27 Apr 2025獨媒#6731
【五一勞動節】女工會政總請願 胡美蓮指行動未受壓
With May Day approaching, groups in Hong Kong had in previous years marched to the Central Government Offices to express their demands, but such marches have not taken place since 2020. The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions also announced recently that it would continue to suspend its march. Four days before Labour Day, the Hong Kong Women's Workers Association submitted a letter of views to the Central Government Offices today (April 27), calling on the Secretary for Labour and Welfare to engage in dialogue with grassroots women workers. A Labour and Welfare Bureau representative received the letter, while several police officers maintained order at the scene.
In March 2023, the Women's Workers Association planned to hold a march on International Women's Day and had obtained a Letter of No Objection, but abruptly cancelled it one day before the march. Police said the organisers had "weighed the pros and cons". On this year's International Women's Day, the association had also originally planned to petition at the Central Government Offices, but changed the event at the last minute to its office. Asked by InMediaHK whether the association had been "contacted" before today's action, and whether it had been told not to hold an event on May Day itself, the association's secretary-general Wu Mei-lin said: "There was absolutely none [pressure] this time." Based on past experience, she also said that it was not necessarily necessary to hold an event on the day itself. She reiterated that the key was to accommodate the schedules of women workers who wanted to express their views: "It's not about choosing one particular day; the key is whether the people who want to come can fit it into their schedules."
「五一」勞動節將至，香港過往每年均有團體遊行至政總表達訴求，惟2020年後遊行不再，工聯會日前亦宣布繼續停辦遊行。距離勞動節還有四日，香港婦女勞工協會今日（4月27日）到政總遞交意見書，促勞工及福利局局長與基層婦女勞工對話，勞福局代表接信，現場有數名警員維持秩序。
2023年3月，女工會曾擬舉辦三八婦女節遊行，並獲不反對通知書，不過在遊行前一日突取消，警方稱主辦方已「平衡利弊」。今年三八婦女節，女工會亦原訂到政總請願，但臨時改回會址舉行。《獨媒》問到今次行動前有否被「關心」，以及提示不可於五一勞動節正日辦活動。女工會總幹事胡美蓮稱「今次完全冇（受到壓力）」，過往經驗亦認為不一定需於正日舉行。她重申關鍵在於遷就想表達心聲的女工時間，「唔係要邊日定邊日，個關鍵就係想嚟嘅人係咪都就到時間。」
13 Apr 2025HK01#6686
工聯會公布今年不復辦五一遊行 吳秋北：用更有效方法推勞工議題
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) announced today (13th) a series of Labour Day activities, including a large-scale worker visit programme inviting government officials to visit different industries, engage face-to-face with frontline workers, and gain an understanding of their working environments and needs on site.
The traditional May Day march, which has been suspended since 2020, will not resume this year. FTU president and Legislative Council member Ng Chau-pak said that the union was currently maintaining communication with the Government: “We believe more effective methods should be used to promote certain issues.”
工聯會今日（13日）公布一系列「五一」勞動節活動，包括邀請政府官員深入各行各業，與前線勞工面對面交流，實地了解工作環境與需求的「探訪工友大行動」等。
至於傳統的五一遊行，自2020年起已停辦，今年繼續不會復辦遊行。工聯會會長、立法會議員吳秋北指，目前已跟政府保持溝通：「我哋認為，應該用更有效嘅方法去推動一啲議題。」
26 Mar 2025獨媒#6619
團體反對籃球博彩合法化 政總外下跪祈禱
The Budget announced a study into legalising basketball betting. The founder of the group Yeshua Love Family Project, Chiu Pui Yuk Joyce, and nine others petitioned outside the Central Government Offices this morning, stating their opposition and kneeling in prayer. They urged the immediate abandonment of plans to legalise basketball betting and the gradual elimination of football betting, horse racing, Mark Six and mahjong parlours, along with other gambling activities.
《財政預算案》中宣布研究籃球博彩合法化，團體「耶書亞愛家工程」創辦人趙佩玉等10人今早在政總外請願，表明反對，又下跪祈禱。他們促立即放棄籃球博彩合法化，並逐步取締足球、賽馬、六合彩及麻雀館等博彩活動。
26 Mar 2025集誌社#6620
輸入外勞｜推行年半批逾 71000 人 外勞人數颷升 23 倍 建造、零售、餐飲業成「重災區」
In 2023, the government introduced the Industry-specific Importation of Labour Scheme and the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme to bring in care workers and foreign workers for the construction and transport sectors. It also relaxed restrictions on importing foreign workers for 26 low-skilled positions. Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor released a report on foreign labour policy today (26th), saying that after the government expanded foreign labour importation for a year and a half, the number of foreign workers surged 23-fold from an average of about 3,100 a year to at least 71,000—equivalent to about 65% of the number of unemployed people locally.
政府在 2023 年推出「行業輸入外勞計劃」及「補充勞工優化計劃」，輸入護理員、建造業、運輸界外勞，又放寬 26 種低技術職位不得輸入外勞限制。香港勞權監察今（26日）發布外勞政策報告書，指政府擴大輸入外勞一年半，外勞由原來每年平均約 3 100 名，颷升 23 倍至最少 71 000名，已相等於本地約 65％ 失業人數。
組織指計劃下，本地工人薪資受壓，有工種工資增幅跑輸大市甚或沒增長；部分工種亦成為「重災區」，建築、餐飲及零售的失業率及就業不足率大幅上升。組織指個別行業失業惡化或有不同原因，但認為輸入外勞影響絕不能忽視，要求政府立即停止計劃。
9 Mar 2025集誌社#4612
喵坊新廠｜遷廠賺錢變負債 辦開放日食環、消防、警上門 「19 比 0 都要繼續踢」
Hong Kong’s only carton recycling plant, MilMill, was scheduled to hold its first open day at its new premises today (the 9th). After more than a year spent relocating and rebuilding following a forced move, the “cat” had spent months preparing to introduce its new home to the public. The event ultimately fell through because it did not have a “place of public entertainment licence”. Over the past week, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Fire Services Department and police visited one after another, saying they had received complaints involving an absence of a “place of public entertainment licence”, “fire hazards” and “unlawful assembly”.
MilMill has once again entered the public spotlight. Co-founder Chi Chung Lo joked that the incident had instead “reminded everyone that MilMill is still here”. After the company was forced to relocate, turning from making money to carrying debt, its open day—intended to promote community education—also fell through. Chi Chung Lo said: “Even if it’s 19–0, you still have to keep kicking, unless you’ve closed down; then we’ll just do our own thing.” In the face of adversity, the new plant continues to organise “non-open” group tours, use “cat buses” to engage with the community and promote waste reduction, and nurture people born in the 1990s to take over in the hope of establishing sustainable operations. Its decision to remain in Hong Kong and promote waste reduction is entirely because “we’re Hong Kong people, after all”.
香港唯一紙包盒回收廠「喵坊 MilMill」，原定今日（9 日）舉行遷廠後首個開放日。迫遷搬廠重建歷時一年多，這隻「喵」為開放日籌備數月，準備向公眾介紹新家，最終活動因「無娛樂牌」而告吹。一周下來，食環署、消防處、警方接連上門，稱接獲涉及「無娛樂牌」、「火警危險」、「非法集結」等投訴。
喵坊再次走進輿論一隅，共同創辦人盧智聰笑言，事件反而「喚醒返大家仲有 MilMill 喺度」。公司遇迫遷搬廠、賺錢變負債，辦開放日為推動社區教育亦告吹，盧智聰說「19 比 0 你都要繼續踢㗎，除非你執咗嘅啫，咁我哋咪做自己嘢。」面對逆境，新廠繼續辦「不開放」的團體導賞團，以「貓巴士」接觸社區推動減廢，培育 90 後接手盼建立可持續經營，留在香港為減廢全因「香港人嚟㗎嘛」。
8 Mar 2025獨媒#4611
女工會原定政總請願 因「行程調動」回會址辦記者會
Today is International Women’s Day. The Hong Kong Women’s Workers Association, together with a group of caregivers and workers, had originally planned to petition outside the Government Headquarters this afternoon. It notified reporters in the early hours that the event would instead be held as a press conference at its office, the Kwun Tong Women’s Resource Centre. The association’s general secretary, Wu Mei-lin, only said that the schedule had been changed.
Records show that on International Women’s Day last year, more than 10 people from the association also petitioned outside the Government Headquarters. The year before, the association had planned to organise a march and was issued a Letter of No Objection, but announced its cancellation one day before the march. Police said at a press conference at the time that a “violent group” planned to take part. The League of Social Democrats later stated publicly that it had been warned by national security personnel that participants would be arrested if they took part.
今日是「三八國際婦女節」，香港婦女勞工協會與一眾照顧者及工友們，原定今午到政府總部外請願，至凌晨臨時通知記者，改回會址觀塘婦女資源中心舉行記者會，女工會總幹事胡美蓮僅指行程有所調動。
翻查資料，去年女工會在三八婦女節，亦曾有10多人到政總外請願。前年女工會原擬舉辦遊行，並獲發不反對通知書，惟在遊行一日前宣布取消，警方當時在記者會稱有「暴力團伙」擬參與遊行，及後社民連公開表示遭國安人員警告，一旦參與將會被捕。
5 Mar 2025集誌社#4594
街招風波｜聯署爭復職 碧瑤覆工會 未見刻意造假動機 兩女工調職 兩男工仍調查
The four cleaners accused of allegedly “removing and putting up street posters themselves” have seen further developments in the case. The outsourced cleaning company Baguio replied to the Cleaning Services Industry Workers Union today (the 5th), saying its investigation found no motive or intention among the employees to deliberately fabricate anything. However, they had violated proper work procedures when clearing street posters. Two female employees have been transferred, while the other two male employees are under investigation for suspected “misconduct”. The union also confirmed that police had taken a statement from one of the workers.
四名清潔工被指懷疑「自清自貼」街招，事件再有新進展，外判清潔公司碧瑤今（5日）回覆清潔服務業職工會指，經調查後，並未發現員工有刻意造假的動機及意圖，但他們清街招時，確違反了正確工作程序，兩名女員工已被調職；另兩名男員工因涉嫌「不當行為」，正在調查當中。另外，工會確認，警方已錄取其中一名工人口供。
28 Feb 2025Yahoo#4580
融樂會宣布解散 主席莊明蓮稱「完成使命」 總幹事斥荒謬：唔做又唔想畀人做
Hong Kong Unison, which has a 24-year history of advocating for the rights of Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities, has announced its dissolution and begun liquidation proceedings. At a special general meeting this morning, the organisation’s chair Alice Ming Lin Chong said afterwards that its founding purpose of advancing ethnic minority rights had largely been achieved after 24 years, and that it had fulfilled its historical mission. Alice Ming Lin Chong stressed that the decision to dissolve was unrelated to financial or political considerations. However, the organisation’s executive director John Wing Ling Tse, who had been dismissed following the dissolution, described the reasons for the decision as unconvincing and absurd in remarks to the media after the press conference. John Wing Ling Tse said discrimination against ethnic minorities was continuing and criticised the dissolution as irresponsible.
有 24 年歷史、關注香港少數族裔權益的香港融樂會宣布解散，並啟動清盤程序。融樂會今早召開特別會員大會，會後該會主席莊明蓮透露，該會成立 24 年，至今推動少數族裔權益的成立宗旨已大致達到，完成歷史使命，故作出此決定，強調解散決定與財政及政治無關。不過，解散後已被解僱的總幹事謝永齡在記者會後向傳媒形容，解散理由欠說服力及荒謬，認為少數族裔被歧視的情況仍然持續，批評解散決定不負責任。
26 Feb 2025獨媒#4566
【財政預算案】社民連原擬示威 晚上稱因「強大壓力」取消
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will deliver the new annual Budget today. The Social Democratic League had planned to stage a protest outside the Legislative Council this morning and had issued a media invitation. However, its chairwoman, Chan Po-ying, said in the evening: “Due to strong pressure, the Social Democratic League’s petition concerning the Budget, scheduled for 9 a.m. tomorrow, has been cancelled. Please take note.”
The Social Democratic League issued this morning a press release that it had planned to read at the protest, titled “Be Bold in Reform, Accept Supervision, Dare to Break the Deadlock, Curb the Rich and Help the Poor”. The statement said Hong Kong’s fiscal deficit was approaching $100 billion and, excluding revenue from bond issuance, the shortfall was as high as $200 billion. It also said fiscal reserves had fallen from 110 million in 2019 to less than $700 billion. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, travelled south recently, which in reality was a reminder for the government to “identify shortcomings”.
財政司司長陳茂波今日將發表新一年度《財政預算案》，社民連原擬今早到立法會外示威，亦已向傳媒發出採訪通知。不過至晚上主席陳寶瑩稱：「由於強大壓力，明天上午9時正，社民連有關財政預算的請願行動取消，敬請留意。」
社民連今早發出原擬在示威中讀出的新聞稿，題為《勇於改革 接受監督 敢於破局 限富扶貧》。聲明指本港財赤近千億，如不計及發債收入，缺口高達2,000億，而財政儲備亦由2019年的1.1億跌至不足7,000億，港澳辦主任夏寶龍日前南下，實際是提醒政府「查找不足」。
25 Feb 2025集誌社#4559
融樂會醖釀解散｜2.28 特別會員大會商議 消息指近期無受壓，非關政治、財政原因
Rong Lok Club, which has a 24-year history and was founded by Fermi Wai Fun Wong, is preparing to disband. It is understood that the club will hold a special general meeting this Friday (28th) to discuss whether to disband and related arrangements. The issue had been under consideration earlier, and sources said it was unrelated to political or financial reasons. The club has also not been under pressure recently, and the matter is unrelated to the Democratic Party’s recent plan to disband.
有 24 年歷史、由王惠芬創立的融樂會，正醖釀解散。據了解，融樂會將會在本周五（28日）召開特別會員大會，商議是否解散及相關安排，有關解散的問題，在較早前已醖釀，消息指，跟政治、財政無關，融樂會近期也沒有受壓，跟民主黨最近要解散也無關。
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