30 Aug 2023獨媒#8295
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London Splashed with Red Paint; HKSAR Government Strongly Condemns and Urges UK to Apprehend Perpetrators
網上今日（30日）流傳一張香港駐倫敦經貿辦遭噴紅油及粗言穢語的相片，其中掛於牆上的香港特別行政區區徽亦被噴污。政府傍晚聲明證實事件，指破壞行為是公然挑戰特區政府，印證海外亂港勢力仍然死心不息，強烈譴責以非法手段意圖威嚇他人的行為，並促請英國警方重視罪行，追捕犯罪分子。
A photograph showing the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London splashed with red paint and vulgar language circulated online today (30th). The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region emblem hanging on a wall was also defaced. In a statement issued in the evening, the Government confirmed the incident, saying the vandalism was an open challenge to the HKSAR Government and showed that overseas forces bent on disrupting Hong Kong remained unrelenting. It strongly condemned the use of illegal means to intimidate others and urged the British police to take the crime seriously and apprehend the perpetrators.
22 Aug 2023獨媒#8228
Fumio Kishida: Fukushima radioactive wastewater discharge to begin on August 24
日本首相岸田文雄的政府宣布，後日起（24日）將會100萬噸積存在福島第一核電站的核廢水，排出太平洋。在香港，環境及生態局局長謝展寰早前已稱，一旦日本啟動排放核廢水，會即時禁止10個都縣的水產品進口，包括東京、福島、千葉、栃木、茨城、群馬、宮城、新潟、長野和埼玉。港府暫時未有進一步公布。
The government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that, starting August 24, it will discharge 1 million tonnes of radioactive wastewater stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean. In Hong Kong, Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan previously said that once Japan began the discharge, the city would immediately ban imports of aquatic products from 10 metropolitan and prefectural areas, including Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama. The Hong Kong government has not made any further announcement for the time being.
14 Aug 2023獨媒#8194
International Ratings of Hong Kong’s Democracy Decline; Ronny Tong Criticises Foreign Media’s Uniformly Negative and Hostile Tone
香港正在「由治及興」的新征程上，民主思路對「一國兩制」的調查結果亦有類同發現，香港在各項民意評分皆有上升，惟多項國際評分，其中「民主發展」及「政治多元」出現較大跌幅。民主思路召集人湯家驊認為下跌是因「西方傳媒嘅渲染」、「外國嘅輿論差唔多百分之一百係負面」，他又指曾就國安處懸紅通緝八名海外港人一事接受外媒訪問，每次「態度相當惡劣」。
As Hong Kong embarks on a new journey of “from governance to prosperity”, a survey by the Path of Democracy on “one country, two systems” found similar results: Hong Kong’s scores rose across all public opinion measures, but several international ratings recorded significant declines, particularly in “democratic development” and “political pluralism”. Path of Democracy convener Ronny Tong said the decline was caused by “exaggeration by Western media” and that foreign public opinion was “almost 100 per cent negative”. He also said that he had been interviewed by foreign media about the National Security Department offering bounties for eight Hong Kong people wanted overseas, and that the media’s “attitude was extremely hostile” on every occasion.
11 Aug 2023光傳媒#8187
11 Canadian MPs Question Why Hong Kong Police Were Allowed to Enter Canada for Competition
11名加拿大國會議員本周聯署致函加拿大外長趙美蘭（Mélanie Joly），移民、難民及公民部長米勒（Marc Miller），敦促兩個部門調查，為什麼允許數百名香港警察入境加國，參加世界警察及消防運動會。他們表示，在港警通緝和懸紅8名海外港人兩周後，允許港警入境參賽，削弱加拿大支持人權、法治和香港人的承諾。
Eleven Canadian MPs jointly signed a letter this week to Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller, urging the two departments to investigate why hundreds of Hong Kong police officers were allowed to enter Canada to take part in the World Police and Fire Games. They said that allowing Hong Kong police to enter and compete two weeks after Hong Kong police issued wanted notices and offered rewards for information leading to the arrests of eight Hong Kong people overseas undermined Canada’s commitment to supporting human rights, the rule of law and the people of Hong Kong.
10 Aug 2023獨媒#8176
Tik Chi-yuen meets US consul general for second time this year, urges John Lee to be invited to APEC
新思維主席狄志遠今年1月首次與美國駐港總領事梅儒瑞（Gregory May ）見面談及疫情和中美關係緊張的問題。事隔半年，兩人再次見面，狄志遠稱冋對方表達香港作為APEC成員，特首李家超有權利及責任出席會議，他引述梅儒瑞稱會將意見反映至美國華府。
Tik Chi-yuen, chairman of Third Side, first met Gregory May, the US consul general in Hong Kong, in January this year to discuss the pandemic and tensions in China-US relations. Six months later, the two met again. Tik said he had conveyed that, as an APEC member, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee had the right and responsibility to attend the meeting. He quoted May as saying he would relay the views to Washington.
10 Aug 2023RTHK#8183
Biden Signs Executive Order to Strictly Limit Investment in Sensitive Chinese Technologies
美國總統拜登簽署行政命令，將嚴格禁止美國資金投入中國敏感技術，並要求進行其他科技投資時，亦必須通知美國政府。
這項蘊釀已久的行政命令，授權美國財長禁止或限制美國投資於中國的三個領域，包括半導體和微電子、量子信息技術、以及某些人工智能系統。
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order that will strictly prohibit US funds from being invested in sensitive technologies in China, and require notification to the US government for other technology investments.
The long-awaited executive order authorises the US Treasury Secretary to prohibit or restrict US investment in three areas in China: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and certain artificial intelligence systems.
8 Aug 2023光傳媒#8163
Hong Kong Police Seen Photographing Protesters’ Faces, Suspected of Gathering Evidence; Hong Kong Group in Canada Continues Opposition as Police and Fire Games Close
在加拿大中部城市溫尼伯（Winnipig）舉行的第20屆世界警察與消防運動會在當地時間6日閉幕。港人組織Winnipeg Hong Kong Concern再次號召當地港人到場示威，期間有港警用手機近距離拍攝示威者容貌。組織質疑是收集資料，成員又向《光傳媒》表示，已約見國會議員，要求調查加政府為何容許港警入境。
The 20th World Police and Fire Games, held in Winnipeg, a city in central Canada, closed on the 6th local time. Winnipeg Hong Kong Concern again called on local Hong Kong people to protest at the event. During the protest, some Hong Kong police officers used mobile phones to photograph the protesters’ faces at close range. The organisation suspected that information was being collected. Its members also told Guang Media that they had met with members of Parliament and called for an investigation into why the Canadian government had allowed Hong Kong police officers to enter the country.
8 Aug 2023獨媒#8164
Hong Kong Disciplined Services Teams Face Protests in Canada; Eric Chan Says Foreign Forces Remain Relentless
香港350名紀律部隊人員，上月到加拿大參加世界警察及消防運動會期間，遇上示威批評香港警察，並有加拿大議員不滿容許香港紀律部隊人員入境。紀律部隊代表團今日下午抵港，到場迎接的政務司司長陳國基致辭時批評，有關行為企圖將國際體壇盛事政治化及污名化，令人憤慨，又稱事件證明外國勢力仍然「死心不息，趁機作亂」，詆毁及挑釁香港紀律部隊，肆意抹黑及攻擊香港，企圖破壞香港國際形象及穩定。他亦高度肯定代表團臨危不亂，沉着應對，以實際行動向世界說好香港故事。
A 350-member Hong Kong disciplined services delegation encountered protests criticising the Hong Kong Police Force while taking part in the World Police and Fire Games in Canada last month. A Canadian legislator also objected to Hong Kong disciplined services personnel being allowed to enter the country. The delegation returned to Hong Kong this afternoon. In a speech at the welcome ceremony, Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan criticised the actions as an attempt to politicise and stigmatise an international sporting event, saying they were infuriating. He also said the incident showed that foreign forces remained “relentless and seized the opportunity to create disorder”, defaming and provoking Hong Kong’s disciplined services, wantonly smearing and attacking Hong Kong, and attempting to damage the city’s international image and stability. Chan highly commended the delegation for remaining calm and composed in the face of adversity and responding steadily, saying it had used practical action to tell Hong Kong’s story well to the world.
7 Aug 2023獨媒#8152
Tse Chin-wan Writes Again to Hit Back, Says Discharging Nuclear Wastewater Is Unethical, Like “Sweeping Rubbish to a Neighbour’s Doorstep”
日媒報導日本最快本月底前開始排放福島核電廠的核廢水，日本駐港總領岡田健一日前接受傳媒專訪，暗示港府禁制日本十個都縣水產品入口的措施是「不合邏輯、以牙還牙」。環境局局長謝展寰今日就在報章和其網誌寫文「反擊」，形容日方是「始作俑者」，排放核廢水如「把垃圾掃在鄰居的門口」，將別人不願意接受的風險，強行轉嫁於別人，批評日方作為不應該且不道德。
Japanese media reported that Japan could begin discharging nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant as early as the end of this month. Kenichi Okada, Japan’s consul general in Hong Kong, recently told the media in an interview that the Hong Kong government’s ban on imports of aquatic products from 10 Japanese prefectures was “illogical” and an act of “tit for tat”. Secretary for the Environment Tse Chin-wan wrote in newspapers and on his blog today to “hit back”, describing Japan as the “originator” and saying that discharging nuclear wastewater was like “sweeping rubbish to a neighbour’s doorstep”. He criticised Japan’s action as unacceptable and unethical, saying it forcibly shifted risks that others were unwilling to accept onto other people.
2 Aug 2023獨媒#8125
LAWASIA concerned over eight wanted overseas Hongkongers; executive Chan Chak-ming distances himself, Hong Kong government condemns another organised smear campaign
亞洲區法律團體「亞太法律協會」（LAWASIA） 日前就警方國安處通緝8名海外民主派人士表達關注，並關注香港大律師公會和律師會針對郭榮鏗及任建峰啟動調查程序。身兼LAWASIA執委會委員的律師會會長陳澤銘昨日發出聲明，指LAWASIA聲明不代表其觀點，又不點名批評有組織在調查投訴期間施加壓力，是「不能接受的行為」。
The Asian legal body LAWASIA recently expressed concern over the Police National Security Department seeking eight overseas pro-democracy figures, and over investigation procedures launched by the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Law Society concerning Dennis Kwok and Kevin Yam. Lawyer Chan Chak-ming, president of the Law Society and a member of LAWASIA’s executive committee, said in a statement yesterday that LAWASIA’s statement did not represent his views. Without naming anyone, he also criticised an organisation for exerting pressure while complaints were being investigated, calling it “unacceptable behaviour”.
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