Obituary for Shiu Ka-chun | LegCo and Hong Kong government yet to comment; pro-establishment figures cited by HKEJ: No exception should be made because of past positions
邵家臻訃聞｜立法會及港府至今未有表示 《信報》引建制人士：不應該因過往立場而例外處理
Shiu Ka-chun, the Legislative Council member for the social welfare constituency, died of stomach cancer last Friday at the age of 55. Former Labour Party legislator Cheung Chiu-hung, Fermi Wai Fun Wong, founder of an organisation, and other social welfare sector figures posted tributes, while the Hong Kong Council of Social Service also issued a statement of condolence. But four days later, neither the Legislative Council nor the Hong Kong government had issued any announcement on the death of Shiu, a former legislator, unlike past practice. The Hong Kong Economic Journal quoted pro-establishment legislators today (the 14th) as saying that the council would not treat people differently; once the family formally issued an obituary notice, the Secretariat would contact them to ask about their wishes. Another legislator said issuing an obituary notice was merely a basic step, adding that there was “no need to go that far as not even to issue an obituary notice.” The Hong Kong Economic Journal’s political affairs column by Yu Kam-yin said the attitude of the Legislative Council, which after the electoral overhaul is led exclusively by patriots, had attracted considerable attention in political circles. The column noted that when a former legislator died in the past, the Legislative Council would generally send an obituary notice to incumbent members informing them of the details of the funeral and other memorial arrangements. The Legislative Council Secretariat would also send a wreath on behalf of all legislators to pay tribute to the deceased.
立法會社福界議員邵家臻上周五不敵胃癌離世，終年55歲。前工黨議員張超雄、融樂會創辦人王惠芬等社福界人士均發文悼念，社會服務聯會亦有發聲明致哀。但事隔4日，立法會及港府仍未就邵家臻這位前議員病逝發表任何公告，有別於過往做法。《信報》今（14日）引述建制派議員指出，議會不會「大細超」，待家屬正式發訃聞後，秘書處便會聯絡家屬詢問意向。另一位議員則表示，發訃聞只是基本動作，「無需去到咁盡，連訃聞都唔發」。 《信報》政情專欄「余錦賢」指出，改制後清一色由愛國者擔大旗的立法會，對邵家臻逝世的取態，深受政界關注。專欄提到，以往有前議員身故，立法會一般都會向現任議員發訃聞，告知喪禮等悼念儀式詳情，立法會秘書處亦會代全體議員，向逝者贈花圈致意。