16 May 2023光傳媒#6442
Light Media Spot-Checks 10 Withdrawn Books: Chung Hwa and Joint Publishing Have “No Records”; Commercial Press Has Four Out of Stock and Six with No Records
公共圖書館接連下架民主派人士和本地學者的書籍，特首李家超今早稱，一些書籍即使被康文署下架，仍然可在私人市場買到。不過，《光傳媒》抽查其中10本下架書籍，發現大型連鎖書局中華、三聯均是「查無資料」，商務則4本缺貨、6本查無資料，有職員更稱：「他（鄺俊宇）的書是有些難度……」有獨立書店慨嘆，這些書未必有存貨，甚至乎已經絕版，會保留部分書籍讓讀者在店內閱讀。
Public libraries have successively withdrawn books by pro-democracy figures and local scholars. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said this morning that some books could still be bought on the private market even if they had been withdrawn by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. However, Light Media’s spot-check of 10 withdrawn books found that both major chains Chung Hwa Book Company and Joint Publishing showed “no records”. At Commercial Press, four books were out of stock and six had no records. One staff member said: “His [Kwong Chun-yu’s] books are somewhat difficult …” An independent bookstore lamented that the books might not be in stock and might even be out of print, adding that it would retain some books for readers to read in the shop.
16 May 2023光傳媒#6443
US media Vice report unavailable in Hong Kong; Kiwi Chow: Foreign media self-censorship is tragic
導演周冠威早前於Facebook專頁透露，美國網絡媒體《Vice》於本月11日首播的專題報道「China is Killing Hong Kong’s Indie Film Industry」未能在香港境內觀看，要用VPN翻牆才能看到。他向《光傳媒》表示，過去兩年間曾接受不下150次訪問，這是首次無法在港看到報道，「很有代表性，我認為這件事很重要，亦很悲哀，《國安法》令外媒自我審查，即使不是港媒也會恐懼」。
Director Kiwi Chow earlier said on his Facebook page that the US online media outlet Vice’s feature report “China is Killing Hong Kong’s Indie Film Industry”, which premiered on the 11th of this month, could not be viewed in Hong Kong and required VPN to bypass the firewall. He told Photon Media that he had given no fewer than 150 interviews over the past two years, and this was the first time a report could not be viewed in Hong Kong. “It is highly representative. I think this matter is important, and also very tragic. The National Security Law has caused foreign media to self-censor; even media that are not Hong Kong media feel afraid,” he said.
15 May 2023明報#6438
Nearly All of 12 June 4-Related Videos Removed; 10 Produced by RTHK, Former Director Hopes to Know Why
公共圖書館下架書刊資料涉及不同種類範疇，包括涉「六四」館藏。查看圖書館內涉「六四事件」的搜尋，約2021年仍有為數不少的資料，其後數量漸減，至上周末與六四事件相關館藏幾已全數下架。其中有至少12項錄影資料，當中有10項由香港電台製作，有5項為《鏗鏘集》節目，包括曾奪第十二屆人權新聞獎大獎、第四屆「中大新聞獎」專題組（電子傳媒）大獎的〈扣著腳鐐跳舞的中國律師〉上、下集。負責該節目的前編導潘達培回應本報查詢時，對節目下架有疑問，希望可掌握背後原因。
Public library withdrawals cover materials in various categories, including holdings related to June 4. A search of library materials related to the June 4 incident found that a considerable number were still available around 2021, but the number gradually declined. By last weekend, nearly all holdings related to the incident had been removed. At least 12 video items were involved, 10 of them produced by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). Five were episodes of Hong Kong Connection, including the two-part “Chinese Lawyers Dancing in Shackles”, which won the Grand Prize in the 12th Human Rights Press Awards and the Grand Prize in the Special Feature category (electronic media) at the fourth CUHK News Awards. Poon Tat-pui, the former director of the programme, said in response to enquiries from this newspaper that he had questions about the programme’s removal and hoped to understand the reasons behind it.
15 May 2023獨媒#6440
Hong Kong Independent Journalist’s Short Films on 7.21, PolyU Siege and More Win Three Taiwan News Photography Awards
獨立影像媒體《The WELL》創辦人黎家威（Ryan），憑短片《721看不見的傷痕》，在今屆台灣新聞攝影大賽「網路影音新聞類」奪得冠軍。他其餘兩條訪問《蘋果日報》記者及理大學生的短片，亦在同一組別奪優選獎。黎家威向《獨媒》表示，對得獎感到榮幸，指「這3部作品能夠紀錄在時代湧流下，埋沒的一群人」。
Lai Ka-wai (Ryan), founder of independent video media outlet The WELL, won first prize in the Internet Audiovisual News category at this year’s Taiwan News Photography Competition for his short film “Invisible Scars of 7.21”. Two other interview videos, featuring Apple Daily reporters and PolyU students, also received Awards of Excellence in the same category. Lai told InMedia that he was honoured to receive the awards, saying, “These three works were able to document a group of people who were buried amid the currents of the times.”
14 May 2023獨媒#6436
Libraries Remove Nearly All Books by Multiple Media Figures and Political Scholars, Including Oral Histories, Travel Collections and Parent-Child Comics
多間傳媒近日報導，尊子著作及六四相關書籍均被香港公共圖書館下架。《獨媒》在圖書館目錄搜尋時，亦發現多名本地學者及傳媒人名字「沒有符合的檢索結果」，包括中大政治與行政學系副教授馬嶽、國際關係學者沈旭暉、文化研究學者許寶強、資深傳媒人區家麟、前《頭條新聞》主持吳志森及曾志豪，另外大律師吳靄儀、浸大視覺藝術院前助理教授黃照達等的著作同樣全數被下架，書種包括學術研究、口述歷史書、旅遊文集、親子漫畫等。多本下架書藉獲圖書館列為推薦館藏，甚至獲獎。
Several media outlets reported recently that works by Zunzi and books related to June 4 had been removed from Hong Kong public libraries. When searching the library catalogue, InMediaHK also found that searches for the names of several local scholars and media figures returned “no matching results,” including Ma Ngok, associate professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration at CUHK; international relations scholar Simon Xu Hui Shen; cultural studies scholar Hui Po-keung; veteran media professional Au Ka-lun; former Headliner host Chi Sum Ng; and Tsang Chi-ho. All works by barrister Audrey Eu and Wong Chiu-tat, a former assistant professor at the Academy of Visual Arts at Baptist University, among others, had likewise been removed. The books included academic studies, oral history books, travel collections and parent-child comics. Several of the removed books had been listed by the libraries as recommended holdings and had even received awards.
12 May 2023The Point#6430
Former HKBU journalism associate professor and commentator Kong Man-tim says he will no longer comment on Hong Kong politics after receiving anonymous threatening letter
繼《尊子漫畫》日前宣布休刊後，前香港浸會大學新聞系副教授兼英文網媒《Hong Kong Free Press》時事評論員孔文添（Tim Hamlett）周五（12日）發表專欄文章指，鑑於香港政府的管治手法，加上相繼有傳媒及大專學生組織因《港區國安法》或受政治打壓而停辦，他表示不希望自己因言入獄，所以不會再評論香港政治事件，但未有提及其專欄及網誌會否繼續運作。
Following the recent announcement that Zunzi Cartoons would suspend publication, former associate professor of journalism at Hong Kong Baptist University and current affairs commentator for the English-language online media outlet Hong Kong Free Press, Kong Man-tim (Tim Hamlett), wrote in a column published on Friday (12th) that, in view of the way the Hong Kong government governs and the fact that media organisations and tertiary-student organisations had successively ceased operations amid possible political suppression under the National Security Law for Hong Kong, he did not want to be imprisoned for his speech and would therefore no longer comment on Hong Kong political events. He did not say whether his column and blog would continue operating.
11 May 2023獨媒#6425
[Zunzi cartoons] Chris Tang condemns HKJA statement, says government willing to accept criticism
《明報》周日起停止刊登《尊子漫畫》，記協發聲明表示痛心自由遭打壓。保安局局長鄧炳強嚴厲譴責記協聲明，強調批評政府必須基於事實，當局樂意接受批評。他又表示，如有媒體編輯發現有人利用平台，以不實、誤導的指控抹黑政府，停刊屬負責任做法。
Ming Pao will stop publishing Zunzi cartoons from Sunday. The Hong Kong Journalists Association issued a statement expressing dismay that freedom was being suppressed. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung strongly condemned the statement, stressing that criticism of the government must be based on facts and that the government was willing to accept criticism. He also said that if media editors found someone using a platform to smear the government with false or misleading allegations, suspending publication would be a responsible course of action.
11 May 2023獨媒#6428
HKJA saddened by Ming Pao dropping Zunzi cartoons, agrees reason is “understood without being said”
《明報》周二（9日）刊登的一篇《尊子漫畫》遭民政及青年事務局點名斥責。事隔2日，《明報》今日宣布周日（14日）起停止刊登《尊子漫畫》和世紀版「乜議員」漫畫。香港記者協會發聲明稱，對《尊子漫畫》停刊表示痛心，並認同尊子所指，停刊原因是「心照不宣」，認為政府連番狙擊一介文人，反映本港容不下批評聲音，並憂將加劇傳媒機構自我審查，呼籲政府對各人意見予以最大包容。
A Zunzi cartoon published by Ming Pao on Tuesday (the 9th) was singled out for condemnation by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau. Two days later, Ming Pao announced today that it would stop publishing the Zunzi cartoons and the “What Legislator?” cartoon in its Century section from Sunday (the 14th). The Hong Kong Journalists Association said in a statement that it was saddened by the discontinuation of the Zunzi cartoons and agreed with Zunzi that the reason was “understood without being said”. It said the government’s repeated targeting of an individual literary figure showed that Hong Kong could not accommodate critical voices, and expressed concern that this would intensify self-censorship by media organisations. It called on the government to show the greatest possible tolerance towards everyone’s views.
10 May 2023光傳媒#6422
Hong Kong Journalists Association Could Run Out of Funds Within Two Years; 55th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner in June Open to Non-Members
香港記者協會今年踏入第55週年，最近向會員發電郵，指現時會員數目急降、經費緊拙，若情況繼續，不出兩年財政見底。記協指，嘗試另闢籌款途徑，以一個更相宜、更溫情的方式籌募經費，計劃6月10日選出第56屆執委當晚舉行籌款聚餐，希望與行家朋友好好相聚。記協主席陳朗昇表示，記協要繼續營運難度不低，但還有「一段距離」才會因財政狀況而要解散。
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) is marking its 55th anniversary this year. In a recent email to members, it said membership had fallen sharply and its financial resources were tight, adding that it would run out of funds within two years if the situation continued. The HKJA said it was seeking alternative fundraising methods and planned to hold a fundraising dinner on June 10, the evening of the election of its 56th Executive Committee, in a more affordable and warm-hearted format, hoping to spend time with fellow journalists and friends. HKJA chairperson Chan Long-sang said it would be difficult for the association to continue operating, but it was still “some way off” from having to dissolve because of its financial situation.
9 May 2023獨媒#6417
Zunzi cartoon satirises “"the three committees"” vetting district councillors; Mak Mei-kuen criticises “politics overriding morality”
政府上周宣佈完善地區治理建議方案，改革區議會組成。《明報》今日（9日）刊登一幅尊子的漫畫，諷刺分區委員會、地區滅罪及防火委員會的「三會」委員學歷低及有不同身體問題，日後更可把關篩選地區直選議員。民政及青年事務局下午發文，局長麥美娟嚴厲譴責有關行為，批評漫畫「政治凌駕道德」，以及侮辱膽固醇過高、患心臟病、色盲等人士。
The Government announced last week proposals to improve district governance and reform the composition of district councils. Ming Pao today (9th) published a cartoon by Zunzi satirising the low educational qualifications and various physical conditions of “"the three committees"” members of area committees and district fight-crime and fire-safety committees, who in future could vet and select district councillors returned by direct election. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau issued a statement in the afternoon in which Secretary Mak Mei-kuen strongly condemned the conduct, criticising the cartoon for allowing “politics to override morality” and insulting people with high cholesterol, heart disease and colour blindness.
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