5 Jun 2024光傳媒#3647
Swiss Photographer Taken onto Police Vehicle While Photographing June 4; Previously Ordered to Pay HK$500,000 in Legal Costs
昨（4日）是六四35周年，仍有外國人到場關注。79歲瑞士籍攝影師包士哲（Marc Progin）親身到銅鑼灣現場拍攝，昨晚8時40分被警方帶到一旁，再被帶上警車。翻查資料，包士哲在2019年拍攝反修例運動，曾被控一項「協助及教唆作出擾亂公眾秩序行為罪」，他被判無罪後，律政司就案件提出覆核，覆核失敗後再向高院申請覆核訟費，最終包士哲被判支付約50萬元訟費。
Yesterday (June 4) marked the 35th anniversary of June 4, and foreign nationals still attended to observe. Swiss photographer Marc Progin, 79, went in person to photograph the scene in Causeway Bay. At 8:40 p.m. yesterday, police took him aside and then onto a police vehicle. Records show that Progin photographed the anti-extradition bill movement in 2019 and was charged with one count of “aiding and abetting the commission of an act tending and intended to cause a breach of the peace”. After he was acquitted, the Department of Justice sought a review of the case. After that review failed, it applied to the High Court for a review of the legal costs. Progin was ultimately ordered to pay about HK$500,000 in legal costs.
4 Jun 2024光傳媒#3633
June Fourth 35 | Only Five Newspaper Articles Mention June Fourth Today, Lowest Since 2019
悼念六四的燭光曾在香港延續30多年，現在「六四」卻成為官員口中的「敏感日子」。《光傳媒》統計2019年起，香港報章在6月4日當天有關「六四」的報道、社評和專欄數目，發現相關文章數目逐年下跌，在2019年6月4日曾多達60篇，今日提及六四的文章只有5篇，是近年首次跌至個位數；涉及的報刊只有3份，包括《明報》、《信報》和《東方日報》，較5年前的10份大跌七成。
Candlelight vigils commemorating June Fourth continued in Hong Kong for more than 30 years, but “June Fourth” has now become a “sensitive date” in officials’ parlance. Guang Media counted the number of reports, editorials and columns related to June Fourth published by Hong Kong newspapers on June 4 each year since 2019. It found that the number of relevant articles had fallen year by year, from as many as 60 on June 4, 2019, to just five today—the first time in recent years that the number has fallen to single digits. The articles appeared in only three newspapers, including Ming Pao, Hong Kong Economic Journal and Oriental Daily News, a 70% decrease from the 10 newspapers recorded five years ago.
3 Jun 2024獨媒#3624
【June 4 35】Police Deploy Heavily Around East Point Road on Eve, Block Reporters’ Livestreams, Saying They Could Reveal Deployment
明日是六四35周年，過去六四前夕均會有行為藝術家到銅鑼灣東角道外，以行為藝術作悼念。自下午起，警方已嚴陣以待，每個角落處都有戴單邊耳機的便衣警員戒備，幾乎沒有死角。
Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of June 4. On the eve of June 4 in previous years, performance artists would go outside East Point Road in Causeway Bay to commemorate it through performance art. Since the afternoon, police have been on high alert, with plainclothes officers wearing single-ear earpieces stationed at every corner, leaving almost no blind spots.
1 Jun 2024HK01#3618
June Fourth | Christian Times Leaves Front Page Blank; Editorial Says History Has Become Blank Space
六四事件35周年前夕，多年來會在六四前刊登紀念禱文的基督教媒體《時代論壇》，在最新一期期刊頭版開天窗，當中編輯部寫下簡短聲明，指「今期頭版專題因事未能刊出，還望讀者見諒。」其刊物的社評以《站在歷史記憶的肩膀上禱告》為題，指「那年的春夏之交」是一代港人的集體記憶、政治倫理的啟蒙與定規，而作為傳媒，要毋負歷史、毋負讀者，「惟有將段段文字化作空格子與一片白，以應對當前局勢。」
On the eve of the 35th anniversary of the June Fourth Incident, Christian media outlet Christian Times, which for many years published a commemorative prayer before June Fourth, left the front page of its latest issue blank. The editorial department wrote a brief statement: “The front-page feature in this issue has been unable to appear due to circumstances. We hope readers will understand.” Its editorial, titled “Praying on the Shoulders of Historical Memory”, said that “the turn from spring to summer that year” was the collective memory of a generation of Hong Kong people, as well as an enlightenment in and standard for political ethics. As a media organisation, it said, it must not fail history or its readers, and “can only turn paragraph after paragraph into blank spaces and a field of white, in response to the current situation.”
29 May 2024Yahoo#3586
‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Relisted; Original Team: Suppression Cannot Silence People
高等法院上訴庭本月初（5 月）就《願榮光歸香港》批出臨時禁制令，多個網上平台隨後一度將歌曲下架。不過 Facebook 專頁「願榮光歸香港 Dgx 原創團隊」今日（29 日）公佈，全新版本的《願榮光歸香港》已重新上架，在 Apple Music 和 Spotify 均可下載。
Apple Music, Spotify 均可下載
高等法院上訴庭在本月初就《願榮光歸香港》一曲批出臨時禁制令，YouTube 隨後表示將遵守法院裁定限制用戶觀看相關影片。《願榮光》原曲創作團隊 Dgxmusic 其後證實，收到蘇格蘭的音樂發行商通知，將在各大平台下架《願榮光》。 Apple Music、Spotify、KKBOX 均一度無法下載該首歌曲。
The Court of Appeal of the High Court granted an interim injunction concerning “Glory to Hong Kong” at the beginning of this month (May), after which several online platforms temporarily removed the song. However, the Facebook page “Glory to Hong Kong Dgx Original Team” announced today (29 May) that a new version of “Glory to Hong Kong” had been relisted and was available for download on both Apple Music and Spotify.
The Court of Appeal of the High Court granted an interim injunction concerning the song at the beginning of this month. YouTube subsequently said it would comply with the court’s ruling restricting users’ access to related videos. Dgxmusic, the creative team behind the original “Glory to Hong Kong”, later confirmed that it had received notification from a Scottish music distributor that the song would be removed from major platforms. Apple Music, Spotify and KKBOX were all temporarily unable to provide the song for download.
26 May 2024獨媒#3576
Multiple Music Streaming Platforms Remove “Glory to Hong Kong”; YouTube Music Still Has Playable User-Copied Versions
高等法院上訴庭在5月初頒令禁止傳播反修例歌曲《願榮光歸香港》，YouTube期後禁止香港地區瀏覽禁制令提及的32條不同影片。《獨媒》翻查多個音樂串流平台，包括 Apple Music、iTunes、KKBOX、JOOX、Spotify 及 YouTube Music，已將《願榮光》及其他版本下架。不過，部分由網民複製的版本仍可在YouTube Music播放，其中一版本封面顯示疑似特區區徽。
In early May, the Court of Appeal of the High Court issued an order prohibiting the dissemination of the anti-extradition bill song “Glory to Hong Kong”. YouTube subsequently blocked access in Hong Kong to 32 different videos mentioned in the injunction. The Independent Media checked multiple music streaming platforms, including Apple Music, iTunes, KKBOX, JOOX, Spotify and YouTube Music, and found that “Glory to Hong Kong” and other versions had been removed. However, some versions copied by users could still be played on YouTube Music; the cover of one version displayed what appeared to be the emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
17 May 2024光傳媒#3542
Television and radio all change wording, referring to next week’s president-elect as “Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te”
台灣總統當選人賴清德將在下周一（20日）宣誓就職，香港電子傳媒報道有關新聞時，用字卻不再使用「總統」。《光傳媒》統計港媒報道用詞，發現全部電台和電視，均以「領導人」或「台灣的賴清德」來稱呼這位準總統。對比4年前，主流傳媒仍普遍以「總統」稱呼蔡英文。在報章方面，《經濟日報》和《星島日報》今年亦改稱「台灣候任領導人」。時事評論員劉銳紹認為，傳媒難免持續受壓，立場向官方靠攏，但他認為稱呼只是姿態，「影響唔到現實局勢」。
在台灣，總統當選人兼現任副總統賴清德將於下周一（20日），在總統府宣誓就任中華民國第16任總統。之後他將發表就職演說，闡釋治國理念。在以往的就職典禮，除治國方針外，外界普遍關注新任總統的兩岸政策立場，香港傳媒過往亦多有報道。
Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te will be sworn in next Monday (20th). However, when Hong Kong electronic media report the related news, they no longer use the term “president”. A survey by The Light Media of the wording used by Hong Kong media found that all radio and television stations referred to the incoming president as either the “leader” or “Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te”. By contrast, four years ago, mainstream media still generally referred to Tsai Ing-wen as “president”. Among newspapers, Hong Kong Economic Journal and Sing Tao Daily have also this year referred to him as “Taiwan’s incoming leader”. Current-affairs commentator Lau Yui-shiu said the media would inevitably continue to face pressure and move closer to the official position, but he believed that the form of address was merely a gesture and “cannot affect the actual situation”.
In Taiwan, president-elect and incumbent Vice-President Lai Ching-te will be sworn in next Monday (20th) as the 16th President of the Republic of China at the Presidential Office. He will then deliver his inauguration speech setting out his governing principles. At previous inauguration ceremonies, besides the incoming president’s governing policies, the public had generally paid close attention to the new president’s position on cross-strait policy, which Hong Kong media had also frequently reported.
14 May 2024明報#3530
“It Has Become Harder to Publish the Books We Aspire to in Hong Kong”: Step Forward Multimedia Closes
1997年6月成立的出版社「進一步多媒體」宣布，「由於在香港再難出版我們理想中的書」，已於本月8日結業。最後一代社長丁南僑在出版社的社交平台發文宣布結業消息，提到出版社留下了160多本書，最後一本是2020年港大法律學院前副教授戴耀廷的《愛與和平：未完的抗爭之旅》。
丁南僑在公告表示，「進一步」誕生時由江瓊珠和初代社長莊陳有主理，2016年改組後由丁接任社長。「進一步」出版的首本書籍為江瓊珠的《從米蘭到鑽石山》，於1997年出版，講述傳道人「甘仔」甘浩望在港協助弱勢社群的故事。丁感謝工作伙伴協力和讀者支持，留下了160多本書的文字，「這些文字，就算是進一步不復存在，也會留存在我城的記憶之中——只要我們當中有人沒有遺忘」。其他曾出版的書籍包括呂大樂的《四代香港人》、許偉恒的《六四十問》等。
原文網址：https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20240514/s00002/1715623683056
Step Forward Multimedia, a publishing house established in June 1997, announced that it had closed on the 8th of this month “because it has become harder to publish the books we aspire to in Hong Kong”. Ding Nam-kiu, the publisher’s final president, announced the closure on its social media platform, saying that the publisher had left behind more than 160 books. Its final book was Chan Yau (1956) Chong’s *Love and Peace: An Unfinished Journey of Resistance*, published in 2020 by Benny Tai, a former associate professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law.
In the announcement, Ding said that Step Forward was founded under the management of Kong King-chu and its inaugural president, Chan Yau (1956) Chong, and that Ding took over as president after its reorganisation in 2016. Step Forward’s first book was Kong King-chu’s *From Milan to Diamond Hill*, published in 1997, which told the story of preacher Kam Ho-mong, known as “Kam Jai”, and his assistance to disadvantaged communities in Hong Kong. Ding thanked colleagues for their cooperation and readers for their support, saying that the publisher had left behind more than 160 books in writing: “Even if Step Forward no longer exists, these words will remain in the memory of our city—as long as some among us have not forgotten.” Other books it published included Lui Tai-lok’s *Four Generations of Hong Kong People* and Hui Wai-hang’s *Ten Questions on June Fourth*.
14 May 2024獨媒#3536
Chan Long-sing Not Seeking Re-election as HKJA Chairman: “Seems Not the Best Choice for HKJA”
香港記者協會下月舉行會員大會，改選新一屆執委會，現任主席陳朗昇今日（14日）表示將不會角逐連任主席，亦不會參加執委會選舉。他指在聽取不同意見及分析後，認為繼續擔任主席非常艱難，「亦看來不是對記協最佳的選擇」。
已擔任三屆主席的陳朗昇傍晚在社交媒體表示，根據會章主席最多可任四屆，原本亦有意爭取連任最後一屆，但在聽取不同意見及分析後，認為繼續擔任主席非常艱難，「亦看來不是對記協最佳的選擇」。他亦有感而發指，「陳朗昇」加上「記協」所帶來的攻擊、注視，遠比兩者分開為多，形容決定艱難，希望大家諒解。
The Hong Kong Journalists Association will hold its general meeting next month to elect a new executive committee. Its incumbent chairman, Chan Long-sing, said today (the 14th) that he would not seek re-election as chairman and would not stand in the executive committee election. After hearing different views and analyses, he said he believed it would be extremely difficult to continue serving as chairman and that it “also seems not to be the best choice for the HKJA”.
Chan, who has served three terms as chairman, said on social media in the evening that under the association’s constitution, the chairman may serve a maximum of four terms. He had originally intended to seek re-election for a final term, but after hearing different views and analyses, he believed it would be extremely difficult to continue as chairman and that it “also seems not to be the best choice for the HKJA”. He also said that the attacks and scrutiny brought by “Chan Long-sing” together with the “HKJA” were far greater than those brought by the two separately. Describing the decision as difficult, he hoped everyone would understand.
6 May 2024Yahoo#3493
Wen Wei Po Secretly Photographs One Punch Bookstore, Accusing It of “Soft Resistance” and Stirring Anti-Government Sentiment; Tsang Tsou-choi’s Handwriting Alleged to Be “Black Violence Propaganda”
獨立書店「一拳書館」上周一（4 月 29 日）表示，因為一個匿名投訴，導致原定在一間學校舉行的書展要取消，遂改為在店內舉行推理閱讀週，並安排店員分享。《文匯報》今日（6 日）以題為〈「黃書店」謀「軟對抗」 借「讀書會」滲校園〉全版報道，附上多張在書店內偷拍的照片，拍攝到店員與讀者分享的畫面，而該分享活動需事前報名。另一條配稿以〈明無亂港書籍 暗藏黑暴文宣〉為題，指控一拳書館「儘管館內不再售賣反中亂港書籍，但渲染黑暴的暗示性文宣及銷售品仍充斥在室內不顯眼的角落之中」。
Independent bookstore One Punch Bookstore said last Monday (April 29) that an anonymous complaint had led to the cancellation of a book fair originally scheduled to be held at a school. It subsequently held a mystery reading week at the shop, with staff sharing sessions. Today (the 6th), Wen Wei Po published a full-page report titled “’Yellow Bookstore’ Plots ‘Soft Resistance’, Using ‘Book Clubs’ to Infiltrate Campuses”, accompanied by several secretly taken photographs inside the bookstore showing staff sharing with readers; participation in the sharing session required prior registration. Another accompanying article, titled “No Books Disrupting Hong Kong in Plain Sight, ‘Black Violence Propaganda’ Hidden Within”, accused One Punch Bookstore of the following: “Although the bookstore no longer sells books opposing China and disrupting Hong Kong, suggestive propaganda materials and merchandise promoting black violence still fill inconspicuous corners inside the premises.”
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