1 Oct 2023獨媒#8430
發展局稱海濱會說法有錯 灣仔夜市檔主簽約前未有早收安排
After the Wan Chai waterfront night market opened on Wednesday (27th), there was heated discussion over the venue’s power supply and the early closure required for the National Day fireworks display. Ivan Man Yiu Ho, chair of the Harbourfront Affairs Committee’s Task Force on Harbourfront Developments on Hong Kong Island, said earlier on a radio programme that the contracts signed by stall operators with the government had stated that the market would close early on National Day, and that it was “strange” that some stall operators were dissatisfied. However, in response to an enquiry from InMediaHK, the Development Bureau said that when stall operators were being recruited, the government had not yet finalised or announced that a fireworks display would be held on National Day or the related arrangements. Stall operators were only informed on 22 September that they could operate until 4 p.m. on National Day. The bureau also said that Ivan Man Yiu Ho’s account differed from the facts, and believed the misunderstanding arose because he did not have first-hand information about the preparations for the event.
灣仔海濱夜市周三（27日）開幕後，場地供電及十一國慶煙花匯演要早收惹來熱議。海濱事務委員會港島區海濱發展專責小組主席何文堯，早前在一個電台節目表示，檔主與政府簽署的合同已列名國慶會早收，對於有檔主不滿感到「奇怪」。不過，發展局回覆《獨媒》查詢時指，招募攤檔商戶時，政府仍未確立及宣布國慶當天會有煙火匯演和相關安排，而檔主在9月22日才獲通知國慶當日只能開放到下午4時。當局又指，何文堯的說法有出入，相信他沒有是次活動籌備細節的第一手資料才會出現誤會。
30 Sept 2023獨媒#8428
市民投訴政府懶理私樓懸掛破損褪色國旗 揭5部門互相「推莊」
The national flag symbolises the dignity of the country. After National Day last year, a concerned member of the public found that the national and regional flags displayed outside a private building in Sham Shui Po had faded and become damaged, and lodged a complaint through 1823. The complaint was subsequently handled by five departments—the Home Affairs Department, the Administration Wing, the Buildings Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the police—but all said they had no authority or responsibility in the matter. The person eventually complained to The Ombudsman. In a comprehensive investigation report published recently, the Ombudsman found that the complaint concerning the Administration Wing was partially substantiated, noting that when formulating the “Regulations” for handling national and regional flags, the Administration Wing had not established arrangements for damaged flags displayed in private places, outside National Day activities and without any criminal element. The Ombudsman considered the situation “not ideal”.
國旗象徵國家的尊嚴，有熱心市民在去年國慶後發現在深水埗私人大廈外懸掛的國旗及區旗已褪色及破損，遂透過1823投訴，不過投訴輾轉有民政事務總署、行政署、屋宇署、食環署、、警方共5個部門經手，不過全部稱沒有權責。該市民最終向申訴專員公署投訴，公署近日發表全面調查報告，最終指針等行政署的投訴部分成立，指行政署在制定處理國旗區旗的《規定》時，沒有就不涉國慶活動、在私人地方懸掛、不涉刑事成分的破損旗幟設立安排，認為情況「並不理想」。
29 Sept 2023獨媒#8424
海濱會指檔主簽約時已列明國慶早收：你覺得有好大困難咁咪唔好簽
The Harbourfront night market, one of Hong Kong’s “Night Vibes” activities, was held recently at the Wan Chai waterfront. In addition to a recent power supply problem at the venue, some stall operators have expressed dissatisfaction that they must close at 4pm on the afternoon of the National Day fireworks display. Ivan Man Yiu Ho, chairman of the Harbourfront Affairs Committee’s Hong Kong Island Harbourfront Development Task Force, said on a radio programme that he found this strange. He said the government had already informed stall operators when they signed the agreements that business would have to be suspended during that period: “When you signed, you knew this clause existed. If you felt it was really a major difficulty, then don’t sign. But after signing, you now say it is a major flaw, or shockfall (shock), then I don’t think that’s very good.” He also said that suspending business for a period of time would “not necessarily” affect sales, and believed there was a “high chance” that members of the public would go to the night market after watching the fireworks, which could also help the market’s business.
香港「夜繽紛」活動之一海濱夜市日前在灣仔海濱舉行。近日除了場地供電出現問題，有部分檔主不滿十一國慶煙花匯演當日下午4時要收檔。海濱事務委員會港島區海濱發展專責小組主席何文堯在一個電台節目表示，對此感到奇怪。他指，檔主與政府簽協議時，當局已通知該段時間需要暫停營業，「你簽落去個時知道有呢個條款，如果你覺得真係好大困難，咁你咪唔好簽囉。但你簽咗落去之後你而家就話係一個好大嘅瑕疵，或者shockfall（震驚），咁我就覺得唔係咁好囉。」他又指，暫停營業一段時間「唔一定」影響生意，認為市民觀賞煙花後「好大機會」去夜市，對夜市生意還有幫助。
28 Sept 2023獨媒#8419
十一國慶灣仔夜市被飭令下午收檔 檔主嘆中伏：唔係刺激消費，係刺激檔主
The Harbour Night Market, one of the main events under Hong Kong’s “Night Vibes” campaign, opened in Wan Chai yesterday. However, the issue attracting the most public discussion was the lack of electricity supply. Some stallholders only learned in recent days that, because of “crowd control”, they would be required to close at 4pm on October 1, the day of the National Day fireworks display. A stallholder selling caviar said on a radio programme this morning that he had been “caught out”, sarcastically describing the event as another kind of “vibrancy”: “It turns out that when there are more people, it’s not stimulating consumption—it’s stimulating the stallholder.” The Development Bureau said the power supply was “generally not a problem”, but a Taiwanese stallholder joked that the 1,000 watts provided by the organisers was “small power”, saying it was “only okay for charging up a bit and listening to music”.
香港「夜繽紛」重頭戲之一的海繽夜市昨日在灣仔開幕，不過最引起市民討論的，卻是無電供應，部分檔主更在近日才得悉，十月一日國慶煙花匯演當日，因為「人流管制 」而被要求下午4時收檔。有售賣魚子醬的檔主今早在電台節目坦言「中咗伏」，諷刺活動是另類「繽紛」，「原來人流多，就唔係刺激消費，係刺激個檔主」。發展局雖然稱「供電大致無問題」，但有台灣人檔主笑言主辦方提供的1,000瓦特屬「細電」，「淨係攞嚟叉下電聽下歌啊，都ok嘅」。
28 Sept 2023獨媒#8421
發展局：十一灣仔夜市經評估後可「寬鬆處理」 改5點收檔、10點半重開
The six-day Wan Chai Harbourfront Night Market opened yesterday (27th), but a series of unfortunate incidents occurred, including inadequate power supply, insufficient facilities and the early closure on October 1. Some stall operators felt they had been “tricked”, saying they were dissatisfied that they had to finish work at 4pm when visitor numbers were highest on the night of the National Day fireworks display. The Development Bureau announced in the afternoon that, following an assessment by the police, the opening hours could be handled “leniently”. On that day, the night market will close at 5pm, reopen at 10.30pm and operate until 2am.
一連六日的灣仔海繽夜市昨日（27日）開幕，惟先後出現無力電供應、設施不足及十一提早收檔等「連還不幸事件」，有攤檔更認為「中咗伏」，不滿在十一國慶煙花匯演當晚人流最多時提早在4時收工。發展局下午宣布，經警方評估後，認為可「寬鬆處理」開放時間，夜市當日改於下午5時關閉，至晚上10時半重開，並營業至凌晨2時。
28 Sept 2023獨媒#8422
選管會主席稱倘禁關愛隊參選 或產生「反歧視及不公」
Former district councillors are closely connected with Care Teams, and if team members or captains choose to stand for election, this could raise the issue of using public funds to assist election campaigns. The Home Affairs Department earlier issued guidelines to Care Teams setting out rules during the election period. Any Care Team member who stands for election must immediately cease Care Team duties. At a press conference held by the Electoral Affairs Commission today, its chairman, Lok Kai-hong, said he saw no basis for obstructing Care Team members from standing. He said that if the commission issued guidelines barring Care Team members from standing, "would that be discriminatory and, instead, unfair to them?" He said it was difficult to say whether there was a problem with the situation, but the Home Affairs Department's guidelines were already sufficient.
前區議員與關愛隊息息相關，若隊員或隊長選擇參選，隨時涉及用公帑助選的問題。民政事務總署早前向關愛隊發指引，列出選舉期間的守則，任何關愛隊成員參選，須即時停止關愛隊工作。在今日選舉管理委員會記者會上，主席陸啟康指看不到阻撓關愛隊成員參選的理據，他認為若選管會制訂指引不准關愛隊參選，「會唔會係反歧視，對佢地反而唔公平？」他指難言事件有無問題，不過民政總署的指引已經足夠。
23 Sept 2023明報#8408
民署指引：關愛隊參選須停工 助選禁用職銜
The nomination period for the District Council election will begin in the middle of next month. The Home Affairs Department has issued guidelines to Care Teams setting out the rules during the election period. Under the guidelines, Care Team members who stand for election must immediately stop participating in Care Team work. Those concerned may also not stand for election, canvass, participate in election activities or support individual candidates in the name of a Care Team. Roy Lap Wai Chu, a former Southern District councillor who is also a Care Team captain, said people with multiple identities had participated in elections in the past and believed candidates knew how to handle the matter. Tik Chi-yuen, chairman of New Thinking, which plans to field candidates in the District Council election, said voters might confuse the two identities of candidates and Care Teams. He urged the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Electoral Affairs Commission to formulate statutory guidelines as soon as possible to ensure a fair election.
區議會選舉提名期下月中展開，民政事務總署向關愛隊發指引，列出選舉期間守則，其中關愛隊成員倘參選，須即時停止參與關愛隊工作，相關者亦不可以關愛隊名義參選、助選、參與選舉活動或支持個別候選人等。身兼關愛隊隊長的南區前區議員朱立威表示，過往亦有多重身分者參與選舉，相信候選人懂處理。擬派人出選區議會的新思維主席狄志遠稱，不排除市民會混淆候選人或關愛隊的兩個身分，籲廉署和選管會盡快制訂法定指引，確保選舉公正。
22 Sept 2023明報#8403
指電訊商按意願配合封網 湯家驊：非法例賦權
As police continue investigating the JPEX case, they have reportedly, in an unusual move, asked local telecommunications operators to block access to the JPEX official website and app. Records show that police and telecommunications operators have a mechanism to block users from logging into suspected scam websites, prompting concern from former Legislative Council information technology sector lawmaker Charles Mok that the mechanism could be abused. Executive Council member and Senior Counsel Ronny Tong said that, apart from the National Security Law and the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, Hong Kong currently has no law empowering authorities to “block websites”. He said the incident did not involve the police exercising “power”, but was merely cooperation with telecommunications operators based on “good will”, and believed it would be difficult for Hong Kong to legislate for website blocking.
警方連日調查JPEX案，據悉亦罕有要求本地電訊商封鎖JPEX官網及應用程式。翻查資料，警方與電訊商有機制阻截用戶登入懷疑詐騙網站，立法會資訊科技界前議員莫乃光關注機制或被濫用。行會成員兼資深大律師湯家驊表示，本港除《港區國安法》及《緊急法》外，暫無法例賦權「封網」，認為今次事件不涉警方運用「權力」，僅是與電訊商基於「你好我好」（good will）意願合作，相信本港要立法封網有困難。
22 Sept 2023獨媒#8404
警方指JPEX為「 騙局」稱已透過通訊局指引本地電訊商封網
The virtual asset trading platform JPEX was suspected of operating in breach of regulations. Its website has been inaccessible through telecommunications service providers in Hong Kong since Wednesday (20th), and can only be accessed by using VPN. In an evening statement, police said they believed “JPEX” was a scam. They said they had notified telecommunications licensees through the Communications Authority to review the website on a legal basis. The licensees are required to prevent the website from transmitting or conveying messages used for fraud, or to suspend services used for fraudulent purposes, in order to prevent anyone else from falling victim to the scam and suffering losses.
虛擬資產交易平台JPEX涉嫌違規經營，網站在周三起（20日）無法透過香港地區的電訊服務供應商瀏覽，須改用VPN才可瀏覽。警方晚上發稿回應，稱相信「JPEX」是一個騙局，已透過通訊局通知電訊持牌人對有關網站按法例基礎進行審視，持牌人須防止有關網站傳送或傳遞被利用作詐騙用途的訊息，或暫停被利用作詐騙用途的服務，防止任何人進一步墮入騙局，蒙受損失。
21 Sept 2023獨媒#8397
消防指全力配合夜繽紛 符合「基本要求」准明火煮食
The Fire Services Department announced yesterday that it would “fully support” the Hong Kong Night Vibes campaign by introducing “risk-based” fire safety requirements. Operators may set up open-flame cooking stalls at venues provided they meet basic fire safety requirements, such as having fire extinguishers and fire blankets, and installing barriers on the stalls’ work tables. Acting Senior Divisional Officer Cheung Ka-ho said on radio this morning that open-flame cooking was “generally allowed” at events such as the Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo in the past. He said the current measures mainly provide for personnel to be arranged to inspect venues on weekends and outside office hours, and to issue safety certificates on site once fire safety requirements have been met.
消防處昨公布將「全力配合」香港夜繽紛活動，制訂了「風險為本」的消防安全規定，即只要營運者符合基本消防要求，例如設滅火筒、滅火氈，以及在攤檔的工作枱裝設屏障等，就可以在場地設置明火煮食攤檔。消防處署理高級消防區長張家浩今早在電台稱，以往工展會等活動「一般都可以」明火煮食，今次的配合措施主要是提供周末及非辦公時間，都可以安排人員驗場和視察，並在符合消防要求後，即場發出安全證明書。
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