23 Nov 2020獨媒#954
【One Year After the District Council Elections】Home Affairs Department Suppresses District Councils on All Fronts, Banning Purchases of Anti-Epidemic Supplies and Obstructing Research Funding
八區民主派聯絡會議今午舉行記者會，回顧過去一年區議會。多區區議會主席均表示民政處全方位打壓，除以《區議會條例》第61條職能為由，禁止區議會討論「全港性議題」並離席外，亦禁止區議會使用「社區參與計劃」撥款購買防疫物資，以獲區議會批准的研究撥款，亦遭拖延。
The Liaison Meeting of Pan-democratic District Councillors from eight districts held a press conference this afternoon to review the district councils’ past year. Chairs of several district councils said the Home Affairs Department had suppressed the councils on all fronts. Besides invoking the functions of district councils under Section 61 of the District Councils Ordinance to prohibit discussion of “territory-wide issues” and walking out, it had also prohibited district councils from using Community Involvement Programme funding to purchase anti-epidemic supplies. Research funding approved by district councils had likewise been delayed.
22 Nov 2020獨媒#949
Andy Li’s Handwritten Letter Says He Has Reflected and Urges Family to “Stop”; Sister Questions Whether He Was Forced to Write It and Refuses to Be Intimidated into Silence
12名港人被扣留中國境內至今第92天，部分家屬陸續收到被關柙親人的來信。其中被以《國安法》拘捕、29歲的「香港故事」成員李宇軒，在信中表示自己已反省，並籲為他開設專頁「Andy is Missing」向國際求援的妹妹「咪繼續搞，好收手喇」，又謂「我就係人辦，千祈唔好搞到好似哥哥咁，到時後悔都嚟唔切」。李宇軒妹妹接受《獨媒》訪問指，不相信此乃哥哥的真心說話，認為可見哥哥被中共視作較大的威脅，「想hold住我哥做人質嚟叫我收聲」。惟她強調自己不會停止發聲，籲外界繼續關注12港人情況，「令中共知道佢唔係可以為所欲為」。
The 12 Hong Kong people detained in mainland China have now been held for 92 days, and some families have begun receiving letters from their detained relatives. Andy Li, a 29-year-old member of “Hong Kong Story” who was arrested under the National Security Law, wrote that he had reflected on his actions and urged his sister, who had set up the “Andy is Missing” page to seek international help, to “stop what you’re doing and give it up.” He also wrote: “I’m the example—whatever you do, don’t let things end up like they did for your brother. By then, it’ll be too late to regret it.”
In an interview with InMedia, Li’s sister said she did not believe these were her brother’s sincere words. She said the letter showed that the Chinese Communist Party viewed her brother as a greater threat and “wants to hold my brother hostage to make me shut up.” She stressed that she would not stop speaking out, and urged the public to continue paying attention to the 12 Hong Kong people’s situation, “so that the Chinese Communist Party knows it cannot do whatever it wants.”
21 Nov 2020獨媒#945
Pan-democrats suffer total defeat in Labour Advisory Board election; independent union chair says “the system is finished”
勞工顧問委員會的僱員代表選舉今日進行，5名建制派候選人大勝。香港酒店工會主席徐考禮認為，結果證明「制度已玩完」，呼籲港人摒棄對制度的幻想，必須在制度外想方法。他希望港人能發起其他行動，絕對不要坐以待斃。
The election of employee representatives to the Labour Advisory Board was held today, with the five pro-establishment candidates winning by a landslide. Tsui Ho-lai, chairperson of the Hong Kong Hotel Employees Union, said the result proved that “the system is finished”, and urged Hong Kong people to abandon their illusions about the system and find ways to act outside it. He hoped Hong Kong people could launch other actions and absolutely not sit idly by.
20 Nov 2020獨媒#941
Photographer Says He Was Pushed Down While Covering CUHK Incident; Security Guard Accused Him First and Stopped Him Leaving
昨日中大有畢業生於校內遊行時叫港獨口號及展示相關文宣，校方報警處理，事件由警務處國家安全處接手處理。警方國安處今日（20日）下午分批進入中大多處調查，蒐證一個多小時後離開。期間，攝影師蕭雲稱被身穿反光衣的保安推跌，惟保安隨後反指是蕭雲將他推跌，雙方起爭執，保安一度伸手捉住蕭雲，阻止他離開。兩人被警員帶到中大保安處進行調查，蕭雲終未被起訴、順利離開。
Yesterday, a CUHK graduate chanted Hong Kong independence slogans and displayed related publicity materials during a procession on campus. The university reported the matter to the police, and it was taken over by the Police National Security Department. Officers from the department entered multiple areas of CUHK in groups this afternoon (20th) to investigate, leaving after gathering evidence for more than an hour. During the operation, photographer Siu Wan said he was pushed down by a security guard wearing a reflective vest. The guard subsequently claimed instead that Siu Wan had pushed him down. The two argued, and the guard at one point reached out and grabbed Siu Wan to stop him from leaving. Both were taken by police officers to the CUHK Security Office for investigation. Siu Wan was ultimately not charged and left without incident.
20 Nov 2020HKFP#944
Graduating Hong Kong Students Display Banned Pro-Democracy Slogans
>100 CUHK graduates & alumni rally on campus on the occasion of the school's annual graduation ceremony. Slogans an flags declared illgl under NSL are chanted and displayed in the protest. The demonstration is reported to police by the school.
More than 100 Chinese University of Hong Kong graduates and alumni rally on campus during the university’s annual graduation ceremony. Slogans are chanted and flags declared illegal under the National Security Law are displayed during the protest. The school reports the demonstration to police.
19 Nov 2020獨媒#937
CUHK graduates stage spontaneous march, urging people not to forget the protests: “We will remember fellow protesters, whether alive or dead”
香港中文大學畢業禮原定今日（11月19日）舉行，惟上周宣佈因疫情轉為網上舉行。近200名應屆畢業生今日自發回到校園遊行，及到去年爆發衝突的「二號橋」默哀，途中更高叫「光時」口號。有學生配戴白絲帶悼念運動中受傷及犧牲的抗爭者：「不論生死都會記掛住佢哋。」中大校方表示集會及遊行活動涉嫌違反限聚令及《公安條例》，而且有人展示港獨橫額及旗幟、高叫港獨及顛覆國家政權口號，校方今早已經報警，並對違法行為予以強烈譴責。
The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s graduation ceremony was originally scheduled for today (November 19), but the university announced last week that it would be held online because of the pandemic. Nearly 200 graduating students returned to campus today to stage a spontaneous march and observe a minute’s silence at “Bridge No. 2”, where clashes broke out last year. They also shouted the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” along the way. Some students wore white ribbons to mourn protesters injured or killed during the movement, saying: “We will remember them, whether they are alive or dead.” CUHK said the gathering and march were suspected of violating the ban on group gatherings and the Public Order Ordinance. It also said that some people displayed banners and flags advocating Hong Kong independence and shouted slogans advocating Hong Kong independence and the subversion of state power. The university reported the matter to the police this morning and strongly condemned the unlawful acts.
19 Nov 2020立場新聞#938
CUHK Graduation Ceremony: Hong Kong Independence Banners and Flags Displayed, Slogans Chanted; National Security Department Takes Over Investigation
逾百名中文大學學生回校發起「畢業遊行」，有人展示「光復香港 時代革命」、「香港獨立」等旗幟。中大校方報警。政府發稿讉責，並稱警務處國家安全處已接手調查。
More than 100 Chinese University of Hong Kong students returned to campus to organise a “graduation march”. Some displayed flags bearing slogans including “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” and “Hong Kong independence”. CUHK reported the matter to the police. The government issued a statement condemning the acts and said the Police National Security Department had taken over the investigation.
18 Nov 2020聞庫（立場）#932
Accused by Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po of violating the National Security Law, mask seller Yellow Factory suspends stores and online orders immediately
中聯辦控制的《大公》及《文匯》兩報，近日報道指賣黃色口罩的「黃廠」Yellow Factory 荼毒青年，引述建制派指「黃廠」涉違反國安法。「黃廠」今在 FB 發聲明，表明無意觸犯國安法，為員工及顧客著想會「內部調整」，即日起銅鑼灣及旺角門市暫停營業，訂貨網頁亦暫停運作，但無提及復業日期。
The Liaison Office-controlled newspapers Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po recently reported that Yellow Factory, which sells yellow masks, was poisoning young people, quoting pro-establishment figures as saying that Yellow Factory was suspected of violating the National Security Law. Yellow Factory issued a statement on Facebook today saying it had no intention of violating the National Security Law and would make “internal adjustments” out of consideration for its employees and customers. Its stores in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok have suspended operations effective today, and its ordering website has also been suspended, with no reopening date mentioned.
13 Nov 2020獨媒#923
Appeal Board Conditionally Approves Sunday March by Journalists’ Association; Chan Long-sing: Stringent Anti-epidemic Conditions, but Press Freedom Must Still Be Defended
香港記者協會申請星期日在港島進行業界集會及遊行，抗議警方濫捕記者，和要求在查冊機制中加入傳媒選項，但遭警察發出反對通知書。公眾集會及遊行上訴委員會下午進行上訴研訊，委員會主席鍾婧薇明言，今次屬十分困難的決定，宣布批出上訴，但裁定記協須在不遲於11月14日，取得政務司司長張建宗批准豁免部分防疫要求，以符合《預防及控制疾病(禁止羣組聚集)規例》 第五條。
The Hong Kong Journalists Association applied to hold an industry gathering and march on Hong Kong Island on Sunday to protest the police’s arbitrary arrests of journalists and demand that a media option be added to the search mechanism, but the police issued a notice of objection. The Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions held an appeal hearing this afternoon. Its chairwoman, Chung Ching-wai, said the decision was extremely difficult. The board allowed the appeal but ruled that the association must obtain Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung Kin-chung’s approval by 14 November at the latest for exemptions from some anti-epidemic requirements, in order to comply with Section 5 of the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation.
12 Nov 2020聞庫（立場）#916
CityU student disciplined for covering parody song 《Finding Guo Wei》; source says complainant was senior CityU official; university says those who improperly disclose confidential information may be pursued
去年反送中運動期間，有網民二次創作李克勤歌曲《開學禮》，改寫成諷刺城大及校長郭位的《找郭位》。《立場新聞》獲悉，一名城大學生因翻唱、發布《找郭位》MV 而遭投訴，被城大紀律委員會裁定恐嚇或欺凌、迫害他人及傷害校譽，需罰寫道歉信予郭位及校方，並禁足校園一段時間。消息指，作出投訴的是城大校董會秘書、大學數據研究處總監唐寧（Kevin Downing）。
During last year’s anti-extradition bill movement, an online user reworked Hacken Lee’s song 《Commencement Ceremony》 into 《Finding Guo Wei》, a parody mocking City University and its president, Guo Wei. Stand News learned that a CityU student was reported for covering and posting 《Finding Guo Wei》MV, and was found by the CityU Disciplinary Committee to have threatened or bullied, persecuted others, and harmed the university’s reputation. The student was required to write letters of apology to Guo Wei and the university, and was barred from the campus for a period. Sources said the complainant was Tang Ning (Kevin Downing), secretary of the CityU Council and director of the university’s Data Research Office.
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