26 May 2023獨媒#6501
UK Half-Yearly Report Urges Repeal of National Security Law; Foreign Ministry Office Says Smears Are Doomed to Fail
英國外交部向英國國會提交《香港半年報告書》，指中國仍處於不遵守《中英聯合聲明》的狀態，促廢除《香港國安法》。特區政府強烈不滿和堅決反對《報告書》，促立即停止干涉純屬中國內政的香港事務。外交部駐港公署指香港發展未來可期，唱衰抹黑注定失敗。
The UK Foreign Office submitted its Hong Kong six-monthly report to the UK Parliament, stating that China remains in a state of non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration and urging the repeal of the Hong Kong National Security Law. The HKSAR Government expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the report, and urged the UK to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, which are purely an internal matter of China. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong said Hong Kong’s development has a promising future and that attempts to disparage and smear it are doomed to fail.
25 May 2023獨媒#6499
Police Force Takes Part in International Competition; Organiser Lists Hong Kong as a “Country”, Says It Has Taken the Matter Seriously After InMedia Enquiry
香港冰球隊外出參賽時主辦方播錯國歌，被批評為「維護國家尊嚴的重視程度嚴重不足」。不過在昨日刊登的《警聲》中，警隊列出在多個國際賽事揚威海外，其中一個警方奪得8個獎項的賽事「ASTRID Awards 2023」的賽事，主辦方美國公司 MerComm 的網頁，竟將香港列為「參賽國家（countries competing）」，與中國並列。《獨媒》向警方查詢，獲回覆指警方知悉事件後，已致函主辦方要求嚴肅處理及更正網頁。
The organiser of an international ice hockey tournament incorrectly played the national anthem when the Hong Kong ice hockey team competed overseas, drawing criticism that the attention paid to “safeguarding national dignity was seriously inadequate”. However, in Police Voice published yesterday, the Police Force listed its achievements at several international competitions. The website of US company MerComm, organiser of the ASTRID Awards 2023, at which the police won eight awards, listed Hong Kong as one of the “countries competing”, alongside China. InMedia asked the police about the matter and was told that, after becoming aware of it, the police had written to the organiser requesting that it deal with the matter seriously and correct its website.
19 May 2023光傳媒#6462
More than 20 overseas Hong Kong groups urge G7 members to set economic sanctions standards
七大工業國集團今日（19日）起在日本廣島召開一連三日峰會，今明兩日都有環節談及中國在台海及經濟上的威脅手段。20多個海外港人組織昨晚（18日）發表聯署聲明，要求G7成員國採取具體及有效措施，向中國及香港政府施壓，停止以國家安全之名侵犯人權，並加強對受人權迫害而離散海外港人的協助。該聲明由「日本香港民主連盟」發起，並獲多個身處G7成員國的港人組織參與聯署，例如位於紐約的HKDC、加拿大溫哥華支援民主運動聯合會、香港人在德國協會等。
The Group of Seven industrialised nations began a three-day summit in Hiroshima, Japan, today (19th). Sessions today and tomorrow will discuss China’s threats in the Taiwan Strait and in the economic sphere. More than 20 overseas Hong Kong organisations issued a joint statement last night (18th), urging G7 member states to take specific and effective measures to pressure the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to stop infringing human rights in the name of national security, and to strengthen assistance for Hong Kong people who have suffered human rights persecution and been forced into exile overseas. The statement was initiated by the Japan Hong Kong Democracy Alliance and was jointly signed by Hong Kong organisations in several G7 member states, including HKDC in New York, the Vancouver-based Canadian Joint Committee in Support of the Democratic Movement, and the Association of Hong Kongers in Germany.
19 May 2023路透社#6466
Mintz Group Hong Kong Staff Reportedly Relocated to Singapore After Beijing Office Raided
美國諮詢公司美思明智（Mintz Group）在北京的辦事處遭到公安突擊搜查，五名中國員工被扣留，美思明智其後宣布閉北京的業務。當時外交部發言人毛寧表示，有關公司涉嫌非法經營罪，相關案件正在進一步偵辦中，美思明智在香港的員工已撤離至新加坡。
The Beijing office of US consultancy Mintz Group was raided by public security authorities, and five Chinese employees were detained. Mintz Group subsequently announced the closure of its Beijing operations. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at the time that the company was suspected of the offence of illegal business operations and that the case was under further investigation. Mintz Group’s Hong Kong staff had relocated to Singapore.
13 May 2023獨媒#6435
Hong Kong Government Representative Attends UN Meeting, Says Claims Police Committed “Acts of Gender-Based Violence” in 2019 Baseless
聯合國「消除對婦女歧視委員會」周五舉行會議，民政及青年事務局常任秘書長林雪麗發言時指，有非政府組織作向委員會提交不實信息，指警方在2019年反修例運動中作出「基於性別的暴力行為」的說法毫無根據。香港人權資訊中心反駁指，林所說的「錯誤評論」均有事實依據，認為港府嘗試打撃公民團體的可信性。
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women held a meeting on Friday. Speaking at the meeting, Lam Suet-lei, Permanent Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, said claims submitted by some non-governmental organisations that police committed “acts of gender-based violence” during the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement were based on false information and were entirely unfounded. The Hong Kong Human Rights Information Centre rebutted that the “incorrect comments” referred to by Lam were all supported by facts, and said the Hong Kong government was attempting to undermine the credibility of civil society organisations.
12 May 2023獨媒#6429
US Congress Calls for Sanctions on Hong Kong National Security Law Judges; Foreign Ministry Office: You Will Only Toll Your Own Death Knell!
美國國會及行政當局中國委員會（CECC）在當地時間周四舉行聽證會，並發布一份詳細報告，列出29名處理過國安案件的裁判官及法官，報告指控他們在審案過程侵犯人權和破壞香港法治，建議美國政府可以向香港法官實施制裁，以抗衡香港法治被侵蝕。外交部駐港公署發言人強烈譴責和堅決反對事件，並指任何威脅實施制裁只會激起中國人民同仇敵愾的強大力量，只會「不斷敲響你們和反中亂港分子的末日喪鐘！」
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing on Thursday local time and issued a detailed report naming 29 magistrates and judges who had handled national security cases. The report accused them of violating human rights during trials and undermining the rule of law in Hong Kong, and recommended that the US government impose sanctions on Hong Kong judges to counter the erosion of the rule of law. A spokesperson for the Office of the Commissioner of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong strongly condemned and firmly opposed the move, saying that any threats to impose sanctions would only arouse the powerful force of the Chinese people united against a common enemy, and would only “continually toll the death knell of you and the anti-China, Hong Kong-disrupting elements!”
25 Apr 2023有線#6355
UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong Issues Report; HKSAR Government Expresses Strong Dissatisfaction and Firm Opposition
英國國會跨黨派香港小組，發表有關前壹傳媒創辦人黎智英及香港媒體自由報告，特區政府表示強烈不滿及堅決反對。
The UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong issued a report concerning former Next Media founder Jimmy Lai and media freedom in Hong Kong. The HKSAR Government expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition.
14 Apr 2023同文#6305
Fake Human Rights Organisations Go International to “Tell Hong Kong’s Story Well”, Submit UN Report Claiming National Security Law Promotes Women’s Rights
聯合國消除對婦女歧視委員會（CEDAW）將於本年5月12日舉行第85屆會議，審議香港及中國在實施《消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約》方面的情況，香港人權資訊中心（HKCHR）就於4月11日向委員會提交報告，闡述香港婦女權利面對的困難和威脅，並促請委員會對惡化的人權狀況表達關注，以及要求香港政府立即停止一切侵害人權的行為及作出補救措施。報告指大多遞交報告的香港NGO為親建制背景，試圖混淆視聽「唱好香港」。
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its 85th session on 12 May this year to review the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in Hong Kong and China. The Hong Kong Human Rights Information Centre (HKCHR) submitted a report to the committee on 11 April, setting out the difficulties and threats facing women’s rights in Hong Kong, and urging the committee to express concern about the deteriorating human rights situation and demand that the Hong Kong Government immediately stop all acts violating human rights and take remedial measures. The report said that most Hong Kong NGOs submitting reports have pro-establishment backgrounds and are attempting to confuse the public and “sing Hong Kong’s praises”.
1 Apr 2023獨媒#6242
US Issues Hong Kong Policy Act Report; Erick Tsang Condemns Western Countries’ Efforts to Contain China as “Close to Madness”
美國國務院周五（31日）發表年度《香港政策法報告》，批評香港當局繼續逮捕及起訴異己，並在涉及國家安全的案件中持續損害被告權利。特區政府發言人和外交部駐港公署均對報告表示強烈不滿和堅決反對，政制及內地事務局局長曾國衞則斥西方國家為嘗試遏制中國發展及崛起，「已接近瘋狂的地步」。
The US State Department issued its annual Hong Kong Policy Act Report on Friday (the 31st), criticising the Hong Kong authorities for continuing to arrest and prosecute dissidents and for persistently undermining defendants’ rights in cases involving national security. A Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government spokesperson and the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region both expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the report. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang said Western countries’ attempts to contain China’s development and rise had “come close to madness”.
7 Mar 2023獨媒#6130
Hong Kong Government Issues Late-Night Statement Blasting UN Committee for One-Sided Approach
特區政府昨晚深夜發聲明，強烈反對聯合國經濟、社會與文化權利委員會就香港特區根據《經濟、社會與文化權利的國際公約》所提交第四次報告發表的審議結論，及無理建議。港府炮轟委員會，偏聽偏信部份不實訊息和歪曲報道，罔顧事實，以偏概全，更將有關所謂結論中一面倒妄議香港人權狀況，甚至將審議工作政治化。
The HKSAR Government issued a late-night statement yesterday strongly opposing the concluding observations and unreasonable recommendations issued by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding the fourth report submitted by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The government condemned the committee for selectively accepting some inaccurate information and distorted reports, disregarding facts, generalising from isolated cases, and making one-sided and irresponsible comments on Hong Kong’s human rights situation in the so-called conclusions, even politicising its review work.
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