6 Nov 2025科大編委#7494
科大編委放映會 食環署指收投訴上門巡查
HKUST editorial board held its annual film screening tonight. On the day, a university department notified it that Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) staff would conduct an inspection before the screening. At about 6 p.m., FEHD staff arrived outside the venue with university department staff, saying they had received a complaint that editorial board was holding a screening possibly open to the public without applying for an entertainment licence, and asked editorial board members to produce film authorisation documents.
FEHD said it had also viewed editorial board’s social media and noted that its screening poster and event registration stated that the event was open only to HKUST students and staff. It reiterated that the visit was a routine inspection and reminded editorial board members to ensure that those admitted were HKUST students and staff. FEHD staff subsequently entered the screening to film it and then left the venue.
Ng Ho-wai, editor-in-chief of the Editorial Board, said he was deeply disappointed by what he described as an unreasonable complaint. He said the screening was intended to provide an activity for HKUST students generally, and that the complaint was simply an “unfortunate mishap” and “baseless nonsense”. He pledged that the Editorial Board would continue, within the legal framework, to provide students with quality and diverse activities to enhance their critical-thinking skills.
Student Union president Lee Chun-yin said the screening was an ordinary activity, stressing that it was open and complied with Hong Kong law. He hoped that students attending the screening would reflect on the position of the media in Hong Kong and learn to assess the impact of news on society.
Under the Public Amusements Ordinance (Chapter 172 of the Laws of Hong Kong), “public entertainment” means any entertainment to which the public is admitted, including screenings, concerts and lectures, regardless of whether an admission fee is charged. No person may operate or use any place of public entertainment without a public entertainment licence. Offenders are liable to a fine and imprisonment for six months.
科大編委今晚舉行一年一度的電影放映會，在當日接獲學校部門通知指將有食環處職員於放映會前巡查。食環處職員於當日約六時與學校部門職員一同到達放映會場地外，並指接獲投訴指編委有放映活動疑對公眾開放，並未有申請娛樂牌照，要求編委成員出示電影授權許可。
食環處指亦瀏覽過編委的社交媒體，留意到編委的放映會海報及活動報名有寫只向科大學生職員開放，重申今次只是循例巡視，並叮囑編委成員需確保入場的是科大學生及職員。其後食環處職員進入放映會拍攝，其後離開現場。
編輯委員會總編輯吳浩瑋表示對被無理投訴深感遺憾。他指放映原意是為廣大科大學生提供活動，被投訴純屬『無妄之災』 『無稽之談』並承諾編輯委員會將繼續在法例框架下為學生提供優質以及多元的活動，以提升學生的思辨能力。
學生會會長李俊諺則回應指，放映會只是平常的活動，強調活動公開及符合香港法例，並希望參與放映會的同學能夠反思傳媒於香港的地位，能夠學識判斷新聞對社會的影響。
根據香港法例第172章《公眾娛樂場所條例》公眾娛樂 (public entertainment)指讓公眾入場的任何娛樂，娛樂包括放映會、音樂會、演講等，不論是否收取入場費，任何人沒有獲得公眾娛樂牌照，不得經營或使用任何公眾娛樂場所。違者將被罰款及監禁六個月。
3 Nov 2025明報#7483
羅湖、蓮塘、福田、文錦渡及港珠澳大橋等內地口岸周三起可應用「刷臉」通關
The National Immigration Administration announced a series of new measures concerning talent endorsements and entry and exit arrangements for Hong Kong and Macao. Smart clearance using facial recognition will be rolled out at ports including Huanggang, Luohu, Liantang, Futian and Man Kam To in Shenzhen, as well as Hengqin in Zhuhai and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The entry ports covered by the 240-hour transit visa-free policy will also include the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link.
內地出入境管理局公布一系列涉及港澳的人才簽注及出入境新措施。其中「刷臉」智能通關將於深圳皇崗、羅湖、蓮塘、福田、文錦渡，珠海橫琴、港珠澳大橋等口岸推廣應用；240小時過境免簽政策適用入境口岸亦將涵蓋港珠澳大橋、廣深港高鐵西九龍站等口岸。
30 Oct 2025明報#7463
鄧炳強指許智峯勸不投票「做法惡毒」 轉載相關信息亦有機會違法
Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Tuesday that urging people not to vote or to cast blank ballots, colluding with foreign forces to manipulate or influence elections, and having any seditious intent are illegal. After attending an event today (the 30th), he raised the issue of wanted former Legislative Council member Ted Hui urging people online not to vote, describing the move as “vicious”. He reiterated that such conduct, or reposting related information, could violate the Election Ordinance and the National Security Law. Asked why the National Security Department and police had made arrests and brought charges in “anti-extradition” cases six years later, Tang said that regardless of how long the people involved had been away, they could be arrested and charged once sufficient evidence had been obtained, and that there was no time limit.
Tang said Hui “tells others to charge while he himself gets away”, and had been wanted for allegedly violating the National Security Law and the Election Ordinance. He described Hui’s continued online calls for people not to vote as “extremely vicious”, saying: “You broke the law yourself and are wanted—that is your business. You still want others to break the law like you.” He condemned the conduct and called on members of the public not to repost the relevant material, saying this could violate the Election Ordinance and, because it involved collusion with foreign forces in an attempt to influence or manipulate elections, the National Security Law.
Asked why the National Security Department or police had needed six years to investigate the recent new “anti-extradition” cases, and whether the authorities had waited until the verdict in the “92-signature” case before taking enforcement action, Tang said only: “If you have broken the law, particularly in cases involving threats to national security or incitement to violence, no matter how long you have absconded or been away, once we have sufficient evidence, we will arrest you.” He said the relevant cases were not subject to any time limit.
保安局長鄧炳強周二表示勸人不投票或投白票、勾結外國勢力從而操縱並影響選舉、及有任何煽動意圖屬違法。他今日（30日）在出席一個活動後，主動提到正被通緝的前立法會議員許智峯在網上勸人不投票，指做法「惡毒」，重申上述行為或轉載相關信息有機會違反《選舉條例》及《國安法》。他又被問到為何國安處及警方為何時隔6年再就「反修例」案件作出拘捕及落案起訴，鄧炳強僅稱不論涉案人士離開了多久，只要掌握到足夠證據就能作拘捕及起訴，並無時限。
鄧炳強指許智峯「叫人衝，自己鬆」，曾因違反國安法及《選舉條例》被通緝，認為其近日繼續在網上勸人不要投票一舉「非常惡毒」，稱「你自己違法被人通緝，是你的事，你還想別人跟你一樣犯法。」他予以譴責，並呼籲市民不要轉載相關媒體，指此舉或會違反《選舉條例》，以及因涉及勾結外國勢力從而希望影響或操控選舉，違反國安法。
他被問到為何國安處或警方需時6年調查近日的「反修例」新案、以及當局是否待「九十二籤」案裁決後才執法。鄧炳強僅稱「你違了法，特別是危害國家安全或者（涉及）一些煽動暴力的案件，無論你潛逃了多久、離開了多久，只要我們掌握到足夠證據，就會將你拘捕」，指相關案件並無時限。
29 Oct 2025明報#7458
李家超函公僕：投票體現效忠特區宣誓 湯家驊信個人選擇不違《守則》 工會：一如既往籲投票
The nomination period for the Legislative Council election is under way. Chief Executive John Lee wrote to civil servants yesterday, urging them to “set an example” by supporting the election. He said voting was a civic responsibility, a “concrete way of demonstrating the oath to uphold the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”, and “practical action embodying the principles of the Code for Civil Servants”. Asked whether civil servants who did not vote would breach the content of their oath or the Code, Senior Counsel and Executive Council member Ronny Tong said voting was a personal choice. He did not believe it involved betraying the country or the HKSAR, was not concerned that the letter constituted pressure to vote, and believed civil servants understood that its purpose was simply to urge them to vote.
This was the first time since taking office that John Lee had written to civil servants about an election. The letter was more than 1,100 Chinese characters long. It said that, on the fundamental premise of upholding the Basic Law, civil servants should take concrete action by voting to support the Legislative Council election. Citing the Code for Civil Servants, it also said civil servants had a duty to uphold the Constitution and the Basic Law and give full support to the Chief Executive and principal officials, and that voting was an action demonstrating the principles of the Code and support for the HKSAR Government’s administration.
立法會換屆選舉提名期正展開，特首李家超昨日致函公務員，呼籲公務員「以身作則」支持選舉，提到投票是公民責任，是「體現擁護《基本法》、效忠香港特區的宣誓聲明的具體方式」，亦是「體現《公務員守則》的理念的實際行動」。被問到若公務員不投票會否違反宣誓內容或《守則》，資深大律師、行會成員湯家驊說，投票是個人選擇，不相信涉及背叛國家或特區，不擔心構成投票壓力，相信公務員明白致函原意僅呼籲投票。
李家超上任後首次就選舉事宜向公務員發信，信長逾1100字，當中提到公務員在擁護《基本法》的大前提下，應以實際行動，投票支持立法會選舉；並引述《公務員守則》，指公務員有責任擁護《憲法》及《基本法》，全力支持特首及主要官員，投票是彰顯《守則》理念，支持特區施政的行動體現。
27 Oct 2025法庭線#7455
同志替代框架暫緩期屆滿 政府：研究循行政措施解決 學者：政府不設框架或續違人權法
In response to the Sham Tsz Kit case, the government earlier proposed the Same-sex Partnership Registration Bill. After the bill was rejected by the Legislative Council in September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the authorities would study using administrative measures to protect the rights of same-sex couples. As the two-year suspension period set by the Court of Final Appeal in 2023 expired on Monday (27th), no progress has yet been seen.
The Deputy Dean of the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, Simon Ngai Man Young, said that if the government did not apply to extend the suspension period, it would continue to breach Article 14 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights before a suitable alternative framework was established, and might also breach the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at the international level. He noted, however, that the court’s judgment was declaratory only and carried no other consequences.
Yang also said administrative measures could provide some protection, but questioned whether they could offer sufficient safeguards while the law remained unchanged. The Marriage Equality Association likewise said that legislation would still be needed in the long term to address legal recognition, and hoped the government would continue engaging with stakeholders and restart the legislative process at an appropriate time after the Legislative Council election.
政府早前因應「岑子杰案」提出《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，9 月遭立法會否決後，特首李家超指局方將研究循「行政措施」保障同性伴侶的權利。隨著終院於 2023 年定下的兩年暫緩期於周一（27 日）屆滿，暫未見有進展。
港大法律學院副院長楊艾文指，若政府不申請延長暫緩期，在尚未設立合適的替代框架之前，都會繼續違反《人權法案》第 14 條，在國際層面亦可能違反《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》。但他指出，法庭判決僅屬宣告 沒有其他後果。
楊又認為，行政措施可提供一定保護，但質疑在法例不變下，這些措施能否提供充分保障。婚姻平權協會亦認為，長遠仍需透過立法處理法律承認的問題，盼政府繼續與持分者交流，在立法會選舉後，適時重啟立法程序。
20 Oct 2025集誌社#7440
公僕水患｜鑫鼎鑫文件「樂百氏」變「百氏」 物流署助「釐清」 屢違約不退貨 審計署指需確認有否人為失誤 財庫局：紀律調查
The Government Logistics Department purchased bottled water worth HK$52.9 million from Xin Ding Xin Trading and was duped into receiving counterfeit water. After completing an audit, the Audit Commission said it was necessary to ascertain whether human error was involved in at least four matters. During the tender process, the Logistics Department had discovered that the manufacturer’s company seal provided by Xin Ding Xin read “Baishi” rather than “Robust”. The department only asked Xin Ding Xin to “clarify” the matter, after which the company “corrected” it. The Audit Commission said this was clearly a sign of fraud, and that the Logistics Department had fallen short by neither contacting Robust for verification nor reporting the matter to law enforcement agencies. In addition, Xin Ding Xin repeatedly breached the contract, with more than 20 bureaux and departments having lodged complaints, but the Logistics Department “never returned the goods”. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said it had invited Administrative Officer Staff Grade A1 Alice Yim Lau to conduct a disciplinary investigation into the human lapses identified in the Audit Commission’s recommendations.
政府物流服務署以 5290 萬元向鑫鼎鑫商貿買樽裝水，被呃得到冒牌水，審計署完成審核，指最少在四事宜需確認有否人為失誤，包括招標時，物流署曾揭發，鑫鼎鑫提供製造商公司印章為「百氏」而非「樂百氏」，物流署只向鑫鼎鑫「釐清」，對方其後「改正」。審計署認為，這明顯是詐騙跡象，物流署沒聯絡樂百氏核實，也沒向執法部門舉報，有所不足。此外，鑫鼎鑫屢次違約，逾 20 政策局及部門曾投訴，但物流署「從不退貨」。財經事務及庫務局表示，已邀請首長級甲一級政務官劉焱，就審計署建議書內點出的人為疏漏，進行紀律調查。
14 Oct 2025集誌社#7425
簡約公屋「減料」｜組裝合成屋涉剪螺絲、漏水 特首：手工問題
Public housing projects using Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) have recently been embroiled in issues involving screws being cut short and water seepage in newly occupied units. Asked today (14th) whether rushing construction had led to problems with quality supervision, Chief Executive John Lee stressed that “Modular Integrated Construction is safe”, reiterating that it was a “workmanship issue during construction”. He urged contractors to strengthen supervision, and said the Government had set up an investigation team to identify the causes and would pursue the contractors’ responsibility.
採用「組裝合成」(MiC) 的公營房屋工程近日捲入螺絲被剪短、新入伙單位滲水問題。行政長官李家超今（14日）被問及是否趕工令品質監督出問題時，強調「組裝合成係安全嘅」，重申是「施工方面嘅手工問題」，要求承建商加強監督，又指政府已成立調查隊查找原因、會追究承建商責任。
9 Oct 2025明報#7404
兩機構平安卡考試出事 罰停課半年 街工導師泄題 婦女中心協會監考未盡責
The Labour Department announced yesterday that the Neighbourhood and Workers’ Service Centre and The Association for the Women’s Centre Limited had breached the approval conditions for the Mandatory Basic Safety Training Course (Construction Work), commonly known as the Safety Card course. The department suspended recognition of both organisations to run Safety Card courses for six months. A tutor at the former disclosed all the examination questions and answer choices to students before the examination, while the latter failed to properly supervise the examination, with some students discussing answers with one another.
勞工處昨公布，街坊工友服務處及香港婦女中心協會有限公司違反「強制性基本安全訓練課程（建築工程）」（俗稱平安卡課程）批核條件，暫停兩機構舉辦平安卡課程認可6個月。其中前者有導師於考試前向學員披露試卷所有試題及可供選擇答案，後者則有導師監考時未發現部分學員互相討論答案。
勞工處指出，街工舉辦的平安卡課程中，有導師於考試前向學員披露試卷所有試題及可供選擇答案，同時容許未符指定出席率的學員參與考試。而婦女中心協會的課程，考試期間沒確保監考員在試場監考，更有導師沒恰當監考，未發現部分學員互相討論答案。
8 Oct 2025集誌社#7402
垃圾收費｜埋單最少花 2.64 億元 拒公開指定袋合約金、銷售開支：涉商業資料未能透露
The Environment and Ecology Bureau announced at the end of last month that waste charging would “continue to be suspended”. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said that understanding public sentiment demonstrated that the authorities were “doing their utmost to discharge their responsibilities”. Over the past four years, the government has spent at least $264 million promoting the policy. The Collective had earlier asked the government about expenditure on designated bags, designated labels and sales. The bureau replied that the matter had been handled in accordance with the contract terms and procedures, but details could not be disclosed because they “involved the commercial information of individual suppliers”. As for the 170 million designated bags, whose production cost was about $74 million, the authorities also did not disclose how many had been distributed or the current inventory, saying only that they were used for publicity and education and provided for use by government departments.
環境及生態局上月底公布「繼續暫緩」垃圾收費，局長謝展寰說掌握民情體現了當局「盡力履行責任」。過去四年，政府花費最少 2.64 億元推動政策，《集誌社》早前追問政府有關指定袋、指定標籤、銷售等開支數目；局方回覆指已據合約條款和程序處理，但由於「涉及個別供應商商業資料」未能透露詳情。至於生產成本約 7400 萬元的 1.7 億個指定袋，已派多少個、目前庫存為何？當局亦未透露數字，僅稱用於宣傳教育、提供予政府部門等使用。
6 Oct 2025集誌社#7393
10.1 黃金周｜橋咀島生態受創 政府指情況已回復正常
During the Oct. 1 Golden Week, large numbers of visitors flocked to Kiu Tsui Island in Sai Kung. Some trampled on coral, lit fires for cooking and dug for marine produce along the shore, damaging the geopark’s ecosystem. The Environment and Ecology Bureau said on Facebook yesterday (5 October) that it would conduct joint operations with the police and others until the end of the Golden Week, stating that “the situation at Kiu Tsui Chau has returned to normal”.
十一黃金周，西貢橋咀島有大量遊客湧至，有人踐踏珊瑚、有人生火煮食、有人在岸邊挖海產，令地質公園生態受創。環境及生態局昨（5日）在 FB 表示，會跟警方等有聯合行動至黃金周結束，指「橋咀洲情況已回復正常」。
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