21 Aug 2024yahoo#3922
Choi Chun-yin reveals athletes must pay for their own flights and accommodation; deletes post and empties account a day later
港隊劍擊代表蔡俊彥在日前社交平台出帖，列出大半年間曾 6 次出外比賽，須自費機票、酒店、飲食及比賽報名費，合共已花逾 5.5 萬元，以每月 7,130 元「零用錢」計，平均每月只得 2,521 元，帖文一出引起網民熱論，出帖後一天有網民發現蔡俊彥清空社交平台「Threads」所有串文和回覆。
Hong Kong team fencer Choi Chun-yin posted on social media recently listing six competitions abroad over more than half a year, for which he had to pay for flights, hotels, meals and competition entry fees himself. The total exceeded HK$55,000. Based on a monthly allowance of HK$7,130, he received only HK$2,521 per month on average. The post sparked heated discussion among netizens, and a day after it was published, some users discovered that Choi had deleted all posts and replies from his social media account on Threads.
7 Aug 2024獨媒#3885
First Literary Work on Anti-Extradition Bill Movement to Be Published in English and French; Author Leung Lai-chi Pleased Hong Kong Literature Is Being Seen
以2019年反修例運動為背景的小說集《日常運動》將出版英法譯本，成為首本有完整外語譯本的反修例文學作品。作者梁莉姿向《獨媒》表示，今次為她處理版權交易的代理商，過去亦曾代理出售其他香港文學作品的外語版權，例如劉綺華的《失語》和西西的《我城》；她很高興《日常運動》能作為香港文學的一分子，被更多讀者看見。
The fiction collection The Daily Movement, set against the backdrop of the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement, will be published in English and French, making it the first anti-extradition bill literary work to have complete foreign-language translations. Author Leung Lai-chi told HK01 that the agency handling the copyright deals for her has previously represented the sale of foreign-language rights for other Hong Kong literary works, including Yee Wah Lau’s Aphasia and Xi Xi’s My City. She said she was pleased that The Daily Movement could be seen by more readers as part of Hong Kong literature.
6 Aug 2024集誌社#3884
History Museum sets up National Security Exhibition Hall; opens tomorrow, cost undisclosed as national security expenditure
行政長官李家超去年《施政報告》提出 73 項新項目指標，其中一項為今年內設置國家安全展覽廳（下稱展廳），不足一年政府「達標」；設於尖沙咀歷史博物館 2 樓的展廳今（6日）舉行開幕禮，明起向公眾開放。李家超指香港已告別動蕩不安局面，又謂「維護國家安全只有進行式，沒有完成式」；被問到展覽廳成本，保安局局長鄧炳強指費用屬國安相關開支，「根據《香港國安法》不能夠透露」。
One of the 73 new project targets set out in Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s Policy Address last year was to establish a National Security Exhibition Hall this year. The government has met the target in less than a year. The hall, located on the second floor of the Hong Kong Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui, held its opening ceremony today (the 6th) and will open to the public tomorrow. Lee said Hong Kong had bid farewell to a period of turbulence and unrest, adding that “safeguarding national security is an ongoing process, not one that can ever be declared complete”. Asked about the hall’s cost, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said the expenditure was related to national security and “cannot be disclosed under the Hong Kong National Security Law”.
27 Jul 2024獨媒#3854
Argentina Fans’ Club Cancels Bus Parade, Citing Police Concerns
香港阿根廷足球球迷會原定下周六（3日）舉行巴士巡遊，慶祝阿根廷贏得美洲國家盃。球迷會周五表示，相信獲警方批出不反對通知書機會甚微，宣布活動取消。球迷會表示，在與警方舉行會議時曾解釋安排，但對方指有多方面顧慮，包括參加者人數、身份、真實意圖，及阿根廷國家隊目前在國際上引起的風波等。
The Hong Kong Argentina Football Fans Club had planned to hold a bus parade next Saturday (the 3rd) to celebrate Argentina winning the Copa América. The club said on Friday that it believed there was little chance of obtaining a Letter of No Objection from the police and announced that the event had been cancelled. The club said that it had explained the arrangements at a meeting with police, but the police cited multiple concerns, including the number and identities of participants, their true intentions, and the controversy currently surrounding Argentina’s national team internationally.
24 Jul 2024Channel C#3846
Hong Kong Christian Institute dissolves, saying it cannot freely fulfil its mission "due to the current social environment"
成立逾35年的基督徒組織「香港基督徒學會」昨日（23日）於社交網站宣佈解散。該會表示礙於當下社會環境，現時學會的實踐模式「並未能自由地履行她的使命」，決定由本月31日後停止運作。翻查資料，香港基督徒學會多年來參與政治事宜，2019年曾發聲明，批評當年7月21日發生的暴力事件，形容「一定要追究」。有學會前成員表示非常不捨，但期望彼此守望，「同行還有不少同路人」。
The Hong Kong Christian Institute, a Christian organisation established more than 35 years ago, announced on social media yesterday (23rd) that it would dissolve. The organisation said that, due to the current social environment, its present mode of practice "has not enabled it to freely fulfil its mission", and decided to cease operations after the 31st of this month. Records show that the institute had participated in political affairs over the years. In 2019, it issued a statement criticising the violent incident that occurred on 21 July that year, describing it as something that "must be pursued". A former member of the institute said they were very saddened, but hoped they could continue to watch over one another, saying that "there are still many fellow travellers".
19 Jul 2024集誌社#3829
From Words to Flourishing | Hunter Bookstore’s Wong Man-huen Holds Small-Scale Publishing Sales Fair Again: “So Everyone Remembers That Many People in Hong Kong Still Publish Books”
除了攘來熙往的灣仔書展，在深水埗基隆街上一間獨立書店「獵人書店」，由 7 月 18 日至 7月 21 日，一連四日舉辦第二屆「小型出版銷售場」，不收入場費和埸地費，邀請十間獨立出版社展自家出版書籍，和八間小型書商選書寄賣。
獵人書店創辦人黃文萱說，香港出書成本高，小型出版社未必有能力殺入傳統書展，「始終要靠書展呢段時間，等大家記得香港仲有好多人出書。」
Alongside the bustling Wan Chai Book Fair, independent bookshop Hunter Bookstore on Ki Lung Street in Sham Shui Po is holding its second Small-Scale Publishing Sales Fair for four days from 18 to 21 July. There is no admission or venue fee. Ten independent publishers have been invited to display their own publications, while eight small booksellers will offer selected books on consignment.
Hunter Bookstore founder Wong Man-huen said the cost of publishing books in Hong Kong is high, and small publishers may not have the capacity to enter conventional book fairs. “In the end, we still have to rely on this period during the book fair so that everyone remembers that many people in Hong Kong still publish books.”
19 Jul 2024ReNews#3830
Hunter Bookstore Holds Small Book Fair; FEHD Goes Undercover at Closed-Door Sharing Session
位於深水埗的獵人書店，昨日起一連三日在店內舉行小型書展「由字及興：第二屆香港小型出版銷售場暨私人書店奧特萊斯」，期間亦有多場閉門私人分享會，昨日晚上舉行的一場，主題是有關香港出版業的近況，但被食環署派員上門「放蛇」，報名入場參加後，再派人到場指稱懷疑他們舉行公眾活動，但未領有公眾娛樂場所牌照。
Hunter Bookstore in Sham Shui Po is holding a three-day small book fair at its premises from yesterday, titled “From Words to Interest: The 2nd Hong Kong Small Press Sales Fair and Private Bookstore Outlet”. Several closed-door private sharing sessions are also being held during the event. At one held last night, which focused on the current state of Hong Kong’s publishing industry, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department sent officers undercover. After registering to attend, they then sent personnel to the venue, alleging that the organisers were suspected of holding a public entertainment event without a public entertainment venue licence.
9 Jul 2024集誌社#3795
Wulin Shengwu Carnival embroiled in potential conflict of interest; fund vice-chair Chan Li Oi-lun declines comment as security blocks reporter
《集誌社》今年三月揭發，獲「文化藝術盛事基金」以 1,468萬元公帑資助的「武林盛舞嘉年華」活動有潛在利益衝突。盛事基金副主席陳李藹倫是活動主辦單位之一、「唐婭藝術科技有限公司（唐婭藝科）」的榮譽顧問。事隔逾四個月，活動今（ 9 日）起一連六日於尖沙咀香港文化中心舉行。《集誌社》在開幕禮完結後，向唐婭藝科創辦人唐婭及陳李藹倫查詢活動是否涉利益衝突時，被保安攔截，不讓記者接近提問。記者只得大聲追問，惟兩位沒有回應，便進入另一會場。
記者在下午，「中國華服秀」活動完結後再向陳李靄倫查詢，陳李藹倫說文體旅局早前已經有回覆，沒有更多補充，稱自己已按所有程序申報。她說：「我哋啲程序一切做哂，我冇嘢補充，多謝哂」。
In March this year, The Collective revealed that the Wulin Shengwu Carnival, which received HK$14.68 million in public funding from the Cultural and Arts Events Fund, involved a potential conflict of interest. Chan Li Oi-lun, vice-chair of the Events Fund, is an honorary adviser to Tong Nga Arts and Technology Co., Ltd. (Tong Nga Arts and Technology), one of the event’s organisers. More than four months later, the six-day event began today (the 9th) at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. After the opening ceremony, The Collective asked Tong Nga Arts and Technology founder Tong Nga and Chan Li Oi-lun whether the event involved a conflict of interest. Security stopped the reporter from approaching them to ask questions. The reporter could only call out the questions, but neither woman responded before entering another venue.
In the afternoon, after the Chinese Traditional Costume Show ended, the reporter again asked Chan Li Oi-lun about the matter. Chan said the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau had already responded earlier and that she had nothing further to add, saying she had made all the required declarations in accordance with the procedures. She said: “All our procedures have been completed. I have nothing to add. Thank you.”
8 Jul 2024ReNews#3791
“Hong Kong Illustrators Association” Holds Competition to Promote Study of 20th Party Congress Spirit; Legitimate Association Says It Is Unconnected
近日在中國大陸流傳﹐一個自稱「香港插畫師協會」的組織，主辦第一屆「香港插畫大賽金筆獎」，會頒發十個大獎，獎金有一萬元人民幣，比賽目標是「進一步學習宣傳貫徹黨的二十大精神」，「奮力譜寫香港高質量發展新篇章」。
In recent days, an organisation calling itself the “Hong Kong Illustrators Association” has been circulating in mainland China. It organised the first “Hong Kong Illustration Competition Golden Pen Awards”, which will present 10 top prizes, including prize money of RMB 10,000. The competition aims to “further study, publicise and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party” and “strive to write a new chapter in Hong Kong’s high-quality development”.
30 Jun 2024RFA#3755
Denise Ho holds online concert at Mount Zero Books; police say they received “noise complaints” and cordon off area outside bookstore to investigate
受港府打壓的獨立歌手何韻詩，周日下午於上環見山書店舉辦網上音樂會，書店外亦有直播。音樂會舉行了一小時左右，十數名警員先後到場，聲稱「收到噪音投訴」。
警察在現場拉起封鎖線，逐一記低書店內人士身份證，並拍攝書店內情況，戶外的直播中段，室內的演出亦一度暫停，之後何韻詩繼續在書店內繼續進行音樂會，網上直播並沒有影響。
Independent singer Denise Ho, who has faced pressure from the Hong Kong government, held an online concert at Mount Zero Books in Sheung Wan on Sunday afternoon, with a livestream also taking place outside the bookstore. The concert lasted about an hour. More than a dozen police officers arrived in succession, saying they had “received noise complaints”.
Police put up a cordon, recorded the identity-card details of everyone inside the bookstore one by one, and filmed the situation inside. The indoor performance was also temporarily suspended midway through the outdoor livestream. Ho subsequently continued the concert inside the bookstore, and the online livestream was not affected.
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