6 Nov 2025明報#7500
立法會選舉｜陳國基向諮詢及法定機構發信籲投票 陳茂波與6個政策局官員部署加強選舉宣傳
With about one month to go before the Legislative Council election, Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki earlier wrote to various advisory and statutory bodies chaired by him or whose work is related to the Chief Secretary’s Office, urging members to vote actively on election day. Separately, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun, and the heads, acting heads and permanent secretaries of six policy bureaux under the Financial Secretary held a working meeting to plan enhanced election publicity activities.
In a social media post, Chan Kwok-ki said advisory and statutory bodies were important partners in the Government’s work and an important part of public administration. He sincerely hoped that members of the bodies would lead by example, actively fulfil their civic responsibilities, and encourage their family members, friends and people in their sectors to vote on election day. He also called on different institutions, organisations and groups to encourage their employees and members to vote actively, and to provide convenient arrangements for them as far as possible.
Paul Chan said the six relevant policy bureaux oversee more than 30 departments, as well as numerous public organisations. Going forward, they would make use of the strength and professional networks of each policy bureau and department to promote broader outreach and more thorough and clear publicity for the Legislative Council election, which was work that had to be comprehensively stepped up.
Separately, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory Chan Pak-wai today wrote to Friends of the Observatory, urging them to vote actively. The Observatory said Friends of the Observatory was established in 1996 to raise public awareness of the Observatory and its services, and had more than 15,000 members.
距離立法會換屆選舉尚餘約一個月，政務司長陳國基早前向多個由他擔任主席或與政務司工作相關的諮詢及法定機構發信，呼籲委員在選舉日踴躍投票。另外，財政司長陳茂波、財政司副司長黃偉綸及由財政司分管的6個政策局局長、署理局長和常任秘書長，舉行工作會議，部署加強選舉宣傳活動。
陳國基於社交平台發文說，諮詢及法定組織是政府施政的重要夥伴，亦是公共行政重要的一環，故他衷心希望一眾諮詢及法定組織委員能夠以身作則，積極履行公民責任，並鼓勵身邊的家人、朋友，以至所屬界別一同在選舉日投票。他亦呼籲不同機構、組織和社團，鼓勵員工和會員踴躍投票，並盡可能為他們提供便利安排。
陳茂波則表示，6個相關政策局轄下有30多個部門，更有不少的公營機構，接下來會善用每個政策局和部門的力量和專業網絡，就立法會選舉推動層面更廣泛的接觸、更深入清晰的宣傳，是接下來必須全面加緊進行的工作。
另外，天文台長陳栢緯今日向「天文台之友」發信，呼籲踴躍投票。天文台指，「天文台之友」於1996年成立，旨在提高市民對天文台及其服務的認識，會員超過15000人。
6 Nov 2025集誌社#7501
立法會選舉｜江旻憓提名表格查閱 逾 1300 字補充與旅遊界密切聯繫：我積極推動賽事經濟＋鄉村旅遊
What “close ties” Olympic fencing gold medallist Vivian Kong has with the tourism industry, enabling her to run in the Tourism functional constituency of the Legislative Council, has become one of the focuses of the general election. The nomination period for the Legislative Council election ended today (6th), and the nomination form of Kong, who registered on Monday (3rd), is now available for public inspection.
After Kong registered, the Returning Officer asked her to provide information explaining her background and relationship with the Tourism functional constituency. Kong replied the following day in more than 1,300 Chinese characters, saying that, as Hong Kong’s first Olympic women’s fencing gold medallist, she believed in cross-sectoral integration between sports and tourism. She repeatedly referred to her experience with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, saying she had participated in a “horse-racing tourism ecosystem” project, worked with Prudential to plan a commercial event featuring international tennis stars that showcased Hong Kong’s appeal, and taken part in filming promotional videos for the Jockey Club’s jockey recruitment and the Hong Kong, China Team’s horse-racing day at the Paris Olympics, promoting horse-racing tourism and other initiatives.
In addition, Kong wrote “Hong Kong, China” in the nationality field and “Canada (application to renounce already submitted)” under right of abode. When she registered, she received public backing from Sun Hung Kai Properties chairman Wong Wing-yum and Kerry Properties chairman Khoon Hua Kuok. For her nomination, she received support from, among others, Wharf Group chairman Stephen Tin Hoi Ng.
奧運劍擊金牌得主江旻憓，跟旅遊業界有何「密切聯繫」，可參選立法會旅遊界功能組別，成為換屆選舉其中一個焦點。立法會選舉提名期今日（6日）結束，周一（3日）報名的江旻憓，其提名表格，今可供公眾查閱。
原來，在江旻憓報名後，選舉事務主任要求她提交資料，闡述她履歷，跟旅遊界功能組別的關係，江在一日後以逾 1300 字回覆指，自己作為香港首位奧運女子劍擊金牌得主，相信體育與旅遊跨界融合，多次引述自己在馬會的經驗指，曾參與「賽馬旅遊生態圈」項目、曾與保誠保險策劃國際網球明星商業活動展示香港魅力、曾參與拍攝馬會騎師招募和巴黎奧運中國香港隊賽馬日宣傳片，推介賽馬旅遊等。
此外，在填報國籍一欄，江旻憓寫上中國香港，在居留權上，她填上「加拿大（已申請放棄）」。她報名時獲信和主席黃永光、嘉里建設主席郭孔華站台，提名方面，她獲九龍倉集團主席吳天海等支持。
4 Nov 2025HK01#7484
立法會選舉｜港澳辦轉載評論：不存在祝福名單 也沒有穩贏躺贏
The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office reposted a commentary article on Monday (November 3), saying that although the nomination period for the Legislative Council election was still under way, this election had already displayed several notable features, including fiercer competition, higher requirements for candidates and greater uncertainty. The article stressed that there was not only no so-called “blessed list”, but also no “guaranteed-win list”. “No one has any certainty, and everyone has a chance” was a feature of this election, while its uncertainty was unprecedented.
港澳辦周一（11月3日）轉載一篇評論文章，指雖然立法會選舉提名期仍然持續，但今屆立選已經展現出多個看點，包括競爭更加激烈、對參選人的要求更高，以及選舉的不確定性更高。文章強調，不但沒有所謂「祝福名單」，更沒有什麽「穩勝名單」，「個個無把握，人人有機會」是今屆選舉一個特點，選舉的不確定性史無前例。
3 Nov 2025明報#7483
羅湖、蓮塘、福田、文錦渡及港珠澳大橋等內地口岸周三起可應用「刷臉」通關
The National Immigration Administration announced a series of new measures concerning talent endorsements and entry and exit arrangements for Hong Kong and Macao. Smart clearance using facial recognition will be rolled out at ports including Huanggang, Luohu, Liantang, Futian and Man Kam To in Shenzhen, as well as Hengqin in Zhuhai and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The entry ports covered by the 240-hour transit visa-free policy will also include the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link.
內地出入境管理局公布一系列涉及港澳的人才簽注及出入境新措施。其中「刷臉」智能通關將於深圳皇崗、羅湖、蓮塘、福田、文錦渡，珠海橫琴、港珠澳大橋等口岸推廣應用；240小時過境免簽政策適用入境口岸亦將涵蓋港珠澳大橋、廣深港高鐵西九龍站等口岸。
31 Oct 2025明報#7471
立法會選舉｜林建岳呼籲商界予投票員工「感謝假」
After Chief Executive John Lee recently wrote to all civil servants urging them to support the Legislative Council election, several business representatives also called on their employees to vote. Peter Lam, a Standing Committee member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the supervisory committee of Economic Synergy, today (31st) called on chambers of commerce and enterprises to provide employees who vote on December 7 (Sunday) with half a day off. Employees who produce the “care card” received when voting may take half a day of “thank-you leave”.
Lam said the arrangement would not only provide support and encouragement to employees who participate in voting, but also demonstrate the importance attached to the Legislative Council election by all sectors of Hong Kong. He said the initiative had received support from the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, the Belt and Road General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the Hong Kong Association for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification of China, Economic Synergy and Lai Sun Group, among others.
特首李家超日前去信全體公務員呼籲支持立法會選舉，其後多個商界代表亦呼籲旗下員工投票，全國政協常委兼經民聯監事委員會主席林建岳今（31日）呼籲商會和企業，為在12月7日（周日）投票的員工提供半天假期，員工憑投票時獲得的「心意謝卡」，可獲半天「感謝假」。
林建岳表示，這安排不但為參與投票的員工提供支持和鼓勵，更顯示香港各界對於立法會選舉的重視；稱倡議已獲總商會、工總、廠商會、一帶一路總商會、旅發局、中國和平統一促進會香港總會、經民聯、麗新集團等支持。
31 Oct 2025追光者#7475
中共四中全會｜涉及香港不足20字 無再提一國兩制 李家超：感到鼓舞和振奮
The Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee concluded. The communiqué devoted far less space to Hong Kong, with the description of Hong Kong and Macau together reduced to about 20 Chinese characters; it no longer mentioned One Country, Two Systems or the Basic Law. About an hour after the communiqué was issued, Chief Executive John Lee issued a press release congratulating the Fourth Plenum on its “successful conclusion” in CCP-style publicity language, and said he was “encouraged and invigorated” by the content concerning Hong Kong. Scholar Chung Kim-wah said that, as Hong Kong’s distinctiveness under One Country, Two Systems no longer existed, it had now become an ordinary Chinese city, and the communiqué reflected the CCP authorities’ acceptance of this fact.
中共四中全會閉幕，全體會議公報提及香港的篇幅大縮水，連同澳門只剩大約20字敘述，無再提及一國兩制及基本法。特首李家超在公報發出約一小時後發新聞稿，以中共式文宣祝賀四中全會「勝利閉幕」，對公報提到香港的內容表示「感到鼓舞和振奮」。學者鍾劍華表示，隨着香港以往一國兩制下的獨特性不復存在，如今已變成一個普通的中國城市，四中全會的公報反映中共官方接受事實。
30 Oct 2025獨媒#7462
【立法會選舉】衞炳江撐民建聯四人出戰選委界 誤稱何俊賢為「郭俊賢」
On the fifth day of the nomination period for the Legislative Council election, DAB members Elizabeth Quat, Wing Kwong (1963) Chan, Ho Chun-yin and Roy Lap Wai Chu jointly submitted their nominations for the Election Committee constituency this afternoon. They were publicly backed by Tam Yiu-chung, Tam Wai-chu, Ko Wing-man and Baptist University president Alexander Ping Kong Wai. However, Alexander Ping Kong Wai misspoke during remarks, referring to Ho Chun-yin as “Kwok Chun-yin”.
立法會換屆選舉提名期踏入第五日，其中民建聯葛珮帆、陳永光、何俊賢及朱立威今日下午一同報名參選選委會界別，並獲譚耀宗、譚惠珠、高永文及浸大校長衞炳江等人站台支持。不過衞炳江在發言時就口誤，將何俊賢稱呼為「郭俊賢」。
30 Oct 2025明報#7463
鄧炳強指許智峯勸不投票「做法惡毒」 轉載相關信息亦有機會違法
Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Tuesday that urging people not to vote or to cast blank ballots, colluding with foreign forces to manipulate or influence elections, and having any seditious intent are illegal. After attending an event today (the 30th), he raised the issue of wanted former Legislative Council member Ted Hui urging people online not to vote, describing the move as “vicious”. He reiterated that such conduct, or reposting related information, could violate the Election Ordinance and the National Security Law. Asked why the National Security Department and police had made arrests and brought charges in “anti-extradition” cases six years later, Tang said that regardless of how long the people involved had been away, they could be arrested and charged once sufficient evidence had been obtained, and that there was no time limit.
Tang said Hui “tells others to charge while he himself gets away”, and had been wanted for allegedly violating the National Security Law and the Election Ordinance. He described Hui’s continued online calls for people not to vote as “extremely vicious”, saying: “You broke the law yourself and are wanted—that is your business. You still want others to break the law like you.” He condemned the conduct and called on members of the public not to repost the relevant material, saying this could violate the Election Ordinance and, because it involved collusion with foreign forces in an attempt to influence or manipulate elections, the National Security Law.
Asked why the National Security Department or police had needed six years to investigate the recent new “anti-extradition” cases, and whether the authorities had waited until the verdict in the “92-signature” case before taking enforcement action, Tang said only: “If you have broken the law, particularly in cases involving threats to national security or incitement to violence, no matter how long you have absconded or been away, once we have sufficient evidence, we will arrest you.” He said the relevant cases were not subject to any time limit.
保安局長鄧炳強周二表示勸人不投票或投白票、勾結外國勢力從而操縱並影響選舉、及有任何煽動意圖屬違法。他今日（30日）在出席一個活動後，主動提到正被通緝的前立法會議員許智峯在網上勸人不投票，指做法「惡毒」，重申上述行為或轉載相關信息有機會違反《選舉條例》及《國安法》。他又被問到為何國安處及警方為何時隔6年再就「反修例」案件作出拘捕及落案起訴，鄧炳強僅稱不論涉案人士離開了多久，只要掌握到足夠證據就能作拘捕及起訴，並無時限。
鄧炳強指許智峯「叫人衝，自己鬆」，曾因違反國安法及《選舉條例》被通緝，認為其近日繼續在網上勸人不要投票一舉「非常惡毒」，稱「你自己違法被人通緝，是你的事，你還想別人跟你一樣犯法。」他予以譴責，並呼籲市民不要轉載相關媒體，指此舉或會違反《選舉條例》，以及因涉及勾結外國勢力從而希望影響或操控選舉，違反國安法。
他被問到為何國安處或警方需時6年調查近日的「反修例」新案、以及當局是否待「九十二籤」案裁決後才執法。鄧炳強僅稱「你違了法，特別是危害國家安全或者（涉及）一些煽動暴力的案件，無論你潛逃了多久、離開了多久，只要我們掌握到足夠證據，就會將你拘捕」，指相關案件並無時限。
29 Oct 2025明報#7458
李家超函公僕：投票體現效忠特區宣誓 湯家驊信個人選擇不違《守則》 工會：一如既往籲投票
The nomination period for the Legislative Council election is under way. Chief Executive John Lee wrote to civil servants yesterday, urging them to “set an example” by supporting the election. He said voting was a civic responsibility, a “concrete way of demonstrating the oath to uphold the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”, and “practical action embodying the principles of the Code for Civil Servants”. Asked whether civil servants who did not vote would breach the content of their oath or the Code, Senior Counsel and Executive Council member Ronny Tong said voting was a personal choice. He did not believe it involved betraying the country or the HKSAR, was not concerned that the letter constituted pressure to vote, and believed civil servants understood that its purpose was simply to urge them to vote.
This was the first time since taking office that John Lee had written to civil servants about an election. The letter was more than 1,100 Chinese characters long. It said that, on the fundamental premise of upholding the Basic Law, civil servants should take concrete action by voting to support the Legislative Council election. Citing the Code for Civil Servants, it also said civil servants had a duty to uphold the Constitution and the Basic Law and give full support to the Chief Executive and principal officials, and that voting was an action demonstrating the principles of the Code and support for the HKSAR Government’s administration.
立法會換屆選舉提名期正展開，特首李家超昨日致函公務員，呼籲公務員「以身作則」支持選舉，提到投票是公民責任，是「體現擁護《基本法》、效忠香港特區的宣誓聲明的具體方式」，亦是「體現《公務員守則》的理念的實際行動」。被問到若公務員不投票會否違反宣誓內容或《守則》，資深大律師、行會成員湯家驊說，投票是個人選擇，不相信涉及背叛國家或特區，不擔心構成投票壓力，相信公務員明白致函原意僅呼籲投票。
李家超上任後首次就選舉事宜向公務員發信，信長逾1100字，當中提到公務員在擁護《基本法》的大前提下，應以實際行動，投票支持立法會選舉；並引述《公務員守則》，指公務員有責任擁護《憲法》及《基本法》，全力支持特首及主要官員，投票是彰顯《守則》理念，支持特區施政的行動體現。
27 Oct 2025法庭線#7455
同志替代框架暫緩期屆滿 政府：研究循行政措施解決 學者：政府不設框架或續違人權法
In response to the Sham Tsz Kit case, the government earlier proposed the Same-sex Partnership Registration Bill. After the bill was rejected by the Legislative Council in September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the authorities would study using administrative measures to protect the rights of same-sex couples. As the two-year suspension period set by the Court of Final Appeal in 2023 expired on Monday (27th), no progress has yet been seen.
The Deputy Dean of the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, Simon Ngai Man Young, said that if the government did not apply to extend the suspension period, it would continue to breach Article 14 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights before a suitable alternative framework was established, and might also breach the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at the international level. He noted, however, that the court’s judgment was declaratory only and carried no other consequences.
Yang also said administrative measures could provide some protection, but questioned whether they could offer sufficient safeguards while the law remained unchanged. The Marriage Equality Association likewise said that legislation would still be needed in the long term to address legal recognition, and hoped the government would continue engaging with stakeholders and restart the legislative process at an appropriate time after the Legislative Council election.
政府早前因應「岑子杰案」提出《同性伴侶關係登記條例草案》，9 月遭立法會否決後，特首李家超指局方將研究循「行政措施」保障同性伴侶的權利。隨著終院於 2023 年定下的兩年暫緩期於周一（27 日）屆滿，暫未見有進展。
港大法律學院副院長楊艾文指，若政府不申請延長暫緩期，在尚未設立合適的替代框架之前，都會繼續違反《人權法案》第 14 條，在國際層面亦可能違反《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》。但他指出，法庭判決僅屬宣告 沒有其他後果。
楊又認為，行政措施可提供一定保護，但質疑在法例不變下，這些措施能否提供充分保障。婚姻平權協會亦認為，長遠仍需透過立法處理法律承認的問題，盼政府繼續與持分者交流，在立法會選舉後，適時重啟立法程序。
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