28 Nov 2025追光者#7604
宏福苑大火｜李家超先謝中央再謝消防 取消一切慶祝活動但拒延立法會選舉
Following a visit to the Wang Fuk Court fire scene in Tai Po on Thursday afternoon (the 27th), Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu briefed reporters at Government Headquarters that evening on the latest situation and measures to support residents affected by the No. 5 alarm fire. Lee again thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his close attention to the fire before thanking frontline firefighters and medical personnel. He also announced the cancellation of all government-organised celebratory activities. Asked whether the Legislative Council election would be postponed, he said the decision would be reviewed later.
Lee said the fire at the estate’s seven blocks was under control. The government would provide HK$10,000 in emergency assistance to each affected household and establish a HK$300 million Tai Po Wang Fuk Court Assistance Fund, which would also accept public donations. More than 500 people are currently staying in temporary shelters. The government has identified about 1,000 units, including youth hostels and hotels, for affected residents to stay in temporarily over the next one to two weeks, and has set aside a further 1,800 units, including transitional public housing and Hong Kong Housing Society subsidised-sale flats, for their subsequent short-term accommodation. Lee said the government would cancel all government-organised celebratory activities and officials would reduce attendance at unnecessary events. Asked whether next Sunday’s (December 7) Legislative Council election would be postponed, he said the government would focus on disaster relief at this stage and review the decision after completing the first phase of work. The Information Services Department said that evening that mourning arrangements would be organised, including flying flags at half-mast at government buildings, holding a memorial service and setting up condolence books for people from all sectors to express their condolences and support.
宏福苑五級大火｜李家超再度感謝中央 拒絕推遲立法會選舉 向每戶派1萬元應急
特首李家超周四（27日）下午到大埔宏福苑火災現場視察後，傍晚在政府總部見記者交代最新災情及支援災民的措施。期間李家超再次感謝中國國家主席習近平高度關注今次火災，之後才感謝前線消防及醫護人員。李家超又宣佈，會取消一切由政府主辦的慶祝活動，但被問到會否延遲立法會選舉，他就重申稍後再檢討決定。
李家超表示，宏福苑7幢大廈的火勢已經受控，政府會向受影響的居民每戶派發1萬元應急，同時政府會設立3億港元「大埔宏福苑援助基金」，並接受外界捐款，為居民提供協助。目前有超過500人入住臨時庇護中心，李家超表示，政府已物色約1,000個單位包括青年宿舍及酒店，讓受影響居民在未來一至兩星期作臨時留宿，另預留1,800個單位，包括政府過渡性房屋及房協居屋，可之後短期安置受影響居民。
李家超又宣佈，取消政府主辦的一切慶祝活動，官員亦會減少出席不必要的活動，但被問到會否推遲下周日（12月7日）舉行的立法會選舉時，他就表示現階段要專心救災，在完成首階段工作後再檢討決定。政府新聞處晚上表示將安排悼念活動，包括政府建築物下半旗誌哀、悼念會、設立弔唁冊，讓社會各界表達悼念和慰問。
28 Nov 2025集誌社#7607
宏福苑五級火｜發泡膠板引火 住戶稱貼足逾年 工程師：目測屬普通發泡膠，有啲野唔慳得
In the No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the authorities said they believed the fire first broke out in the scaffolding netting on a lower floor of Wang Cheong House before spreading to polystyrene boards, causing the flames to spread rapidly to multiple floors, other blocks and indoor areas. A resident said the polystyrene boards had been installed in the flat for at least a year, obstructing the indoor view. A fire safety consultant explained that polystyrene has a low ignition point and, after melting when heated, can drip down like “tears”, accelerating the spread of fire. An engineer said polystyrene is commonly used as temporary protective material in construction projects, but if it is used for as long as a year, the risks should be considered and more fire-retardant polystyrene should be chosen—“some things can’t be skimped on.”
大埔宏福苑五級火，當局稱相信是宏昌閣低層的圍網先起火、其後燒至發泡膠板，令火勢迅速蔓延至多個樓層、其他樓宇及室內。有住戶表示單位至少一年前已經貼上發泡膠板，室內視野受阻。消防顧問解釋發泡膠燃點低，受熱溶解後會如「眼淚」下墜，加速火勢蔓延；有工程師指發泡膠在工程中是常用的臨時防護物料，但若使用時間長達一年，則應考慮風險，選擇較阻燃的發泡膠，「有啲野唔慳得」。
27 Nov 2025法庭線#7593
宏福苑五級火 勞工處：證書顯示棚網阻燃符標準 曾巡16次就高處工作提3檢控
A No. 5 alarm fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on Wednesday (26th), leaving at least 65 people dead and making the cause of the disaster and government regulation a focus of attention. In a reply to The Witness, the Labour Department said it had conducted 16 inspections of works at the estate from July last year to date. It had inspected product quality certificates for the scaffolding netting, and the documents showed that its flame-retardant performance met the recognised standards set out in the Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding.
The department also said the inspections had found unsafe work-at-height conditions, and that it had filed three prosecutions against the contractor. The Fire Services Department said that, as of 8 p.m. on Thursday, the incident had caused 65 deaths and injured 70 people. Firefighters rescued one person from Wang Tao House in the evening.
Editor's note: As announced by 3 p.m. on Friday (28th), the death toll had risen to at least 128.
大埔宏福苑周三（26 日）發生五級大火，造成至少 65 人死亡，災難肇因與政府監管成焦點。勞工處回覆《法庭線》指，去年 7 月至今對屋苑工程共巡查 16 次，曾經檢視棚網的產品質量證書，資料顯示其阻燃效能符合《竹棚守則》所載的認可標準。
處方另指，巡查亦曾發現有不安全高處工作情況，已向承建商作 3 宗檢控。消防處指，截至周四晚上 8 時，事故共造成 65 人死亡、70 人受傷，消防人員傍晚在宏道閣救出一人。
編按：截至周五（28 日）下午 3 時公布，死亡人數增至至少 128 人。
27 Nov 2025集誌社#7594
宏福苑五級火｜政府設 $3 億基金助災民 勞工勞本月曾巡查 是否涉人禍？ 特首：工作組都會全面跟進
The No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po had left 65 people dead and 77 injured by 8pm. Police arrested three senior construction-company executives on suspicion of manslaughter. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the Government would inject $300 million to establish a Wang Fuk Court assistance fund in Tai Po to help residents, and would also accept public donations. A task force from the State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office has arrived in Hong Kong to assist with disaster-relief work. Lee said a list of supplies had been drafted and that assistance from mainland authorities was being sought, including supplies such as drones for surveying. The Government will also promote a roadmap for replacing bamboo scaffolding with metal scaffolding.
大埔宏福苑五級火，至晚上八時，造成 65 人死亡、77 人受傷，警方以涉嫌誤殺，拘捕三名工程公眾高層。特首李家超表示，政府會注資三億元，成立大埔宏福苑援助基金，協助居民，也會接受公眾捐款。國務院港澳辦工作小組已赴港協助開展救災工作，李家超表示，已草擬物資支援清單希望內地單位提供協助，包括勘察的無人機等物資。政府又會推動金屬棚架取代竹棚架的跟線圖。
27 Nov 2025中聯辦#7597
中央港澳辦：堅決貫徹習近平總書記重要指示精神 全力支持香港特區政府應對處置火災事故
On the afternoon of 26 November, a fire broke out in several residential buildings at Wang Fuk Court, a public housing estate in Tai Po, the New Territories, Hong Kong, causing significant casualties.
After the fire broke out, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People’s Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attached great importance to the incident and promptly learned about the firefighting and rescue efforts and the casualties. He instructed the head of the Central Government’s Office in HongHong Kong League XI Liaison Office to convey to Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu his condolences to those who died and the firefighters who died in the line of duty, as well as his sympathies to the families of those who died and the people affected by the disaster. He called on the Central Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and the Central Government’s Office in HongHong Kong League XI Liaison Office to support the HKSAR Government in making every effort to extinguish the fire, conducting searches and rescues, treating the injured, and handling follow-up arrangements and providing comfort. Relevant departments and localities were asked to provide necessary assistance and make every effort to minimise casualties and losses caused by the fire.
The HKSAR Government and all sectors of society are making every effort to carry out firefighting and searches and rescues, treat the injured, and handle follow-up arrangements and provide comfort.
The Central Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office is resolutely implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions, closely following the rescue efforts related to the fire, maintaining close communication with the HKSAR Government, and coordinating relevant departments and localities to provide necessary assistance, in full support of the HKSAR Government’s response to and handling of the fire.
11月26日下午，香港新界大埔屋邨宏福苑多棟住宅樓發生火災，造成重大人員傷亡。
事故發生後，中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平高度重視，第一時間了解火災救援和人員傷亡等情況，指示中央政府駐香港聯絡辦負責人向香港特區行政長官李家超轉達他對遇難人員和殉職的消防員的哀悼、對遇難者家屬和受災人員的慰問，要求中央港澳辦、中央政府駐香港聯絡辦支持香港特區政府全力以赴撲滅火災，想方設法做好人員搜救、傷員救治、善後安撫等工作，有關部門和地方提供必要援助，努力把火災傷亡損失降到最低。
香港特區政府和社會各界正全力展開滅火和人員搜救、傷員救治、善後安撫等工作。
中央港澳辦堅決貫徹習近平總書記重要指示精神，密切跟進火災事故救援情況，與香港特區政府保持密切溝通，並協調有關部門和地方提供必要援助，全力支持香港特區政府應對處置火災事故。
26 Nov 2025獨媒#7591
機構或要求員工出示投票心意卡 湯家驊指無問題：有權不接受
Voting in the Legislative Council general election will take place on December 7. On organisations requiring employees to show voting intention cards, Executive Council member and Senior Counsel Ronny Tong Ka-wah said there was “no problem”, as they were only used to distinguish which employees had fulfilled their voting obligation. “I think there is no problem using it as proof,” he said. He stressed that employees had the right to refuse the request and still had the power to decide for themselves: “It won’t make people feel that they are being forced to disclose how they voted or who they voted for.”
立法會換屆選舉12月7日進行投票，對於有機構或要求員工出示投票心意卡，行政會議成員、資深大律師湯家驊稱「無問題」，因為只是用作分辨哪些員工有履行投票義務，「作為一個證明我覺得係無問題」。他強調員工有權不接受要求，「佢自己仍然有個決定權喺度」 ：「唔會令人覺得佢係強迫佢要表露投票，或者投票俾邊位。」
26 Nov 2025HK01#7592
立法會選舉｜政府今公布心意謝卡安排 投票周末連推兩日全民優惠
【2025 Legislative Council election】Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-ki will hold a press conference today (26th) with Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Tsang Kwok-wai to formally announce arrangements for distributing “Heartfelt Thank-you Cards” to voters during the 2025 Legislative Council election. Meanwhile, several media outlets, citing government sources, reported that to encourage members of the public to stay in Hong Kong to vote and spend on polling day on 7 December, the Government will launch a series of offers for everyone to share on polling day and the preceding day (6 and 7 December).
【立法會選舉2025】政務司司長陳國基將於今日（26日）聯同政制及內地事務局局長曾國衞舉行記者會，正式公布有關2025年立法會換屆選舉期間，向投票選民派發「心意謝卡」的安排。與此同時，多個傳媒引述政府消息指，為鼓勵市民在12月7日投票日留港投票及消費，政府將在投票日及其前一日（12月6日及7日）推出一系列全民共享的優惠活動。
25 Nov 2025Points media#7587
公務員被要求選舉日到政府大樓派傳單 政務主任：鋪張浪費
The Hong Kong Legislative Council election will be held on 7 December. The government is using every means to boost voter turnout, including widespread invitations to online influencers to make promotional videos, extending polling hours to 16 hours, and setting up dedicated polling stations for civil servants, Hospital Authority healthcare workers and ethnic minorities, as well as outreach polling stations at residential care homes and polling stations near the boundary.
An administrative officer exclusively disclosed to 《棱角》 that the government issued a notice on Tuesday (the 25th), requiring civil servants, apart from those already assigned to work at polling stations, to return to their respective departments and remain on standby on Sunday, polling day. They would also distribute leaflets in nearby communities, repeatedly call colleagues, stakeholders, government-related organisations and even contractors to urge them to vote, and provide support for other election-related work in their departments as needed.
香港立法會選舉將於 12 月 7 日舉行，政府今次出動所有方法推高投票率，除鋪天蓋地邀請網上紅人拍片宣傳外，又將投票時間延長至16個小時，又設公務員專屬票站、醫管局醫護人員專屬票站、少數族裔專屬票站、院舍外展票站，以及鄰近邊境票站等方法。
有政務主任向《棱角》獨家披露，政府周二（25日）發出通知，要求公務員在星期日投票當日，除本來要到票站工作的人員外，需要返回各自所屬部門候命，並在附近社區派傳單，不斷致電同事、持份者、與政府有關聯的機構，甚至外判商等，呼籲他們投票，並隨時支援部門其他選舉有關工作。
24 Nov 2025集誌社#7576
立法會選舉｜新界東南拉票「奇景」 區議員梁振邦「撐晒」五候選人 同一位置 張美雄換直幡
With the Legislative Council election approaching, candidates in various districts have recently put up vertical banners, horizontal banners and pull-up banners for publicity. One tactic is to enlist the support of district councillors as local vote mobilisers.
A ‘strange sight’ has appeared in the New Territories South East constituency. Promotional material showing a local figure named Chun Pong (1947) Leung supporting each of the five candidates in the constituency has appeared on their pull-up banners. Who is Chun Pong (1947) Leung? He is a Sha Tin District Councillor from the District Committee constituency.
立法會換屆選舉，各區候選人近日都在地區掛起直幡、橫額、易接架等宣傳，其中一招，是拉攏區議員「樁腳」支持自己。
在新界東南選區，出現一個拉票「奇景」。一名叫梁振邦的地區人士，在同區五名候選人的易拉架上，也出現自己力撐對方的宣傳。梁振邦是誰？他是沙田區的區議員，是地區委員會界別的。
24 Nov 2025集誌社#7578
立法會選舉｜3800 個提名分析 近三成候選人互相提名 圖解背後關連
With the Legislative Council election approaching, the government has been making a major effort to promote the election this year, while pro-establishment newspapers have repeatedly described the contest as “fiercely competitive”. Although all 90 seats are being contested, The Collective compared the nomination forms of 161 candidates and found that nearly 30% had nominated one another. Four candidates nominated opponents in the same sector, while three nominated themselves.
The Candidate Eligibility Review Committee earlier ruled that the nominations of all 161 candidates were valid. The Hong Kong and Macao Office then published a signed article under the name “Gang Ao Ping”, describing the level of competition as significantly higher than in the previous election and saying that voters in this election not only “have a choice” but also have “a diverse choice”. The Collective compiled nearly 3,800 nominations from functional-constituency organisations and individual electors, as well as Election Committee members. Of the 161 candidates, 113 nominated other candidates. As one person could nominate candidates in different sectors, more than three quarters—121 candidates—were nominated by other candidates.
立法會換屆選舉，投票在即，政府今年「力谷」選舉、建制報章多次發文形容「競爭激烈」。90 議席雖然「席席有競爭」，《集誌社》比對 161 名候選人的提名表格，發現有近三成人互相提名對方參選，當中四名候選人更提名其同界別對手、亦有三人「自己提名自己」。
候選人資格審查委員會早前裁定全部 161 名參選人的提名有效，港澳辦隨即以「港澳平」發表署名文章，形容選舉競爭激烈程度比起上屆顯著提升，選民在這次選舉中不僅「有得選」、而且「多樣選」。《集誌社》盤點合共近 3800 個來自功能界別團體及個人選民，以及選委會委員的提名。161 名候選人中有 113 人有提名其他候選人。由於一人可在不同界別作提名，逾七成半、即 121 名候選人，有獲其他候選人提名。
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