29 Jun 2025香港人權資訊中心#6963
Responding to the League of Social Democrats’ Dissolution: Democratic Convictions Will Not Die; Authoritarian Walls Cannot Block the People’s Will
（香港，2025年6月29日）——在香港進入「後國安法時代」的第五年，今日傳來一項沉重消息：本地歷史最悠久的街頭民主政黨之一，社會民主連線（社民連）在強大政治壓力及安全威脅下被迫宣佈解散。這再次證明香港政府以「國家安全」為名的社會改造工程，正持續扼殺香港社會的公共及民主發展的空間。
社民連的解散，是香港政府以「國家安全」為名，全面介入言論、結社、集會自由後的結果。據報，過去一年社民連多次收到來自北京的「傳話」，警告他們須於七月一日前解散，暗示否則將面臨嚴重後果。
當局以《國安法》與《維護國家安全條例》作為法律武器，任意定罪與無限延伸的刑期早已不是假設，而是可見的現實。正如我們在《香港人權報告 2024》中記錄，社民連多年來持續遭受法律手段騷擾。社民連多名核心成員近年先後因政治案件被判囚。在2020年民主派立法會初選案中，梁國雄與岑子杰被控「串謀顛覆國家政權罪」，分別被判入獄六年九個月及四年三個月。岑子杰於今年五月底刑滿出獄，現年六十九歲的梁國雄則仍在囚，隨時面臨進一步延長刑期的風險。
(Hong Kong, 29 June 2025)—As Hong Kong enters the fifth year of the “post-National Security Law era,” a grave development was reported today: the League of Social Democrats (LSD), one of the city’s longest-established street-level democratic parties, was forced to announce its dissolution amid intense political pressure and security threats. This once again demonstrates that the Hong Kong government’s social transformation project carried out in the name of “national security” is continuing to suppress the space for public and democratic development in Hong Kong society.
The LSD’s dissolution is the result of the Hong Kong government’s comprehensive intervention in freedom of expression, association and assembly in the name of “national security.” It was reported that, over the past year, the LSD received repeated messages from Beijing warning that it must dissolve before 1 July, implying that it would otherwise face serious consequences.
The authorities’ use of the National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance as legal weapons, along with arbitrary convictions and indefinitely extended sentences, is no longer hypothetical but a visible reality. As documented in our Hong Kong Human Rights Report 2024, the LSD has for years been subjected to continual legal harassment. Several of its core members have been imprisoned in recent years in political cases. In the 2020 pro-democracy primary election case, Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham were charged with “conspiracy to subvert state power” and sentenced to six years and nine months’ imprisonment and four years and three months’ imprisonment, respectively. Jimmy Sham completed his sentence and was released from prison at the end of May this year. Leung Kwok-hung, now 69, remains imprisoned and faces the risk of a further extension of his sentence at any time.
29 Jun 2025集誌社#6964
League of Social Democrats dissolves | Chairperson Chan Po-ying weeps: “Forced to disband; I feel guilty in my heart”
「寧化飛灰，不作浮塵」、「沒有抗爭，哪有改變」、「濟弱扶傾，義無反顧」。這可能是社會民主連線，最後一次高呼抗議口號。上周三，有 19 年歷史的本港左翼政黨社會民主連線突傳出解散。社民連今午（29日）召開宣告解散記者會，正式交代決定。
社民連主席陳寶瑩表示，面對強大政治壓力，考慮各方因素，特別是對會員，同行者的影響，只能沉痛地宣佈解散。
多次被問及解散原因，陳寶瑩笑說：「我諗大家領會啦，𠵱家香港有好多嘢，都唔能夠畫公仔畫出腸」，她指這是可悲的情況，「好多嘢我唔方便講」。她又說，被逼解散，只能無奈地、沒辦法之下，是一個唯一的選擇。
“Better to turn to flying ash than become floating dust,” “Without protest, how can there be change?” and “Helping the weak and supporting those in difficulty, without hesitation.” These may be the final protest slogans shouted by the League of Social Democrats. Last Wednesday, the 19-year-old Hong Kong left-wing party suddenly announced that it would dissolve. The League of Social Democrats held a press conference this afternoon (29th) to formally explain the decision.
Chairperson Chan Po-ying said that, in the face of immense political pressure and after considering various factors—particularly the impact on members and fellow activists—the party could only announce its dissolution with great sorrow.
Asked repeatedly about the reason for the dissolution, Chan said with a smile: “I think everyone understands. There are many things in Hong Kong now that cannot be spelled out explicitly.” She said this was a tragic situation and that “there are many things I’m not in a position to say.” She also said that, having been forced to disband, dissolution was an unavoidable decision made with no alternative—the only choice available.
29 Jun 2025HK01#6965
Two Girls Harassed by Four Drunk Men in Hotel Corridor During Cheung Pei Shan Memorial College Shenzhen Exchange Trip; Education Bureau Seeks Report
將軍澳張沛松紀念中學學生上周到深圳交流，期間2名中五女學生在酒店走廊，被4名住同層醉漢住客搭訕並拍片騷擾，「期間，醉酒男子逐漸以半圓形圍住兩名女同學」。她們即時致電向同行老師求助，卻無人接聽，15分鐘後始有另一學校教師介入為她們解圍。一名女學生的朋友透露，事後教師「責駡」女生與陌生人交談，令他們感不滿，冀校方解釋事件及作改善。
校方稱已知悉並跟進事件，副校長表示，當晚教師有作出情緒支援，並提點學生如何面對和處理類似事件。
教育局表示，已聯絡有關學校和承辦機構了解事件，並要求學校進一步跟進事件和提交調查報告。
Students from Cheung Pei Shan Memorial College in Tseung Kwan O travelled to Shenzhen on an exchange trip last week. During the trip, two Secondary 5 girls were approached, filmed and harassed in a hotel corridor by four drunk guests staying on the same floor. “The drunk men gradually formed a semicircle around the two girls.” The students immediately called an accompanying teacher for help, but no one answered. Another school’s teacher intervened 15 minutes later and helped them out of the situation. A friend of one of the girls said that, afterwards, teachers “scolded” the girls for talking to strangers, leaving them dissatisfied. The friend hoped the school would explain what happened and make improvements.
The school said it was aware of the incident and was following up. The vice-principal said teachers had provided emotional support that night and advised the students on how to respond to and handle similar incidents.
The Education Bureau said it had contacted the school concerned and the organising body to understand the incident, and had asked the school to follow up further and submit an investigation report.
29 Jun 2025集誌社#6966
UK protests | Hongkongers in Britain hold silent sign protest in heatwave: “Everything is fine, if…” seeking attention to human rights in China
在英港人聯合維吾爾人、藏人及海外支持民主人士，周六（28日）下午 3 時於倫敦西敏市內特拉法加廣場（Trafalgar Square）附近的聖馬田教堂（St Martin-in-the-Fields Church）外發起快閃默站行動，約 50 人一同舉起藝術創作標語，標語以紅底黃字寫有「沒事 Everything is Fine」，「Everything is fine, if you just stay silent」（一切如常，若你只保持默沉默），「Everything is fine… until the truth must hide」（一切照常… 直到真相必被埋沒），「Everything is fine in Hong Kong, right are gone, life goes on」（香港一切如常，權利消失了，仍要繼續生活）等等，亦有行動者以紅繩捆綁自身，並在嘴上貼上紅膠帶「封口禁言」，是次快閃行動在英國內共有 4 個城市參與，包括倫敦、曼徹斯特、雪埠及列斯，同日在世界各地，如蘇格蘭愛丁堡、加拿大溫哥華、德國法蘭克福與柏林、美國紐約與聖地牙哥、澳洲悉尼、奧地利、奈及利亞拉各斯、瑞士伯恩、日本東京、台灣台北及台中均有相同行動。
Hongkongers in Britain joined Uyghurs, Tibetans and overseas pro-democracy supporters in a flash-mob silent protest outside St Martin-in-the-Fields Church near Trafalgar Square in Westminster, London, at 3pm on Saturday (28th). About 50 people held artistically designed signs with red backgrounds and yellow lettering, including “Everything is Fine”, “Everything is fine, if you just stay silent”, “Everything is fine… until the truth must hide” and “Everything is fine in Hong Kong, right are gone, life goes on”. Some participants also bound themselves with red ropes and covered their mouths with red tape to symbolise being silenced. The flash-mob action took place in four cities in the UK—London, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds—and similar actions were held around the world on the same day, including in Edinburgh, Vancouver, Frankfurt and Berlin, New York and San Diego, Sydney, Austria, Lagos, Bern, Tokyo, Taipei and Taichung.
28 Jun 2025獨媒#6960
Secondary School Debate Competition Loses Citywalk Venue; CUHK Approval Withdrawn After Being Granted
已舉行三屆的「至善盃——全港中學生粵語辯論比賽」原定周六（28日）舉行總決賽暨頒獎典禮，但在數日前被荃新天地以「緊急安全維修工程」為由，取消借場。比賽籌委會稱，隨即聯絡中文大學作備選場地，原獲得校方借出場地的許可，然而大學在查詢更多比賽的詳情後，收回場地借出許可，總決賽需延期舉行。
The Zhishan Cup—Hong Kong-wide Cantonese Debate Competition for Secondary Students, now in its third edition, was scheduled to hold its grand final and prize presentation ceremony on Saturday (28th). However, Citywalk cancelled the venue booking several days ago, citing “emergency safety maintenance works”. The organising committee then contacted The Chinese University of Hong Kong as an alternative venue and initially obtained the university’s approval to use it. After the university sought further details about the competition, it withdrew the approval, and the grand final will have to be postponed.
28 Jun 2025集誌社#6961
Independence Day reception｜Education Bureau “reminds” schools not to take part in US national day events; Gregory May: “It has never happened before—this is absolutely not the Hong Kong I know”
美國駐港總領事館今（26日）舉行獨立日酒會，是美國駐港總領事梅儒瑞下月調任美國駐華大使館副館長前，最後一次出席。他多次表達對香港的喜愛，形容香港之所以是美好的城市是因為有香港人和香港精神，惟認為近年北京和港府的舉措令香港的自由受到侵蝕。日前有傳媒報道，教育局向多間學校「溫馨提示」若學生參與領事館舉辦的美國國慶活動，可能觸犯國安法。梅儒瑞首度開腔回應，表示失望和不解，「你試試在這活動找出能夠影響任何國家安全的元素？」他又指，「勇於與外界接觸、互動，是刻在香港的 DNA 裏的。這樣的事情從未發生過，也絕不是我多年來認識的香港。」
出席酒會的商務及經濟局局長丘應樺，致辭時批評美國所謂對等關稅「不合邏輯」，要求美國盡快更正。特區政府在晚上十時多發 1400 字新聞稿，批評梅儒瑞「全然漠視法治精神，以不實和偏頗言論」，刻意誤導公眾和抹黑《國安法》，對此予以強烈譴責。發言人又指黎智英所涉案件的法律程序尚在進行，任何人不應評論案件，「強烈敦促美國政客立即停止干預特區的內部事務和特區法院獨立行使的審判權。」
The US Consulate General in Hong Kong held an Independence Day reception today (26th), Gregory May’s last appearance at the event before he takes up a post as deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in China next month. He has repeatedly expressed his affection for Hong Kong, saying the city is good because of its people and its spirit, but said measures taken by Beijing and the Hong Kong government in recent years had eroded the city’s freedoms. Media reports recently said the Education Bureau had “warmly reminded” several schools that students could potentially breach the national security law by taking part in US national day events organised by the consulate. In his first public response, May said he was disappointed and puzzled: “Try to find an element in this event that could affect the national security of any country.” He also said, “Being willing to engage and interact with the outside world is in Hong Kong’s DNA. This has never happened before, and it is absolutely not the Hong Kong I have known for many years.”
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau, who attended the reception, criticised the United States’ so-called reciprocal tariffs in his speech as “illogical” and urged the US to correct them as soon as possible. At around 10 p.m., the Hong Kong government issued a 1,400-word statement criticising May for “completely disregarding the spirit of the rule of law” and using “untrue and biased remarks” to deliberately mislead the public and smear the National Security Law, for which it expressed strong condemnation. A spokesperson also said that legal proceedings in the case involving Jimmy Lai were still under way and that no one should comment on the case, “strongly urging US politicians to immediately stop interfering in the internal affairs of the HKSAR and the independent exercise of judicial power by the HKSAR courts.”
27 Jun 2025獨媒#6956
US Independence Day reception: Consul General says he is concerned about “political prisoners” including Jimmy Lai; HKSAR Government condemns
今年7月4日將是美國獨立249週年，美國駐港澳總領事館昨日在中環美利酒店舉行獨立日酒會。總領事梅儒瑞將在下個月卸任，到北京出任美國駐北京大使館副館長。他在酒會後被記者問及時，稱關注《蘋果日報》創辦人黎智英等政治犯，特區政府晚上發稿強烈譴責，指梅儒瑞對政府維護國家安全發表不實和偏頗言論。
July 4 this year will mark the 249th anniversary of US independence. The US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao held an Independence Day reception yesterday at The Murray, Hong Kong, in Central. Consul General Gregory May will leave his post next month to become deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Beijing. Asked by reporters after the reception, he said he was concerned about political prisoners including Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai. The HKSAR Government issued a statement that evening strongly condemning Mr May, saying he had made untrue and biased remarks about the Government’s efforts to safeguard national security.
24 Jun 2025RFA#6943
Reporters Without Borders and former Apple Daily staff publish special issue honouring journalists who refuse to remain silent
香港《蘋果日報》4年前在極權壓力下被迫熄燈，並在同年6月24日出版最後一份報紙。4年後的今天（24日），無國界記者（RSF）與一群離散海外的前《蘋果日報》記者，推出4頁特刊《蘋果日報精神常存》，向全球仍堅持真相、抵抗審查的新聞工作者致敬。
特刊收錄了壹傳媒創辦人黎智英之子黎崇恩的撰文，他提到現年77歲的父親黎智英，至今已被單獨囚禁超過1,600日，身體健康急轉直下。他說：「《蘋果日報》在報攤上為港人發聲、提供真相並藉此給予他們力量。我父親因追求公益良善而惹禍上身，為此付出最高昂的代價。黎智英為我們所有人珍惜的自由挺身而出。現在換我們支持他了」。
特刊並訪問了前《蘋果》記者，其中現職為《光傳媒》總編的梁嘉麗指出，在香港獨立媒體被摧毀後，離散媒體的角色更加重要，便是填補新聞資訊的黑洞。
無國界記者執行長柏儒廷（Thibaut Bruttin）在新聞稿指出：「這份《蘋果日報》特刊並非訃告，而是向拒絕沉默的記者所做出的巨大犧牲致敬。儘管北京不斷試圖扼殺香港獨立新聞，但《蘋果日報》的傳承永存，勇敢的記者將秉持該報精神，繼續以準確真實的報道挑戰政府宣傳。」
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily was forced to shut down under authoritarian pressure four years ago, publishing its final newspaper on 24 June that year. Today (24 June), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a group of former Apple Daily journalists now living overseas in the diaspora published a four-page special edition, “The Spirit of Apple Daily Lives On”, paying tribute to journalists around the world who continue to uphold the truth and resist censorship.
The special edition includes an article by Sebastien Lai, son of Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai. He writes that his 77-year-old father has been held in solitary confinement for more than 1,600 days and that his health has deteriorated sharply. He says: “Apple Daily spoke up for Hong Kong people at newsstands, provided the truth and thereby gave them strength. My father brought trouble upon himself by pursuing the public good and doing what was right, and paid the highest price for it. Jimmy Lai stood up for the freedoms that we all cherish. Now it is our turn to support him.”
The special edition also features interviews with former Apple Daily journalists. Carrie Ka Lai Leung, now editor-in-chief of Light Media, said that after independent media in Hong Kong had been destroyed, the role of media outlets in the diaspora had become even more important: to fill the news and information black hole.
In a press release, RSF director general Thibaut Bruttin said: “This Apple Daily special edition is not an obituary, but a tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by journalists who refuse to remain silent. Although Beijing continues to try to strangle Hong Kong’s independent journalism, the legacy of Apple Daily lives on, and brave journalists will uphold the spirit of the paper and continue to challenge government propaganda with accurate and truthful reporting.”
23 Jun 2025集誌社#6938
Apple Daily Ceased Publication Four Years Ago | Weeds Overgrown, Lychee and Mango Trees Bearing Fruit; Former Assignment Editor Marks Anniversary: Hong Kong May Still Need Real Journalists
今日（23日）是《蘋果》停刊四周年，位於將軍澳工業邨的蘋果日報大樓，亦置空了四年。大樓外的雜草叢生，大閘外，今年被換上寫上「危險」、「不得擅進」的警告，指物業屬香港科學園公司所有，如未獲書面准許擅自進內，將被視為非法侵入，下午有前《蘋果》記者到門外拍照相聚、紀念。
Today (23 June) marks the fourth anniversary of Apple Daily ceasing publication. The Apple Daily building in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate has also been left vacant for four years. Weeds have overgrown outside the building, while this year warning signs reading “Danger” and “No Unauthorised Entry” were put up outside the main gate. The signs state that the property belongs to Hong Kong Science Park Corporation and that entering without written permission will be regarded as trespassing. In the afternoon, former Apple Daily reporters gathered outside to take photographs and mark the anniversary.
23 Jun 2025獨媒#6939
Cheung Mui-ngam responds to Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau’s vigilance against “soft resistance”: How many innocent people and works will be wronged?
文化體育及旅遊局局長羅淑佩日前表示「軟對抗」一直存在，局方會在資助審批、場地表演、展覽內容及圖書館藏等多方面嚴格把關。本地著名編劇莊梅岩昨日在社交媒體發文回應，質疑羅淑佩一句「警惕軟對抗」，會為香港的藝術家和作品帶來殺戮，批評局方將藝文界「放在顯微鏡下看」，每一層人員都將任何蛛絲馬跡及投訴納入「軟對抗」，將「冤枉幾多無辜的人和作品、造成幾多傷害和怨恨」。
《香港國安法》下周實施5周年，羅淑佩上星期接受多份報章訪問，指「軟對抗」一直存在，並可能以多種形式出現，即表演內容、歌曲歌詞、故事情節及圖書館藏等。她更表明，當局會更嚴謹處理資助審批、場地表演、展覽內容及圖書館藏等，確保公帑用得其所，亦符合國家安全和文化政策目標。
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said recently that “soft resistance” had always existed and that the bureau would strictly scrutinise funding approvals, venue performances, exhibition content and library collections, among other areas. Local prominent playwright Cheung Mui-ngam responded in a social media post yesterday, questioning whether Law’s call to “stay vigilant against soft resistance” would bring a bloodbath to Hong Kong’s artists and works. She criticised the bureau for putting the cultural and arts sector “under a microscope”, with staff at every level treating any clues and complaints as “soft resistance”, thereby “wronging how many innocent people and works and causing how much harm and resentment”.
The Hong Kong National Security Law will reach its fifth anniversary next week. In interviews with several newspapers last week, Law said “soft resistance” had always existed and could take many forms, including performance content, song lyrics, storylines and library collections. She also stated that the authorities would handle funding approvals, venue performances, exhibition content and library collections more rigorously to ensure that public funds were used appropriately and that the measures complied with national security and cultural policy objectives.
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