9 Sept 2025獨媒#7278
有使用者指泳池新吹風機手柄過熱 康文署：因應市民意見適時改善
Government-procured items have recently sparked controversy. A reader told The Independent Media that the handles of newly installed hairdryers in the changing rooms at Kwun Tong Swimming Pool had become overheated. Although protective rubber guards were later added, the hairdryers were subsequently taken out of use. A reporter visited other swimming pools in Kowloon and also found the new model, but no protective rubber guards had been added. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department told The Independent Media that it had been monitoring the use of facilities at its venues and would consult and study the matter with relevant works departments, including the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, and make improvements when appropriate in response to public views and suggestions.
政府採購的物品近日引起爭議，有讀者向《獨媒》表示，觀塘泳池更衣室加設的新款吹風機，其手柄出現過熱問題，雖然已加設護膠，但其後更停用。記者走訪其他九龍區泳池，亦見該新款吹風機，不過未見加設護膠。康文署回覆《獨媒》表示，一直留意場地各項設施使用情況，並會因應市民的意見及建議，與相關工程部門包括機電工程署商議研究，適時作出改善工作。
2 Sept 2025HK01#7244
康文署員工鞋棄美津濃轉雜牌 拯溺員工會指有同事穿後受傷冀收回
Following an earlier incident in which the government’s procurement of drinking water resulted in counterfeit water being purchased, another tendering decision has prompted dissatisfaction among civil servants. The Lifeguards’ Union said the Leisure and Cultural Services Department had previously procured running shoes for lifeguards for physical training and other purposes. Despite the union’s opposition, the department recently stopped using Mizuno running shoes, which had been used for more than a decade, and switched to sports shoes under a brand called “JWS”. The union criticised the new shoes as unsuitable for sports use, saying it had received hundreds of complaints during the six months since the switch and that many lifeguards had been injured because of the new shoes.
The union also revealed that the supplier of the new shoes had previously supplied products such as suitcases and tents, but had never supplied sports shoes. The new shoes were reportedly about $120 cheaper per pair than the old ones. The department purchased about 800 pairs, meaning it had “saved” about $100,000 in this procurement exercise.
The LCSD said in response to enquiries that it procured sports shoes in 2024 through a quotation procedure from contract supplier JWS Worldwide Limited, and that the shoes met the technical specifications set out in the quotation documents. The department has received feedback from relevant personnel about the sports shoes and will follow up with the supplier.
繼買飲用水買着冒牌水一事後，政府招標結果再次引來公僕的不滿。拯溺員工會表示，康文署過去一直有為救生員招標購買跑鞋，供救生員作體能訓練等用途，惟近日署方不理工會反對，棄用過去十多年一直使用的美津濃（Mizuno）跑鞋，轉用一個品牌名為「JWS」的運動鞋。工會批評新鞋不適合作運動用，轉用新鞋半年，接獲數百宗投訴，不少救生員都因新鞋而受傷。
工會又透露，新鞋的供應商過往只供應行李篋、帳篷等產品，未曾供應過波鞋。據了解，新鞋比舊鞋每對便宜約120元。署方購買了約800對，即今次採購為署方「慳」了約10萬元。
康文署回覆查詢指，署方於2024年透過報價程序採購由合約供應商JWS Worldwide Limited提供的運動鞋，運動鞋符合報價文件列明的技術規格。署方已接獲相關人員就運動鞋反映的意見，並會向供應商跟進。
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