15 Jul 2022Now#2222
[Politics Online] Emily Lau spends half a month in Germany and returns to Hong Kong safely
民主黨前主席劉慧卿在原訂的黨慶前啟程到德國。她一直在社交網站頻密更新狀況,至今早分享自己已回港。
Emily Lau, former chairwoman of the Democratic Party, departed for Germany before the originally scheduled party anniversary. She frequently updated her status on social media and shared this morning that she had returned to Hong Kong.
14 Jul 2022RFA#2216
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Holds Film Festival in Washington as Local Hongkongers Petition Arts Venue to End Partnership
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office held a film festival in Washington, prompting local Hongkongers to jointly petition its arts venue partner to end the cooperation. The Hong Kong government had previously used advertisements celebrating the handover to promote the event, but the advertisements were removed after Hongkongers raised the matter with the arts venue.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office held a film festival in Washington, prompting local Hongkongers to jointly petition its arts venue partner to end the cooperation. The Hong Kong government had previously used advertisements celebrating the handover to promote the event, but the advertisements were removed after Hongkongers raised the matter with the arts venue.
13 Jul 2022同文#2211
US congressional committee recommends sanctions against 15 Department of Justice prosecutors, US entry bans and asset freezes
美國國會及行政當局中國委員會發表報告,研究香港檢控人員在近年政治檢控案件中所扮演的角色,建議美國政府制裁15名律政司人員,包括刑事檢控專員楊美琪。
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China published a report examining the role of Hong Kong prosecutors in political prosecution cases in recent years and recommended that the US government sanction 15 Department of Justice officials, including the Director of Public Prosecutions Mi Ki Yeung.
9 Jul 2022VOA#2197
European Parliament Passes Resolution Condemning Arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen and Other Pro-Democracy Figures; Beijing Voices Dissatisfaction
歐洲議會星期四(7月7日)通過一項有關香港的決議,譴責香港當局逮捕著名的天主教榮休樞機主教陳日君和其他四名民主派活動人士,並且敦促中國撤銷香港國安法,重新承諾維護香港基本法。中國政府對此表示了強烈不滿。
The European Parliament passed a resolution on Hong Kong on Thursday (July 7), condemning the Hong Kong authorities’ arrest of prominent Catholic Cardinal Emeritus Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other pro-democracy activists, and urging China to repeal the Hong Kong National Security Law and recommit to upholding the Basic Law. The Chinese government expressed strong dissatisfaction.
8 Jul 2022明報#2194
UN committee member calls chanting “Liberate Hong Kong” harmless and urges amendment of sedition offence; Hong Kong government says sedition can trigger terrorist acts
聯合國人權事務委員會審議香港人權狀况,指製作繪本及叫喊口號屬「無害行為」,提醒煽動罪不應用作打壓異己。
The United Nations Human Rights Committee reviewed the human rights situation in Hong Kong, saying that producing illustrated books and chanting slogans were “harmless acts” and reminding that the sedition offence should not be used to suppress dissent.
22 Jun 2022信報#2119
Chris Patten on emigration wave: Hong Kong suffers huge loss
末代港督彭定康昨天出版新書《香港日記》,回顧其港督生涯。他日前在倫敦出席新書發布會時批評,北京徹底違反《中英聯合聲明》,認為近年大批香港人才移民到英國等地,對香港而言是巨大損失。
Chris Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong, published his new book, 《Hong Kong Diary》, yesterday, looking back on his tenure as governor. At the book launch in London recently, he criticised Beijing for completely violating the Sino-British Joint Declaration, saying that the emigration in recent years of large numbers of Hong Kong talent to the United Kingdom and elsewhere was a huge loss for Hong Kong.
22 Jun 2022The Guardian#2125
Hong Kong plunges lower in global human rights index
人權評量倡議指《國安法》箝制人權及自由,在最新出爐報告中將香港評級降至非常惡劣等級,與沙特阿拉伯等國齊名。
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative said the National Security Law has constrained human rights and freedoms, and downgraded Hong Kong to the “very bad” category in its latest report, placing it alongside countries including Saudi Arabia.
17 Jun 2022RFI#2092
UN Human Rights Committee to Discuss Hong Kong in July; Overseas Groups Urge Amendments to National Security and Electoral Laws
身處海外的香港人權信息中心和香港法治監察向聯合國人權事務委員會提交報告書書,指國安法和新選舉法例未符合人權公約,內容涵蓋27個範疇的66項建議,同時牽涉法援改制和律師收威嚇以及政治干擾,以及612信託人被捕事件。人權事務委員會預計於7月7至12日審議香港政府提交的被告,將有政府官員參與質詢。
The overseas-based Hong Kong Human Rights Information Centre and Hong Kong Rule of Law Monitor submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee, stating that the National Security Law and new electoral legislation do not comply with the human rights covenant. The report contains 66 recommendations covering 27 areas, including legal aid reform, threats against and political interference involving lawyers, and the arrests of 612 trustees. The Human Rights Committee is expected to examine the Hong Kong Government’s submission from 7 to 12 July, with government officials taking part in the questioning.
16 Jun 2022RFA#2084
[Hong Kong Human Rights] Hong Kong Groups Submit Reports on Human Rights Issues to UN Human Rights Committee
今年成立的「香港法治監察」和「香港人權資訊中心」向聯合國人權事務委員會提交報告,表達對香港人權狀況惡化的關注,並促請港府停止侵害人權的行為。
The Hong Kong Rule of Law Monitor and the Hong Kong Human Rights Information Centre, both established this year, submitted reports to the UN Human Rights Committee, expressing concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Hong Kong and urging the Hong Kong Government to stop infringing human rights.
11 Jun 2022SCMP#2073
More than 540,000 Hongkongers issued BN(O) passports since 2019, most approved after UK citizenship scheme unveiled
根據英國政府最新數據,2019年起逾540,000港人獲發BN(O)護照。
According to the latest UK government data, more than 540,000 Hongkongers have been issued BN(O) passports since 2019.
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