13 Oct 2023獨媒#8486
兩名民主派區議員宣布不參選 鍾禮謙：制度民主短期內不會實現
The nomination period for the District Council election begins next Tuesday, and some pro-establishment parties have already announced their candidate lists. Two incumbent pan-democratic district councillors have announced in turn that they will not run, including Sha Tin District Council chairman Chris Yun Pui Mak and district councillor Johnny Lai Him Chung. Johnny Lai Him Chung said the decision to leave the system was prompted by democratic regression, and believed that democracy within the system would not be realised in the short term.
區議會選舉提名期下周二開始，有建制派政黨已公布參選名單。兩名民主派現任區議員先後宣布不會參選，包括沙田區議會主席麥潤培、區議員鍾禮謙。鍾禮謙表示，因為民主倒退而決定離開制度，並認為制度上的民主，在短期內不會實現。
13 Oct 2023獨媒#8487
廉署拘20人 保險代理涉用虛假證明助提早申領強積金
An online media outlet reported today (13th) that several Hong Kong residents who had moved to the UK and withdrawn their MPF through Sun Life Financial were taken into rooms for questioning by people claiming to be ICAC officers when they entered Hong Kong during the summer. They were detained for 48 hours, had their travel documents confiscated and were required to report regularly. The ICAC said this evening that it had broken up a corruption syndicate and arrested 20 people to date, including an insurance agent acting as an MPF intermediary and more than 10 MPF scheme members. The syndicate was suspected of using corrupt and fraudulent means to help scheme members apply for early withdrawal of MPF using false supporting documents and statutory declarations.
有網媒今日（13日）報導，多名移英港人在英國透過永明金融取回強積金後，於暑假入境港時遭自稱廉政公署職員帶入房間問話，扣押48小時後，沒收旅遊證件，並須定期報到。廉署晚上表示，搗破一個貪污犯罪集團，至今拘捕20人，包括一名任職保險代理的強積金中介人及10多名強積金計劃成員，指集團涉嫌透過貪污及欺詐手段，協助計劃成員使用虛假證明文件及法定聲明，申請提早提取強積金。
13 Oct 2023獨媒#8489
海都樓法團遭民政去信嚴厲譴責 促盡快舉行大會
After a special owners’ meeting of the Hoi To Court owners’ corporation in Sai Wan failed to take place in July, three owners’ meetings were convened between August and September but were all cancelled at short notice. Some residents proceeded to hold a meeting themselves and elected a new owners’ corporation, but were unable to register it successfully with the Land Registry. The Central and Western District Office wrote to the corporation’s chairman late last month, saying it was surprised by the sudden cancellation of the meeting again, strongly condemning the corporation for failing to properly perform its duties and urging it to hold a general meeting as soon as possible. In a reply to *InMedia*, the Home Affairs Department said it had been closely monitoring the Hoi To Court incident and providing assistance. Asked whether it recognised the “new owners’ corporation”, the department said it would liaise with the relevant corporation based on Land Registry records, adding that its records had not been updated. It also said the current corporation’s management committee filed an application with the Lands Tribunal on August 29 seeking a ruling that the meeting held on August 29 was invalid. The department said that, as the matter had entered judicial proceedings, it was not appropriate to comment further, including on whether legal action would be taken under the Building Management Ordinance.
西環海樓會法團在7月的特別業主大會流會後，先後在8月至9月期間召開三次的業主大會，但連續三次皆臨時取消，有居民自行繼續舉行會議並選出新法團，惟無法向土地註冊處成功註冊。中西區民政事務處上月底向法團主席發信，對再次突然取消大會感到驚訝，嚴厲譴責法團未有妥善履行職責，促法團盡快舉行大會。民政處回覆《獨媒》表示，一直密切關注海都樓事件並提供協助。對於是否承認「新法團」，民政處指會根據土地註冊處記錄與相關法團聯繫，而處方的登記未有更新，又指現時法團管委會已於8月29日入稟土地審裁處，要求裁定8月29日的會議無效，民政處指由於已進入司法程序，不宜作進一步評論，包括是否引用《建築物管理條例》採取法律行動。
12 Oct 2023獨媒#8481
【區議會選舉】香港新方向5人參選 前公民黨李煒林不入名單稱「仲觀望緊」
The nomination period for the District Council elections begins next Tuesday. Hong Kong New Direction is fielding five candidates in the North District, Yuen Long, Kowloon City and Wong Tai Sin, while former Civic Party member William Wai Lam Li is not on the list. The Independent Media asked William Wai Lam Li whether this confirmed that they would not run, and whether they were concerned that having resigned during their tenure could mean they would be unable to qualify as a candidate. William Wai Lam Li only said that they would currently serve as the campaign coordination director and focus first on coordinating the campaign. However, after the press conference, William Wai Lam Li left the matter open, telling the media that the nomination period would not end until the end of the month and that they were “still considering”.
區議會選舉提名期下周二開始，香港新方向派出5人參選，分別出選北區、元朗、九龍城及黃大仙，前公民黨成員李煒林則不在名單之上。《獨媒》問李煒林是否確認不會參選，及是否因曾在任期間辭職，憂慮或未能入閘。李煒林只稱，目前只會擔任競選工程統籌主任，先聚焦統籌工作。不過，李煒林在記者會後就「留一線」，向傳媒稱提名期在月底才結束，「仲觀望緊」。
11 Oct 2023法庭線#8473
梁文廣：關愛隊未有制服故「舉牌影相」以交報告 民政專員主動聯絡一同掃街
Typhoon Koinu hit Hong Kong a few days ago, after which Care Teams in several districts "actively" went into the communities and did not forget to explain their post-typhoon work to residents on social media, including clearing leaves from streets and unblocking drains. In the Fu Cheong team of the Sham Shui Po District Care Team, a staff member held up a sign displaying its name, prompting online criticism that it was "putting on a show." Care Team member and Legislative Council member Scott Man Kwong Leung told InMedia in response to an inquiry that the sign was held up for photos because the team did not have uniforms and needed photos for its report. Scott Man Kwong Leung said that on that day, Wong Yan-yin, the Sham Shui Po District Officer, contacted them proactively, and they subsequently went street cleaning together.
颱風「小犬」日前襲港，多區關愛隊在颱風後「積極」落區，並不忘在社交網站向市民講解善後工作，包括清理街道樹葉和通渠。其中深水埗區關愛隊富昌小隊，就有專人舉牌展示其名稱，惹來網民批評「做騷」。該關愛隊隊員、立法會議員梁文廣回覆《獨媒》查詢時稱，因為未有制服，並需要相片作寫報告，才有「舉牌影相」的情況出現。梁文廣透露，當日獲深水埗民政專員黃昕然主動聯絡，遂一同前往掃街。
10 Oct 2023獨媒#8467
獨立民主派、觀塘區議員蘇冠聰不競逐連任 指所屬選區已「消失」
The nomination period for the District Council election begins next Tuesday. Several incumbent pro-democracy councillors have announced in recent days that they will not run again, and independent pro-democracy Kwun Tong district councillor Kevin Koon Chung So also said today that they would not seek re-election. Kevin Koon Chung So wrote on social media that, with the “disappearance” of the Lok Wah South constituency they represented, they had decided not to participate in this year’s District Council election.
區議會換屆選舉提名期下周二開始，連日有現任民主派議員宣布不再參選，獨立民主派、觀塘區議員蘇冠聰今日亦表示不會競逐連任。蘇冠聰在社交網站發文，指隨着其所屬的選區樂華南的「消失」，決定不參加今年舉行的區議會選舉。
10 Oct 2023明報#8471
紓人手荒 鐵路警區擬明年初解散 400警調地面巡邏 前線憂影響反恐
Amid manpower shortages in the Police Force in recent years, this newspaper learned from more than three sources that the police are planning to disband the 38-year-old Railway Police District, with nearly 400 officers to be reassigned to various ground districts to assist with frontline patrols, possibly as early as the beginning of next year. The Railway Police District’s routine patrol duties are initially planned to be handled by mobile units and the Police Tactical Unit deployed by the ground districts where MTR stations are located. Some frontline officers said the MTR is an important transport hub in Hong Kong and that the Railway Police District plays a role in counterterrorism, so it should not be disbanded hastily. Legislative Councillor Michael Tien of Roundtable was concerned that if the Railway Police District were disbanded without corresponding additional manpower to handle related offences, it could affect the maintenance of railway security in future, although he believed law enforcement agencies had other ways to do so. Asked whether the Railway Police District would indeed be disbanded, the police said yesterday that they would not comment on individual reports.
警隊近年人手緊張，本報綜合多於3個消息來源，警方擬解散有38年歷史的鐵路警區，近400名警員將調至地面各警區協助前線巡邏，最快明年初實行。原有鐵路警區日常巡邏任務，初步擬由各港鐵站所在地面警區調配機動部隊及衝鋒隊兼顧。有前線警員認為港鐵為本港重要交通樞紐，鐵路警區在反恐具一定角色，不應貿然解散。實政圓桌立法會議員田北辰擔心若鐵路警區解散後無增撥相應人手應付相關罪行，或影響日後維持鐵路安全，惟相信執法部門仍有其他方法。至於鐵路警區解散是否屬實，警方昨稱不評論個別消息。
9 Oct 2023獨媒#8465
中西區區會副主席楊浩然宣布不再參選 市民留言「勸吓民主黨」
The nomination period for the District Council election will begin next Tuesday. Several incumbent pro-democracy district councillors have said they will not seek re-election. Following Cheuk Nam Sin, vice-chairman of the Sha Tin District Council from the Democratic Party, Victor Sui Yin Yeung, vice-chairman of the Central and Western District Council, announced on social media today that he would not seek re-election. A resident commented that he appreciated Victor Sui Yin Yeung’s decision, but urged him to “have a word with the Democratic Party”: “Don’t be so stubborn, because I know many people have nothing but contempt for your party’s decision!” Victor Sui Yin Yeung replied that he had already left the Democratic Party and stressed that he would continue serving the community within his ability.
區議會選舉下周二進入提名期，多名民主派現任區議員表態不再參選，繼民主黨沙田區議會副主席冼卓嵐，中西區區議會副主席楊浩然今日在社交網站宣布，不再參選區議會選舉。有市民就留言稱欣賞楊浩然該決定，但就喚他應「勸吓民主黨」：「唔好再咁固執，因為我知好多人，對貴黨嘅決定，實在嗤之以鼻！」楊浩然回覆稱，自己已退出民主黨，強調在能力範圍之內，繼續服務社區。
7 Oct 2023獨媒#8460
民主黨冼卓嵐不競逐連任 指來屆區選充滿巨大不確定性
The nomination period for the District Council election will begin next week. Cheuk Nam Sin, vice-chairman of the Democratic Party’s Sha Tin District Council, said today that they would not seek re-election, saying the coming election was fraught with huge uncertainty. They felt powerless over whether they could enter the race, pass the vetting process, win the election and, even if elected, fulfil their election pledges.
區議會選舉提名期下周開始，民主黨沙田區議會副主席冼卓嵐今日表明不會競逐連任，指來屆選舉充滿巨大的不確定性，對自己能否入閘、能否通過審查、能否勝選、即使勝選後能否履行選舉承諾等，均感到無能為力。
6 Oct 2023獨媒#8452
立法會教育委員會取消外訪新加坡 改去西安考察
The Legislative Council Panel on Education had earlier planned to visit Singapore in early September and meet representatives of the Ministry of Education, the Economic Development Board, the courts and Parliament. However, panel chairperson Alice Mak announced today that the Singapore trip had been cancelled because the legislators “could not make the time work”. She said it would be replaced by a study tour to Xi’an on the mainland with the Education Bureau in December, describing the Xi’an trip as “more suitable in terms of timing and other aspects” and inviting interested members to enrol as soon as possible.
立法會教育事務委員會早前計劃在9月初訪問新加坡，與教育部、經濟發展局、法院和國會代表會面，不過委員會主席梁美芬今日宣布，因為議員們「夾唔到時間」而取消星洲行程。同時間，她又指將有行程「取而代之」，就是12月與教育局一同前往內地西安考察，她形容西安團「時間各方面更加適合」，邀請委員如有興趣，請盡快報名。
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