17 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#858
Finland Suspends Extradition Agreement with Hong Kong; Security Bureau: Interference in China’s Internal Affairs, Firmly Opposed — “Finland Must Answer to the Rule of Law”
《港區國安法》繼續引起國際迴響，繼美國、英國、加拿大、澳洲及新西蘭組成的「五眼聯盟」先後暫停與香港的引渡協議，芬蘭昨日（16 日）亦暫停與香港的引渡協議。保安局則表示，堅決反對芬蘭的做法，批評芬蘭是因為政治目的，以國安法為借口，單方面暫停與香港的引渡協議，是「雙重標準的政治操作，公然干涉中國內政」。
The Hong Kong National Security Law continued to draw international reaction. After the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which make up the “Five Eyes” alliance, successively suspended their extradition agreements with Hong Kong, Finland also suspended its extradition agreement with Hong Kong yesterday (16th). The Security Bureau said it firmly opposed Finland’s action, criticising Finland for unilaterally suspending the extradition agreement with Hong Kong for political purposes and using the national security law as a pretext. It described the move as “political manoeuvring based on double standards that openly interferes in China’s internal affairs”.
17 Oct 2020獨媒#860
Grandma Wong detained in mainland China for over a year, forced to take part in “patriotic tours”; says she is not afraid of political persecution and is willing to be imprisoned in Hong Kong again
在反送中運動中揮舞英國國旗的王婆婆王鳳瑤被軟禁在內地超過一年後獲釋返港。她今日召開記者會講述在內地的遭遇，指去年在深圳過關時被帶走拘留審問，之後更被帶到陝西參與「愛國旅行」。她指短期內不會再返回大陸，又表明不會放棄抗爭，亦不懼怕政治迫害，「我仍然願意再入獄，不過係喺香港，我係想死喺香港」。
Grandma WongAlexandra Wong Fung Yiu, who waved a British flag during the anti-extradition bill movement, was released and returned to Hong Kong after being placed under house arrest in mainland China for more than a year. At a press conference today, she described her experience in the mainland, saying she was taken away, detained and interrogated while passing through a checkpoint in Shenzhen last year, and was later taken to Shaanxi to take part in a “patriotic tour”. She said she would not return to the mainland in the short term, and made clear that she would not give up the struggle and was not afraid of political persecution: “I am still willing to be imprisoned again, but in Hong Kong. I want to die in Hong Kong.”
14 Oct 2020獨媒#855
Correctional Services Department Refuses to Deliver 612 Fund Annual Report to Inmates, Requires Signatures Agreeing to Destruction; Lawmaker Says Communications Obstructed
疫情之下，懲教署取消大部份到監獄及收押所的公務探訪，書信成為在囚人士與外界溝通的主要方式。惟有議員指自8月起不斷收到求助，有在囚人士表示信件頻頻被拒，當中包括「612人道支援基金」寄出的年報，更被懲教署要求簽署同意銷毀，亦懷疑有拖延派發信件的情況。多名立法會議員及區議員今日召開記者會，要求署方交代原因，保障在囚人士通訊權利。
During the pandemic, the Correctional Services Department cancelled most official visits to prisons and remand centres, making letters the main means of communication between inmates and the outside world. However, lawmakers said they had continuously received requests for help since August, with some inmates reporting that their letters were frequently rejected. These included annual reports sent by the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which the Correctional Services Department allegedly also required them to sign consent for destruction. There were also suspicions that the delivery of letters had been delayed. Several Legislative Council members and district councillors held a press conference today, calling on the department to explain the reasons and safeguard inmates’ right to communication.
10 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#848
Pui To amends school rules to ban black masks and “unapproved” books and periodicals; concern group condemns suppression of freedom
香港培道中學在新學年修改多條校規，包括不准學生攜帶「與課本無關而未經批准之報刊和書籍」、只可戴指定顏色的口罩等，如犯規最嚴重或開除學籍。踢爆事件的「香港培道中學本土關注組」指，校方今日（10 日）向家長及學生發信，首先指關注組並非學校組織，斥關注組多次斷章取義、誤導學生及公眾，「深表遺憾」，又重申政治不能帶入校園。關注組今日在 Instagram 回應事件，指校方以縮減灰色地帶為名義，事實上打壓學生自由。
Pui To Middle School in Hong Kong amended several school rules for the new academic year, including prohibiting students from carrying “newspapers, periodicals and books unrelated to textbooks and not approved” and allowing only masks in designated colours. The most serious penalty for violations may be expulsion. The Pui To Middle School Local Concern Group, which exposed the changes, said the school sent a letter to parents and students today (10th), stating that the group was not a school organisation and expressing “deep regret” that it had repeatedly taken statements out of context and misled students and the public. The school also reiterated that politics must not be brought onto campus. The concern group responded on Instagram today, saying that under the guise of reducing grey areas, the school was in fact suppressing students’ freedom.
10 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#849
Reclaiming Student Management Rights, HKU Removes Lennon Wall and Encloses It with Water Barriers; Students’ Union: Deeply Regretful
位於香港大學校園的「連儂牆」，上月 26 日被身份不明人士惡意破壞，學生會重建後今早（10 日）再遭校方拆除，並以約兩米高的水馬圍封。香港大學學生會中央幹事會發聲明指，港大學生會於大學街上層攤位的管理權於本月 8 日期滿，已向校舍事務委員會遞交延續申請，直至昨日收到校方回覆拒絕。上址今日起歸校方管理，校方今早即清拆連儂牆，會方深感遺憾。
The Lennon Wall on the University of Hong Kong campus was maliciously damaged by unidentified persons on the 26th of last month. After the Students’ Union rebuilt it, the university removed it again this morning (the 10th) and enclosed the area with water barriers about two metres high. The HKU Students’ Union Central Executive Committee said in a statement that its management rights over a stall on the upper level of University Street expired on the 8th of this month. It had submitted an application for an extension to the Estates Affairs Committee, but received the university’s reply yesterday rejecting the application. The site came under the university’s management from today, and the university immediately dismantled the Lennon Wall this morning. The Students’ Union said it was deeply regretful.
10 Oct 2020獨媒#850
National Security Law legislation: Pro-Taiwan groups abandon Double Ten celebrations as Red House owner deploys guards to block access
位於屯門中山公園內的紅樓，是辛亥革命遺址。每年一月一日及「雙十節」均有國民黨支持者等親台人士，到公園進行升旗慶祝活動，惟今天（10月10日）紅樓未見青天白日滿地紅旗，相反有大批警員到場戒備。過往協助舉辦雙十節活動的元朗區議會副主席麥業成到場，與幾位支持者高唱中華民國國歌及宣誓。業主派出保安，力阻油尖旺區議員陳嘉朗及其他市民接近紅樓。
The Red House in Tuen Mun’s Sun Yat Sen Park is a site associated with the Xinhai Revolution. Every 1 January and Double Ten Day, pro-Taiwan figures, including Kuomintang supporters, have gone to the park for flag-raising celebrations. However, today (10 October), no Republic of China flags were seen at the Red House, while a large number of police officers were deployed there. Johnny Ip Sing Mak, the former vice-chairman of the Yuen Long District Council who had previously assisted in organising Double Ten Day activities, attended and sang the Republic of China national anthem and took an oath with several supporters. The owner deployed security guards to prevent Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Leslie Ka Long Chan and other members of the public from approaching the Red House.
9 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#845
Tseung Kwan O “All-Yellow” Food Court Covered in Political Materials; Owner Orders Removal or Contract Termination — Operator: Reluctantly Complying, Will Seek Other Ways to Express Views
將軍澳「日日食美食廣場」內有多間「黃店」，不時在店內張貼文宣，被網民稱為「全黃 food court」。經營美食廣場的博朗專業管理有限公司（博朗）本周二（6 日）收到業主宏集策劃有限公司（宏集）通知，指廣場範圍內張貼多張「與准許用途無合理商業關連的標語、文字及海報」，情況持續至今，違反先前協議，要求博朗在今日（9日）下午 5 時前移除，否則會考慮終止合約。負責人礙於按金仍在業主手中，無奈遵從要求，稱會改以其他方式表達理念。
Several “yellow shops” at the Yat Yat Sik Food Court in Tseung Kwan O have periodically put up political materials, leading netizens to call it an “all-yellow food court”. Bolang Professional Management Company Limited, which operates the food court, received a notice from the owner, Wang集 Planning Company Limited, on Tuesday (6th). The notice said that multiple “slogans, written materials and posters with no reasonable commercial connection to the permitted use” had been posted within the food court and that the situation had continued to date, breaching a previous agreement. It demanded that Bolang remove them by 5pm today (9th), otherwise it would consider terminating the contract. As the deposit remains in the owner’s possession, the person in charge said the company had no choice but to comply, and would express its views in other ways.
9 Oct 2020獨媒#847
[Wuhan pneumonia] Hospital Authority writes to striking healthcare workers, says absences will be handled fairly after replies received
醫護界於2月發起罷工，抗議政府拒絕封關，惟有參與罷工的員工近日收到醫院管理局信件。醫院管理局總行政經理劉家獻今在記者會上解釋，去信是希望了解員工缺勤日期和原因。他稱局方一直以公平、合情合理方式對待員工缺勤情況，收到回覆後會作公平處理。
Healthcare workers launched a strike in February to protest the government’s refusal to close the border, but employees who took part in the strike have recently received letters from the Hospital Authority. Hospital Authority General Manager Lau Ka-hin said at a press conference today that the letters were intended to understand the dates and reasons for the employees’ absences. He said the authority had always handled employees’ absences in a fair and reasonable manner, and would deal with them fairly after receiving their replies.
8 Oct 2020聞庫（立場）#844
《Inside the Red Brick Wall》Rated Category III; Submitted Disc Returned in Pieces — Film Censorship Authority Says It Shattered Inside Operating Disc Drive
原定上月上映的紀錄片《佔領立法會》及《理大圍城》，在放映接獲兩小時被電影、報刊及物品管理處（電檢處）通知，《理大圍城》被評為三級，並要求兩齣電影在開始前加入告示，發行商「影意志影院」（下稱「影意志」）並透露，電檢處退還的《理大圍城》送審 DVD 光碟變成碎片。電檢處昨（8 日）回應「影意志」，解釋《理大圍城》光碟是在「運行中的光碟機」內破裂，處方已即時向發行商代表致歉，並即時停用發生事故的光碟機；「影意志」對說法有保留，但無意再與電檢處理論。
The documentaries 《Inside the Legislative Council Occupation》 and 《Inside the Red Brick Wall》, which were originally scheduled for release last month, were notified by the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (the Film Censorship Authority) two hours before screening that 《Inside the Red Brick Wall》 had been rated Category III. The authority also required notices to be shown before both films began. Distributor Ying E Chi Cinema (hereafter “Ying E Chi”) also disclosed that the submitted DVD disc for 《Inside the Red Brick Wall》 returned by the authority had been reduced to fragments. The authority responded to Ying E Chi yesterday (8th), explaining that the disc had shattered inside an “operating disc drive”. It immediately apologised to the distributor’s representative and stopped using the disc drive involved in the incident. Ying E Chi remained cautious about the explanation but had no intention of arguing further with the authority.
6 Oct 2020立場Facebook#842
Kowloon Tong Alliance Primary School Teacher’s Registration Cancelled for Promoting Hong Kong Independence
九龍塘宣道小學一名教師被指在課堂上宣揚港獨，教育局裁定「嚴重專業失德」，本年9月取消其教師註冊。涉事老師去年3月設計工作紙，要求學生觀看關於香港民族黨被禁及水貨客的影片後，回答關於言論自由和港獨原因等問題。
The Education Bureau ruled that a teacher at Kowloon Tong Alliance Primary School had committed “serious professional misconduct” by allegedly promoting Hong Kong independence in class, and cancelled the teacher’s registration in September this year. In March last year, the teacher designed a worksheet requiring students to watch videos about the banning of the Hong Kong National Party and parallel traders before answering questions about freedom of expression and the reasons for Hong Kong independence.
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