18 Dec 2024獨媒#4368
政府棄引入智能投票箱 稱從善如流、續提供選票檢測機
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau submitted proposals to the Legislative Council last week to amend election laws, including studying the introduction of smart ballot boxes, prompting public concern over privacy. However, just six days after proposing the amendments, the bureau said last night that, after listening to the views of Legislative Council members and society, it would heed those views and decided not to pursue smart ballot boxes. Voters may continue to use the ballot paper checking machines provided by the authorities on a voluntary basis.
The bureau submitted a document to the Legislative Council last Thursday proposing the introduction of smart ballot boxes in certain electoral sectors. The smart ballot boxes would be equipped with a ballot paper checking function to help voters confirm whether the ballot paper they had marked was valid. If a ballot paper was detected as potentially invalid, the smart ballot box would remind the voter to confirm whether it had been marked incorrectly.
Explaining the purpose of the smart ballot boxes, the bureau said they were intended to “provide greater safeguards when exercising the right to vote”. They would not only help reduce problematic and invalid ballots, but also make the counting process “smoother”.
政制及內地事務局上星期向立法會提交修訂選舉法例建議，包括研究引入智能投票箱，做法惹來外界關注私隱問題。然而，當局在提出修例後僅6日，在昨晚稱在聽取立法會議員意見和社會聲音後「從善如流」，決定不推動智能投票箱，選民可以繼續自願使用當局提供的選票檢測機。
政制及內地事務局上周四向立法會提交文件，擬在個別選舉界別引入智能投票箱。智能投票箱將配備選票檢測功能 ，協助選民確認所劃選票是否有效，假若選票被檢測有可能屬無效票，該智能投票箱會提醒選民確認選票是否填劃有誤。
對於智能投票箱的作用，局方解釋指是為了「確保行使投票權時得到更大保障」，不但有助減少問題票和無效票，亦令點票工作「更為暢順」。
12 Dec 2024獨媒#4351
政府擬引入智能投票箱 檢測選民是否填劃「無效票」
The Legislative Council election will be held next year. The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau has submitted proposals to the Legislative Council to amend the existing electoral laws, including studying the introduction of smart ballot boxes to alert voters as to whether their ballots are valid. The authorities have also proposed raising the threshold for receipts for election donations from the current $1,000 to $5,000, saying this could ease candidates’ financial burden. The Government will submit the relevant Bills to the Legislative Council for scrutiny in the first quarter of next year.
In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council today, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said it would continue to “optimise” the electoral system by introducing more information technology and smart technology into the voting process. One proposal is to introduce smart ballot boxes in individual electoral sectors.
立法會換屆投票將於明年舉行，政制及內地事務局向立法會提交多項修訂現行選舉法例的建議，例如研究引入智能投票箱，提醒選民選票是否有效票。另外當局亦建議提高選舉捐贈的收據金額門檻，由現時1,000元提高至5,000元，當局指可以減輕候選人的財政負擔。政府將在明年首季將相關《條例草案》提交立法會審議。
政制及內地事務局今向立法會提交文件，指將會不斷「優化」選舉制度，在投票流程引入更多資訊科技和智能技術。其中一項是計劃在個別選舉界別引入智能投票箱。
20 Oct 2024明報#4160
社工註冊局選舉17人候選名單公布 多人具社福及學術背景
The Social Workers Registration Board, reconstituted following amendments to the law, will hold its first election on December 14 this year. The board announced the 17-candidate list the day before yesterday (18th). Many candidates have backgrounds in the social welfare sector, including Chan Tsz-wan, a manager at New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association; Pamela Pui Yu Leung, president of the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation; and Josephine Yuk Chi Lee, secretary-general of St James’ Settlement. Some candidates also have academic backgrounds, including Steve Fu Fai Fong, head of the Department of Social Work at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, and Lam King-yee, head of HKCT’s Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
經修例改組的社工註冊局，將於今年12月14日舉辦首次選舉。局方前日（18日）公布共17人的候選名單，多名候選人均具社福界背景，包括新生精神康復會經理陳芷雯、香港復康會總裁梁佩如及聖雅各福群會總幹事李玉芝等；另有部分候選人具學術背景，包括香港樹仁大學社會工作學系系主任方富輝，及港專人文與社會科學學部主任林景怡。
1 Aug 2023獨媒#8120
登記選民數目連續兩年下跌 20歲以下選民跌五成
The Registration and Electoral Office announced the provisional register of electors. The total number of registered electors in Hong Kong fell for the second consecutive year, from about 4.41 million to about 4.33 million this year. The decline was mainly among younger people: the 18-to-20 age group recorded a drop of more than 52%, while the 21-to-25 age group fell by 10%. The two groups together lost 53,000 electors, while the number of older electors increased. Members of the public may inspect the provisional register of electors at the Registration and Electoral Office from today until the 25th.
選舉事務處公布臨時選民登記冊，全港登記選民人數連續第二年下跌，由約441萬人跌至今年約433萬人。跌幅主要來自年輕層，在18至20歲群組，錄得超過52%跌幅；21至25歲群組則有10%，兩個群組合共流失5.3萬人，而年長選民的數字則有上升。市民由今日起至25日，可向選舉事務處查詢臨時選民登記冊資料。
22 Sept 2022獨媒#2495
前區議員曾錦榮機場被捕 被指涉選舉舞弊及企圖欺詐 即日起訴明提堂
The Independent Commission Against Corruption earlier arrested former Tuen Mun District Councillor Tsang Kam-wing for allegedly defrauding election expenses in the 2020 Legislative Council election, and subsequently granted him bail. A post on Tsang’s social media page this morning said he was arrested at the airport while preparing to leave Hong Kong. The ICAC issued a press release this evening saying it had formally charged Tsang today with offences under the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance and attempted fraud. Tsang is currently on bail and will appear at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow.
廉政公署早前拘捕前屯門區議員曾錦榮，指涉在2020年立法會選舉中詐騙選舉開支，其後批准他保釋。惟曾錦榮的社交專頁今早發帖，指他今早準備離境時在機場被捕。廉署傍晚發新聞稿，稱今日正式落案起訴曾錦榮違反《選舉舞弊條例》及企圖欺詐，曾目前獲准保釋，明日於東區裁判法院應訊。
13 Sept 2022獨媒#2450
《選舉報告書》指選委私隱洩露事件 相信是職員「不小心」
The uncontested Chief Executive election concluded on May 8 this year. During the election, an incident involving the leak of election committee members’ information caused considerable dissatisfaction among several members. The report released today by the Electoral Affairs Commission gives a detailed account of the incident. A staff member attached the members’ personal telephone numbers, email addresses and signatures when sending a test email, and sent it to 64 election committee members and their assistants. The Commission has apologised to those affected. The report says the Registration and Electoral Office’s investigation found that the incident was believed to have been caused by the staff member’s “carelessness”, but that the office “must learn the lesson”.
沒有競爭的特首選舉今年5月8日完結，在選舉期間出現選委資料洩露的插曲，令多名選委大感不滿。選舉管理委員會今日發表的《報告書》，詳盡披露事件原委，有職員在發出測試電郵時，將選委的個人電話、電郵和簽名夾附在內，並發送給64名選委及其助理。選管會已向受影響人士致歉，《報告書》指選舉事務處調查後，相信是職員「不小心」所致，但處方「必須汲取教訓」。
13 Sept 2022獨媒#2452
馮驊最後《選舉報告》未提常設邊境票站 若遇疫情可按情況考慮
The 2022 Chief Executive Election Report was Election Affairs Commission chairman Fung Wah’s “farewell work” before leaving office. Political parties and groups called for boundary polling stations during the election, and even urged that they be made permanent, but none were ultimately established because of the pandemic. The report considered it appropriate not to establish boundary polling stations, reiterating that the temporary polling stations set up at three boundary control points during the Legislative Council election were a “one-off special arrangement”. The Commission said that any future decision to set up polling stations in immigration control areas would have to take into account factors including the pandemic situation, the number of affected electors and the difficulty electors would face in returning to Hong Kong to vote.
《二〇二二年行政長官選舉報告書》是選管會前主席馮驊卸任前的「告別作」。政黨政團在選舉期間都要求設立邊境票站，甚至恆常化，但最終因應疫情而未有設置。《報告書》認為不設邊境票站做法適當，重申立法會選舉期間在三個邊境設臨時票站是「一次性特別安排」，選管會認為日後是否在入境管制區設票站，要考慮疫情情況、受影響選民人數、選民回港投票難度等因素。
13 Sept 2022獨媒#2454
職員寫錯私人電郵致選民私隱外洩 選舉事務處電腦禁上Gmail
The Electoral Affairs Office today released investigation reports into two data-breach incidents. One involved information about Election Committee members, but the investigation found it was believed to have been accidental. The other involved the Chinese and English names and addresses of more than 15,000 voters. An employee mistakenly sent the data to an unknown email address. Police subsequently located the recipient and found that the email had not been opened. There was insufficient evidence to prosecute anyone. The Electoral Affairs Office subsequently “enhanced data security” by introducing computer restrictions for some staff, including preventing access to Gmail, Yahoo Mail, iCloud Mail and similar services.
選舉事務處今日公布兩宗資料外洩事件調查報告，其中一宗涉及選委會委員資料，但調查後相信是「不小心」；另一宗涉及逾1.5萬名選民的中英文姓名及住址，員工錯誤將資料發送一個不明電郵，警方其後找到收件人，發現對方未曾開啟電郵，無足夠證據起訴任何人。選舉事務處此後「提升數據安全」，增加部分人員的電腦限制措施，即不能瀏覽 Gmail、Yahoo Mail、iCloud Mail 等功能。
12 Jul 2022獨媒#2205
前屯門區議員張錦雄昨被捕 廉署：涉煽惑他人投無效票
Former CUHK Student Union president Owen Au Cheuk-hei and former district councillor Cheung Kam-hung were arrested by the ICAC after reposting posts during last year’s Legislative Council election, allegedly inciting others to cast blank ballots.
前中大學生會會長區倬僖及前區議員張錦雄去年立法會選舉期間轉載帖文，涉嫌煽動他人投白票，被廉政公署拘捕。
25 May 2022獨媒#2026
阿布泰創辦人林景楠選舉廣告違例 入稟申免除刑罰獲批
AbouThai lifestyle goods founder Mike Lam King-nam, who was charged with conspiracy to subvert state power in connection with the primary election case, was accused of failing to comply with election laws when standing for election to the Legislative Council two years ago by not displaying the printer’s particulars in election advertisements and failing to retain copies of the advertisements. Mike Lam King-nam filed an application with the High Court last year for relief from the penalty, explaining that the breaches were due to negligence and a lack of election experience. The High Court handed down its judgment today, agreeing that Mike Lam King-nam had not acted maliciously and that no election-expense irregularities were involved, and granted the application.
涉初選案被控串謀顛覆國家政權的阿布泰生活百貨創辦人林景楠，前年參選立法會時，被指未遵從選舉法例，無在選舉廣告中顯示印刷人的資料，以及備存選舉廣告文本。林景楠去年入稟高院申請免除刑罰，解釋指是因為疏忽及欠選舉經驗。高院今頒下判辭，認同林景楠非出於惡意，亦無涉及選舉開支錯誤，批准其申請。
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