28 Nov 2023獨媒#8703
投票前夕搞「繽紛日」 大型音樂會表演 李家超：提升市民投入感
With less than two weeks to go before the District Council election, the government has been conducting extensive publicity. Against the backdrop of Hong Kong residents heading north over weekends for entertainment, Chief Executive John Lee announced before this morning’s Executive Council meeting that “District Election Vibrant Day” activities would be held on December 9, the day before polling, at the Wan Chai and Kwun Tong waterfronts. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will also organise sports activities at six outdoor venues. A large outdoor concert and drone show will be held that evening and simulcast by several television stations. A number of museums and the Wetland Park will also offer free admission. Lee said the activities aimed to raise the public’s attention to and sense of participation in voting as much as possible. He also said the government had always sought to encourage residents to stay in Hong Kong to vote and spend, but did not respond when asked about his expectations for the turnout.
距離區議會投票日尚餘不足兩星期，政府早以鋪天蓋地方式宣傳，但面對港人周末北上娛樂的「暗湧」，特首李家超今早在行政會議前宣布在投票前一日、即12月9日舉行「區選繽紛日」 活動，在灣仔和觀塘海濱舉行活動，康文署亦在6個室外場地舉行體育活動；當晚亦會舉辦大型戶外音樂會及無人機表演，由多個電視台聯播。另外多個博物館和濕地公園都免費開放。李家超稱舉辦多項活動，目的是盡量提升對投票的重視度和投入感，他又指政府一向盡量推動市民留港投票和消費，他未有回應對投票率有何期望。
28 Nov 2023光傳媒#8705
前中聯辦社工處副處長羅錦輝參加區選 報稱註冊社工無政治聯繫
Kam Fai (HYK) Law, who was still serving as deputy head of the Social Work Department of the Liaison Office last year, became a candidate for the Central and Western District Council district committee this year. He declared that he was a registered social worker with no political affiliations. The 43-year-old Kam Fai (HYK) Law was active in the month before standing for election: besides becoming captain of the Sai Ying Pun Care Team, he also became co-chairman of the Hong Kong Central and Western District Care Services and Community Development Fund. The fund was newly established in September and had raised more than $10 million, including a $2 million donation from Henderson Land. In a reply to Light Media, a government spokesperson did not directly respond to questions about Kam Fai (HYK) Law’s background, saying only that the District Council Eligibility Review Committee considered all candidates to meet the statutory requirements and conditions, and that their nominations were valid.
去年仍任職中聯辦社工處副處長的羅錦輝，今年成為區議會中西區地委會的候選人。他報稱任職註冊社工，沒有政治聯繫。43歲的羅錦輝參選前一個月動作頻頻，除了成為西營盤關愛隊的隊長，亦擔任「香港中西區關愛服務及社區發展基金」聯席主席，該基金9月新成立已籌得逾千萬元，當中恒地捐200萬元。政府發言人回覆《光傳媒》時，未有正面回應羅錦輝的背景，僅稱區議會資格審查委員會認為全部候選人符合法定要求和條件，他們的提名有效。
28 Nov 2023獨媒#8708
卓永興主持廣華醫院首期重建開幕 再籲市民區選投票
The first phase of the Kwong Wah Hospital redevelopment project was completed earlier, with the Accident and Emergency Department commencing service on May 31 this year. The Hospital Authority held the opening ceremony for the first-phase building this afternoon, officiated by Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Cheuk Wing-hing. With several officials actively promoting the District Council election in recent days, Cheuk also called on members of the public in his speech to vote in large numbers, saying the election was “an important election for all of Hong Kong” and was of exceptional significance.
廣華醫院早前完成首期重建計劃，急症室在今年5月31日已投入服務。醫管局今午舉行第一期大樓開幕典禮，由政務司副司長卓永興主持。多名官員近日積極宣傳區議會選舉，卓永興在致辭時亦不例外，指今次區選是一場「全香港重要嘅選舉」、意義非凡，呼籲市民踴躍投票。
28 Nov 2023獨媒#8710
律政司7專員拍片 公務員義工隊8天內3度出動籲市民投票
The District Council election will be held next month, with voting on the 10th. Government departments have mobilised en masse to promote the election, and the Department of Justice has likewise fully mobilised. Seven Department of Justice prosecutors filmed a video urging members of the public, including their colleagues in the department, to vote on polling day. The Civil Service Bureau’s volunteer team also took to the streets three times in eight days. Last night, led by Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Pui-yin, the team went to Park Lane Shopper’s Boulevard in Tsim Sha Tsui to urge the public to vote.
區議會選舉下月10日進行投票，政府部門空群而出宣傳，律政司同樣總動員，7名律政司專員就拍片，呼籲市民包括律政司的同事在投票日投票。另外，公務員事務局義工隊亦在8天內3度出動，昨晚就由局長楊何蓓茵帶隊到尖沙咀栢麗購物大道「企街」，呼籲市民投票。
26 Nov 2023獨媒#8699
曾國衞：直選議席多寡與民主無直接關係 不認為會減低市民投票意欲
The District Council election will be held on the 10th of next month, and the government has recently stepped up publicity efforts. Asked whether the sharp reduction in directly elected seats would reduce the public’s willingness to vote, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai stressed that the number of directly elected seats has “no direct relation” to democracy, which can be manifested in many ways, such as negotiation and consultation. He also said the number of geographical constituency seats in the Legislative Council election two years ago was lower than that in the District Council election, but voter turnout was relatively better, and he was therefore more optimistic about turnout this time. Tsang said a special team would be deployed on polling day to monitor the dissemination of outside information around the clock. If anyone attempted to attack and smear the election or spread false information or rumours, the team would immediately clarify the matter and “refute the rumours”.
區議會選舉下月10日舉行，政府近日落力宣傳。被問到直選議席大減會否減低市民投票意欲，政制及內地事務局局長曾國衞強調，直選議席多寡與民主「無直接關係」，民主有很多方法體現，如協商和諮詢；又指前年立法會選舉地區直選議席比區選更少，但投票情況亦較理想，故對今次投票情況較樂觀。曾又指，投票當日將特別安排專隊全天候監察外間訊息發放情況，如有人嘗試攻擊抹黑選舉及發放假消息或造謠，專隊會立即澄清和「闢謠」。
25 Nov 2023獨媒#8698
區選日票站將至少兩名警員駐守 蕭澤頤：大家一定要投票
The District Council election will be held in two weeks. On polling day, police will station at least two officers at every polling station, step up patrols at strategic locations and deploy plain-clothes officers to look out for suspicious people. Rapid response units in each police district will also be on standby. Following calls from several senior officials and Legislative Council members, Commissioner of Police Chris Tang also urged members of the public to vote: “Everyone, on 12.10, everyone go and support this vote. Everyone must vote!”
區議會選舉兩星期後進行投票，投票當日警方將在每一個票站安排至少兩名警員駐守，並在策略性地點加強巡邏及調派便裝警員查看可疑人士，各警區的快速應變部隊亦會候命。繼多名主要官員和立法會議員發聲，警務處處長蕭澤頤同呼籲市民踴躍投票：「大家12.10，大家去支持呢個投票。大家一定要投票！」
24 Nov 2023獨媒#8694
新小學人文科 小二學不可分離一部分、小三學國安法
After the mainland passed the Patriotic Education Law, the Policy Address announced in October proposed splitting primary school General Studies into Humanities and Science. The Education Bureau yesterday (23rd) released the draft curriculum framework for Humanities, which comprises six areas and 48 learning topics covering national education and national security education. Primary One pupils will need to learn that “without a country there is no family”; Primary Two pupils will need to understand that Hong Kong is an inseparable part; Primary Three pupils will need to learn about the Hong Kong National Security Law; and Primary Six pupils will need to learn about major achievements and the latest developments under the leadership of the Communist Party, among other topics.
內地通過《愛國主義教育法》後，今年10月公布的《施政報告》就提出將小學常識科分拆成「人文科」和「科學科」。教育局昨（23日）公布「人文科」的課程框架擬定稿，共設6個範疇、48個學習主題，涉及國民教育及國家安全教育。其中小一需要學習「有國才有家」；小二須明白「香港是不可分離的部分」；小三須認識《香港國安法》，而小六須認識共產黨領導下的重大成就及最新發展等。
24 Nov 2023獨媒#8695
立法會研究：年輕公務員流失「明顯加速」 反修例後離職數倍增
The Civil Service Bureau told a Legislative Council committee on Monday (20th) about the civil service establishment and resignation situation, citing figures showing that the resignation rate was 2.2% last year, a slight increase from 2.1% in the previous year, and describing the rate as having “slowed”. However, a Legislative Council Secretariat research document presented a different picture. Of the 10,126 civil servants who left last year, 18% were aged under 35. The attrition rate among civil servants aged under 35 has continued to rise since 2019, with the number leaving increasing from 961 in 2019 to 1,821 last year. The research report further described the attrition among those aged 24 to under 35 as having “accelerated markedly”.
公務員事務局周一（20日）向立法會一個委員交代公務員編制和辭職狀況，並在文件引述數字，指去年度辭職率為2.2%，較前一個年度的2.1%微增，形容「辭職率已見放緩」。不過，立法會秘書處一份研究資料就揭示另一番景象，去年流失的10,126公務員當中，有18%是35歲以下；35歲以下的公務員流失率，自2019年後持續攀升，每年流失人數由2019年961人，倍增至去年1,821人。研究報告更形容24至35歲以下的流失「明顯加速」。
24 Nov 2023獨媒#8696
懲教署結業會操 區選廣告舖天蓋地 五步一橫額、職員心口貼貼紙
The Correctional Services Department held a passing-out parade for trainees at the Hong Kong Correctional Services Academy in Stanley this afternoon (24th), with 128 Assistant Officers II completing their induction training. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu was the reviewing officer, while officials from the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR also attended. In recent government public events, publicity for voting in the District Council election on 10 December has become almost a “required feature”. Today’s passing-out parade was even more “proactive”: according to an InMedia reporter’s observation, banners were displayed almost “every five steps” within the academy and Stanley Prison grounds, while many Correctional Services Department staff wore stickers calling on people to vote on their chests. The department also arranged for promotional videos related to polling day to be shown before and after the ceremony.
懲教署今午（24日）在赤柱香港懲教學院舉行學員結業會操，今期共有128名二級懲教助理完成入職訓練。特首李家超擔任檢閱官，亦有國安公署、外交部駐港特派員公署及中聯辦官員出席。近來政府公開活動宣傳12月10日區議會換屆投票，幾乎是「指定動作」，今日的結業會操就更「進取」，據《獨媒》記者觀察，懲教學院及赤柱監獄範圍內幾乎「五步一橫額」，不少懲教署職員心口貼上呼籲投票的貼紙。甚至在典禮前後，署方都安排播放與投票日有關的宣傳片。
23 Nov 2023光傳媒#8686
區選專題｜漏報Facebook選舉廣告涉違法 區選候選人：據我所知就唔使嘅
Gwong Media reported yesterday (22nd) that Yuen Kwan Mok, a candidate in the Tsuen Wan District Committees constituency, said he was still preparing his election publicity and therefore declared zero election advertisements. Gwong Media found that he had shared posts by another candidate multiple times on his Facebook page but had not made the required declarations. He argued: “As far as I know, it’s not necessary [to declare them].” However, the Electoral Affairs Commission’s guidelines on election-related activities state that messages published on social networking platforms to induce the election of a candidate constitute election advertisements and must be declared.
《光傳媒》昨（22日）報道荃灣「地區委員會」界別候選人莫遠君指，仍在準備選舉宣傳，故零申報選舉廣告。《光傳媒》發現，他曾多次在Facebook專頁分享另一位候選人的帖文，卻沒有依例申報。他辯稱：「據我所知就唔使（申報）嘅」。但根據選舉管理委員會的選舉活動指引列明，在社交網絡發布促使候選人當選的訊息，屬於選舉廣告，要作出申報。
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