚被踐踏 記者直擊 露營家庭島上煮食 裝備棄島上
The government has in recent years promoted the slogan “Travel Everywhere”, with attractions including the UNESCO Global Geopark and Sharp Island, about a 10-plus-minute boat ride from Sai Kung Pier. During the National Day holiday, Greenpeace estimated that more than 4,000 people visited the island that day. Some visitors dug up coastal organisms, trampled coral, discarded rubbish, and illegally lit fires for cooking.
A 《集誌社》 reporter visited the island today (the 4th) and observed a family of 10 mainland visitors camping there. Before the No. 3 typhoon signal was raised in the afternoon, they ate the instant noodles and luncheon meat they had cooked on the beach, and put up a cardboard sign reading “Diving equipment for transfer”. They were ultimately unable to sell all the equipment, leaving behind two boxes of equipment and rubbish, including a ground mat, plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, towels and beach shoes. A member of the public who regularly dives around Sharp Island and collects rubbish from the seabed said they observed trampled coral while diving today, and believed the authorities needed to step up education for visitors to “pick up their own rubbish”.
The Environment and Ecology Bureau said it strongly urged everyone to “take their own rubbish away” when going on outings, and not to disturb or harm wild animals and plants.
政府近年大推「無處不旅遊」，熱點包括聯合國教科文組織世界地質公園、西貢碼頭對約十多分鐘船程的橋咀島。適逢十一長假期，綠色和平在當日估計，全日有逾 4000 人登島，有遊客挖掘海岸生物、踐踏珊瑚、隨處棄置垃圾，及違法生火煮食等。
《集誌社》記者今（4日）日登島觀察，有內地旅客一家十口在島上露營，臨近下午掛三號風球前，他們又吃掉在海灘上煮食的公仔麵和午餐肉，在海灘上掛起「轉讓潛水裝備」字眼的紙皮。最終，他們未能全數賣出裝備，在島上留下兩箱裝備和垃圾，包括地蓆、膠樽、紙箱、毛巾及海攤鞋等。有經常到橋咀島潛水和海底執垃圾的市民說，今天下水觀察到有珊瑚被踐踏，認為當局有必要加強教育遊客「自己垃圾自己執」。
環境及生態局回應指，強烈呼籲所有人士郊遊時，「自己垃圾、自己帶走」、切勿騷擾或傷害野生動植物。
19 Sept 2025am730#7335
民建聯發布《講好中國及香港故事3.0》倡議書 指支持「無處不抗戰」
The Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong today released the “Understanding National Development and Telling China and Chinese Hong Kong’s Story 3.0” initiative. It includes encouraging local television stations to work with mainland counterparts to produce more cultural programmes and developing “red tourism” routes in Hong Kong. The initiative aims to strengthen national identity among Hong Kong residents, particularly young people, help Hong Kong better integrate into the country’s overall development, and tell China’s and Hong Kong’s stories to the world.
Legislative Council member Leung Hei cited cultural programmes co-produced by local television stations and mainland counterparts, such as “No Poverty Land” and “Infinity and Beyond”, which have been widely popular. He encouraged greater production of such programmes in the future to help residents gain a deeper understanding of the country’s conditions. He also proposed strengthening cooperation with China Central Television to introduce more free CCTV channels, and establishing more official platforms on Douyin and Xiaohongshu to explain national policies, refute false information, and promote mainstream values centred on patriotism and love for Hong Kong.
民建聯今日發布《認識國家發展，講好中國及中國香港故事3.0》倡議書，包括鼓勵本地電視台與內地合作製作更多人文節目、建設本港「紅色旅遊」路線等。倡議旨在推動香港市民尤其是青少年增強國家認同，助力香港更好融入國家發展大局，向世界講好中國與香港故事。
立法會議員梁熙列舉部分本地電視台與內地合作製作的人文節目，如《無窮之路》、《聲生不息》等廣受歡迎，鼓勵日後加強這類節目製作，令市民深入了解國情。另外，他建議加強與中央電視台合作，引入更多免費央視頻道；並應多在「抖音」、「小紅書」等設立官方平台解說國策，駁斥假資訊，弘揚以愛國愛港為核心的主流價值觀。
16 Sept 2025明報#7312
民主思路稱定位非政黨 改名「民思研究所」避誤解
Path of Democracy, established in 2015, was renamed the Minds Policy Research Institute with effect from today. Its convener and Executive Council member Ronny Tong Ka-wah announced yesterday that the name Path of Democracy had led society to misunderstand its positioning and stance, with “many people thinking it was a political party”. He said the renaming clarified that its main focus was policy research, but the institute would not stop its members from standing in the Legislative Council election at the end of the year. Tong will henceforth be known as the institute’s director. He denied deliberately avoiding the word “democracy”, but acknowledged that the term had led people to believe that the organisation had a political inclination.
Tong Ka-wah said the organisation had never “sent people to stand for election” and did not oppose members standing: In the District Council election two years ago, only one member of Path of Democracy obtained sufficient nominations to stand, but was ultimately defeated. Tong revealed in March this year that some members wanted to stand in the Legislative Council election. Asked whether the renaming was related to the difficulty of entering the race in the District Council election, Tong said the think tank’s main work was research. He stressed that it had never “sent people to stand for election”, but would not oppose members standing or mentioning their organisation in connection with their political affiliations. If a member asked him to help canvass votes, he would consider it. In the previous Legislative Council election, Path of Democracy worked with Neo Democrats to promote election-related work. Asked whether it had changed course, Tong reiterated that it had never sent anyone to stand for election, but had passively learned that members were standing, and that it had not received any invitation from a political party to form an alliance.
2015年成立的「民主思路」即日起改名「民思政策研究所」。民主思路召集人、行政會議成員湯家驊昨日宣布，由於「民主思路」名稱令社會誤解其定位及立場，「很多人以為是政黨」，因此「正名」，以示研究政策的工作重心，但不會阻止成員出戰年底立法會選舉，而湯則改稱為研究所長。他否認刻意避開「民主」二字，但承認相關字眼曾令人以為他們有政治傾向。
湯家驊：不曾「派人參選」 不反對成員參選
前年區議會選舉，民主思路僅一人獲足夠提名入閘，最後落選，而湯家驊今年3月曾透露有成員欲出戰立法會選舉。被問到改名與區選難入閘有否關係，湯家驊說智庫主要工作是研究，強調不曾「派人參選」，但不會反對成員參選或在政治聯繫提及其組織，若有成員要求他協助拉票，他會考慮。上屆立法會選舉，民主思路與新思維合作推動選舉工作，被問到是否改變路線，湯重申從未派人參選，而是被動獲知有成員參選，目前也沒有收到任何政黨邀請結盟。
16 Sept 2025集誌社#7317
外勞檢討｜勞權監察研究：逾 2.9 萬外勞抵港 失業大軍增 3.26 萬人 已出現「擠出效應」
Since the government introduced the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme and relaxed application requirements in September 2023, a study by the Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor has found that more than 29,000 foreign workers have arrived in Hong Kong. Over the past two years, Hong Kong’s unemployment rate rose from 2.9% two years ago to 3.7% in May–July this year, with the number of unemployed people increasing by 32,600. The Labour Rights Monitor said industries that have imported more foreign workers correspond to those with more serious unemployment, including catering, retail and construction, indicating that a “crowding-out effect” has emerged, with foreign workers replacing jobs previously performed by local workers. It called for a public consultation to be relaunched after halting the expansion of the foreign labour importation scheme.
政府自 2023 年 9 月推行補充勞工優化計劃，放寬申請後，香港勞權監察的研究發現，至今有逾 2.9 萬外勞已抵港，這兩年間，香港的失業率，由兩年前的 2.9%，增至今年五至七月的 3.7%，失業大軍增 3.26 萬人。勞權監察分析，輸入外勞較多的行業，跟失業較嚴重的行業吻合，如飲食、零售及建造等行業，反映輸入外勞已出現「擠出效應」，取替了原本由本地工人從事的職位，呼籲停止擴大輸入外勞計劃後，重啟公眾諮詢。
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