18 Nov 2023獨媒#8664
Song Chi-ling Still Appears on “City Trends” After Standing for Election; Li Chun-keung Says TVB Was Contacted After Broadcast
區議會選舉三星期後投票，代表自由黨參選灣仔的無綫藝人宋芝齡，無綫翡翠台周四（16日）在其參選後，仍播出由她主持的節目《流行都市》，外界關注涉及不公平宣傳。自由黨副主席李鎮強回應時重申該集節目在今年9月錄影，沒有提及選舉，對方在播出後亦已向無綫反映：「佢都係做嘢啫！藝員係佢嘅工作一部分，佢拍攝節目都係工作之一，好肯定佢無講過選舉叫人投佢票！」
With three weeks to go before voting in the District Council election, TVB artiste Song Chi-ling, who is standing for the Liberal Party in Wan Chai, continued to appear on the programme “City Trends” hosted by her, which TVB Jade broadcast on Thursday (16th) after she entered the election. This prompted concern over possible unfair publicity. Liberal Party vice-chairman Li Chun-keung reiterated that the episode was recorded in September this year and did not mention the election. He said she had also contacted TVB after it was broadcast: “She was just doing her job! Being an artiste is part of her work, and filming programmes is also one of her jobs. I am certain she never mentioned the election or asked people to vote for her!”
18 Nov 2023Channel C#8665
Police to Launch Official Douyin Account on Sunday to Project Positive Image and Tell Good Police Stories
繼早前開設小紅書、微信及微博等社交平台帳號後，警務處今日（18日）表示，警務處公共關係部將於明日（19日）啓用抖音官方帳號，從而更有效地傳遞防騙滅罪訊息、展現警隊正面形象，及「說好警察故事」。
Following the earlier launch of accounts on social media platforms including Xiaohongshu, WeChat and Weibo, the Hong Kong Police Force said today (18th) that its Public Relations Branch will launch an official Douyin account tomorrow (19th), enabling it to communicate anti-fraud and crime-fighting messages more effectively, project a positive image of the Force, and “tell good police stories”.
14 Nov 2023獨媒#8645
Text Reporters Allowed Only to Watch Livestream of Financial Summit; HKJA Condemns Arrangements
行政長官李家超今早表示，金管局上星期成功舉行國際金融領袖投資峰會，反應更勝去年。不過峰會採訪安排就惹來爭議，香港記者協會今日去信金管局，不滿局方竟安排文字記者在另一樓層觀看直播，更不准他們跟與會者接觸。記協斥做法不但限制採訪自由，兼剝奪公眾知情權，更是對新聞自由的嚴重打擊，促金管局檢討安排。
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said this morning that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit last week was successfully held, with a better response than last year. However, the summit’s media arrangements sparked controversy. The Hong Kong Journalists Association wrote to the HKMA today to express dissatisfaction that the authority had arranged for text reporters to watch a livestream on another floor and barred them from contacting participants. The association condemned the arrangement as not only restricting press freedom and depriving the public of the right to know, but also constituting a serious blow to press freedom, and urged the HKMA to review the arrangements.
14 Nov 2023獨媒#8648
LCSD’s New Booking System Suspected of Leaking Users’ Full Names; Privacy Commissioner Says Investigation Pending, “Doesn’t Want to Label It So Quickly”
數碼港及消委會等多個公營機構相繼被黑客入侵，發生大規模個人資訊外洩。個人資料私隱專員公署及生產力促進局的調查發現，七成受訪企業過去一年最少遭受一次網絡攻擊，被攻擊手法不乏二維碼、AI生成釣魚等全新手法。去年公署收到119宗資料外洩事故通報，公營機構佔三成。至於康文署新訂場系統SmartPLAY被揭發洩露市民中文全名，私隱專員鍾麗玲指昨晚得悉事件，暫時未收到任何查詢或投訴，有待部門調查「唔想咁快幫佢定性」。
Several public organisations, including Cyberport and the Consumer Council, have successively been hacked, resulting in large-scale leaks of personal information. Investigations by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and the Hong Kong Productivity Council found that 70% of surveyed businesses had suffered at least one cyberattack in the past year, with attacks including new methods such as QR codes and AI-generated phishing. The Office received notifications of 119 data-breach incidents last year, 30% of which involved public organisations. SmartPLAY, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s new booking system, was found to have exposed members of the public’s full names in Chinese. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung Lai-ling said she learned of the incident last night and had not yet received any enquiries or complaints. She said an investigation by the department was awaited and that she “doesn’t want to label it so quickly.”
9 Nov 2023獨媒#8625
Ta Kung Pao Online Shopping Report Wins Top Prize at Consumer Rights News Reporting Awards
消委會今日舉行第23屆「消費權益新聞報道獎」頒獎禮， 亦是連續第二年未有與記協合辦。今屆有42家新聞機構、社交平台及大專院校提交共373份作品，屬歷年最多，「年度大獎」由「專題特寫獎」得主《大公報》奪得，題為「網購智容易」。
The Consumer Council held the presentation ceremony for the 23rd Consumer Rights News Reporting Awards today. It was the second consecutive year that the awards were not co-organised with the Hong Kong Journalists Association. This year, 42 news organisations, social media platforms and tertiary institutions submitted a total of 373 entries, the highest number ever. The Grand Prize went to Ta Kung Pao, winner of the Feature Article Award, for its work titled “Online Shopping Made Easy”.
7 Nov 2023光傳媒#8617
HKJA Nominated for Press Freedom Prize; Chan Long-sing: Recognition of Association’s Persistence and Outspokenness
無國界記者（RSF）昨（6日）公布2023年度新聞自由獎（Press Freedom Prize）提名名單，香港記者協會入選「獨立獎」（Independence Prize）提名，評審指記協多年來致力捍衛香港新聞自由，在香港《國安法》實施後，繼續秉持獨立地支持記者，更形容是「最後為香港記者發聲的組織之一」。記協主席陳朗昇接受《光傳媒》訪問時表示，獲提名是對記協堅持和敢言的肯定，卻不諱言此「肯定」有可能構成風險。
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced yesterday (6th) the nominees for its 2023 Press Freedom Prize. The Hong Kong Journalists Association was nominated for the Independence Prize. The judging panel said that the association had worked for years to defend press freedom in Hong Kong and, after the implementation of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, continued to independently support journalists, describing it as “one of the last organisations speaking up for Hong Kong journalists”. In an interview with Photon Media, HKJA chair Chan Long-sing said the nomination affirmed the association’s persistence and outspokenness, but acknowledged that this “affirmation” could potentially pose risks.
6 Nov 2023光傳媒#8614
Apple Daily’s “hk.” and “tw.” domain names cybersquatted
《光傳媒》發現，《蘋果日報》網站的網域名稱（domain name）最近被人登記註冊，登記者不但註冊「hk.」域名，連台灣《蘋果》「tw.」的域名也一併登記。該網頁顯示的聯絡電郵是一間位於塞爾維亞的科技公司，然而，網頁內容並非使用塞爾維亞語，而是用英語和繁簡體中文。該網頁的中文文法紊亂、且以青天白日旗顯示簡體內容，有違一般慣例。《光傳媒》正向該科技公司查詢。
Light Media found that the domain names of the Apple Daily website had recently been registered by another party. The registrant had registered not only the “hk.” domain but also the “tw.” domain for Taiwan’s Apple Daily. The contact email displayed on the website belongs to a technology company based in Serbia. However, the website is not in Serbian, but in English and Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Its Chinese grammar is disordered, and it uses the Blue Sky, White Sun flag to display Simplified Chinese content, contrary to general convention. Light Media is making enquiries with the technology company.
24 Oct 2023獨媒#8528
Police asked Google to remove videos related to The Hong Konger documentary, and said Glory to Hong Kong compilation promoted “overthrowing the government”
Google公布最新一份《資訊公開報告》，今年1月至6月，Google 一共72次收到行政機關要求移除資料，警方佔46次，兩個數字均是2010年有紀錄以來的新高。Google 公布5宗個案，警方曾於4月要求YouTube 移除5部與紀錄片《The Hong Konger》有關影片，稱內容具煽動性；亦曾指兩條《願榮光》影片蓄意侮辱國歌，Google 未應要求移除。另外，警方要求從Google 雲端移除一個網址，該網鼓勵參與者上載自唱《願榮光》，期後製作成合輯影片，警方指該活動提倡「推翻政府」，Google同樣未有移除。
Google’s latest Transparency Report says it received 72 requests from government authorities to remove content between January and June this year, including 46 from the police. Both figures were record highs since records began in 2010. Google disclosed five cases. In April, the police asked YouTube to remove five videos related to the documentary The Hong Konger, saying the content was seditious. The police also said two videos of Glory to Hong Kong deliberately insulted the national anthem, but Google did not remove them as requested. In another case, the police asked Google to remove a URL from its cloud service. The website encouraged participants to upload recordings of themselves singing Glory to Hong Kong, which were later made into a compilation video. The police said the activity promoted “overthrowing the government”, but Google again did not remove the content.
13 Oct 2023明報#8488
Library pulls Taiwanese picture books; pages depict marches and female figures
再有公共圖書館館藏疑遭下架，本報昨未能借閱台灣繪本《北京遊》和《香港遊》，圖書館職員稱「可能有些書抽起來review（審查）」。翻查《香港遊》，繪本涵蓋與社運相關事物，如機場「64」號登機閘口；亦有人手持民主女神像及「民主中國」、「還政於民」等標語在銅鑼灣遊行場景等。繪本作者孫心瑜昨稱「並不知情」，惟若事件屬實「只能覺得惋惜」。
Another public library collection is suspected of having been removed from the shelves. This newspaper was unable to borrow the Taiwanese picture books *Beijing Tour* and *Hong Kong Tour* yesterday. A library staff member said that “some books may have been pulled for review (censorship).” An examination of *Hong Kong Tour* found references to matters related to social movements, including Airport boarding gate “64”, as well as a Causeway Bay march scene in which people hold the Statue of Democracy and banners reading “Democratic China” and “Return Power to the People”. The picture book’s author, Sun Sum-yu, said yesterday that she was “unaware of it”; if the incident was genuine, she could “only feel regret”.
12 Oct 2023獨媒#8475
Privacy Commissioner’s Office arrests 24-year-old man over suspected online doxxing of Sai Wan Ho shooting officer
私隱專員公署表示，今日在九龍拘捕一名24歲男子，涉嫌對警員及其家人「起底」，並在未得當事人同意下披露其個人資料，涉違反《私隱條例》，該男子現時被拘查。私隱專員公署指，事件涉及今年7月有人在一個社交媒體平台懸紅「通緝」一名在2019年反修例運動執勤的警員，其後有人留言及貼上該警反其家人的個人資料和相片。
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said it arrested a 24-year-old man in Kowloon today on suspicion of doxxing a police officer and the officer’s family and disclosing their personal data without their consent, in suspected breach of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. The man is currently being detained for investigation. The office said the case involved someone offering a “wanted” bounty on a social media platform in July this year for a police officer who was on duty during the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement. People subsequently commented and posted the officer’s and the officer’s family members’ personal data and photographs.
Translations are supplied by the source workbook. Consult the original reporting for context.
