1 Dec 2020歐洲動態#975
Hui Chi-fung Arrives in Copenhagen, to Attend Danish Parliament Meeting Tomorrow
丹麥報章Politiken今天獨家報導，香港中西區區議員、前立法會議員許智峯（民主黨）今天早上（1日）已抵達哥本哈根機場。而根據同一報章另一名記者在Twitter的訊息，許智峰明天（2日）會出席丹麥國會的外交委員會會議。報導形容，事件可能衝擊丹中關係，為丹麥政府帶來外交難題。
Danish newspaper Politiken reported exclusively today that Hui Chi-fung, a Central and Western District councillor and former Legislative Council member from the Democratic Party, arrived at Copenhagen Airport this morning (1st). According to a message posted on Twitter by another reporter from the same newspaper, Hui will attend a meeting of the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee tomorrow (2nd). The report said the incident could affect Denmark-China relations and create a diplomatic dilemma for the Danish government.
1 Dec 2020HKFP#976
Hong Kong official who resigned over history exam question reveals ‘immense political pressure’
HKEAA official resigns under immense political pressure after the HKDSE history question being heavily criticized by state-backed media. He reveals his personal social media account has been hacked twice and suspects the said question had been leaked before the exam took place.
An HKEAA official resigned under immense political pressure after a Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education history question was heavily criticised by state-backed media. He revealed that his personal social media account had been hacked twice and suspected that the question had been leaked before the examination took place.
1 Dec 2020立場新聞#977
i-Cable lays off 100, including about 40 from news department; entire 《News Sting》 investigative reporting team dismissed, China desk resigns en masse
有線新聞部今天裁減約 40 人，負責調查報道的《新聞刺針》全部編採人員被裁。有線中國組全員、以及港聞組全部 5 名採訪主任及11 名記者集體遞信辭職，以示抗議。
i-Cable’s news department today laid off about 40 people, including all editorial staff of the investigative reporting programme 《News Sting》. All staff of i-Cable’s China desk, as well as all five assignment editors and 11 reporters in the local news desk, submitted collective resignation letters in protest.
30 Nov 2020立場新聞#969
China Announces Sanctions on Four US NGO Staff in Retaliation for US Sanctions on Li Guihua and Three Others
中國外交部宣布，中方將制裁「在涉港問題上表現惡劣」的 4 人，分別來自「美國國家民主基金會」及「美國國際事務民主協會」。
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it would sanction four people from the National Endowment for Democracy and the National Democratic Institute who had “performed badly on Hong Kong-related issues”.
30 Nov 2020SCMP#970
China bars four US NGO workers from entering Hong Kong in tit-for-tat move
China gov banned 4 NGO workers of NED &NDI from entering China, HK & Macau in retaliation to the sanction by US gov earlier in Nov.
The Chinese government barred four NGO workers from the NED and NDI from entering China, Hong Kong and Macau in retaliation for a sanction imposed by the US government earlier in November.
28 Nov 2020獨媒#967
Civic Party Executive Committee Re-elected; Alan Leong Retains Chairmanship, Says It Is Too Early to Decide on LegCo Bid
公民黨今日（11月28日）以舉行周年黨員大會，並舉行新一屆執行委員會選舉。公民黨在上月遭人大常委決定、特區政府取消三名立法會議員資格，惹來「滅黨」危機。換屆的公民黨執委會，由前立法會議員梁家傑續任黨主席，他指公民黨未來將放棄代議制度下的議會路線，推動全民監察政府，在公民社會為香港人充權。他回應記者提問時，亦多次強調現階段決定會否出選是「言之尚早」、「政治一日都嫌長」，指「若到時市民希望公民黨參選便會追隨民意」。
The Civic Party held its annual party members’ meeting and elected a new Executive Committee today (November 28). The party has faced a crisis over its survival after the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress made a decision last month that led the HKSAR Government to disqualify three Legislative Council members. Alan Leong, a former Legislative Council member, retained the chairmanship of the reconstituted Executive Committee. He said the Civic Party would in future abandon the parliamentary route under the representative system, promote public monitoring of the government, and empower Hong Kong people through civil society. Responding to reporters’ questions, he repeatedly stressed that it was “too early to say” whether the party would contest elections at this stage and that “one day is already too long in politics”, adding that “if the public hopes the Civic Party will contest at that time, we will follow public opinion.”
28 Nov 2020立場新聞#968
i-Cable Identifies News Purpose but Is Refused Access to Plans of Yau Ma Tei Fire Building; Buildings Department Says It Needs to Know News Content
有線新聞為跟進早前造成 8 死的油麻地大火，以新聞採訪為由到屋宇署樓宇資料中心要求查閱涉事大廈的圖則，但被拒絕。署方代表指需要知道新聞內容，方可處理申請。
To follow up on the earlier Yau Ma Tei fire that caused eight deaths, i-Cable News went to the Buildings Department’s Building Information Centre and requested access to the plans of the building involved, citing news reporting purposes, but was refused. A department representative said it needed to know the news content before it could process the application.
27 Nov 2020獨媒#965
【District election one year on】Home Affairs vets district council chairmen’s welcome messages, demands deletion of “Central Government” before publication
區議會換屆已超過一年，獨媒翻查18區區議會網頁，發現18區中只有4區刊載了新任主席的歡迎辭。葵青區議會主席單仲偕指，曾遭區議會秘書要求修改「烽火」字眼，經多番解釋後才准刊出。元朗區議會主席黃偉賢更指自己在今年初已提交文稿，但至今仍未成功刊載，斥民政專員袁嘉諾要求他刪走「中央政府」字眼才准刊出。
More than a year has passed since the district council turnover. InMedia reviewed the websites of the 18 district councils and found that only four had published welcome messages from their new chairmen. Sin Chung-kai, chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Council, said the district council secretariat had asked him to amend the wording “烽火”; it was only approved for publication after he provided repeated explanations. The chairman of the Yuen Long District Council, Zachary Wai Yin Wong, said he had submitted a draft at the beginning of this year, but it has still not been successfully published. He criticised Home Affairs Commissioner Yuen Ka-lok for requiring him to delete the words “Central Government” before it could be published.
26 Nov 2020聞庫（立場）#962
Kung Kao Po Suspected of ‘Censoring’ Column Article Criticising Hong Kong Government and Police
過往多次為民主議題發聲的香港天主教正義和平委員會（正委會）今日發文，指控《公教報》在未經其同意下，擅自刪除其專欄文章的部分內容。被刪去內容包括批評港府在反修例運動中的決定，以及炮轟警方輕視人命價值等。《公教報》回覆傳媒查詢，稱希望正委會尊重其編輯自主，又否認是收到「河蟹」指示。
The Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, which has spoken out on democratic issues on numerous occasions, published a statement today accusing Kung Kao Po of deleting parts of its column article without its consent. The deleted content included criticism of the Hong Kong Government’s decisions during the anti-extradition bill movement and condemnation of the police for treating the value of human life lightly. In response to media enquiries, Kung Kao Po said it hoped the commission would respect its editorial autonomy, and denied receiving any instructions to “censor” the article.
24 Nov 2020HKFP#959
Foreign Secretary Says UK Is Considering Withdrawing British Judges from Hong Kong’s Top Court
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he is considering to withdraw British judges from HK's court in response to the imposition of NSL, which he describes "a clear and serious breach of the Joint Declaration"
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he is considering withdrawing British judges from Hong Kong’s court in response to the imposition of the NSL, which he describes as “a clear and serious breach of the Joint Declaration”.
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