29 Sept 2023Channel C#8425
Hong Kong Connection’s “7.21: Who Owns the Truth?” Complained About; Communications Authority Finds Insufficient Grounds
港台節目《鏗鏘集》2020年7月播放的《721誰主真相》，早前被8名公眾人士投訴欠持平、抹黑和破壞警方聲譽等。通訊事務管理局昨日（28日）公佈裁決，裁定投訴理據不足，毋須向港台採取進一步行動。
The RTHK programme “7.21: Who Owns the Truth?”, broadcast in July 2020, was earlier the subject of complaints by eight members of the public alleging a lack of impartiality, smearing and damage to the police’s reputation. The Communications Authority announced its ruling yesterday (28th), finding the complaints insufficiently substantiated and that no further action against RTHK was necessary.
28 Sept 2023集誌社#8420
721 Investigation | Complaints Against “The Pulse” Unsubstantiated; Communications Authority Says Programme Complied with Impartiality, Accuracy and Fairness Codes
2020 年香港電台節目《鏗鏘集：721誰主真相》，在元朗 721 襲擊事件發生一年後，調查白衣人身分，以及事件論述如何演變成「白衣人與黑衣人的暴力衝突」。節目之後被投訴，通訊事務管理局今日（28日）公布裁決結果，裁定投訴理據不足，確定節目符合《電視節目守則》（守則）中有關持平、準確及公正等條文，無須向港台採進一步行動。
The 2020 RTHK programme “The Pulse: Who Holds the Truth about 721?” investigated the identities of the white-clad men and how the narrative surrounding the Yuen Long 721 attack evolved into one of “violent clashes between white-clad and black-clad people” one year after the incident. The programme was subsequently the subject of complaints. The Communications Authority announced its ruling today (28th), finding that the complaints lacked merit and confirming that the programme complied with the provisions on impartiality, accuracy and fairness under the Television Programme Code. No further action against RTHK was required.
26 Sept 2023HKFP#8414
Hong Kong Spent About HK$1 Million in 2023 Sponsoring Journalists’ Visits
香港政府今年花了約100萬港，贊助來自中國大陸和海外的記者報道香港的大型活動，包括最近的「一帶一路」高峰會。
The Hong Kong Government spent about HK$1 million this year sponsoring journalists from mainland China and overseas to cover major events in Hong Kong, including the recent Belt and Road Summit.
22 Sept 2023獨媒#8402
Website briefly inaccessible this morning; Ku Wen: Article found to have violated copyright law, now restored
備份了200萬篇《蘋果》及9萬篇《立場》文章的《聞庫》網站，今早一度無法瀏覽，並顯示「因法律原因無法閱覽（451: UNAVAILABLE_FOR_LEGAL_REASONS）」的信息，引來是否被執法部門下架的傳聞。《聞庫》回覆《獨媒》表示 ，網站因為其中一篇有關亞姐的報道被投訴違反《數位千禧年著作權法》（DMCA），令網站被下架，經修復後網站已重新上線。
The website of Ku Wen, which backed up 2 million articles from Apple Daily and 90,000 from Stand News, was briefly inaccessible this morning and displayed the message “Unavailable for legal reasons (451: UNAVAILABLE_FOR_LEGAL_REASONS),” prompting rumours that it had been taken down by law enforcement authorities. Ku Wen told InMedia that the website was taken offline after a report about Miss Asia was reported for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The website has since been restored and is back online.
6 Sept 2023集誌社#8331
LegCo Good Voice | Fundraising letter surfaces before cancellation, claiming CE John Lee and 50 senior officials and lawmakers had “confirmed attendance”
以「慶祝中華人民共和國成立74周年」之名，原訂於 9月 8日舉行的「立會好聲音」，上周二 （29日）因主辦單位「藍星行動」指「現不宜舉行」而取消。《集誌社》取得一封由「藍星行動」發出的「邀請函」，邀請贊助五萬至 80 萬元不等，又附上一份 50人名單，聲稱特首李家超等高官議員「已確定出席」。有「被確認」會出席的議員表示沒收過邀請，亦有議員指早已表明不會出席。政府發言人不評論官員有否獲邀及會否出席。「藍星行動」回覆查詢指，嘉賓事前有回覆「確認岀席」。
The “LegCo Good Voice” event, originally scheduled for September 8 to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, was cancelled last Tuesday (the 29th) after organiser Blue Star Action said that “it is currently not appropriate to hold it”. The Collective obtained an invitation letter issued by Blue Star Action seeking sponsorships ranging from 50,000 to 800,000 yuan, along with a list of 50 people whom it claimed—including Chief Executive John Lee and senior officials and lawmakers—had “confirmed attendance”. A lawmaker listed as having been “confirmed” said he had not received an invitation, while another said he had already indicated that he would not attend. A government spokesperson declined to comment on whether officials had been invited or would attend. Blue Star Action said in response to inquiries that the guests had replied in advance to “confirm their attendance”.
1 Sept 2023The Point#8307
Instagram’s Hong Kong Recorder Announces Suspension and Deletion of Nearly 300 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement Videos
Instagram專頁「香港記錄者」周四（8月31日）發文宣布，基於個人理由，即日起停止於Instagram上傳各傳媒有關反修例運動及其他示威行動的新聞片段，並已刪除近300條過往的影片備份。「香港記錄者」於帖文道歉，及附上打氣字句，「香港人加油」。
The Instagram page “Hong Kong Recorder” announced in a post on Thursday (August 31) that, for personal reasons, it would immediately stop uploading news clips from various media outlets concerning the Anti-Extradition Bill Movement and other protests, and had deleted nearly 300 archived videos. “Hong Kong Recorder” apologised in the post and included the words of encouragement: “Hong Kong people, keep it up.”
30 Aug 2023集誌社#8299
Meta removes more than 8,600 Facebook and Instagram accounts over pro-China reunification messaging and disparagement of US and Taiwan; says they were linked to Chinese law enforcement personnel
Facebook 母公司 Meta 在美國時間（29日）發研究報告表示，刪除了 8600 個與中國有關的 Facebook 、IG 帳戶和專頁等，形容為「全球已知最大規模的跨平台影響行動」，涵蓋超過 50 個包括 Facebook、IG、X (前身為Twitter)、TikTok 、YouTube 等平台，且發現此「垃圾訊息偽裝」(Spamourflage) 行動與中國執法人員有所關連。
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said in a research report released on the 29th US time that it had removed more than 8,600 China-linked Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages, describing the operation as “the largest known cross-platform influence operation in the world”. It spanned more than 50 platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and YouTube. Meta said it also found that the “Spamourflage” operation was linked to Chinese law enforcement personnel.
28 Aug 2023獨媒#8272
US Photographer Who Covered Anti-Extradition Bill Movement Denied Entry Again
曾採訪反修例運動的美國麻省藝術設計學院攝影學系教授Matthew Connors，再度被拒入境香港。有傳媒報導，他於本月16日由泰國曼谷飛抵香港旅遊時，被入境處拒絕入境；處方沒有解釋為何他不符合入境要求，他被扣留數小時後，被遣返泰國。入境處回覆《獨媒》查詢，稱不評論個別個案，入境處會按照相關法律和政策處理每宗入境個案。
Matthew Connors, a photography professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the United States who previously covered the anti-extradition bill movement, was again denied entry to Hong Kong. Media reports said he arrived in Hong Kong from Bangkok, Thailand, on the 16th of this month as a tourist, but was refused entry by the Immigration Department. The department did not explain why he did not meet the entry requirements. After being detained for several hours, he was deported to Thailand. In response to an inquiry from InMediaHK, the Immigration Department said it did not comment on individual cases and that it handled each entry case in accordance with the relevant laws and policies.
28 Aug 2023獨媒#8277
Entry accused of breaching national security law imagined Cantonese disappearing from Hong Kong by 2050, colonial street names needing renaming
推廣粵語的組織「港語學」今早宣布停運，主席陳樂行指國安處曾搜查其家人居所，並指「港語學」一篇3年前參加廣東話徵文比賽的作品涉嫌違反《國安法》，要求下架。陳樂行向《獨媒》確認，該文章名為「小葭」所撰寫的短篇小說《我們的時代》，小說描述一名移英男生長大後，回港尋找父母生前足跡，發現香港人不再說廣東話，提到父母因吸入催淚煙而死。陳樂行表示，文章早在2020年已被民政處指，因提及移民離港，立意負面並「不和諧」。
The Cantonese promotion organisation Hong Kong Language Learning Association announced this morning that it was ceasing operations. Its chairperson, Andrew Chan Lok-hang, said the National Security Department had searched a residence belonging to their family and alleged that an entry submitted to a Cantonese writing competition by Hong Kong Language Learning Association three years ago was suspected of violating the National Security Law and had been demanded to be taken down. Andrew Chan Lok-hang confirmed to Independent Media that the article was a short story titled “Our Era”, written by Siu Gaa. It described a boy who had emigrated to the UK returning to Hong Kong as an adult to retrace his parents’ footsteps, only to discover that Hong Kong people no longer spoke Cantonese; it also mentioned that his parents had died after inhaling tear gas. Andrew Chan Lok-hang said the Home Affairs Department had already stated in 2020 that, because the article mentioned emigration from Hong Kong, its underlying message was negative and “not harmonious”.
25 Aug 2023獨媒#8253
HKPORI Launches Data Search Platform, Offering Identity Questions at Half Price of HK$5,000 Each in First Month
在不同壓力下，香港民意研究所不再公布多項調查結果，並轉為收費模式。民研周四（8月24日）公布平台收費部分開始運作。首批上載的54條題目數據中，38條免費，其餘16條關於「香港人身份認同感」題目數據則付費下載，每條一萬元，首月則半價推出。民研主席鍾庭耀強調，機構一直以非牟利方式運作，收費主要考慮成本開支，並非為賺錢。
Amid various pressures, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute no longer publishes a number of survey results and has shifted to a fee-based model. The institute announced on Thursday (August 24) that the paid section of its platform had begun operating. Of the first 54 sets of question data uploaded, 38 are free, while the remaining 16 sets on Hong Kong people’s sense of identity are available for paid download at HK$10,000 each, with a half-price launch offer during the first month. The institute’s chairman, Chung Ting-yiu, stressed that it had always operated on a non-profit basis and that the charges were mainly intended to cover costs, rather than to make money.
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