1 Aug 2024Channel C#3870
‘Siu Tung Kwan Chau Wui’ page found inaccessible; Chow Hang-tung files High Court bid to review books refused ‘entry into prison’
多次發佈前支聯會副主席鄒幸彤消息的社交平台專頁「小彤群抽會」昨日（31日）被發現無法再查看，估計已關閉。「小彤群抽會」由多名支持鄒幸彤的人士管理，5月27日曾發文提及六四事件，警方其後拘捕8人，稱他們涉嫌在「敏感日子」前發表煽動帖文，專頁此後再沒更新。
The social media page “Siu Tung Kwan Chau Wui”, which has repeatedly published updates about former vice-chair of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China Chow Hang-tung, was found to be inaccessible yesterday (the 31st), and is believed to have been closed. The page was managed by several people who supported Chow Hang-tung. It published a post mentioning the June 4 incident on May 27, after which police arrested eight people, saying they were suspected of publishing seditious posts ahead of “sensitive dates”. The page has not been updated since.
24 Jul 2024集誌社#3844
HKJA Chair Sacked | Wall Street Journal Parent Company’s Union Petitions for Cheng Ka-yu’s Reinstatement
香港記者協會執委本月換屆，新主席鄭嘉如上任 17 日後被《華爾街日報》辭退。《華爾街日報》母公司道瓊斯公司的員工工會「IAPE（出版業僱員獨立協會）」曾發聲明表示關注，要求管理層對解僱鄭的決定提供解釋。IAPE昨向《華爾街日報》主編 Emma Tucker 發起聯署，促恢復鄭嘉如原有職位，並再次要求管理層就解僱一事提供完整解釋。
The Hong Kong Journalists Association’s executive committee changed over this month, and its new chair, Cheng Ka-yu, was dismissed by The Wall Street Journal 17 days after taking office. The employee union of The Wall Street Journal’s parent company, Dow Jones, IAPE (Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees), previously issued a statement expressing concern and demanded that management explain its decision to dismiss Cheng. Yesterday, IAPE launched a petition addressed to The Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker, calling for Cheng Ka-yu to be restored to her original position and again demanding a full explanation from management for the dismissal.
24 Jul 2024Channel C#3845
Union at Wall Street Journal parent company launches joint petition seeking Cheng Ka-yu’s reinstatement, demands full explanation from management
記協主席鄭嘉如早前被《華爾街日報》以「重組架構」為由辭退。《華爾街日報》母公司道瓊斯公司公會IAPE發起聯署，希望讓鄭嘉如復職，並要求管理層就解僱決定提供完整解釋。
Hong Kong Journalists Association chair Cheng Ka-yu was previously dismissed by The Wall Street Journal on the grounds of “restructuring”. IAPE, the union at The Wall Street Journal’s parent company Dow Jones, launched a joint petition seeking Cheng’s reinstatement and demanded that management provide a full explanation for the dismissal decision.
23 Jul 2024獨媒#3840
Tik Chi-yuen says removal of books targets authors, criticises conservative-minded people for undermining freedom of publication
香港書展接連有書籍被指「敏感」或「被投訴」要求下架，包括資深傳媒人區家麟《最後的信仰——新聞倫理十二講》，以及前立法會議員邵家臻的《坐監情緒學》和《字裡囚間》等。新思維今日舉行傳媒茶聚，主席狄志遠表示對事件感到訝異，指該些書籍的內容不涉及顛覆、煽動或危害國家安全，認為有人審查過敏，針對作者多於書本內容，有歧視成份。他又指，《維護國家安全條例》列明保障出版自由，認為現時非法例破壞自由，「而係一啲人思想保守而破壞自由」，將會約見商務及經濟發展局官員表達關注。
Several books at the Hong Kong Book Fair have been described as “sensitive” or “complained about” and requested to be removed, including veteran media professional Au Ka-lun’s *The Last Faith—Twelve Lectures on Journalism Ethics*, and former Legislative Council member Shiu Ka-chun’s *Emotional Studies of Imprisonment* and *Between the Lines, Behind Bars*. New Thinking held a media gathering today. Its chairperson, Tik Chi-yuen, said he was surprised by the incidents, noting that the books’ content did not involve subversion, sedition or endangering national security. He said some people had been overly sensitive in scrutinising the books, targeting the authors more than the content, which he said had discriminatory elements. He also said the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance stipulates protection of freedom of publication, and that freedom was currently being undermined not by the law, “but by some people’s conservative thinking”. He said he would meet officials from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau to express his concern.
22 Jul 2024Yahoo#3838
HKJA Thanks Public for Concern over Chairwoman’s Dismissal, Appeals for Donations to Defend Press Freedom
記協主席鄭嘉如上任不足一個月即被《華爾街日報》解僱，輿論譁然。記協今日（22 日）發表聲明，感謝各界關注事件，承諾未來會繼續捍衞香港新聞自由。記協亦呼籲各界捐款支持，紓緩緊絀財政。
Hong Kong Journalists Association chairwoman Cheng Ka-yu was dismissed by The Wall Street Journal less than a month after taking office, prompting public outcry. In a statement today (22nd), the association thanked various sectors for their concern over the incident and pledged to continue defending press freedom in Hong Kong. It also appealed for donations to help ease its financial difficulties.
21 Jul 2024同文#3836
【Do Not Forget the Dark Night】Hongkongers establish ArchiveHK to preserve precious public historical memories; trial over Yuen Long Night still ongoing on its fifth anniversary
近年大量書籍被公共圖書館下架，部份內容甚至被禁，香港的歷史和公共記憶岌岌可危。例如柳俊江撰寫的《元朗黑夜》已無法在公共圖書館搜索及借閱；鏗鏘集「7.21 誰主真相」、視點 31 相關報道亦已港台被下架。為記錄歷史，ArchiveHK 已備份這幾筆重要資料，開放予所有人閱讀、觀看、下載及進一步備份。此外，已被迫停運的蘋果日報、立場新聞、眾新聞就事件的報道及後續專題，亦已獲整理及保存，相關鏈結可見於 ArchiveHK 網頁。
In recent years, many books have been removed from public libraries, and some content has even been banned, putting Hong Kong’s history and public memory at grave risk. For example, The Yuen Long Night by Lau Chun-kong can no longer be searched for or borrowed from public libraries. Reports related to Hong Kong Connection’s “7.21: Who Holds the Truth?” and Viewpoint 31 have also been removed by RTHK. To record history, ArchiveHK has backed up these important materials and made them available for everyone to read, watch, download and back up further. Reports and follow-up features on the events by the now-forced-to-close Apple Daily, Stand News and Citizen News have also been compiled and preserved. The relevant links can be found on the ArchiveHK website.
20 Jul 2024集誌社#3835
2024 Hong Kong Book Fair: Blue Blue Sky and Boundary Bookstore Have Eight Books “Complained About”; Kwan Ka-lun’s *Turbulence* Is About Travel, Publisher Refuses to Remove It
今年的香港書展變成「下架書展」？繼界限書店一連三日被主辦單位貿易發展局要求將最少四本書下架後，另一出版社藍藍的天也有同樣遭遇，貿發局一位總監李先生，連同約三位職員，今午五時半，以「內容敏感」、「有人投訴」為由，要求藍藍的天負責人Leslie把區家麟的三本著作《最後的信仰》、《二千零四十七夜》、《亂流》，邵家臻的《坐監情緒學》、《字𥚃囚間》 ，共五本書下架。藍藍的天負責人Leslie表示，「為安全」，有四本書會下架，但《亂流》只是講旅遊的書，堅持不會下架。
Has this year’s Hong Kong Book Fair become a “book-removal fair”? After the organiser, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, asked Boundary Bookstore to remove at least four books over three consecutive days, another publisher, Blue Blue Sky, encountered the same situation. At 5:30 this afternoon, an HKTDC director, Mr Li, and about three staff members asked Leslie, the person in charge of Blue Blue Sky, to remove five books: Kwan Ka-lun’s *The Last Faith*, *2,047 Nights* and *Turbulence*, and Shiu Ka-chun’s *Emotional Studies in Prison* and *Between Words and Prison*, citing “sensitive content” and “complaints from someone”. Leslie said that, “for safety”, four books would be removed, but insisted that *Turbulence* would not be removed because it is simply a book about travel.
19 Jul 2024集誌社#3828
Book Fair 2024 | Partial book ban? HKTDC bars Boundary Bookstore from selling works by Kui Ka-lam and Liu Wai-tong; HKTDC: Will act if complaints are received
今年是《基本法》 23 條生效後首個書展，有參展的書商指，接獲貿發局通知，不准出售區家麟的《最後的信仰》、廖偉棠的《末日練習》等著作。不過，有關「禁售令」，暫時或只在書展的「局部」攤位生效。有受影響書商透露，貿發局稱接獲投訴，建議將這些書籍下架。貿發局表示，若收投訴會處理，如有需要，會要求有關展商收回有關書籍或展品。
This is the first Book Fair since Article 23 of the Basic Law came into effect. A participating bookseller said it had received notification from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) prohibiting the sale of works including Kui Ka-lam’s *The Last Faith* and Liu Wai-tong’s *Exercises for the End of the World*. However, the ban may currently apply only to certain booths at the fair. An affected bookseller said the HKTDC stated that it had received complaints and suggested that the books be removed from sale. The HKTDC said it would handle complaints if received and, where necessary, require the relevant exhibitors to withdraw the books or exhibits.
19 Jul 2024獨媒#3831
【Book Fair】Photography Book Cover Printed with “Liberate Hong Kong” Disappears Hours Later; Staff Say It Was “Sold Out”
昨日書展踏入第二日，《獨媒》下午發現有旅遊書參展商，售賣一本內地攝影師姜建的攝影集，封面印有「光復香港」、「解散」等字句，內頁紀錄2019年反修例運動期間的集會照片，亦載有721、大三罷事件的文宣。記者數小時後再經過該攤檔，攝影集已不見蹤影，職員起初不為意，指示記者到放書原處，突然發現已被換做其他書籍。另一職員向記者表示「唔賣」，其身旁第三名職員連忙補充「賣晒」。
On the second day of the Book Fair yesterday, The Independent Media found in the afternoon that a travel-book exhibitor was selling a photography book by mainland photographer Keung Kin. Its cover was printed with phrases including “Liberate Hong Kong” and “Disband”, while its pages documented photographs of rallies during the 2019 anti-extradition movement and included campaign materials related to the 7.21 and three-day strike incidents. When the reporter passed the booth again several hours later, the photography book had disappeared. A staff member initially did not notice, directing the reporter to where the book had been displayed, before suddenly discovering that it had been replaced with other books. Another staff member told the reporter, “We’re not selling it,” while a third staff member beside them quickly added, “It’s sold out.”
18 Jul 2024集誌社#3824
HKJA chair fired | US Congress uneasy over whether WSJ is worsening press freedom in Hong Kong
現屆記協主席鄭嘉如昨 ( 17日）公開指控被《華爾街日報》無理解僱，美國國會香港時間18日晚上，在社交媒體 X 發文表示關注事件，又對《華爾街日報》是否令香港新聞自由惡化感到不安，帖文標註了《華爾街日報》官方帳號。香港外國記者會今日亦發聲明表達關注，又指若《華爾街日報》倡議其俄羅斯的記者應擁有免於恐懼和威嚇的權利，「他們在香港應做同樣的事」。
The current chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Selina Cheng, publicly alleged yesterday (17th) that she had been dismissed without reason by The Wall Street Journal. The US Congress posted on social media platform X on the evening of the 18th, Hong Kong time, expressing concern about the incident and unease over whether The Wall Street Journal was worsening press freedom in Hong Kong. The post tagged the newspaper’s official account. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, also issued a statement today expressing concern, saying that if The Wall Street Journal advocates that its journalists in Russia should have the right to work free from fear and intimidation, “they should do the same in Hong Kong.”
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