17 Dec 2021立場新聞#1736
Reporters Without Borders report: 488 journalists imprisoned worldwide, a record high; Hong Kong detains at least 10 under National Security Law
「無國界記者組織」年度報告指出香港政府以《國安法》扣留至少 10 名記者。
A Reporters Without Borders annual report says the Hong Kong government detained at least 10 journalists under the National Security Law.
25 Oct 2021立場新聞#1658
Amnesty International to close Hong Kong office by year-end, citing impact of national security law
「國際特赦組織」宣布年底前關閉香港辦事處。
Amnesty International announced that it would close its Hong Kong office by the end of the year.
18 Sept 2021立場新聞#1582
Democratic Party veteran Sin Chung-kai and Josephine Shu Ying Chan reportedly leave Hong Kong; CTU general secretary Mong Siu-tat resigns to go to the UK
民主黨元老單仲偕已離港及抵達美國。報道指陳樹英亦已離港,赴英會合丈夫、民主黨副主席李永達。職工盟則證實,總幹事蒙兆達已因個人原因請辭,
Democratic Party veteran Sin Chung-kai has left Hong Kong and arrived in the United States. Reports said Josephine Shu Ying Chan had also left Hong Kong and gone to the UK to reunite with her husband, Democratic Party vice-chairman Lee Wing-tat. The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions confirmed that its general secretary, Mong Siu-tat, had resigned for personal reasons.
17 Aug 2021立場新聞#1503
Sunny Cheung Announces He Will Stay in US to Apply for Political Asylum, Study for Master’s at Johns Hopkins University
「香港大專學界國際事務代表團」發言人張崑陽在遭港府通緝流亡一年後,宣布留美申政庇。
Sunny Cheung, spokesperson for the “Hong Kong Higher Education Institutions International Affairs Delegation”, announced that he would stay in the US to apply for political asylum after spending a year in exile following his being wanted by the Hong Kong government.
9 Aug 2021立場新聞#1489
Taiwan concerned National Security Law threatens athletes’ safety; Hong Kong Gay Games says event is non-political and urges participants to obey the law
第 11 屆同樂運動會明年將於香港舉行,台灣同志運動發展協會表示憂慮《國安法》影響運動員安全,將不會派隊參與明年的運動會。
The 11th Gay Games will be held in Hong Kong next year. The Taiwan LGBT Sports Development Association said it was concerned that the National Security Law could affect athletes’ safety and would not send a team to next year’s Games.
19 Apr 2021HKFP#1334
Exclusive: Hong Kong government spent millions on failed lobbying bid to defeat Washington’s Human Rights and Democracy Act
Lobbying firms in the US were paid at least HK$84 million by the Hong Kong government to arrange meetings between city officials and US politicians between 2014 and 2020 to discuss topics such as the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (The Act), an HKFP investigation has found.
Lobbying firms in the US were paid at least HK$84 million by the Hong Kong government to arrange meetings between city officials and US politicians between 2014 and 2020 to discuss topics including the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, an HKFP investigation has found.
17 Apr 2021立場新聞#1332
Icelandic Lawyer Sanctioned by China After Newspaper Criticism: Sanctions Have No Effect
一名冰島律師4月15日被本國外交部告知,指他已被中國列入黑名單,被禁止到訪中國,在華資產亦會被凍結。中國駐冰島大使館公布,冰島跟隨歐盟制裁中國,損害兩國關係,中國將實際反制裁。據指制裁原因,是因為他曾在當地報章撰寫批評中國的文章。
An Icelandic lawyer was informed by his country’s foreign ministry on 15 April that China had blacklisted him, barring him from visiting China and freezing his assets there. The Chinese Embassy in Iceland said China would impose practical counter-sanctions because Iceland had followed the European Union in sanctioning China, harming relations between the two countries. It was reported that the sanctions were imposed because he had written articles criticising China in a local newspaper.
8 Apr 2021立場新聞#1313
7 Chinese Entities Sanctioned by US over Alleged Assistance to PLA in Developing Supercomputers and Weapons of Mass Destruction
美國商務部制裁7間中國機構,指控這些機構協助中國解放軍發展超級電腦及大規模殺傷力武器。這些機構在未獲美國商務部許可下,不得使用來自美國的技術。
The US Commerce Department has sanctioned seven Chinese entities, accusing them of assisting the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in developing supercomputers and weapons of mass destruction. Without authorisation from the US Commerce Department, the entities may not use technology originating from the United States.
27 Mar 2021立場新聞#1294
China Announces Sanctions on Three People and One Organisation in US and Canada, Barring Entry to China, Hong Kong and Macao and Transactions with Chinese Citizens
中國外交部宣布制裁美國、加拿大3人及1組織,指兩個對新疆有關人員及實體進行單邊制裁。
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions on three people and one organisation in the United States and Canada, saying the two countries had imposed unilateral sanctions on people and entities related to Xinjiang.
26 Mar 2021立場新聞#1289
Hong Kong Non-Permanent Judge Lord Lawrence Collins Is Arbitrator at UK Chambers Sanctioned by China; Group Expects Fewer Hong Kong Cases
中國外交部宣布制裁英國 9 名人員和 4 個實體,當中包括英國埃塞克斯園大律師事務所(Essex Court Chambers),其中香港終審法院非常任法官郝廉思(Lord Lawrence Collins)是事務所的全職仲裁員。法政匯思發言人吳宗鑾估計,香港會跟隨制裁,減少郝廉思的工作,形容他「躺著也中槍」。
China’s Foreign Ministry announced sanctions against nine British individuals and four entities, including Essex Court Chambers in the UK, where Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal non-permanent judge Lord Lawrence Collins is a full-time arbitrator. Ng Chung-luen, a spokesperson for the Progressive Lawyers Group, estimated that Hong Kong would follow the sanctions and reduce Collins’s work, describing him as having been “shot while lying down.”
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