14 Dec 2023獨媒#2669
李桂華拒評周庭「深圳遊」指「不便公開」 稱警方保釋條件「唔係鐵板一塊、有傾有講」
The police National Security Department held a press conference in the afternoon to announce an updated wanted list, including five Hong Kong people overseas: Simon Cheng, Hui Wing-ting, Laam Siu, and Tony Ming Da Choi and Johnny Ka Chi Fok, who founded the YouTube channel “升旗易得道”. The list did not include Agnes Chow, a former member of Demosistō who had just announced that she was in exile. Asked whether Chow’s claim that she had exchanged a “one-day trip to Shenzhen” for her passport was true, National Security Department Senior Superintendent Lee Kwai-wah did not deny it, saying only that it was “not convenient to disclose”. He said police bail conditions in national security cases were “not set in stone and open to discussion”, but said Chow’s failure to return was clearly “telling lies, her credibility has collapsed; I believe the problem lies with her”. Lee also urged Chow to return to Hong Kong to deal with “this matter” before her bail period expires.
警方國家安全處下午見記者，公布更新通緝名單，包括5名海外港人鄭文傑、許穎婷、邵嵐以及創立 YouTube 頻道「升旗易得道」的蔡明達、霍嘉誌，惟不包括剛宣布流亡的前「香港眾志」成員周庭。有記者問及周庭提及「深圳一日遊」換取護照是否屬實，國安處總警司李桂華未有否認，僅稱「不便公開」。他稱國安案件的警方保釋條件「唔係鐵板一塊、有傾有講」，但周庭一去不返是明顯「講大話啦、誠信破產啦，相信問題喺佢身上」。李桂華又呼籲周庭未到保釋期限，勸她回港處理「呢個問題」。
14 Dec 2023RFA#2670
港公務員國安培訓片原聲曝光 參與者：歪曲事實打擊士氣
The Hong Kong government is set to introduce an updated Civil Service Code, under which civil servants will be prohibited from criticising the government and from disclosing the government’s “classified” information. Before this, the government had already been continuously strengthening “national security training” for civil servants, beginning with compulsory group viewings of a training video by all civil servants. This station obtained the audio track of a training video classified by the government as “classified”. From the Chinese Communist Party’s perspective, the video describes the “truth” of the 2019 anti-extradition protests and the process through which the Hong Kong National Security Law was enacted. It labels the movement a “Hong Kong-style colour revolution” and alleges that “elements seeking to disrupt Hong Kong” colluded with external forces to use the opportunity to “seize governing power in Hong Kong”, thereby subverting the state and the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. A civil servant told this station that they had always upheld the principle of “political neutrality”, but were now being forced to watch a “brainwashing” video, which they found distressing.
港府即將推出更新版《公務員守則》，未來公務員將禁止批評政府，更不得泄漏政府「機密」。在此之前，港府已不斷加強公務員的「國家安全培訓」，頭炮是強制全體公務員集體觀看培訓影片。本台取得被政府列為「機密」的培訓影片聲帶，影片從中共視角講述2019年「反送中」示威的「真相」，及《港區國安法》的制定過程，將運動定性為「港版顏色革命」，又指控運動是「亂港分子」勾結外部勢力，借機「奪取香港的管治權」，進而顛覆國家和中國共產黨的領導。有公務員向本台慨嘆，他們一直堅守「政治中立」原則，今日卻要被迫觀看「洗腦」影片，感到悲哀。
13 Dec 2023獨媒#2655
新版《公務員守則》保留「政治中立」 惟「效忠國家和特區」為必須前提
The revised Civil Service Code was originally due to be completed in the first quarter of this year, but differences within the government over whether to retain “political neutrality” delayed the consultation. The Civil Service Bureau today released a consultation draft of the Code. Although it retains “political neutrality”, it adds that this must be premised on loyalty to the country and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Civil servants are also prohibited from selectively refusing, delaying or passively implementing policies because of their own political views, or causing others to adopt an attitude of “distrust or hostility” towards the government. The Code further states that civil servants must not directly or indirectly “organise or participate in activities that obstruct the government’s administration”. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung said “political neutrality” had been misinterpreted as meaning that civil servants “do not need to support the government”. However, she said that removing the term might lead to further misinterpretation, so the “prerequisite” had been added to the Code. Asked by a reporter whether civil servants who did not vote would be regarded as unpatriotic, Yeung clarified that not voting did not mean they did not support the government, as there could be many reasons behind it.
原定今年第一季完成的新版《公務員守則》，政府內部就是否保留「政治中立」有分歧，令諮詢工作要押後。公務員事務局今日公布《守則》諮詢稿，雖然仍有「政治中立」，但加入「必須以效忠國家和香港特區為前提」，另外公務員不得因自己政見而選擇性拒絕、拖延或消極不執行政策，或令其他人對政府「採取不信任或敵視視態度」。《守則》又加入條文，公務員不得直接或間接「組織或參與阻礙政府施政的活動」。局長楊何蓓茵指「政治中立」被曲解成「不需要支持政府」，惟如果不採用該詞，擔心反而再被曲解，故在《守則》加入「前提」。有記者問公務員不投票是否會被視為不愛國，楊澄清不投票不代表不支持政府，背後可有很多原因。
13 Dec 2023光傳媒#2661
警察福利基金捐款銳減 高位1.79億跌至759萬 反修例運動以來最少
The Secretary for Security submitted the Police Welfare Fund’s 2022–23 annual report to the Legislative Council today (13th). Donations to the fund fell by nearly 60% year on year, from HK$18.68 million to HK$7.59 million, the lowest since the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement. At its peak, the fund received donations exceeding HK$100 million for two consecutive years. In the current year, the fund reduced spending on some items, with “employee relations expenses” falling by nearly 80%, from HK$14.30 million in the previous year to about HK$3.29 million.
保安局局長今（13日）向立法會提交警察福利基金2022至23年度年報，基金收到捐款按年銳減近6成，由1,868萬元下跌至759萬元，是自2019年反修例運動以來最低。在高峰期，基金曾連續兩年收到過億元捐款。今個年度基金減少部分項目支出，例如「員工關係開支」銳減近8成，由上一年度花費1,430萬元，急跌至約329萬元。
12 Dec 2023獨媒#2650
49人「敗部復活」獲委任區議員 陳少棠：落選後自資捱咗四年
Appointed district councillors have been reinstated for the new-term District Council, accounting for 179 of its 479 seats. The Government announced the list on Tuesday, including 49 people who lost the 2019 District Council election. Siu Tong Chan of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong lost the 2019 election and has now been appointed a Yau Tsim Mong district councillor. In response to media descriptions of the appointments as a “comeback from the losing side”, Siu Tong Chan told InMedia that, although they lost the previous District Council election, they did not leave the community and continued serving residents, self-funding their work and “getting through four years”: “No one promised that if you lost, you would definitely be appointed afterwards! Some people in the pro-establishment camp had already packed it in!”
新一屆區議會重設委任議員，佔全部議席479席中的179席。政府周二公布名單，當中49人在2019年區議會選舉中落敗。經民聯陳少棠在2019年區議會選舉中落敗。今次獲當局委任為油尖旺區議員。對於有媒體以「敗部復活」形容，陳少棠向《獨媒》表示，即使在去屆區議會選舉中落選，但仍然沒有離開社區，更自資「捱咗四年」繼續服務街坊：「冇人承諾輸咗之後實有得委任㗎！有啲建制派收咗工㖭啦！」
12 Dec 2023獨媒#2651
民青局及「未來主席」民政專員 將為候任區議員進行培訓
Voting in the District Council election was completed on Sunday. Chief Executive John Lee will announce the list of 179 appointed district councillors this afternoon, saying that District Councils under the new system will no longer be “three betrayals” councils. He also said that before the incoming councillors take office in January 2024, the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau will hold district governance training classes for them, led by Secretary Mak Mei-kuen. The chairmen of the new-term District Councils, namely the District Officers of the 18 districts, will also provide training for the incoming councillors and hold preparatory meetings.
區議會選舉投票日於周日完成，行政長官李家超今日下午將公布179名委任區議員名單，稱新制下的區議會不會再是「三背叛」的區議會。他又提到，候任區議員在2024年1月上任前，民政及青年事務局會為他們舉行地區治理培訓班，由局長麥美娟主講。新一屆區議會主席、即18區民政專員亦會為候任區議員進行培訓及舉行預備會議。
11 Dec 2023獨媒#2641
譚耀宗指區選投票率：合理、唔少㗎 惟不知中央會否接受
The government made every effort to promote voting in the District Council election, but the turnout revealed this morning was only 27.54%, below the widely reported target of 30%. Tam Yiu-chung, vice-chairman of the National Hong Kong and Macao Studies Association, said on a radio programme that the turnout was “reasonable” and “within expectations”, but said, “I don’t know” whether the central authorities would accept the result. He believed the central authorities would of course prefer more people to vote under the new electoral system, but said the actual circumstances would also have to be considered—for example, if society was peaceful and stable and voters felt that “it doesn’t matter; it’s all patriots governing, whoever wins is fine”, so they simply did not go. He interpreted the 27.54% turnout as showing that “everyone supports it”, noting that nearly 1.2 million people had voted and that “the figure is not insignificant”.
政府谷盡區議會選舉投票宣傳，投票率今早揭底牌，只得27.54%，低於盛傳的三成目標。全國港澳研究會副會長譚耀宗在電台節目稱投票率「合理、屬期預期之中」，但中央會否接受結果「我就唔知道」，相信中央當然認為新選制「愈多人投更加好啦」，但仍要見實際情境，例如社會平靜穩定，選民覺得「無所謂啦都係愛國者治，邊個贏都好，佢咪唔去囉」。他對於27.54%投票率的解讀，是說明「大家都係支持嘅」，因為有近120萬人投票，「個數字都唔少㗎喎」。
11 Dec 2023獨媒#2643
選舉加時 葉劉IG嬲爆：除官員及候選人團隊外票站冇曬人
The electronic voter register system broke down late on polling day, forcing the authorities to issue ballot papers using printed copies of the voter register. The Electoral Affairs Commission announced that voting would be extended by 1.5 hours to midnight. Several Legislative Council members expressed dissatisfaction. Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, who is also Convenor of the Executive Council and chairwoman of the New People’s Party, uploaded a photo on Instagram showing the time as 10:57pm, with an angry expression, and wrote: “There’s no one left at the Heng Fa Chuen polling station, except officials and candidates’ teams!” Priscilla Leung Mei-fun of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong also urged a thorough investigation, while DAB chairman Gary Chan Hak-kan said he considered it merely “a flaw amid the merits.”
電子選民登記冊系統在投票日晚故障，當局需改以印刷本選民名冊發選票，選管會宣布延長投票時間1.5小時至午夜12時。多名立法會議員不滿，其中身兼行政會議召集人、新民黨主席葉劉淑儀，在IG上載一張時間顯示為晚上10時57分的照片，面色嬲爆並寫道：「杏花邨票站已經冇晒人，除咗官員及候選人團隊！」經民聯梁美芬亦促嚴查事件，不過民建聯主席陳克勤則認為只是「美中不足」。
11 Dec 2023獨媒#2644
李家超：不應因系統故障忽略選舉成功
The District Council election, which was extended by 1.5 hours because of a failure in the electronic electoral register system, ended at midnight. Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu said in the early hours that the Electoral Affairs Commission would establish a dedicated investigation team to identify the cause of the problem, but stressed that the election was still successful. “In fact, considering public participation throughout the election, the organisation on all fronts, the commitment of every participant, and the quality of the district councillors ultimately elected, we should not overlook all this because of the system failure.”
因電子選民登記冊系統故障而加時1.5小時的區議會選舉在午夜12時結束。行政長官李家凌晨表示選管會將成立專責調查小組找出問題成因，但強調選舉仍然成功，「其實整個選舉由市民參與度、各方面組織度、每一個參與人員投入度，同埋最後選出嚟區議員嘅優質性，我哋都唔應該因為系統故障而忽略咗。」
11 Dec 2023獨媒#2645
政府力谷下區選投票率僅27.54% 未及三成目標
Voting has ended in the first District Council election after the “improvement” of district governance. With pro-democracy candidates absent, only candidates meeting the “patriots” eligibility requirement contested the election. Reports before the election had consistently indicated that the turnout target was 30%, and the government had engaged in “every possible means” of publicity for months. However, despite the strong publicity campaign, the hourly turnout on polling day remained behind that of the 2021 Legislative Council election. The electronic electoral register system also malfunctioned in the evening. Although the Electoral Affairs Commission extended voting by 1.5 hours to midnight, the final turnout was only 27.54%, falling short of the 30% target, with 1,193,193 voters casting ballots.
「完善」地區治理後首屆區議會選舉投票結束，民主派絕跡之下，只餘符合「愛國者」資格的候選人參選。選前一直有消息指投票率目標為三成，政府連月「無所不用其極」宣傳，不過力谷之下，選舉日的每小時投票率一直落後於2021年立法會選舉。電子選民登記冊系統更於晚上故障，選管會雖然延長投票時間1.5小時至午夜，惟最終投票率亦只有27.54%，未及三成目標，投票人數則為1,193,193人。
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