25 Nov 2024RFA#4288
李家超率商界考察團赴大灣區 長和系與李澤楷齊缺席
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led a Hong Kong business delegation on a three-day visit to five cities in the Greater Bay Area. About 80 members posed for a group photograph in Guangzhou, including more than 60 business leaders, representatives of conglomerates and chambers of commerce, with the remainder being government officials. As when Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, expressed the central government’s views to the business community in Shenzhen earlier this month, no representatives of the CK Hutchison group were seen. Richard Li Tzar-kai, chairman of Pacific Century Group, who attended Xia’s symposium, was also not seen in the group photograph this time.
All the other property developers sent second- or third-generation representatives. Li Ka-kit, the eldest son of Henderson Land Development chairman Li Shau-kee and an executive director, stood in the middle of the front row next to John Lee. Sun Hung Kai Properties was represented by executive director Kwok Kai-fai, the son of Kwok Ping-sheung. New World Development, which had just been removed as a Hang Seng Index constituent, was represented by executive director Cheng Chi-wai, the daughter of Cheng Kar-shun. SINO Land was represented by vice-chairman Wong Wing-kwong, the son of Wong Chee-siong. Banking representatives included HSBC chairman Peter Wong Tung-shun and Bank of East Asia co-chief executive Adrian Li Man-kin.
行政長官李家超率領香港商界考察團到訪大灣區，3日行程到訪5個城市。全團約80人在廣州大合照，當中逾60人是商界領袖、財團和商會代表，其餘為政府官員。與月初港澳辦主任夏寶龍在深圳向商界表達中央看法時一樣，未見長和系代表的蹤影。有出席夏寶龍座談會的盈科拓展主席李澤楷，今次亦未見在合照中出現。
其他地產商均派二代、三代出席。恒基地產李兆基的長子、執行董事李家傑站在前排中間、李家超旁邊。新鴻基地產由郭炳江之子、執行董事郭基煇代表。剛被剔出恒生指數成份股的新世界集團，則由鄭家純女兒、執行董事鄭志雯出席。信和置業由黃志祥之子、副主席黃永光代表。銀行界有滙豐銀行主席王冬勝、東亞銀行聯席行政總裁李民斌等。
24 Nov 2024RFA#4284
京官重新定義「港人治港」指中央也要治港 評論：最終架空《基本法》
Zhang Yong, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, spoke in Hong Kong on Sunday (24th), redefining “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong” under “one country, two systems”. He said the phrase does not mean that Hong Kong is governed entirely by Hong Kong people, but that the central government also governs Hong Kong. Macau’s earlier “election” of mainlander Sam Hou Fai as chief executive has been viewed as an example of rule by mainland officials in Macau and the replacement of local governance with direct mainland administration, prompting comparisons of “Macau today, Hong Kong tomorrow”. Commentators believe this shows that those governing Hong Kong in future may not necessarily be Hong Kong people. Beijing will ultimately seek to hollow out the Basic Law and make the Chinese Constitution paramount.
“Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong” was proposed by the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. It meant that after the handover, the executive and legislative bodies would be made up of Hong Kong people, rather than mainland personnel appointed by the Central People’s Government, and that the central government would not directly interfere in Hong Kong’s day-to-day affairs. However, when Zhang Yong attended a National Constitution Day seminar on Sunday (24th), he offered a new interpretation of “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong”.
全國人大法工委副主任張勇周日（24日）在香港演講，重新定義一國兩制中的「港人治港」。原來「港人治港」 並不完全由港人治理，而是中央也要治港。澳門早前「選出」內地人岑浩輝出任特首，被視為是京人治澳、改土歸流的示範，令人聯想到「今日澳門，明日香港」。評論認為，這顯示以後治理香港的人，未必需要是港人。北京最終要架空《基本法》，以中國憲法為大。
「港人治港」由已故中國領導人鄧小平提出，指的是回歸後，行政機關和立法機關由香港人組成，而非由中央人民政府派內地人員出任，中央政府不會直接干預香港的日常事務。然而，全國人大法工委副主任張勇周日（24日）出席國家憲法日講座時，就重新演繹了「港人治港」。
13 Nov 2024Cable#4229
民主黨下月改選中委會 羅健熙稱將競逐連任 指多名中委受滋擾
The Democratic Party will re-elect its Central Committee on the first of next month. Chairman Lo Kin-hei said he would seek re-election, and that six or seven people had so far registered to stand for the Central Committee. He also said that several incumbent Central Committee members, as well as their families and companies, had received harassing messages.
Lo Kin-hei said: “They might be emails, letters or some expressions of concern and greetings on WhatsApp. I would describe the situation as somewhat similar to the earlier Hong Kong Journalists Association incident, although there was more in that case, with their personal safety being threatened. We don’t have that aspect. It’s just that they say things such as, ‘You have an employee who is a core member of the Democratic Party, anti-China and bent on destabilising Hong Kong,’ and, ‘Your son does many good deeds.’”
民主黨下月1日改選中委會，主席羅健熙稱將競逐連任，暫時有6至7人報名參選中委會。又指多名現屆中委，以至他們的家人和公司收到滋擾訊息。
羅健熙：「可能是電郵、信件、WhatsApp的一些關心和問候，我形容情況跟之前記協事件是有點相似，但是記協會有多一點，是人身安全受到威脅，他們一些情況但是我們在這部分就沒有。只是說你有位職員，民主黨核心成員反中亂港此類，你兒子好事多為。」
22 Oct 2024明報#4165
終院非常任法官包致金鄧楨延任3年
The Judiciary announced that the terms of Court of Final Appeal local non-permanent judges Kemal Bokhary and Robert Ching Tang had been extended by three years, with their latest terms running until October 2027. The number of local non-permanent judges remains at four. The CFA also has six overseas non-permanent judges from the United Kingdom and Australia.
Neither has taken part in National Security Law cases. Records show that the number of cases in which the 76-year-old Bokhary has been assigned to sit as a non-permanent judge has fallen substantially in recent years. According to the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII), his name appeared in three judgments last year, but not in any judgments involving cases in which he participated this year. Since the National Security Law for Hong Kong took effect in 2020, Justice Bokhary and Robert Ching Tang have not taken part in cases related to the law.
司法機構公布，終審法院本地非常任法官包致金及鄧楨獲續任3年，最新任期至2027年10月，本地非常任法官人數維持在4人。終院另有6名來自英國及澳洲的海外非常任法官。
均未參與過國安法案件
翻查資料，現年76歲的包致金近年以非常任法官分配參與審理案件數目已大幅減少，根據香港法律資訊中心（HKLII）資料，其名字去年見於3份判辭，今年則未見有他參與的案件判辭。2020年港區國安法生效起，包官及鄧官未參與過國安法相關案件。
16 Oct 2024獨媒#4143
【施政報告】民主黨約見政府提建議被拒 羅健熙指陳國基回覆稱「事忙」
The Government issued a new Policy Address. Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei said he had earlier sought a meeting with Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-ki to present proposals, but was once again turned down on the grounds that Chan was busy: “The reply was that he was busy with affairs.” Lo said the Government should introduce reforms, including changes to the electoral system, so that members of the public could “feel” the impact and pay attention to what was happening around them. He said he was disappointed that the Policy Address made no mention of political reform.
Under the “improving” electoral system and the principle of patriots administering Hong Kong, only the pro-establishment camp remains in the Legislative Council. The League of Social Democrats petitioned outside the Government Headquarters this morning, while the other pro-democracy party, the Democratic Party, held a press conference in the afternoon in response. Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei attended, along with central committee members Winfield Chong Wing-fai, Stanley Wing Fai Ng and Chun Yin (1984) Hon.
政府發表新一份《施政報告》，民主黨主席羅健熙表示早前曾就提出的建議約見政務司司長陳國基，但一如以往遭對方以事忙為由拒絕：「得到回覆係佢都係事忙。」羅健熙又表示，政府應透過改變選舉制度等措施作改革，才能令市民「有感」及留意周遭發生的事，對《施政報告》沒有在政治改革作任何著墨感到失望。
在「完善」選舉制度及愛國者治港下，立法會只餘下建制派。社民連今早到政府總部外請願，另一民主派政黨民主黨下午則舉行記者會回應，除了主席羅健熙，中委莊榮輝、吳永輝及韓俊賢都有出席。
16 Oct 2024yahoo#4152
施政報告 2024｜被問會否推動政改普選 李家超：已完善選舉制度、問題已解決｜Yahoo
【Yahoo News report】Chief Executive John Lee delivered his third Policy Address since taking office today (the 16th), which did not mention political reform. Asked at a press conference in the afternoon whether political reform and the implementation of universal suffrage were on the government’s agenda during its term, Lee said the government had improved the electoral system and district governance, and that it now had to ensure their smooth implementation. He told reporters that “the relevant issue has been resolved” and “will not pose a problem for the current-term government.”
【Yahoo 新聞報道】行政長官李家超今日（16日）發表任內第三份《施政報告》，當中並沒有提及政治改革。李家超下午在記者會被問政改及落實普選是否政府任內的議程，他回應指政府已完善選舉制度及完善地區治理，目前要確保順利執行，並回應記者稱「有關問題已解決」，「對現屆政府不會構成問題」。
5 Oct 2024明報#4123
稱海外法官離任原因各異 張國鈞：有英政客輿論施壓
Nicholas Phillips, a non-permanent overseas judge of the Court of Final Appeal, recently decided not to renew his appointment for personal reasons, becoming the fifth overseas judge of the top court to leave this year. Deputy Secretary for Justice Cheung Kwok-kwan said yesterday on RTHK’s “Saturday Accountability” that judges leave for different reasons, but noted that British politicians had pressured overseas judges through public opinion and personal attacks. He hoped foreign politicians would stop trying to undermine the rule of law in Hong Kong.
Responding to Lord Sumption’s claim that Hong Kong was moving towards a totalitarian society, Cheung said individual views could not be helped. He stressed that people should not “shut their ears” to things they did not like hearing, and that the government would reform if there were problems, while rebutting statements made without evidence. He said judges’ departures were unrelated to the rule-of-law environment and that “people coming and going is normal”. He also noted that several serving or recently departed judges had given fair and positive assessments of Hong Kong’s rule of law. He added that even without overseas judges, the rule of law would not be affected, and that the public should have confidence in Hong Kong’s rule-of-law environment. If additional overseas judges were needed in future, judges from common law jurisdictions might be considered.
終審法院海外非常任法官范理申（Nicholas Phillips）早前因個人理由決定不續任，是今年第五名離任終院海外法官。副律政司長張國鈞昨在港台《星期六問責》稱，各法官離職原因不同，但留意到有英國政客透過輿論、人身攻擊等方式向海外法官施壓，希望外國政客別再嘗試破壞本港法治。
回應港邁極權論：個別睇法
法官岑耀信離任終院時撰文稱本港走向「極權社會」，張國鈞稱「個別人睇法冇辦法」，強調對「唔啱聽的說話」不應「閂埋耳仔」，若有問題會改革，惟將反駁無憑發言。他認為法官離任與法治環境無關，「有進出很正常」，亦留意到多名在任或剛離任的法官對香港法治都給予公道及肯定的評價。他續稱，即使沒有海外法官亦不影響法治，市民應對本港法治環境有信心，未來若需補充海外法官，或會將普通法轄區法官納入考量。
4 Oct 2024獨媒#4116
吳秋北暗批張炳良亂港思維陰魂不散 稱建立國際信心不靠遊行
Former Secretary for Transport and Housing Cheung Bing-liang recently told Ming Pao in an interview that the authorities should encourage public gatherings to demonstrate that Hong Kong remains free and pluralistic. He said the pro-establishment camp could also hold gatherings, adding that “the FTU could march on 1 May”. While ordinary people viewed the article as mere entertainment, FTU president Wu Qiu-bei reacted strongly. In a Facebook post, without naming Cheung Bing-keung, he criticised the lingering logic of an “anti-China, destabilise Hong Kong” mindset and asked: “Does the government now have to rely on organising marches to build international confidence?” Wu also questioned whether Cheung Bing-liang, who left the Democratic Party in 2004, was still a party member, and said that “the United States and Britain are assigning tasks again”, causing the party to become “ready to make a move” once more.
前運輸及房屋局局長張炳良日前接受《明報》專訪，建議當局鼓勵集會，來證明香港仍然自由多元，更指建制派也可以集會，例如五一「工聯會都可以遊行」。常人視文章為花生，惟工聯會會長吳秋北反應就相當大，他在Facebook不點名批評張炳強「反中亂港」思維邏輯陰魂不散，又反問：「現在政府要靠搞遊行建立國際信心嗎？」吳秋北展現其鬥爭思維，質疑2004年已經退出民主黨的張炳良仍是黨員，又稱「美英又佈置任務」，令該黨又再「蠢蠢欲動」。
27 Aug 2024獨媒#3950
譚耀宗稱香港須改革不能「食老本」不認同「好多嘢跟內地」
The Third Plenum was “successfully held” in Beijing last month, and its “spirit” will have a far-reaching impact on Hong Kong, meaning senior officials and legislators naturally need to “learn by rote” to understand its significance. The delegation sent to Hong Kong by the central authorities included Shen Chunyao, vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress Constitution and Law Committee and the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, and Wang Wentao, secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Commerce and minister of commerce. One focus of the Third Plenum was developing “new quality productive forces”. Election Committee-sector Legislative Council member Jesse Hailong Shang said on a radio programme today that he believed Hong Kong had considerable potential in innovation and technology research and development. Tam Yiu-chung, vice-president of the National Hong Kong and Macao Studies Association, said Hong Kong’s rents were too high and the government needed to “think of ways” to address the issue. He also said Hong Kong could not “rest on its laurels”, but disagreed that Hong Kong was gradually becoming a place where “many things follow the mainland”.
三中全會上月在北京「勝利舉行」，相關的「精神」對港影響深遠，高官議員自然要「牙牙學語」，了解箇中意思。中央派來香港的宣講團成員包括全國人大憲法和法律委員會副主任委員、全國人大常委會法制工作委員會沈春耀，以及商務部黨組書記、部長王文濤。三中全會其中一個重點是發展「新質生產力」，選委界立法會議員尚海龍今在電台節目表示，相信香港創科研發「大有可為」。全國港澳研究會副會長譚耀宗則指香港租金太貴，政府要「諗下辦法」，他又指香港不能「食老本」，但不同意香港「搞搞下好多嘢跟內地」。
23 Jul 2024集誌社#3842
葉劉向英媒稱香港民主實驗已失敗 「長毛」「癲狗」反對派長時間不會重臨
Regina Ip, convenor of the Executive Council, told The Times in an interview in Hong Kong recently that democracy had failed in Hong Kong because it was incompatible with “Chinese tradition”. Hong Kong must be governed by people who support the Chinese Communist Party, rather than being decided by public opinion, she said, explicitly indicating that the era of representative democracy in Hong Kong had ended.
Ip also said that the agitators elected through direct elections, including “Long Hair” and “Mad Dog” in the legislature, would not return. She believed that, because of the legislation under Article 23, the opposition would not return for a long time.
行政會議召集人葉劉淑儀日前在香港接受英國《泰晤士報》（The Times）的專訪中坦言，民主在香港已經失敗，因為與「中國傳統」格格不入，香港必須由支持中國共產黨的人來管治，而不是由民意來決定，她明確地指出香港的代議政制民主時代已告結束。
葉劉又指直選的煽動者，議會中的「長毛」和「癲狗」的人不會再回來。而由於23條立法，相信反對派長時間不會重臨。
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