1 Jan 2023ReNews#5893
Journalists with Two to More Than 20 Years’ Experience, Including Former Journalists from Defunct Media Outlets, Jointly Launch “Ting Kan”
自《國安法》實施以後，陸續有傳媒機構因不同原因結業，但過去一年，相繼有新的媒體成立，希望重新擴闊傳媒空間；由一班年資兩年到逾廿年，過去曾在不同機構工作、包括部分已停傳媒記者，共同創立《庭刊》，在新一年第一天宣布開業。
Since the implementation of the National Security Law, a number of media organisations have ceased operations for various reasons. Over the past year, new media outlets have been established one after another in the hope of broadening the media space. “Ting Kan” was jointly founded by journalists with between two and more than 20 years’ experience who had previously worked at different organisations, including some from media outlets that have since ceased operations, and announced its launch on the first day of the new year.
30 Dec 2022獨媒#5890
Ming Pao Ends Tsang Chi-ho’s Opinion Column After He Is Named and Criticised by Government Twice This Month
身在台灣的時事評論員曾志豪早前在《明報》發布的兩篇評論文章，先後被政府點名批評誤導。曾志豪透露今日刊登《明報》的評論，將會是他最後一篇明報投稿，負責人早前告訴他「不用再寫」，雖然不甘心，雙方卻是非常和平分手。他感謝明報願意給多空間，回顧過往「每寫一天，我都當是賺到一天」。他直言不用猜測事件與被保安局點名有無關，反問若說兩者無關「有人會相信嗎？你高興就好了。」
Current-affairs commentator Tsang Chi-ho, who is in Taiwan, said two commentaries he previously published in Ming Pao were singled out and criticised by the government as misleading. He disclosed that the commentary published in Ming Pao today would be his final submission to the newspaper, saying the person in charge had earlier told him there was “no need to write any more”. Although he was reluctant, he said the two sides parted ways very peacefully. He thanked Ming Pao for giving him considerable space, recalling that in the past, “every day I wrote, I regarded it as gaining one more day”. He said there was no need to speculate about whether the incident was related to his being singled out by the Security Bureau, asking: “Would anyone believe it if you said the two were unrelated? If that makes you happy.”
29 Dec 2022獨媒#5881
Global Times says whether Jimmy Lai can hire British barrister is determined by Chinese law
針對國安法案件是否可以聘請海外大律師，人大常委會正在審議特首李家超提呈的釋法要求。最終釋法範圍未有定論，黨媒《環球時報》今凌晨發表評論，直指黎智英能否聘請英國律師，是「中國法律說了算」，評論又批評黎智英故意向國安法實施「出難題」，「幻想逃避應有懲治」，評論指其圖謀妄想不可能得逞。
Regarding whether overseas barristers may be hired in National Security Law cases, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is considering Chief Executive John Lee’s request for an interpretation. The scope of the eventual interpretation remains undecided. The Chinese Communist Party newspaper Global Times published a commentary early this morning, stating directly that whether Jimmy Lai can hire a British barrister is a matter for “Chinese law to decide”. The commentary also criticised Lai for deliberately setting a difficult question for the implementation of the National Security Law and “imagining that he could evade the punishment he deserves”, saying that his scheme and wishful thinking could not succeed.
23 Dec 2022同文#5870
Apologise to Hong Kong before the world: CPPCC Judith Yu calls for Google official to be arrested; Priscilla Leung says National Anthem Law can be used to prosecute
香港政府要求 Google 修正國歌搜尋結果，遭拒後仍然堅持對方必須負責，再三聲言威脅 Google 。 12 月 20 日，全國政協楊莉珊撰文狠批 Google ，指對方無法無天，引可用新民黨主席葉劉淑儀言論，可用《特權法》傳召負責人，又建議以《國歌法》控告對方，不可讓外國企業欺負香港。立法會議員梁美芬則認為，傳召負責人太過抬高 Google ，用《國歌法》起訴已經足夠。
The Hong Kong Government demanded that Google correct its search results for the national anthem. After Google refused, the government continued to insist that it must be held responsible and repeatedly threatened the company. On 20 December, National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Judith Yu wrote an article strongly criticising Google, saying it was acting above the law. Citing remarks by New People’s Party chair Regina Ip, the article said the responsible person could be summoned under the Powers and Privileges Ordinance, and also proposed prosecuting Google under the National Anthem Law, saying foreign companies must not be allowed to bully Hong Kong. Legislative Council member Priscilla Leung said summoning the responsible person would give Google too much prominence, and that prosecution under the National Anthem Law would be sufficient.
21 Dec 2022獨媒#5858
Independent Journalist Makes Documentary on the Perseverance of Four Former Journalists
《蘋果日報》、《立場新聞》及《眾新聞》等，在去年至今年相繼停運，多名總編主筆被捕，無數記者失業。事隔愈一年，獨立記者鄭思思周二（20日）傍晚，在YouTube發布長約9分鐘的紀實片《給善良的我們 For the Greater Fool》，分別訪問4名前記者及前採訪主任，在他們任職的傳媒機構結業後，如何保持記者的風骨、正直和善良。
Apple Daily, Stand News and Citizen News, among others, ceased operations one after another from last year through this year. Several chief editors and lead writers were arrested, leaving countless journalists unemployed. More than a year later, independent journalist Cheng Sze-sze released on YouTube on Tuesday evening (the 20th) a documentary of about nine minutes, titled “給善良的我們 For the Greater Fool”. It features interviews with four former journalists and a former news editor about how they have maintained their journalistic integrity, honesty and kindness after the media organisations they worked for closed down.
16 Dec 2022獨媒#5841
Google Refuses to Put Correct National Anthem at Top, Says It Will Not Manually Manipulate Search Rankings
近月有多場海外國際賽事播錯香港國歌，Google被指是元兇之一，港府及建制派均齊聲譴責，要求Google將《義勇軍進行曲》置頂。多名行會成員先後施壓，湯家驊稱Google或違反《國安法》，葉劉淑儀又指考慮以立法會特權法傳召Google代表解釋。Google昨日表明，不會人為操作將特定網頁置頂。
In recent months, the wrong Hong Kong national anthem has been played at several overseas international sporting events. The Hong Kong government and the pro-establishment camp have both condemned Google, which has been identified as one of the culprits, and demanded that it place the March of the Volunteers at the top of search results. Several Executive Council members have successively pressured the company. Ronny Tong said Google might be violating the National Security Law, while Regina Ip said she was considering using the Legislative Council’s powers and privileges to summon Google representatives to explain. Google said yesterday that it would not manually manipulate its search results to place specific webpages at the top.
16 Dec 2022獨媒#5844
Ming Pao commentator Tsang Chi-ho criticises “abandoning” LeaveHomeSafe and Google incident as contrary to scientific spirit; government expresses regret
時事評論員曾志豪續月初被保安局點名斥談白內地紙示威的評論文章淡化不穩定徵兆，今日在《明報》撰寫題為〈以科學讓Google安心出行〉的評論文章再受到批評，內容提到政府「放棄」「安心出行」和要求Google把正確國歌置頂 ，是不符合科學精神，政府在晚上發聲明，對作者接連在《明報》這平台發表誤導、偏頗評論，表示遺憾。
Current affairs commentator Tsang Chi-ho was previously named by the Security Bureau and criticised for a commentary on the white paper protests in mainland China that downplayed signs of instability. Today, he published a commentary in Ming Pao titled “Using Science to Put Google at Ease with Travel” and came under criticism again. The article said that the government’s “abandoning” of LeaveHomeSafe and its request for Google to place the correct national anthem at the top were inconsistent with the spirit of science. In an evening statement, the government expressed regret over the author’s successive misleading and biased commentaries published on the Ming Pao platform.
10 Dec 2022大紀元#5812
Fung Hei-kin discovers that Ming Pao deleted report on Chris Tang and the “colour revolution”
修訂前後的報道均沒什麼特別，跟鄧炳強早前對「白紙示威」的定性一致，但耐人尋味的是，事隔一天，《明報》卻把整篇報道刪除了。如果你google上述標題，仍可搜到那兩篇報道，但一點開《明報》新聞網，就只看到一個背景空蕩蕩的畫面，大字寫着「暫沒有內容」（但報道內容仍可以在Google的網頁存檔中找到）。
Neither the report before revision nor the revised version was particularly noteworthy, and both were consistent with Chris Tang’s earlier characterisation of the “white paper protests”. What was intriguing, however, was that Ming Pao deleted the entire report a day later. If you Google the headline above, the two reports can still be found, but clicking through to the Ming Pao News website shows only an empty background with the words “No content at present” in large type. The report’s content can still be found in Google’s web archive.
8 Dec 2022HK01#5809
Police Asked Last Year for Seven YouTube Videos Allegedly Violating National Security Law to Be Removed; Google Complied with None
香港運動代表隊近月接連捲入國歌風波，港府要求Google移除不實訊息。根據Google每年公布的《資訊公開報告》，於2021年下半年，港府曾提出82項移除要求，Google配合移除近三成項目，有超過六成沒有採取行動，當中警隊曾根據《香港國安法》，要求移除7部涉違法的YouTube影片，但未獲理會。Google解釋，未依要求移除內容的原因眾多，可能與資料不夠明確，不確定移除內容等有關。
Hong Kong sports teams have become embroiled in a series of national anthem controversies in recent months, and the Hong Kong government has asked Google to remove misinformation. According to Google’s annual Transparency Report, in the second half of 2021 the government made 82 removal requests. Google complied with nearly 30% of them, while taking no action on more than 60%. Among the requests, the police cited the Hong Kong National Security Law in asking for seven YouTube videos allegedly involving violations of the law to be removed, but the request was not acted upon. Google explained that there were many reasons for not removing content as requested, including that the information provided might not have been clear enough or that it was uncertain whether the content should be removed.
2 Dec 2022獨媒#5788
Security Bureau criticises Ming Pao article by Tsang Chi-ho on White Paper protests, says it lowers public national security vigilance
保安局發聲明，批評《明報》今日刊登一篇由時事評論員曾志豪撰寫題為〈為甚麼愛國學生也變『黑暴』？〉的評論文章，是刻意把近日有關香港網上號召示威活動與「內地發生的一些事情」混為一談，混淆視聽，斥是淡化不穩定徵兆，降低市民對被煽動參與涉嫌危害國家安全活動的警覺性。局方又提到，作者已離港，「有些人死心不息，經常想危害國家安全和香港安全，或現正在外享受出賣香港及國家而得到的政治紅利」，籲市民小心提防。
The Security Bureau issued a statement criticising a commentary article published by Ming Pao today, written by current affairs commentator Tsang Chi-ho and titled “Why Do Patriotic Students Also Become ‘Black Rioters’?” It said the article deliberately conflated recent online calls in Hong Kong to organise protest activities with “some things that happened on the mainland”, thereby confusing the public. The bureau accused it of playing down signs of instability and lowering the public’s vigilance against being incited to participate in activities suspected of endangering national security. It also said the author had left Hong Kong, adding that “some people refuse to give up, frequently seeking to endanger national security and Hong Kong’s security, or are currently enjoying the political dividends gained from betraying Hong Kong and the country”, and urged the public to remain vigilant.
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