28 Jun 2024集誌社#3746
Force Majeure | Kai Tak AIRSIDE’s “Open Exams Are Real” themed market spanning July 1 to be cancelled
繼本地同志組織「大同」主辦的「同志驕傲月市集」停後，再有橫跨 7.1 舉辦的市集需要煞停。本地文創市集組織 marketoo 今（ 28 日）宣佈，原訂後日（29日）至 7月 1 日在啟德 AIRSIDE 舉辦的「Marketoo市集 x 公開試當真」的主題市集，因「不可抗力因素」而要取消。
Following the cancellation of the LGBT group Big Love Alliance’s Pride Month market, another market scheduled to run across July 1 has also had to be called off. Local cultural and creative market organiser marketoo announced today (28th) that the “Marketoo Market x Open Exams Are Real” themed market, originally scheduled to take place at Kai Tak AIRSIDE from the day after tomorrow (29th) to July 1, would be cancelled due to “force majeure”.
27 Jun 2024集誌社#3741
FEHD halts LGBT bazaar over lack of entertainment licence; organiser says three previous events needed no licence
適逢「同志驕傲月」，本地同志組織「大同」原訂後日（29日）至 7月 1 日，於尖沙咀 iSQUARE 舉辦「同志驕傲月市集」（Pride Month Bazaar）。然而，主辦方前日（25日）在社交媒體宣布，因被食環通知未持有「臨時公眾娛樂場所牌照」或「公眾娛樂場所牌照」，活動需要取消。「大同」創辦人Francis 接受《集誌社》訪問時坦言，自 2021 年已舉辦同類活動，以往亦無申領牌照，認為有關部門執法標準模糊。
Coinciding with Pride Month, local LGBT organisation Daatung had planned to hold the Pride Month Bazaar at iSQUARE in Tsim Sha Tsui from the 29th to July 1. However, the organiser announced on social media on the 25th that the event had to be cancelled after the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department notified it that it did not hold a Temporary Public Entertainment Licence or a Public Entertainment Licence. Daatung founder Francis told The Collective that it had organised similar events since 2021 without applying for a licence, and said the relevant departments’ enforcement standards were unclear.
20 Jun 2024明報#3712
Ju Ming sculptures moved away; LCSD says safety risks found during restoration; later notice happens to cover “yellow-clad person”
由台灣著名藝術家朱銘創作、於尖沙嘴文化中心門外展出、包含兩個穿黃色雨衣人物雕塑的《人間系列 — 排隊》，近期被圍板圍封，引起不少人談論。康文署回應本報查詢稱，雕塑經多年戶外展示後損耗，今年4月底展開修復，發現雕塑結構「出現安全隱患」，要「全面評估及制定處理方案」。本報記者昨日到場觀察，該系列雕塑已被搬離原址，去向未明。
《Living World Series — Queue》, created by renowned Taiwanese artist Ju Ming and displayed outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, includes sculptures of two figures wearing yellow raincoats. The work was recently enclosed by hoardings, prompting considerable discussion. In response to enquiries from this newspaper, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said the sculptures had deteriorated after years of outdoor display and that restoration began in late April this year. During the restoration, the sculptures were found to have “safety risks”, requiring a “comprehensive assessment and the formulation of a handling plan”. A reporter from this newspaper observed at the site yesterday that the sculptures in the series had been removed from their original location; their whereabouts were unknown.
16 Jun 2024同文#3696
Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill documentary Rather Be Ashes Than Dust selected for Doc Edge Film Festival; frontline journalist records Hong Kong’s urban absurdity
由劉健倫執導 2019 年反修例運動的紀錄片《寧化飛灰》（Rather Be Ashes Than Dust）在去年釜山國際電影節首映後，今年正式入選 2024 年新西蘭 Doc Edge 電影節，亦是奧斯卡資格賽的紀錄片的認證電影節之一。劉健倫曾接受美國媒體UPI（United Press International）訪問時表示，此紀錄片是想以前線記者的角度把真相紀錄下來，紀錄警察的暴行，電影由和平示威、百萬港人上街，到催淚彈、水炮車衝擊示威者等，一幕幕曾經在香港鬧市上演的畫面組成。電影節的官網中，有一段他的錄音片段：「這部電影反映着我經歷的事情，是警暴以及大量年輕人被逮捕過程的見證」。
Directed by Lau Kin-lun, the documentary Rather Be Ashes Than Dust about Hong Kong’s 2019 anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill movement premiered at last year’s Busan International Film Festival and has now been officially selected for the 2024 Doc Edge Film Festival in New Zealand, one of the documentary festivals qualifying films for the Oscars. In an interview with the US media outlet UPI (United Press International), Lau said the documentary aimed to record the truth from the perspective of a frontline journalist and document police brutality. The film comprises scenes that once unfolded in Hong Kong’s busy urban areas, from peaceful demonstrations and one million Hong Kong people taking to the streets to tear gas and water-cannon vehicles confronting protesters. On the film festival’s website, an audio clip of Lau says: “This film reflects what I experienced; it is a witness to police violence and the process in which large numbers of young people were arrested.”
16 Jun 2024獨媒#3697
Eaton Hotel Hosts Multiple Events for Pride Month; Cultural Director: “Our Values Are Right, and We Do Not Pay Much Attention to Opposing Voices”
六月是國際同志驕傲月（Pride Month），香港逸東酒店今年以「擁抱圓缺 Eclpsed Bodles, Embraced Pride」 為主題舉辦30多項活動，包括會議、派對、工作坊、展覽、婚禮、彩虹雞尾酒和佳宿體驗等。
June is International Pride Month. This year, Hong Kong’s Eaton Hotel is organising more than 30 events under the theme “Eclpsed Bodles, Embraced Pride”, including conferences, parties, workshops, exhibitions, weddings, rainbow cocktails and hotel stay experiences.
12 Jun 2024明報#3678
Fresh Wave’s 18th Edition Receives No Arts Development Council Funding for First Time; Fresh Wave Says It Is Not Unusual
第18屆鮮浪潮國際短片節周五(14日)起舉行，今屆首度未獲藝發局資助。鮮浪潮電影節表示，自第11屆起鮮浪潮成立有限公司並行政獨立，亦逐步變為財政獨立，藝發局在此期間仍有資助支持活動，稱藝發局最後停止資助並非不尋常。
The 18th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival will be held from Friday (14th). It has not received funding from the Arts Development Council for the first time this year. The Fresh Wave Film Festival said that, since the 11th edition, Fresh Wave had established a limited company and become administratively independent, while also gradually becoming financially independent. The Arts Development Council continued to provide funding support for its activities during this period, and Fresh Wave said the Council’s eventual cessation of funding was not unusual.
4 Jun 2024獨媒#3642
[June 4 35th anniversary] Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong suspends June 4 memorial Mass for third consecutive year
今日6月4日，是「八九六四」事件35週年，天主教香港教區表示，今年不會舉行六四追思彌撒，是連續第三年停辦。香港天主教社會傳播處回覆《獨媒》查詢時表示，5月24日是「聖母進教之佑紀念日」，即全球天主教徒為在中國的教會和中國祈禱的特別日子。
在2021年6月4日，天主教正義和平委員會曾在港九新界七間教堂舉行「追思亡者彌撒」，教堂全數滿座，更有教徒在教堂門外悼念。
不過，天主教香港教區在翌年開始，不再舉辦六四追思彌撒。教區當時曾表示，有前線同工及部分天主教正義和平委員會委員，對舉行追思彌撒感到顧慮，包括是否會觸犯《香港國安法》。而在2021年舉辦「追思亡者彌撒」的香港天主教正義和平委員會，現時已改名為教區全人發展委員會。
至於今年情況，天主教香港教區回覆《獨媒》查詢時表示，每年5月24日即「聖母進教之佑紀念日」，是全球天主教徒為在中國的教會和中國祈禱的特別日子，即普世教會所定的「為中國教會祈禱日」，並為普世教會所遵循的。
Today, June 4, marks the 35th anniversary of the 1989 June 4 incident. The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said it would not hold a June 4 memorial Mass this year, marking the third consecutive year it has been suspended. In response to an inquiry from Independent Media, the diocese’s Office for Social Communications said that May 24 is the Memorial of Our Lady Help of Christians, a special day when Catholics around the world pray for the Church in China and China.
On June 4, 2021, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace held Masses in remembrance of the deceased at seven churches across Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories. All the churches were full, and some worshippers mourned outside the churches.
However, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong stopped holding June 4 memorial Masses the following year. The diocese said at the time that frontline staff and some members of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace had concerns about holding the memorial Masses, including whether doing so would violate the Hong Kong National Security Law. The Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, which organised the Masses in remembrance of the deceased in 2021, has now been renamed the Diocesan Commission for Integral Human Development.
Regarding this year’s situation, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said in response to an inquiry from Independent Media that May 24, the Memorial of Our Lady Help of Christians, is a special day when Catholics around the world pray for the Church in China and China. It is the universal Church’s designated Day of Prayer for the Church in China and is observed by the universal Church.
31 May 2024獨媒#3610
Cardinal Stephen Chow says unnamed event remains unsettling, stresses forgiveness does not mean forgetting
下周二是六四35周年，政府首次動用《維護國家安全條例》拘捕7人，保安局局長鄧炳強會見傳媒時就稱有人利用「敏感日子」作煽動行為。天主教香港教區樞機主教周守仁昨日（30日）亦撰文不點名提及六四事件，發表題為《就是每年這時期…… 》的文章，指「三十五年前發生在首都那場耗人生命的事件」仍然令很多人不安，認為透過寬恕才可實現修和與治癒，並強調寬恕不代表忘記。
Next Tuesday marks the 35th anniversary of June 4. The government has, for the first time, arrested seven people under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said at a media briefing that some people had used “sensitive dates” to engage in incitement. Yesterday (30th), Cardinal Stephen Chow of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong also referred to the June 4 incident without naming it in an article titled “At This Time Every Year …”. He said that “the life-consuming event that took place in the capital 35 years ago” continues to make many people uneasy, and that reconciliation and healing can be achieved only through forgiveness, stressing that forgiveness does not mean forgetting.
28 May 2024明報#3584
MCL Cinemas abruptly cancels re-release of Beyond the Dream; director Kiwi Chow: ‘Have to accept it, but that does not mean agreeing with it’
由劉俊謙主演的電影《幻愛》原定下月15及28日在洲立影藝（MCL）旗下The One戲院重映，惟MCL今（28日）在社交媒體宣布取消放映並安排退款。本報就事件向MCL查詢，MCL稱「無回應」。導演周冠威表示，由於MCL沒有公布任何具體原因，他亦不方便作任何猜測，惟對電影界及文化界一而再、再而三突然取消放映或演出感到無奈及荒謬，「變成一個日常，誇張一點說。但是都要去接受 ，這個接受不是覺得這件事情是對的，而是怎樣維持自己的平安，去繼續專注自己做的事情。」
周冠威向本報表示，起初不知道有關放映活動，直至活動公開約一日前才獲MCL通知，「那一刻我才知道原來有這樣的事情，這麼突然。我也挺開心的，突然有重映的機會，通常這些電影都是十幾年後才會重映的。」直至昨晚深夜，他留意有網民討論宣傳貼文消失，「今早問，總之我們得到的回覆是沒有任何的原因告訴給我們聽，只是說取消了，就是這麼簡單。」
The film Beyond the Dream, starring Terrance Lau, was scheduled to be re-released at The One cinema under MCL Cinemas on the 15th and 28th of next month. MCL announced on social media today (the 28th) that the screenings had been cancelled and refunds would be arranged. Asked about the matter by this newspaper, MCL said it had “no response”.
Director Kiwi Chow said that, as MCL had not given any specific reason, he was not in a position to speculate. However, he felt helpless and found it absurd that screenings or performances in the film and cultural sectors were being cancelled suddenly “again and again”: “It has become a daily occurrence, to put it somewhat exaggeratedly. But we still have to accept it. This acceptance does not mean thinking that this is right, but rather figuring out how to maintain our own safety and continue to focus on what we are doing.”
Chow told this newspaper that he initially did not know about the screenings and was only notified by MCL about a day before the event was made public. “That was when I found out that this was happening. It was so sudden. I was quite happy too—there was suddenly an opportunity for a re-release. Usually, these films are only re-released after more than a decade.” Late last night, he noticed internet users discussing the disappearance of the promotional post. “I asked this morning. In any event, the response we received was that no reason was being given to us; it was simply cancelled. It was as simple as that.”
24 May 2024明報#3574
Weightlifting and Powerlifting Association chairman Wing Yuk Ip resigns after previously referring to Hong Kong as a “country”
捲入失言風波、曾經於發言時錯指香港為國家的中國香港舉重健力總會主席葉永玉辭職。總會今日（24日）發聲明指，葉永玉因私人原因，在昨日（23日）辭任中國香港舉重健力總會主席，主席職務由第一副主席余森波代行。
葉永玉早前接連捲入失言風波，包括在本月舉行的「亞洲有裝備健力錦標賽暨亞洲大學生盃」致辭時，她以地區身分參賽的香港及中華台北選手，與其他參賽者一併形容為「來自13個國家」，事後政府指有關表述違反一國原則。總會事後道歉，解釋葉永玉於簡化講稿句子時，錯誤地沒提及「地區」兩字，引起誤會，承認嚴重疏忽，強調完全沒有「港獨」意思，並堅決支持及擁護《基本法》及「一個中國」原則。
The chairman of the China Hong Kong Weightlifting and Powerlifting Association, Wing Yuk Ip, who became embroiled in a gaffe controversy after previously referring to Hong Kong as a country in remarks, has resigned. The association said in a statement today (24th) that Wing Yuk Ip resigned as chairman yesterday (23rd) for personal reasons, and that First Vice-Chairman Yu Sen-po would act in the role.
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