9 Dec 2023獨媒#8782
高官齊撐區選前「大匯演」 網民指多名表演者曾參與《民主歌聲獻中華》
The District Council election will be held on Sunday. The government hosted a large outdoor concert, “Grand Gala for Building Better Communities”, this evening, with seven electronic media outlets simulcasting the event. Many senior government officials appeared in the audience in support. Netizens, however, noted that many of the performers had also taken part in the fundraising event “Democratic Songs Dedicated to China” for the 1989 democracy movement 34 years ago, including tonight’s host Liza Wang, Maria Cordero (Fat Ma), Grasshopper, William So and Cally Kwong.
區議會選舉周日進行，政府今晚舉行大型戶外音樂會「共建美好社區大匯演」，由七大電子傳媒聯播，多名政府高官現身台下支持。但有網民就發現，不少台上表演者與34年前的八九民運籌款活動《民主歌聲獻中華》重疊，包括今晚司儀汪明荃、Maria Cordero（肥媽）、草蜢、蘇永康、鄺美雲等。
6 Dec 2023獨媒#8770
上水鄰近邊境票站接約1.3萬登記 佔名額僅34%
One of the measures for the District Council election to “retain people and votes” was the government’s establishment of near-border polling stations at two secondary schools near Sheung Shui MTR station, attracting Hong Kong people heading north over the weekend to vote before enjoying themselves. The polling stations offered 38,000 places, and members of the public could make reservations from the 20th of last month. The authorities had said they would consider moderately increasing the quota if registrations were very enthusiastic. Reservations closed yesterday, and the authorities announced today that 12,976 registrations had been made, accounting for only 34% of the total quota.
區選「留人留票」其中一招，是政府於上水港鐵站鄰近兩所中學設立「鄰近邊境投票站」，吸引周末北上的港人先投票後玩樂。票站提供38,000名額，市民上月20日起接受預約，當局曾言若登記情況十分踴躍，會考慮適度增加名額。預約昨日屆滿，當局今日宣布數字，共有12,976個登記，佔整體名額僅34%。
6 Dec 2023獨媒#8773
文化博物館「解散」供科學館重置 尖東改設國家發展成就館
The Policy Address earlier proposed establishing two museums to introduce the history of the country and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The Heritage Museum in Sha Tin will be “disbanded” and its original site used to relocate the Science Museum, while its collections will be integrated and relocated to other museums. The Science Museum’s current site in Tsim Sha Tsui East will be converted into the National Development Achievements Museum, a dedicated museum introducing the country’s development and achievements.
《施政報告》早前提出設立兩所博物館，介紹國家及抗戰歷史。位於沙田的文化博物館將會「解散」，原址供作重置科學館，藏品就會在其他博物館作整合及重置。而現址位於尖東的科學館將改設成「國家發展成就館」，以專館形式介紹國家發展及成就。
5 Dec 2023法庭線#8757
周庭稱曾隨國安警到深圳換准離港 警未回應是否屬實 學者指可加條文外條件
Former Demosisto deputy secretary-general Chow Ting was arrested in 2020 over alleged violations of the National Security Law and has been released on bail without being charged to date. On Sunday (the 3rd), she, who is in Canada, announced that she had decided not to return to Hong Kong to report, and alleged that police had required her to “return to the mainland once” as a condition for approving her departure from Hong Kong. The government and police issued statements on two occasions condemning her, saying they would make every effort to pursue her in accordance with the law. Police said they had restricted her departure under the powers in Schedule 2 to Article 43 of the National Security Law, and subsequently returned her travel document.
The Court Watch examined the provisions in Schedule 2, which state that when restricting a person under investigation from leaving Hong Kong, police may require the person to deposit money, surrender documents again and report. They do not mention the imposition of other security conditions. The reporter asked police whether Chow Ting’s allegation was true and under which provision police had required her to return to the mainland and treated this as a condition for approving her departure. Police responded orally that reference should be made to the government statement and provided no further comment.
Simon Ngai Man Young, a professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, said in an interview that he would not comment on Chow’s case. He said the intention of Schedule 2 was clear and that it allowed police to impose “conditions other than those listed in the provisions”. Senior Counsel Ronny Tong Ka-wah said the details of the conditions could be determined according to the circumstances of the case and should not be interpreted narrowly. Legal commentator Edward Wong Kai-yeung i said that Chow’s reference to “returning to the mainland once” appeared, at least on the face of it, to fall outside the scope of the powers in Schedule 2, adding that if it concerned a mandatory requirement of bail conditions, only the court had the discretion to deal with it.
前香港眾志副秘書長周庭於 2020 年被指涉違《國安法》被捕，准保釋至今未被起訴。身處加拿大的她周日（3 日）宣布，決定不回港報到，又指稱警方曾要求以「返一次大陸」作為批准離港的條件。政府及警方兩度發稿譴責，指會全力依法追捕周。警指根據《國安法》第 43 條附表二的權力，限制她離境，其後發回旅行證件。
《法庭線》翻查，附表二條文註明警方就限制受查人離港，可要求繳存款項、再次交出證件及報到，惟未提及可加其他擔保條件。記者向警方查詢，周庭所指是否屬實、警基於哪項條文要求她返內地並視為批准離港的條件等。警方口頭回覆，着參考政府聲明，沒有補充。
港大法律學院教授楊艾文接受訪問時指，不評論周案，附表二意圖清晰，允許警施加「條文中列出以外的條件」。資深大律師湯家驊指，條件細節可因應案情而定，不應狹窄地解釋。法律評論員黃啟暘則指，周所指「返一次大陸」，至少表面看來不在附表二的權力範圍中，又指若涉保釋條件的強制事項，只有法庭有酌情權處理。
5 Dec 2023獨媒#8758
政府投票日設「貼心安排」 派心意謝卡、投票站旁設「打卡位」
Voting for the District Council election will take place on Sunday. The Government will make two “thoughtful arrangements” that day: voters will receive a Government thank-you card after voting, and a photo spot will be set up beside polling stations. Members of the public can take commemorative photos with medium-sized display boards featuring the election mascots “Ballot Box Babies”—“Blue Baby”, “Red Baby” and “Grandpa White”.
區議會選舉周日進行投票，政府在當日設立兩項「貼心安排」，選民在投票後會獲派發一張政府心意謝卡，及在投票站旁設「打卡位」，市民可與選舉吉祥物「票箱寶寶」，即「藍小寶」、「紅小寶」及「白爺爺」為構圖的中型展板拍照留念。
5 Dec 2023獨媒#8760
李家超：周庭出賣誠信、自我製造光環 行為可恥
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu told reporters before an Executive Council meeting that, in relation to the Agnes Chow incident, the government would make every effort to pursue the “fugitive”. He criticised Chow for “betraying her integrity, making up claims and finding excuses to deceive people’s sympathy, and trying to create a halo around herself”, saying her conduct was shameful. He said the police’s attempt to handle the matter leniently had been met with deception. He also said foreign forces had continuously attempted to interfere in Hong Kong affairs, and that Hong Kong people must not forget the pain of 2019.
行政長官李家超舉行行政會議前見記者，被問到周庭事件。他指會全力追捕「逃犯」，又批評周庭「出賣誠信、砌詞搵藉口去欺騙同情、嘗試自我製造光環，行為係可恥」，警方嘗試寬大處理換來瞞騙。他又指外國勢力一直嘗試干預香港事務，港人不能忘記2019年的痛楚。
5 Dec 2023獨媒#8761
選管會主席：將不斷「人性化」提醒選民只可投一票
District Council election voting will take place on Sunday (10th). In addition to the government’s extensive publicity campaign, the Social Welfare Department has subsidised elderly centres to arrange buses to help older people travel to polling stations that day. Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman Luk Kai-hong said there would be no problem as long as the arrangements did not induce people to vote for a designated candidate. The Commission would not deploy staff to inspect the buses on the day, and would follow up only after receiving complaints. Regarding online calls for voters to mark two “ticks” on their ballot papers, he stressed that inciting others to cast invalid or blank ballots was illegal. However, Luk said he was unsure whether there was “some misunderstanding about the two-seat, single-vote system”, and that the Commission would continually issue “humanised” reminders that voters could vote for only one candidate.
區議會換屆投票將於周日（10日）舉行，政府除了蓋天舖地式宣傳，社署更資助長者中心安排巴士，協助長者當日去往投票。選管會主席陸啟康表示，只要不是誘使投票指定候選人，做法沒有問題，選管會當日亦不會派員巡查巴士，只在收到投訴後才會跟進。至於網上有人呼籲選票蓋兩「剔」，他強調煽惑他人投廢白票屬違法。不過陸啟康又指，不肯定是否因為「雙議席單票制有啲誤解喺度」，選管會將不斷「人性化」提醒選民只能揀一個候選人投票。
5 Dec 2023Channel C#8765
李家超：安排車輛接送助長者履行責任 不影響投票意願及選擇
With polling day for the upcoming District Council Ordinary Election approaching, the Social Welfare Department will subsidise elderly centres to arrange vehicles to take elderly people to vote. Chief Executive John Lee was asked this morning (the 5th) whether the authorities could ensure a fair and impartial election, given that some persons in charge of elderly centre organisations may have political party backgrounds.
新一屆區議會一般選舉投票日將至，社署會資助長者中心安排車輛接載長者投票。行政長官李家超今早（5日）被問到有長者中心機構負責人或有政黨背景，當局能否確保選舉公平公正。
5 Dec 2023集誌社#8767
三會天下｜元朗逾七成候選人「互相提名」 稱「互相欣賞」 盤點全港候選人 逾八成有三會背景
Under the new District Council system, the 2,533 government-appointed members of the “"the three committees"” have both the power to nominate candidates and are the only voters in the indirect election (District Committees constituency). Statistics compiled by The Collective Press found that more than 80% of the 399 candidates in this election are "the three committees" members in their respective districts; in the indirect-election constituency, the proportion is nearly 90%.
Apart from "the three committees" members “entering the race themselves”, an analysis by reporters of the profiles of 180 candidates across eight districts, including Yuen Long, found that nearly one-fifth had “nominated each other”—that is, “you nominate me and I nominate you”. One candidate responded that it was “quite normal to appreciate each other”. Tik Chi-yuen, chair of New Thinking and a Legislative Council member, said that "the three committees" members entering the race themselves and nominating each other amounted to “mutual back-scratching within a small circle”.
區選新制，政府委任的 2,533 名「三會」成員，既有權提名候選人，又是間選（地區委員會界別）唯一選民。《集誌社》統計發現，今屆 399 名候選人，逾八成是當區的三會人；間選界別則接近九成。
三會人除了「親自落場」參選，記者分析元朗等八區 180 位候選人資料後發現，近兩成人屬「互相提名」，即「你提名我，我提名你」。有候選人回應稱「互相欣賞好正常」。新思維主席兼立法會議員狄志遠認為，三會人親自落場、互相提名，是小圈子「圍威喂」。
4 Dec 2023獨媒#8744
林定國向律政司全體員工發信籲投票 稱放棄選擇令人誤會不關心社區
The District Council election will be held on Sunday. Government officials have urged members of the public to vote actively, while volunteer teams from multiple policy bureaux have repeatedly gone into communities to promote the election. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok wrote to all Department of Justice colleagues on Friday urging them to vote. He said he did not agree that “giving up the choice is no big deal”, and believed that giving up the choice could lead people to misunderstand that “we do not care about community affairs”. He reiterated that voting could reflect high expectations for the work of the elected district councillors and indirectly remind them that they must do their best.
區議會選舉周日舉行，政府官員呼籲市民積極投票，多個政策局義工隊連番落區宣傳。律政司司長林定國周一致函律政司全體同事呼籲投票，並表明不認同「放棄選擇沒甚麼大不了」，認為放棄選擇，令人誤會我們不關心社區事務，重申投票可反映對選出的區議員的工作抱有殷切期望，並間接警醒他們必須盡力做事。
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