17 Oct 2023明報#8502
曾質疑成本效益 曾國衞：正規劃邊境票站
Several political parties earlier called for boundary polling stations to be set up again for this year’s District Council election, allowing Hong Kong residents in the Mainland to vote. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang (pictured in inset) had previously questioned their cost-effectiveness, but told the Legislative Council yesterday that, having received many related requests, the government was planning arrangements for boundary polling stations. He said polling stations at boundary control points had initially been ruled out. He also said the government would organise “District Council Election Night Carnival” activities to promote the election and help the public better understand the District Council system. Before departing for Beijing yesterday to attend the Belt and Road Summit, Chief Executive John Lee said he encouraged patriots who love Hong Kong, possessed ability and wished to serve the community to actively seek nominations and register to stand for election as early as possible, and called on all Hong Kong voters to vote in large numbers.
多個政黨早前要求今屆區議會選舉再設邊境票站，供內地港人投票，政制及內地事務局長曾國衞（小圖）曾質疑成本效益，惟昨日他在立法會一改過往說法，表示收到不少相關訴求，正規劃邊境票站安排，初步排除在口岸設票站。他又說，將籌辦「區選夜繽紛」活動宣傳區選，讓市民更了解區議會制度。特首李家超昨出發赴京出席一帶一路高峰論壇前表示，鼓勵愛國愛港、具才能、有志服務社區的人積極爭取提名，盡早報名參選，又呼籲全港選民踴躍投票。
17 Oct 2023獨媒#8503
沙田區議員周曉嵐不參選：政治形勢限制令我思考在這崗位的角色
Nominations for the reformed District Council elections opened today (17th). The Democratic Party has reduced the number of candidates it is fielding from eight to six. Incumbent pro-democracy councillors have successively announced that they will not stand, including Democratic Party Sha Tin district councillor Hiu Nam Chow, who formally announced on social media this morning that they would not contest the election. Hiu Nam Chow said: “Faced with the new District Council system, the substantial increase in the scope of services and population, together with the constraints imposed by the objective political situation, I have had to reflect on my role in this position.”
改制後的區議會選舉今（17日）開始接受提名，民主黨由派出8人減至6人角逐。現任民主派議員陸續宣布不參選，其中民主黨沙田區議員周曉嵐今早在社交媒體正式宣布不會參選。他指：「面對新的區議會制度，服務範圍、人口大幅增加，加上客觀的政治形勢上的限制，令我不得不思索在這崗位的角色。」
17 Oct 2023獨媒#8504
離島區議會最後會議 主席余漢坤暫不考慮參選：已任關愛隊隊長
The “improved” District Council elections will be held on December 10, with the nomination period beginning on Tuesday (October 17), after which district councils will suspend operations. The Islands District Council held its final full council meeting on Monday. The meeting ended to applause from officials and councillors, who also took a group photograph. After the meeting, pro-establishment chair Randy Hon Kwan Yu told Independent Media that he believed having the District Officer lead the District Council could “produce greater synergy” and improve cross-departmental coordination, adding, “I’m more confident than before.” He said he had built up a certain network of contacts and was serving as a Care Team captain, and currently had no plans to stand for election.
「完善」後的區議會選舉將於12月10日舉行，提名期由周二（10月17日）開始，各區區議會隨即暫停運作。離島區議會周一舉行最後一次大會，會議在一眾官員及議員掌聲下結束，眾人亦拍下大合照。屬建制派的主席余漢坤會後向《獨媒》表示，相信由民政專員帶領區議會可「產生大啲嘅協同效應」，改善跨部門協作，「會比之前嚟講我信心係大咗」。他指自己已累積一定人脈，並擔任關愛隊隊長，暫時未有打算參選。
16 Oct 2023獨媒#8496
何俊賢：現時立法會屬協商型民主 政府更重視議員意見
After the electoral system was “improved”, the Legislative Council implemented governance of Hong Kong by patriots. However, Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong lawmaker Ho Chun-yin said on an online media programme that there is still an “opposition” in the council, referring to lawmakers who hold views different from those of the government. He said the pro-establishment camp differed fundamentally from the pan-democrats of the past, accusing the latter of using livelihood issues to “bring down the government”: “But we are working for people’s livelihoods; we’re not trying to bring down the SAR Government.” Ho also said that, under governance of Hong Kong by patriots, the Legislative Council had experienced consultative democracy, and that the government attached greater importance to lawmakers’ views than before.
在「完善」選舉制度後，立法會落實由愛國者治港。不過，民建聯立法會議員何俊賢在一個網台節目中指，立法會內現時仍有「反對派」，即與政府持不同意見的議員，但指建制派與過往的民主派在本質上有差別，斥民主派借民生議題「倒政府台」：「但係我哋係為民生做嘢嘅嘛，唔係想個特區政府死㗎嘛。」何俊賢又認為，立法會在愛國者治港下，已體驗了協商型民主，政府亦較以往更重視議員們的意見。
16 Oct 2023RTHK#8498
曾國衞稱票站主任盡量由紀律部隊人員出任
Erick Tsang said that, in view of disorder in previous elections, particularly during the period of “black violence”, polling station officers or deputy polling station officers at the 600 polling stations for this District Council election would preferably be drawn from the disciplined services. He said they had law-enforcement experience and could respond to emergencies. He also said the authorities were studying new arrangements with the Security Bureau and the police to ensure the safe transportation of ballot papers.
曾國衞指考慮以往選舉特別是「黑暴」期間曾出現混亂，今次區選600個票站的票站主任或副票站主任，盡量由紀律部隊人員出任，因為他們對執法有經驗，可應變突發情況。他又說正與保安局及警方研究新安排，確保選票安全運送。
16 Oct 2023明報#8499
三會會議 1700委員全勤109零出席 上半年平均出席率83% 有稱開會基本責任 有稱參與形式之一
After changes to the District Council election system, candidates must be nominated by a district “"the three committees"” (Area, Fire Safety and Fight Crime Committees), giving "the three committees" members a more important role in district affairs. The current term began early this year, with each committee meeting two or three times in the first half of the year. An analysis of the meeting records of "the three committees" committees in all 18 districts found that the average attendance rate in the first half was 83%. Some 109 members (4.4%) missed all meetings during the period, including several serving or former district councillors, while more than 1,700 members (68%) attended every meeting. Some members who were absent said they had been unable to attend because of other public duties, while some described meetings as merely one form of participation. Alex Hoi Kit Fan, vice-chairman of the Tai Po Fight Crime Committee, did not miss any meetings during the current term. He said attending meetings was a basic responsibility and believed that most "the three committees" members in the current term had participated actively.
區議會選舉改制後候選人須獲地區「三會」（分區、防火及滅罪會）提名，三會成員在地區事務扮演更重要角色。今屆三會成員任期年初開始，上半年開會兩至三次，本報透過今屆18區三會會議紀錄統計，三會委員上半年平均出席率為83%；有109名（4.4%）委員缺席上半年所有會議，包括多名現任或前任區議員，而逾1700人（68%）百分百出席。有缺席者解釋因其他公務無暇出席，有的形容「開會只不過是其中一個（參與）形式」。大埔滅罪會副主席范凱傑今屆沒缺席會議，他說開會是基本責任，相信今屆大部分三會委員參與度高。
15 Oct 2023獨媒#8493
民協2人參選區議會 重申是愛國愛港政黨
The nomination period for the District Council elections following the “improvement” of the system will begin next Tuesday. The Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood (ADPL) is fielding two candidates: incumbent Tuen Mun District Councillor Kenny Kai Lim Chow and secretary-general Wai Shing Kwok. They told InMedia that they had still not secured the agreement of members of “"the three committees"” to nominate them. Asked how they would convince members of “"the three committees"” that they were patriots, Wai Shing Kwok stressed that the ADPL itself is a patriotic, Hong Kong-loving political party, and that both Kenny Kai Lim Chow and Wai Shing Kwok are patriots.
「完善」後的區議會選舉提名期下周二開始，民協派出2人參選，包括現任屯門區議員周啟廉、總幹事郭偉誠。他們接受《獨媒》查詢時指，仍未獲「三會」成員答應提名。被問到如何說服「三會」成員自己是愛國者，郭偉誠強調，民協本身就是愛國愛港的政黨，自己與周啟廉亦是愛國者。
15 Oct 2023獨媒#8494
民主黨減至6人參選 主席羅健熙戰老巢南區
The nomination period for the District Council election begins next Tuesday (the 17th). The Democratic Party, which earlier announced that it would field eight candidates, announced today that it will instead field six candidates in the District Council direct elections, including party chairman Lo Kin-hei and vice-chairman Bonnie Hoi Yan Ng. Five of the six resigned during the oath-taking controversy, while the remaining candidate is Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Leo Tsz Lok Chu, who passed the oath-taking process. Contesting the party’s Southern District stronghold, Lo Kin-hei said the decision to field six candidates was made out of respect for different views among party colleagues on whether to stand: “Everyone has different considerations, and some people may also have their own circumstances.” He also said he believed that the party colleagues contesting this time still complied with the principle of patriots governing Hong Kong.
區議會選舉提名期下周二（17日）開始，早前宣布將派8人參選的民主黨，今日宣布改派6人出戰區議會直選，包括黨主席羅健熙、副主席伍凱欣，6人中有5人均曾在宣誓風波中辭職，餘下一人則為宣誓過關的油尖旺區議員朱子洛。在老巢南區出戰的羅健熙指，改派6人因尊重各黨友對參選有不同想法，「每個人都有自己唔同嘅考慮，亦都可能有啲人會有佢自己嘅情況」，又指相信今次參選黨友仍然符合愛國者治港原則。
14 Oct 2023獨媒#8491
麥美娟批搵提名難是「攞嚟講」：若長期服務地區怎會不識三會成員﹖
The nomination period for the District Council election begins next Tuesday. The Democratic Party earlier said it was difficult to obtain the contact details of “"the three committees"” members to solicit nominations. In an interview with Wen Wei Po, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Mak Mei-kuen criticised as “nonsense” and inconceivable the claim by someone who said they had served the district for a long time but did not know any “"the three committees"” members: “Why would they not know or be aware of them? Perhaps they do not have his telephone number; then go to the school to find him. Is it really that difficult?”
區議會選舉提名期下周二開始，民主黨早前表示難以取得「三會」成員的聯絡資料作爭取提名。民政及青年事務局局長麥美娟接受《文匯報》專訪，直批有人自稱長期服務地區，卻不認識「三會」成員，是「攞嚟講」和匪夷所思：「為什麼不認識或不知道呢？可能沒有他的電話號碼，那就去學校找，究竟是否真的那麼難呢？」
13 Oct 2023獨媒#8485
改制中大校董會草案11月11日上大會 張宇人企硬議員席數不減
The Legislative Council will resume its first full meeting next Wednesday (18) after a nearly three-month summer recess. The House Committee met this afternoon to arrange the agenda, which will include 22 questions, six of them oral. The controversial Chinese University (Amendment) Bill introduced by Tommy Cheung will resume its second-reading debate at the LegCo meeting on Nov. 11. Under Cheung’s amendments, the number of Legislative Council representatives on the University Council will remain at three. Priscilla Leung, chairwoman of the Bills Committee on the private bill, said the committee had no objection to the amendments.
立法會大會經過近3個月暑假，終於在下周三（18）復會，內務委員會今午舉行會議安排大會議程，將會有22項質詢，包括6項口頭質詢。另外，由張宇人提出、充滿爭議的《中文大學(修訂)條例草案》，就敲定在11月11日在立法會大會恢復二讀辯論，根據張宇人的修正案，校董會內立法會議員代表數量將維持3人，該私人草案專屬委員會的主席梁美芬則表示，委員會不就修正案提出任何異議。
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