30 Sept 2025明報#7373
主席9年 74歲梁君彥不選立會 傳4人有潛力接任 七旬馬逢國亦不逐連任
The nomination period for the Legislative Council election to be held at the end of the year will begin on the 24th of next month. Legislative Council President Andrew Leung, 74, announced yesterday that he would not stand for election, meaning his nine-year tenure as president is nearing its end. Leung said the decision followed comprehensive consideration, including his family circumstances and personal wishes. Asked whether he had communicated with the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, he said he had communicated more with his family. His successor has also become a focus, while Ma Fung-kwok, a 70-year-old Election Committee constituency legislator, told this newspaper that he would not stand in the next Legislative Council election.
年底舉行的立法會選舉下月24日起展開提名期，74歲的立法會主席梁君彥昨日宣布不參選，意味其9年的立法會主席生涯即將畫上句號。梁君彥稱是綜合考慮後的決定，包括家庭狀况及個人意願，被問到有否與中聯辦溝通，他說與家人溝通更多。梁君彥的繼任人亦是另一焦點。年屆70歲的選委界別議員馬逢國亦向本報表示，不會參選下屆立法會選舉。
29 Sept 2025Yahoo#7366
公務員問責︱楊何蓓茵稱「唔做唔錯」文化不存在 認現行評核寬鬆：僅僅合格不應獲增薪點
The Legislative Council held a meeting today (29th) to discuss the “department heads’ accountability system” and civil service appraisal reforms proposed in the Policy Address. Several legislators raised concerns about the lengthy investigations into individual civil service cases, mechanisms for pursuing accountability after retirement, and the overly lenient “automatic pay-point progression” system. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho said the new system could speed up investigations and implement accountability at every level, while acknowledging that current appraisals are too lenient and that employees who merely pass should not receive a pay increment.
立法會今日（29 日）舉行舉行會議討論《施政報告》提出的「部門首長制任制」及公務員評核制度改革。多名議員關注公務員個案調查時間過長、退休後追究責任機制，以及「自動跳 point」增薪點制度過於寬鬆等問題。公務員事務局局長楊何蓓茵強調，新制度可加快調查進度並落實層層問責，同時承認現行評核過於寬鬆，僅僅合格的員工不應獲增薪點。
26 Sept 2025明報#7360
選民四連跌 較上屆立選少33萬 獨66歲或以上增長 議員稱年底投票率難料
The Legislative Council election will be held on 7 December. The Registration and Electoral Office yesterday published the final register of electors. This year, there are about 4.138 million electors in the geographical constituencies, approximately 70,000 fewer than in last year’s final register, marking a decline for the fourth consecutive year. Compared with the 2021 Legislative Council election, the number has fallen by more than 330,000. Compared with the 2021 Legislative Council election and the 2023 District Council election, the number of young electors has contracted sharply. The number of electors aged 18 to 20 fell by about 87% and 54%, respectively. The only age groups to record increases were those aged 66 to 70 and those aged 71 or above. A directly elected legislator said it was difficult to use the figures to estimate the turnout at the end of the year.
This election year, the number of electors in the geographical constituencies is 334,000 lower than at the 2021 Legislative Council election held after the implementation of the “improved electoral system”, and 194,000 lower than at the District Council election two years ago. By age group, the number of electors in each group aged 35 or below declines as the age decreases; there are only 12,125 electors aged 18 to 20.
立法會12月7日將舉行換屆選舉。選舉事務處昨公布正式選民登記冊，今年地方選區選民約413.8萬人，較去年正式選民登記冊少約7萬人，連續第四年下跌，對比上屆2021年立法會選舉則減少逾33萬人。相較2021年立法會選舉及2023年區議會選舉，年輕選民均大幅萎縮，其中18至20歲選民分別大跌約87%及54%；各年齡層只有66至70歲及71歲或以上有增長。有直選議員認為難藉此估計年底投票率。
今年是選舉年，地方選區選民人數較「完善選舉制度」後的2021年立法會選舉減少33.4萬，亦比前年區選少19.4萬。按年齡層計，35歲或以下的各個群組選民人數按年齡遞減，其中18至20歲僅12,125人。
16 Sept 2025集誌社#7314
同性伴侶關係登記｜回應立法會否決法案 特首指會研究行政措拖保障權利
The reconstituted Legislative Council rejected the Government’s Same-sex Partner Relationship Registration Bill for the first time. Executive Council member Wu Chiu-bak was absent from the vote. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, speaking before attending an Executive Council meeting today (16th), said the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau would study administrative measures to protect same-sex couples’ rights according to the actual circumstances, including medical treatment and the handling of inheritances.
被完善後的立法會，首次否決了政府的《同性伴侶關係登記條例》草案、身兼行政會議成員的吳秋北缺席投票，特首李家超今（16日）出席行政會議前回應事件指，政制及內地事務局會研究用行政措拖，按實際情況，保障同志伴侶如醫療，處理遺產等權利。
15 Sept 2025法庭線#7309
區院刑事案平均輪候331日、回落惟仍遠超100日目標 司法機構稱續受反修例案影響
The Legislative Council Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services met on Monday (15th). Two documents provided by the Secretariat on waiting times for court proceedings referred to the progress of cases related to the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement and national security. As of the end of February this year, more than 2,350 anti-extradition cases had been filed, of which about 96% had been dealt with; there were more than 230 national security cases, of which about 86% had been dealt with.
The documents also said that, as of the end of June this year, the District Court had handled 369 anti-extradition criminal cases, of which 355 had been concluded. The Court of First Instance handled 1,121 criminal cases from 2022 to 2024, but no separate figures were provided for the number of 2019 anti-extradition cases or national security-related cases. As for the Magistrates’ Courts, the documents only said that most anti-extradition and national security cases had been concluded.
According to the average waiting times provided in the documents, the Court of First Instance’s “criminal fixed hearing period” took 362 days from the filing of an indictment to the hearing as of 30 June 2025. For criminal cases in the District Court, the period from the defendant’s appearance to the hearing was 331 days, far exceeding the 100-day target. The documents explained that national security cases in the High Court require three judges, while anti-extradition cases are generally more complex, affecting other criminal cases.
立法會司法及法律事務委員會周一（15 日）開會，秘書處提供兩份與法庭程序輪候時間相關之文件，當中提及 2019 年反修例運動及國安相關案件進度，截至今年 2 月底，已提交的反修例案逾 2,350 宗，已處理約 96%；國安案件則有逾 230 宗，已處理約 86%。
文件亦提及，區域法院截至今年 6 月底，處理共 369 宗反修例刑事案件，當中 355 宗已結案。原訟庭處理的刑事案件，在 2022 至 2024 年共 1121 宗，但未個別統計 2019 年反修例案、國安相關案數量。至於裁判法院，則僅提及大部分反修例和國安案件已審結。
參照文件提供的平均輪候時間，高等法院原訟庭的「刑事固定審期」，截至 2025 年 6 月 30 日，由入稟公訴書至聆訊，需時 362 日；至於區域法院刑事案，由被告提訊至聆訊，則需 331 日，遠多於目標定下的 100 日。文件解釋，是由於高院的國安案需三位法官處理、反修例案件一般較複雜等，影響到其他刑事案件。
11 Sept 2025明報#7293
岑子杰失望 信政府會「盡快交功課」 團體籲下屆立會續立法程序
The government’s bill on a registration scheme for same-sex partners, introduced in response to the ruling in the Jimmy Sham case, failed to clear its second-reading hurdle in the Legislative Council yesterday. Jimmy Sham attended the meeting throughout. On leaving, he said he was not surprised by the outcome but was disappointed and regretful. He nevertheless believed the government would “hand in its homework” as soon as possible, and said he would discuss the next steps with his legal team. Groups representing sexual minorities urged the government to continue the legislative process in the next Legislative Council.
Sham said social divisions had narrowed and voiced support for a partner registration scheme. He said the social discussion showed that the divisions were narrower than they had been several years ago: supporters of equality did not insist on the most ideal goal, while those upholding traditional family values had gained a better understanding of the needs of same-sex partners. He said it was regrettable that the bill was ultimately defeated. Sham said he “fully supported” the “life partners registration scheme” proposed yesterday by Chan Man-ki, a lawmaker from the Election Committee constituency, saying it could protect more cohabiting people in exercising their rights. Chan proposed amending the Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance and the Wills Ordinance to extend rights relating to medical decisions and post-death affairs to same-sex or opposite-sex partners, close friends, non-immediate relatives and trusted friends.
政府因應岑子杰案裁決而提出的同性伴侶登記制草案昨日在立法會二讀「闖關」失敗，岑子杰全程旁聽會議，他離開時稱對結果不感意外但失望可惜，不過相信政府會「盡快交功課」，他則會與法律團隊商討下一步行動。有性小眾團體呼籲政府於下屆立法會繼續立法程序。
岑稱社會分歧縮 撐伙伴登記制
岑子杰表示，今次的社會討論反映分歧較多年前收窄，支持平權者不堅持最理想目標，而維護傳統家庭價值者亦更理解同性伴侶的需要，但草案終遭否決令人惋惜。他認為，選委界別議員陳曼琪昨天提出的「生活伙伴登記制」，能保障更多共同生活者行使權利，稱「舉腳支持」。陳曼琪建議修訂《持久授權書條例》及《遺囑條例》，將醫療決定和身後事務等權利擴展至同性或異性伴侶、密切朋友、非直系親屬及信任的朋友。
11 Sept 2025集誌社#7294
同性伴侶登記制｜「愛國者」議會 首次否決政府法案 港澳辦：證明立法會不是橡皮圖章
After being “improved”, the Legislative Council implementing “patriots governing Hong Kong” yesterday (10th) rejected a government bill for the first time, voting by a large majority against the Same-Sex Couples’ Relationship Registration Bill and failing to pass its second reading. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said that protecting the rights of same-sex couples was a highly complex issue, and that the bill’s introduction, deliberation and vote showed that all sides in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region had handled it “in accordance with the law, prudently and appropriately”. It said the bill’s rejection was not inconsistent with the Legislative Council’s support for the government’s administration, and proved that the Legislative Council was not a “rubber stamp”. It also warned against people with ulterior motives manipulating the issue and politicising it to obstruct Hong Kong’s progress from stability to prosperity.
被「完善」後，實施「愛國者治港」立法會，昨（10日）首次否決了政府的法案，以大比數反對《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，未能通過二讀。港澳辦發文指，同性伴侶權利保障是非常複雜的問題，從條例的提出、審議和表決，可以看到香港特區各方對問題的處理「依法、穩妥、恰當」，否決法案與立法會支持政府施政並不相悖，亦證明立法會不是「橡皮圖章」；又指要注意一些別有用心的人操弄議題政治化，阻撓香港實現由治及興。
10 Sept 2025光傳媒#7286
霍啟剛批評康文署採購中文圖書靠「價低者得」 破壞出版生態製造「內卷」
The Government Logistics Department’s procurement of counterfeit bottled drinking water has prompted questions over whether there are loopholes in the tendering system. One of the main criticisms is that the government no longer uses a dual-track scoring system, and that the Director of Government Logistics can decide not to use a scoring system when handling tenders. During an oral question in the Legislative Council, Ho Kai-ming, representing the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing sectors, said the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s public libraries had removed the previous scoring system for procuring Chinese-language books and replaced it with price as the sole criterion—in other words, “the lowest bidder wins”. Ho criticised the practice for damaging the healthy ecosystem of the publishing industry and causing “involution” in the local market. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui denied that it was a case of “the lowest bidder wins”, saying that quality would not be sacrificed even without a scoring system. He said, “I don’t see this situation,” adding that the previous scoring criteria had become “basic technical requirements”: “No matter how low the price is, if the technical requirements are not met, I will not award the tender to them.”
政府物流署採購冒牌樽裝飲用水，公眾質疑招標制度是否存在漏洞，其中最令人詬病的是政府不再採用雙軌評分制，可以由物流署署長決定不採用評分制處理投標。在立法會口頭質詢，代表體育、演藝、文化及出版界的霍啟剛表示，康文署轄下公共圖書館採購中文書項目，剔除了以往評分制，改以價格水平為唯一標準，亦即「價低者得」。霍啟剛批評做法破壞出版業界的健康生態，亦令本地市場「內卷」。財庫局局長許正宇否認「價低者得」，稱即使不用計分制，也不會犧牲質量，「睇唔到呢個情況」，以往評分變成「基本技術要求」，他稱「無論價錢幾平，滿足唔到技術要求，我都唔會畀佢中標嘅」。
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10 Sept 2025香港人權資訊中心#7289
立法會否決《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，嚴重打擊香港平權
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council today rejected the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill, with 71 of the 87 attending legislators voting against it, 14 voting in favour and one abstaining. The bill was rejected when its second reading resumed, marking the first time a government bill had been defeated since the current Legislative Council began operating more than four years ago.
The bill was intended to respond to a Court of Final Appeal judgment by proposing an alternative framework for same-sex partnerships and protecting the basic rights of same-sex couples. However, it did not sufficiently reflect the substance of the judgment or fully protect the rights recognised by it. The bill nevertheless symbolised an important step for Hong Kong in protecting the rights of same-sex couples. The Hong Kong government was criticised for repeatedly delaying action over the past two years, failing to conduct a public consultation on the legislation and hastily introducing the bill, which was described as demonstrating a lack of sincerity in fulfilling its legal obligations.
The statement strongly condemned the 71 legislators who voted against the bill, saying their position disregarded public opinion, human-rights protections and Hong Kong’s legal obligations under international human-rights law. It said the vote departed from social consensus and trampled on basic human rights, while noting that, under a system lacking democratic elections, members of the public could not hold those legislators accountable through the ballot box.
The statement expressed deep regret over the bill’s rejection, saying that both the government and the Legislative Council had failed to fulfil their responsibilities and had made the path towards equality for same-sex couples in Hong Kong more difficult. It reiterated that, although the Legislative Council had rejected the bill, the court’s order to the government and its recognition of same-sex couples’ rights remained valid. The authorities’ positive obligation to establish a local legal framework recognising same-sex partnerships would not disappear as a result.
It urged the Hong Kong government to fulfil its responsibilities, take substantive action to build consensus in society and the Legislative Council, and provide a local legal-recognition framework for same-sex partnerships in order to implement the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment. It also expressed gratitude and respect to social advocates who had continued tirelessly to promote equality and justice.
香港立法會今日否決《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，87名出席議員中，71票反對、14票贊成、1票棄權。草案於恢復二讀時被否決，是現屆立法會運作四年多以來首次有政府法案被否決。
這項草案本應回應終審法院的裁決，提出同性伴侶的替代框架，保障同性伴侶的基本權利。然而草案既未能充分反映終審法院的判決精神，亦未能完全保障判決所承認的權利，但此次立法院總算象徵香港在保障同性伴侶權利的議題上邁出重要一步。香港政府過去兩年一再拖延，無就立法展開公眾諮詢，並倉促提出草案，缺乏誠意履行法律義務，其態度及做法應受嚴厲批評。
我們對71位議員投下反對票表示強烈譴責。這些議員的立場無視公眾意見、人權保障，以及香港在國際人權法下的法律責任。這種做法既背離社會共識，亦踐踏基本人權。遺憾的是，在缺乏民主選舉的制度下，市民無法透過選票追究這些議員的責任。
我們對草案被否決深感遺憾，政府與立法會均未有履行職責，使香港同性伴侶的平權之路困難重重。我們重申，即使立法會在是次提案中否決草案，法院對政府的命令和同性伴侶權利的確認是仍然有效。當局建立本地法律框架承認同性伴侶關係的積極責任不會因此而消失。
我們促請香港政府履行責任，以實質行動凝聚社會及立法會的共識，為同性伴侶關係提供本地法律承認框架，以執行終審法院的判決。
我們同時向堅持不懈推動平等和公義的社會倡議者致以感激和敬意。
9 Sept 2025法庭線#7276
同性伴侶登記草案9.10恢復二讀辯論 多名議員表態反對 通過與否存變數
In response to the Court of Final Appeal’s 2023 judgment in Sham Tsz Kit’s judicial review case, the Hong Kong Government proposed legislation on the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Ordinance in July this year. The bill was previously examined by the Legislative Council Bills Committee and will resume its second-reading debate in the Council on 10 September.
A review of remarks made earlier at the Bills Committee showed that several Legislative Council members from different political parties had expressed opposition to the legislation. Some in society believe that there is a considerable possibility that the bill will be rejected. Lawmakers had earlier asked whether rejecting the bill would undermine the rule of law, while others considered it an expression of checks and balances among the three branches of government.
In response to media questions in mid-July, Chief Executive John Lee said that the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment was binding on the Government, and that the Government could not act contrary to the ruling, as doing so would violate the rule of law. He said the Government was responsible for introducing the bill, while the Legislative Council was responsible for examining, amending and voting to pass or reject it. He also said that the judiciary and the legislature each had their respective roles, and that the Government would fully cooperate with and assist the Legislative Council in its scrutiny while respecting the final outcome.
At a Bills Committee meeting in July, the Law Policy Commissioner of the Department of Justice said in response to lawmakers’ questions that, even if the bill were rejected, the Court of Final Appeal’s judgment would in principle remain valid and the Government would still have to bear responsibility.
因應終審法院 2023 年就岑子杰司法覆核案的判決，港府今年 7 月建議《同性伴侶關係登記條例》立法。條例草案早前經立法會法案委員會審議，將於 9 月 10 日於大會恢復二讀辯論。
翻查早前法案委員會上發言，多名屬不同政黨立法會議員均表明反對立法，社會有聲音認為法案被否決機會不小。早前有議員關注，一旦法案被否決，會否對法治造成衝擊；亦有議員認為是體現三權制衡。
行政長官李家超 7 月中回應傳媒提問時指，終院判決對政府有約束力，政府不能違反裁決，否則屬違反法治；政府有責任提法案，立法會則有責任審議、修訂，並投票通過或不通過法案。他又指，司法及立法各司其職，政府會全力配合及協助立法會進行審議，並尊重最終審議結果。
7 月法案委員會會議上，律政司法律政策專員回應議員提問時則指，即使草案遭否決，原則上終院判決仍然有效，政府仍需承擔責任。
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