26 Sept 2025rfi#7355
Hong Kong Retains Title of World’s Freest Economy Despite Significant Deterioration in Regulation, Legal System and Property Rights
香港在最新發布的《世界經濟自由度2025年度報告》中，再獲評為全球最自由經濟體。港府凸顯報告指香港在「國際貿易自由」蟬聯首位，以及「穩健貨幣」和「監管」位列全球季軍的成績，但對報告指香港在過去七年的整體評分持續下跌，則隻字不提，更以《港區國安法》實施有利香港來回應報告指《國安法》令香港在「監管」和「法律制度」方面顯着惡化的問題。加拿大菲沙研究所每年均會發表《世界經濟自由度》的年度報告，除了2023年外，香港有29年均位列全球最自由經濟體首位。在最新一份報告中，香港亦繼續位居榜首，但報告同時指出，香港的實際情況比單看名次更為複雜。
Hong Kong has again been rated the world’s freest economy in the newly released Economic Freedom of the World: 2025 Annual Report. The Hong Kong Government highlighted the report’s findings that Hong Kong retained first place for “freedom to trade internationally” and ranked third globally for “sound money” and “regulation”, but made no mention of the continued decline in Hong Kong’s overall score over the past seven years. Instead, it responded to the report’s finding that the National Security Law had led to significant deterioration in Hong Kong’s “regulation” and “legal system” ratings by saying that implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law had benefited Hong Kong. The Fraser Institute of Canada publishes the Economic Freedom of the World report annually. Hong Kong has ranked first among the world’s freest economies for 29 years, apart from 2023. In the latest report, Hong Kong again topped the rankings, but the report also noted that the situation in Hong Kong was more complicated than its ranking alone suggested.
26 Sept 2025集誌社#7357
Blacklisting Candace Chong｜CUHK says it “could not provide a venue”; talk “cancelled”｜CUHK: Facilities use as usual, no further comment
劇作家莊梅岩月初發文，揭被演藝、康文署、西九等「封殺」。中文大學轄下藝術行政主任辦公室（下稱辦公室），原定於 10 月 20 日在中大邵逸夫堂舉辦莊梅岩講座，早在 9 月初開放予公眾人士和校友登記。辦公室今（26日）突然在網站公布，講座「因校方未能就是次活動提供場地」而取消，又指對已登記觀眾造成不便深感抱歉，敬請體諒。
《集誌社》向中文大學查詢，為何未能提供場地？與早前莊梅岩指「被封殺」是否有關等等？中大晚上以 40 字回覆指，「未能就是次活動提供場地。中大現行的校內設施使用政策及運作如常，沒有其他補充」。莊梅岩晚上在 Facebook 發文指現時香港管理層問題是無知、平庸同懦弱，「佢哋唔知自己傷害緊啲乜、唔知自己破壞緊啲乜、唔知自己怕緊啲乜」。
Playwright Candace Chong wrote earlier this month alleging that she had been “blacklisted” by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and West Kowloon. The Office of Arts Administration under The Chinese University of Hong Kong had scheduled a talk by Chong at the Shaw College Hall on 20 October, with registration for members of the public and alumni opening in early September. The office suddenly announced on its website today (26 September) that the talk had been “cancelled because the university was unable to provide a venue for the event”, and apologised for the inconvenience caused to registered attendees, asking for their understanding.
《集誌社》 asked CUHK why it was unable to provide a venue and whether this was related to Chong’s earlier allegation that she had been “blacklisted”. CUHK replied in the evening in 40 Chinese characters: “The university was unable to provide a venue for this event. CUHK’s current policy and operation regarding the use of campus facilities remain unchanged. There is no further comment.” Chong wrote on Facebook that evening that the problem with Hong Kong’s current management was ignorance, mediocrity and cowardice: “They don’t know what they are harming, they don’t know what they are destroying, and they don’t know what they are afraid of.”
26 Sept 2025HK01#7358
Controversy Erupts Over Queen’s College Student Union Election as Students Receive Anonymous Threatening Emails; School Reports to Police and Suspends Election
皇仁書院持續有學生收到匿名恐嚇電郵，令原定今個月舉行的學生會選舉被終止，新一屆學生會執委會出缺。據了解，部份電郵涉及學生會選舉事宜，更有內容針對教職員，校方已就事件報案，並決定終止選舉。警方回覆查詢證實，灣仔警署9月19日接獲一學校職員報案，指收到一封懷疑涉及恐嚇內容的電郵，案件列作刑事恐嚇跟進，暫未有人被捕。
Students at Queen’s College have continued to receive anonymous threatening emails, prompting the termination of the student union election originally scheduled for this month and leaving the executive committee of the new student union vacant. It is understood that some of the emails concerned the student union election, while some content targeted teaching staff. The school has reported the matter to the police and decided to terminate the election. Police confirmed in response to enquiries that Wan Chai Police Station received a report from a school staff member on 19 September, stating that they had received an email suspected to contain threatening content. The case is being followed up as criminal intimidation, and no arrests have been made so far.
25 Sept 2025追新聞#7353
Clark Leung Issues Statement Admitting Lack of Sensitivity; HKSA Begins Procedure to Remove Him as Director; Hong Kong Group Urges Overseas Communities to Beware Suspicious Individuals
捲入英國港人社群疑似間諜事件的政治難民及大學生梁雋熙（Clark Leung）發表聲明，強調並無洩露任何敏感資訊，但承認自己敏感度不足，對此深感懊悔及向受影響人士致歉。他有份創立的 Hong Kong Student Alliance 亦發聲明，指事前並不知悉梁以組織名義接觸身份可疑的人員，會啟動行政程序罷免其董事職務。英國港僑協會呼籲海外港人社群要保持高度警覺，社群安全與互信須置首位，勿被不可靠人士利用。
Clark Leung, a political refugee and university student involved in a suspected espionage incident within the Hongkonger community in Britain, issued a statement stressing that he had not disclosed any sensitive information. He acknowledged, however, that he had lacked sensitivity, expressed deep regret and apologised to those affected. Hong Kong Student Alliance, which he helped found, also issued a statement saying it had not known in advance that Leung had contacted people of questionable identity in the organisation’s name, and that it would begin administrative procedures to remove him as a director. The Hong Kong Association in Britain urged overseas Hongkonger communities to remain highly vigilant, saying community safety and mutual trust must be prioritised and that they should not allow themselves to be exploited by unreliable people.
22 Sept 2025Yahoo#7346
CUHK Council election | Two alumni disqualified and barred from canvassing online independently; candidate’s support group says open election has taken an oddly quiet turn
中文大學舉行「大學校董會校友評議會成員選舉」，選出一位校友校董，今（22日）起進行電子投票。今次選舉接連發生風波，包括疑新增「良好服務中大」門檻，有意參選的校友被取消參選資格（DQ）；又增設規則禁止候選人自行網絡宣傳，必須透過校方官方渠道。成功入閘候選人譚天樂的後援會發文質疑，本應公開的選舉，弔詭地走向沉寂。中大校方向《Yahoo新聞》覆稱，候選人可在「校方多個選舉平台」進行競選宣傳活動。
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is holding the election for a member of the Alumni Constituency of the University Council, with one alumni trustee to be elected. Electronic voting begins today (22nd). The election has been beset by a series of controversies, including the suspected introduction of a “good service to CUHK” threshold, which resulted in prospective alumni candidates being disqualified (DQ), and a new rule prohibiting candidates from promoting themselves online independently, requiring them to use the university’s official channels. The support group of qualified candidate Timothy Tin Lok Tam posted a statement questioning why an election that should be open had, oddly, become quiet. CUHK told Yahoo News that candidates may conduct campaign activities on “multiple election platforms of the university”.
22 Sept 2025追新聞#7347
Saying One Country, Two Systems Does Not Work in Hong Kong, Former German Deputy Consul General: “It No Longer Exists”
特首李家超上周四（18日）發表他任內第四份施政報告引述中國國家主席習近平稱，「一國兩制」是保持香港長期繁榮穩定的好制度，必須長期堅持。不過，雨傘運動後任德國駐香港副總領事的狄嘉信（Karsten Tietz）近日在台灣談到他3年派駐香港歲月，指他見證傘運失敗後香港公民自由遭侵蝕，指這種經歷對他影響深遠：「我目睹一個自由社會如何變成一個人們不敢行使自由的地方。」他表示，一國兩制在香港沒有成功，它已經不再存在。
Chief Executive John Lee’s fourth Policy Address, delivered last Thursday (the 18th), quoted Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying that “One Country, Two Systems” is a good system for maintaining Hong Kong’s long-term prosperity and stability and must be upheld over the long term. However, Karsten Tietz, who served as Germany’s Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong after the Umbrella Movement, recently spoke in Taiwan about his three years posted in Hong Kong. He said he witnessed Hong Kong’s civil liberties being eroded after the failure of the Umbrella Movement, and that the experience had a profound impact on him: “I witnessed how a free society became a place where people were afraid to exercise their freedom.” He said One Country, Two Systems had not succeeded in Hong Kong and that it no longer existed.
21 Sept 2025集誌社#7344
Online Post Claims MPFA Is Sending Hong Kong Residents’ Data to Mainland; eMPF Platform Company Says It Is Untrue and Misleading
網上有傳言指，積金局將大量強積金資料外判到佛山做「資料整合」，說提升效率，「變相將香港人嘅個人資料送中」，內部通告「含糊其辭」。《集誌社》向「積金局」查詢情況是否屬實？「積金局」如何確保資料安全等。「積金易平台有限公司」發言人回應指，「對於有人在網上惡意發放不實及誤導性資訊表示遺憾」。
Online rumours claim that the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority outsourced a large amount of MPF data to Foshan for “data integration”, saying this would improve efficiency and “in effect send Hong Kong people’s personal data to China”, while an internal notice was “vague”. The Collective asked the MPFA whether the claims were true and how it would ensure data security. A spokesperson for eMPF Platform Company Limited said it was regrettable that people were maliciously disseminating false and misleading information online.
20 Sept 2025Yahoo#7342
“We Are the Happiest” to return to West Kowloon in November; Candace Chong says show has received “green light” after reported cancellation
曾在 2022 年首演的舞台劇《我們最快樂》，原定11月28日至30日在西九戲曲中心大劇院重演，惟編劇莊梅岩日前發文講述疑被封殺經歷，提到「即使《我們最快樂》將要被取消」也不會後悔發聲，當時西九僅回覆傳媒稱已租出場地，未有回應演出會否取消。莊梅岩今（20日）再發文指「經歷萬難之後」，收到通知《我》又再獲「綠燈」，將盡快重啟預售。
莊梅岩本月 9 日時發文稱，近期手上有工作項目被「封殺」，提到「即使《我們最快樂》將要被取消，即使我再也不能踏上香港舞台，我也不會後悔的。」又指買了《我們最快樂》預售門票的朋友不用擔心，「等上面正式通報，我們就會立刻處理退票的事」。
The stage play “We Are the Happiest”, which premiered in 2022, was scheduled to return to the Grand Theatre of the Xiqu Centre in West Kowloon from November 28 to 30. However, playwright Candace Chong recently wrote about what she described as an experience of being suppressed, saying she would not regret speaking out even if “We Are the Happiest” were to be cancelled. West Kowloon merely told the media at the time that the venue had been rented out and did not respond to whether the performances would be cancelled. Chong wrote again today (the 20th), saying that “after going through innumerable difficulties”, she had been notified that the play had once again received the “green light”, and that advance ticket sales would resume as soon as possible.
On the 9th of this month, Chong wrote that a work project she was handling had recently been “suppressed”. She said, “Even if We Are the Happiest is going to be cancelled, even if I can never again set foot on the Hong Kong stage, I will not regret it.” She also told people who had bought advance tickets for We Are the Happiest not to worry, saying, “Once there is formal notification from above, we will immediately handle the ticket refunds.”
19 Sept 2025光傳媒#7334
UN human rights report｜HKDC members Kwok Fung-yee and Lau Ka-man faced reprisals for cooperating with the UN
聯合國最新發布《與聯合國及其人權領域的代表和機制的合作- 秘書長的報告》，指出部分與聯合國及其人權相關機制合作的人士，遭受恐嚇和打擊報復。報告列舉案例包括HKDC成員郭鳳儀和劉珈汶、黎智英國際法律團隊，以及前支聯會副主席鄒幸彤。HKDC執行總監郭鳳儀回應指，報告確立港府對在地及海外港人的打壓，「這是跨境鎮壓倡議上的重要一步，令各國政府日後與中國會談時，有國際依據反對及阻止跨境鎮壓」。
《與聯合國及其人權領域的代表和機制的合作- 秘書長的報告》（Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights – Report of the Secretary-General）指出，曾與聯合國、其代表及人權領域相關機制合作的人士，遭受恐嚇和打擊報復。報告載有自2024年5月1日至2025年4月30日期間，收到恐嚇和報復指控資料，以及對以往報告案件的跟進。
The United Nations’ latest report, “Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights – Report of the Secretary-General”, states that some people who cooperated with the UN and its human rights-related mechanisms faced intimidation and reprisals. Cases listed in the report include HKDC members Kwok Fung-yee and Lau Ka-man, Jimmy Lai’s international legal team, and Chow Hang-tung, former vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. Kwok Fung-yee, executive director of HKDC, said the report established that the Hong Kong government had targeted Hong Kong people locally and overseas. “This is an important step in the initiative against transnational repression, giving governments an international basis to oppose and prevent transnational repression when engaging with China in future.”
The report, “Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights – Report of the Secretary-General”, states that people who had cooperated with the UN, its representatives and related mechanisms in the field of human rights faced intimidation and reprisals. It contains information received on allegations of intimidation and reprisals between 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025, as well as follow-up on cases covered in previous reports.
19 Sept 2025am730#7335
DAB releases “Telling China and Hong Kong’s Story 3.0” initiative, says it supports “resistance against Japanese aggression everywhere”
民建聯今日發布《認識國家發展，講好中國及中國香港故事3.0》倡議書，包括鼓勵本地電視台與內地合作製作更多人文節目、建設本港「紅色旅遊」路線等。倡議旨在推動香港市民尤其是青少年增強國家認同，助力香港更好融入國家發展大局，向世界講好中國與香港故事。
立法會議員梁熙列舉部分本地電視台與內地合作製作的人文節目，如《無窮之路》、《聲生不息》等廣受歡迎，鼓勵日後加強這類節目製作，令市民深入了解國情。另外，他建議加強與中央電視台合作，引入更多免費央視頻道；並應多在「抖音」、「小紅書」等設立官方平台解說國策，駁斥假資訊，弘揚以愛國愛港為核心的主流價值觀。
The Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong today released the “Understanding National Development and Telling China and Chinese Hong Kong’s Story 3.0” initiative. It includes encouraging local television stations to work with mainland counterparts to produce more cultural programmes and developing “red tourism” routes in Hong Kong. The initiative aims to strengthen national identity among Hong Kong residents, particularly young people, help Hong Kong better integrate into the country’s overall development, and tell China’s and Hong Kong’s stories to the world.
Legislative Council member Leung Hei cited cultural programmes co-produced by local television stations and mainland counterparts, such as “No Poverty Land” and “Infinity and Beyond”, which have been widely popular. He encouraged greater production of such programmes in the future to help residents gain a deeper understanding of the country’s conditions. He also proposed strengthening cooperation with China Central Television to introduce more free CCTV channels, and establishing more official platforms on Douyin and Xiaohongshu to explain national policies, refute false information, and promote mainstream values centred on patriotism and love for Hong Kong.
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