This is the 1015th issue of "One Day in Hong Kong"
Some lawyers are involved in professional misconduct. Lawyers' Association launched an investigation
Hong Kong Lawyers Association held a press conference on the 323rd to confirm that they received the first complaint from the National Security Department of the Police. The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police earlier arrested five trustees of the "612 Fund". They were suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces or overseas forces to endanger national security"; the police also pointed out that during the criminal investigation, it was found that some lawyers and lawyers were suspected of committing professional misconduct when providing legal services.
Photo/From left: Vice Presidents of the Hong Kong Lawyers Association Yu Guojian and Li Yaming, President Chen Zeming, Vice President Tang Wenlong
President Chen Zeming said that an investigation has been carried out in accordance with the complaints and discipline mechanisms specified in the "Guidelines for Professional Ethics of Lawyers in Hong Kong Affairs". Due to the confidentiality of all professional ethics, no details can be disclosed yet. The meeting will have an independent three-person group to review each complaint, with the lightest penalty, such as sending a letter reminder. If the nature is serious, you can refer to an independent tribunal outside the Lawyer Association, namely the Lawyer Disciplinary Tribunal, to determine the violation, and the most serious one can be delisted. In addition, if the incident involves criminal elements, it will be handed over to the police for follow-up.
He emphasized that as a regulatory group for Hong Kong lawyers, he attaches great importance to the ethics of members. Regardless of the severity of the relevant allegations and whether they involve any case, the Lawyer Association will adhere to the principles of fairness, neutrality and objectivity and carefully handle every complaint. At the same time, he hopes to help citizens understand the relevant follow-up work of the Lawyer Association to increase transparency through this press conference.
The "612 Fund" established during the 2019 amendment storm has been criticized as a "black violence fund". Five of its trustees were previously arrested on suspicion of conspiring to collude with foreign or overseas forces to endanger national security, and were later granted bail awaiting news.
Deng Bingqiang: All forces will be mobilized to ensure the safety of the "July 1st" activities
July 1st is the 325th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to html, and Chief Executive Li Jiachao will also be sworn in on the same day. Hong Kong Security Director Deng Bingqiang said in an exclusive interview on the 23rd that during the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the return, the SAR government will mobilize all law enforcement departments to put the security, and local terrorist activities and the epidemic are the two main threats. "Anything that happens on the 25th anniversary will become the focus. Many people want to take the opportunity to create riots in Hong Kong at this time, and we will not take this risk."
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Deng Bingqiang also mentioned that there have been "lone wolf" attacks in Hong Kong in the past few years. Events such as attacking police or attempting to place explosives in public places have occurred frequently. Law enforcement agencies have strengthened intelligence collection, risk assessment and anti-terrorism exercises, and mobilization, operations and emergency responses are being planned. Equipment and technology have also been upgraded, including tools to deal with suspicious drones, but the details of the operation are inconvenient to disclose.
Liberal Party meets with Li Jiachao and make a number of suggestions
Liberal Party leader Zhang Yuren, Chairman Shao Jiahui, Vice Chairman Li Zhenqiang, Hu Hanqing , Chen Xiaofeng, and Legislative Council member of the shipping and transportation sector Yi Zhiming, a total of 21 members of the Liberal Party. On the morning of the 23rd, he met with Chief Executive Officer-elect Li Jiachao and put forward suggestions in multiple fields on the policy guidelines of the new SAR government.
Liberal Party leader Zhang Yuren expressed concern about the insufficient staff of Hong Kong doctors, hoping that the next government can further relax the conditions for overseas doctors to practice in Hong Kong to attract more overseas training doctors, thereby increasing the supply of doctors.
In addition, Zhang Yuren also expressed his opinions on reforming the teacher registration system. He believes that permanent registration of teachers and renewal of cards without regular assessment or further study will cause teachers to lose the incentives for progress and slow down the overall educational quality. recommends that the teacher registration system be changed from a lifetime system to a regular renewal of teacher registration, and national conditions should also be added to it.
On the development of the northern metropolitan area, Li Zhenqiang, Vice Chairman of the Liberal Party, said that the SAR government should truly achieve "infrastructure first", especially to deal with future population growth, do a good job in related transportation supporting work, and do a good job in balancing, and should not ignore the original land users. The government should help them promote industrial upgrading, transformation and sustainable development, so as to seize the opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Legislative Council member of the shipping and transportation industry, Yi Zhiming, said that for some technical jobs, since Hong Kong's education has always focused on "academic" and neglected "engineering", there has been a serious shortage of maintenance technicians, but these industries are indispensable to society. Therefore, the next government must strengthen STEM education and promote vocational education to alleviate the problem of human mismatch.
Zhang Zhujun: The overall epidemic in Hong Kong is stable, and he is more worried about the mutant virus strain
The epidemic in Hong Kong continues to slow down. The Department of Health and the Health Administration held a press conference on the epidemic on the afternoon of the 23rd. Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Department of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, announced that Hong Kong had 190 new confirmed cases on the 23rd, including 28 imported cases. This is also the fifth wave of the epidemic has fallen below 200 cases since February 5 this year.
Zhang Zhujun described the current epidemic as quite stable, and the various indexes, including sewage detection values, are downward, but there are no rules out fluctuations up and down. She emphasized that she is more worried about the Omickron mutant virus strain, which may be faster in transmission. If it has not been seen yet, will it be more serious. reiterates that the most important thing is to get vaccinated, which can help prevent severe illness and death.
1 The SAR government recently announced that people aged 18 to 59 who have not been infected can choose to receive the fourth dose of new crown vaccine . Liu Yulong, chairman of the Science Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, stressed today that some people aged 18 to 59 who need to travel abroad or work in higher-risk places need to receive the fourth dose of the vaccine, and not everyone needs to get the fourth dose. Liu Yulong believes that the current priority is to promote vaccination for elderly people. The data cited said that only 20-year-olds have to receive three shots for elderly people over 80 years old. The mortality rate for elderly people after receiving three shots will drop to 1.2%. If the fourth shot is vaccinated, it is expected to drop to 0.5%.
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As for the spread of monkeypox virus epidemic around the world, how to prevent it in Hong Kong? Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Department of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of the Department of Health, responded that the Department of Health has sent a letter to private doctors to pay attention to whether there are any cases, and emphasized that once a case occurs, quarantine measures are needed.
Chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Department of the Center for Health Protection Ou Jiarong also said at today's press conference on the new crown epidemic that he would closely monitor the suspected outbreak of monkeypox in Europe. According to the information released by the WHO last week, the preliminary assessment is low in Hong Kong. He pointed out that the first case appeared in the UK, with imported cases in early May, and there have been about 20 cases one after another. The first case without epidemiology was to the affected areas of monkeypox, including Central African or West African . There are currently more than 80 cases around the world. In some investigations, more than 10 countries involved were affected, mainly concentrated in Europe.
Respiratory system expert Liang Zichao said in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that monkeypox and smallpox belong to the same family of viruses. Although the virus was first discovered by monkeys, it was generally transmitted through mammals. Monkeypox intermittently infects humans from animals and then from humans to humans. He continued that monkey pox was transmitted through close contact, including body fluids, droplets, and wounds, and has not yet been confirmed to be transmitted through sexual contact, but the possibility is not ruled out.
The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection are similar to those of influenza . Patients will have fever and upper respiratory tract infection of . Two to three days after infection, rashes will appear on the patient's face, hands and feet one after another. Patients' symptoms are generally mild, and only a few patients will experience multiple organ problems.
Moreover, monkey pox is not contagious and generally has a low risk. The virus usually spreads in specific populations and is close to each other; in addition, the popular variety is the milder monkeypox species in West Africa, so citizens don’t need to worry too much. There are also "improved" vaccinations around the world, or oral drugs that inhibit monkey pox, so I believe there is no big problem.
Language and Cultural Affairs Department will hold a series of activities to celebrate the return of the citizens
Hong KongLanguage and Cultural Affairs Department stated on the 23rd that it plans to use nearly 300 million yuan to hold a series of cultural and entertainment activities from this month to the end of the year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return with the citizens.
It is reported that the museums under the Resources and Culture Department will have multiple Hong Kong Jockey Club presentation series and large-scale exhibitions, including the exhibition of dinosaur fossil specimens, the exhibition of "Dunhuang - A Story of Love for Thousand Years" that displays the art and culture of Dunhuang Grottoes, etc. In addition to large-scale exhibitions, the Resources and Culture Department also brought various performances to citizens, including Cantonese Opera programs, etc.
In addition, the Leisure and Cultural Affairs Department will also hold the "25th Anniversary of Return - Free Leisure Facilities" event on July 1st, allowing citizens to use most of the paid leisure facilities under the Leisure and Cultural Affairs Department for free.
For the impact of the new crown epidemic on activities, Liu Mingguang, Director of the Department of Resources and Culture, believes that if the epidemic is serious, he will follow the guidance of the health authorities and adjust epidemic prevention measures.
Edit丨Liu Liping, editor-in-chief of Shenzhen Satellite TV's direct news
