31 Oct 2023光傳媒#8578
聯合國專家嚴重關切海外港人遭懸紅通緝 似將人權和政治活動視為犯罪行為
Four independent United Nations special rapporteurs issued a report yesterday (30th) expressing grave concern that Hong Kong people overseas had been wanted with bounties. They questioned whether the warrants appeared intended to treat their efforts to uphold human rights in Hong Kong, and their political activities in support of human rights, as criminal acts. The rapporteurs also questioned whether the application of the relevant laws appeared intended to punish speech and actions advocating human rights and democracy, rather than criminal conduct involving planning or carrying out terrorist acts. They called for clarification of the factual and legal bases for the warrants, and how they comply with the principles of legality, necessity and proportionality set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
聯合國4位獨立特別報告員昨（30日）發表報告，嚴重關切海外港人遭懸紅通緝，質疑這些通緝令似乎旨在將他們在香港維護人權及為人權進行的政治活動視為犯罪行為。報告員又質疑有關法律的應用似乎旨在懲罰主張人權和民主的言論和行動，而非涉及計劃實施或實施恐怖行為的刑事行為。報告員要求澄清通緝令的事實和法律根據，如何符合《公民與政治權利國際公約》所規定的合法性、必要性和比例原則。
30 Oct 2023光傳媒#8564
人權組織發聲明籲港府釋放鄒幸彤 指「水飯房」囚禁方式不公義
International non-profit human rights organisation CIVICUS issued a statement today (30th) urging the Hong Kong Government to release human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung and stop using solitary confinement, colloquially known as the “water-and-rice room” detention method. Rajavelu Karunanithi, CIVICUS’s Asia advocacy and campaigns officer, said that under international law, solitary confinement must be used only in exceptional circumstances and for the shortest possible time, while detainees must be provided with adequate safeguards. “Repeatedly using this form of detention against Chow Hang-tung is unjust,” he said.
國際非牟利人權組織CIVICUS今（30日） 發聲明呼籲港府釋放維權律師鄒幸彤，並停止使用俗稱「水飯房」的單獨囚禁方式，CIVICUS亞洲倡議及活動專員Rajavelu Karunanithi指出，根據國際法，單獨囚禁必須用於特殊情況，而且持續時間必須盡可能短，被囚者要得到充分保障，「於鄒幸彤身上反覆使用這種囚禁方式，是不公義的」。
17 Oct 2023光傳媒#8505
WSJ：英美3間盡職調查公司撤離或縮減香港業務 認為非久留之地
The Wall Street Journal reported exclusively yesterday (the 16th) that three British and US due diligence firms have withdrawn from or are scaling back their Hong Kong operations this year: US-based Nardello, the Mintz Group, and UK-based The Risk Advisory Group. The report quoted Martin Purbrick, an analyst at the Jamestown Foundation, as saying: “As China’s concept of national security expands, it is clearly no longer safe to conduct commercial due diligence and other investigative work either in China or Hong Kong.”
《華爾街日報》昨（16日）獨家報道，三家英美的盡職調查公司今年已退出或正在縮減香港的業務，包括美資的Nardello、美思明智集團（Mintz Group）和英資的The Risk Advisory Group。報道引述美國詹姆斯敦基金會（Jamestown Foundation）分析師Martin Purbrick表示：「隨着中國的國家安全概念擴大化，無論在中國還是香港，開展商業盡職調查和其他調查工作顯然都不再安全」。
9 Oct 2023香港人權資訊中心#8463
香港人權資訊中心促請香港政府履行在國際人權法下的義務
Four United Nations human rights experts issued a joint statement on 9 October expressing serious concern about the Hong Kong Government’s ongoing trials and arrests under the Hong Kong National Security Law (the National Security Law), as well as its bounty-backed wanted notices.
四名聯合國人權專家於10月9日發出聯合聲明，對香港政府根據《香港國安法》（《國安法》）正在進行的審訊、拘捕和懸紅通緝的行動表示嚴重關注。
26 Sept 2023獨媒#8412
去唔去到APEC峰會？李家超：仍在等待邀請
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit will be held in the United States in November. The Washington Post reported in August that the State Department had decided to deny Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, who is under US sanctions, entry to the United States to attend the APEC meeting, although the Hong Kong government could send another senior official. Asked about the matter again today, Lee said he was still awaiting an invitation, reiterating that the host had a responsibility to invite the leaders of the organisation’s members to attend.
亞太經濟合作組織今年11月將在美國舉行峰會，《華盛頓郵報》在今年8月報導，國務院決定拒絕正被美國制裁的行政長官李家超入境美國出席APEC會議，不過港府可以另派高級官員出席。李家超今日再被問及事件時，稱仍在等待邀請，重申主辦方有責任邀請組繒成員的領袖出席。
22 Sept 2023ReNews#8405
離散各地前區議員成立海外網絡 為海外港人服務研香港前途方案
Hong Kong’s District Council elections will be held in December this year, with democratic elements greatly reduced under the new system. At least 14 former Hong Kong district councillors living in different parts of the world announced on Facebook on Thursday (21st) that they had formed the “Hong Kong District Councillors Overseas Network” and issued a declaration supporting Hong Kong’s civic values and the destiny of “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong people”. Former district councillor Yip Kam-leung, who participated in the initiative, said the network would help connect former councillors in different countries. Another former district councillor, Kwok Tsz-kin, said its short-term goal was to provide immediate services to Hongkongers abroad, while its long-term plan was to formulate proposals on Hong Kong’s future.
香港區議會選舉今年12月將舉行，在新制下民主成份大減。至少14位離散在世界多個角落的香港前區議員，周四（21日）在臉書公布成立「香港區議員海外網絡」並發表宣言，支持香港公民價值及「香港人管治香港人」命運。有份參與的前區議員葉錦龍認為，網絡有助聯絡離散各國的前議員，而另一位前區議員郭子健表示，短期目標將提供海外港人即時服務，長期計劃擬議香港前途問題。
20 Sept 2023channleC#8391
《香港半年報告》：清楚證明中國違背承諾 港府及中方：顛倒是非黑白
The British government issued its Hong Kong Six-Monthly Report again on the 19th. In the foreword, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly criticised China, saying it remained in a state of continued non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration, and that the latest report clearly demonstrated how China had breached its commitments.
英國政府19日再發表《香港半年報告》，英國外相祁湛明（James Cleverly）在序言中批評，中國仍處於持續不遵守《中英聯合聲明》的狀態，最新一期的報告清楚證明中國如何違背承諾。
19 Sept 2023明報#8385
外交部駐港公署要求所有駐港總領事館申報本地僱員資料 包括身分證號碼及住址
The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong sent a letter yesterday to all consulates-general in Hong Kong, asking them to report details of local employees hired in Hong Kong, including their identity card numbers and addresses, and submit them to the Hong Kong Government’s Protocol Division by the 18th of next month.
外交部駐港特派員公署昨向所有駐港總領事館發信，要求領事館申報在本港聘用的本地僱員資料，包括身分證號碼及住址，並在下月18日前提交至港府禮賓處。
14 Sept 2023RFA#8364
傳白廳官員「威脅」停助反中共的港人組織 在英港人憂至寒蟬效應
British media reported that UK government (Whitehall) officials had ‘threatened’ to stop funding Hong Kong exile organisations that criticise the CCP, and had asked them not to use government funds to advocate human rights locally and oppose ‘authoritarian repression’. Some Hongkongers in the UK fear the situation could have a ‘chilling effect’ and have called on Hong Kong organisations and the government to maintain communication and continue speaking out while upholding the principle of freedom of expression.
英媒報道，英國政府（白廳）官員曾「威脅」，停止向批評中共的流亡港人組織提供資助，並要求他們不要利用政府資金，在當地倡議人權並反對「獨裁鎮壓」。有在英港人擔心，有關情況會帶來「寒蟬效應」，呼籲港人組織與政府持續溝通，並在堅守言論自由的原則下繼續發聲。
10 Sept 2023獨媒#8350
唱《願榮光》街頭歌手Oliver Ma澳門演唱時被帶走問話 扣留13小時後被驅逐出境
Street singer Ma Fu-chi (Oliver Ma), who was previously arrested for singing “Glory to Hong Kong” on the street, said in a Facebook post today that he was taken away for questioning by the Judiciary Police while performing on the streets of Macau last Sunday (3rd). He was detained for 13 hours before being deported and barred from entering Macau for one year. He said he was asked during his detention whether he would sing “Glory to Hong Kong” and other questions. He also requested to contact a lawyer, but the Judiciary Police reportedly banged the table and refused, saying, “this is Macau,” because the lawyer was not a Macau lawyer. Ma said he “really thought his life was under threat” at the time, and wondered: “If I did not cooperate and answer the questions, would I be beaten because ‘this is Macau’? Or, even worse, could I be arrested or extradited to China because ‘this is Macau’?”
曾在街頭演唱《願榮光歸香港》被拘捕的街頭歌手馬賦馳（Oliver Ma），今日在Facebook發文，稱上周日（3日）在澳門街頭演唱時，遭司警帶走問話，被扣留13小時後被驅逐出境，並禁止入境澳門一年。他指，扣留期間被問到會否演唱《願榮光》等問題，期間曾要求聯絡律師，惟因為不是澳門律師，遭司警「拍枱」拒絕稱「this is Macau」 。馬賦馳表示，當刻「真的以為自己的生命受到威脅」，曾心裏想「如果自己不配合及回答問題，我會不會因為『這是澳門』而挨打呢？或者更糟糕的是，我是否有可能因為『這裡是澳門』而被逮捕或引渡到中國？」
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