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The Story That Cannot Be Silenced
香港記者協會自 1993 年起，過去 29 年都會發表《言論自由年報》，但第三十份言論自由年報，改由「敢於向當權者講出真相的新聞工作者和新聞研究人員」組成的獨立群組接手撰寫，並交由國際記者聯會在海外發表。
Since 1993, the Hong Kong Journalists Association had published an annual report on freedom of expression for 29 years. The 30th report, however, was written by an independent group made up of journalists and journalism researchers who dared to tell the truth to those in power, and published overseas by the International Federation of Journalists.
Hong Kong 01 Self-Censorship? “Anti-Xi” Report Taken Down and Silenced Within Six Hours on Eve of 20th Party Congress
「中共二十大」召開在即，各界重點關注習近平能否成為三度當選「國家主席」的第一人，唯會議前街頭出現頗多反抗聲音。昨日一名男子於北京四通橋掛起「反習」橫額被公安拘捕。事件遭到中國全網封鎖，香港主流媒體未見報導。「香港 01」原有在昨日 4 時 21 分刊登該事件報導，唯於 6 個小時內，主動將該報導下架消音。
With the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress imminent, attention has focused on whether Xi Jinping can become the first person to be elected state president for a third time. However, numerous voices of resistance have emerged on the streets ahead of the meeting. Yesterday, a man was arrested by public security authorities after hanging an “anti-Xi” banner at Beijing’s Sitong Bridge. The incident was blocked across the Chinese internet, and no reports appeared in Hong Kong’s mainstream media. Hong Kong 01 initially published a report on the incident at 4:21 p.m. yesterday, but proactively took it down and silenced it within six hours.
Police Write to Ming Pao, Saying Zunzi Cartoon Creates Misleading Impression and Damages Force’s Image
警方昨日（11日）去信《明報》，指該報同日A11版《尊子漫畫》內容描述有穿上防暴裝備的警員處理學校求助個案，或會令讀者對警方處理學校求助個案查詢產生錯誤觀感，兼損害警隊形象。
Police wrote to Ming Pao yesterday (11th), saying that a Zunzi cartoon published on page A11 of the newspaper that day depicted police officers wearing riot-control equipment handling a case involving a school seeking assistance. They said this might give readers a misleading impression of police handling enquiries about cases in which schools sought assistance, and damage the image of the police force.
Comic Strip Accused of Damaging Police Image; Zun Zi Says It Was Not Targeting Police, Ming Pao Says It Supports Writer in Producing Professional Work
警方昨日去信《明報》，指A11版「尊子漫畫」內容描述有穿上防暴裝備的警員處理學校求助個案，或會令讀者對警方處理學校求助個案產生錯誤觀感，兼損害警隊形象。《明報》今日報導，尊子澄清指有關漫畫並非針對警察，明報編輯部則稱會本着專業，支持專欄作家提供專業作品。
The police wrote to Ming Pao yesterday, saying that a Zun Zi comic strip on page A11 depicted police officers wearing riot gear handling a request for assistance from a school, which might give readers a mistaken impression of how police handle such cases and damage the image of the police force. Ming Pao reported today that Zun Zi clarified that the comic was not targeting the police, while its editorial department said it would support its columnist in producing professional work.
Bookstore Package Opened and Inspected in Shenzhen
專門售賣攝影書的網上書店 The Salt Yard Photobook Store，上月舉辦團購，從日本代購經典攝影雜誌《Provoke》，但運送來港的路線「迂回曲折」，先是送去了深圳「滯留了足足六天」，再北上韓國仁川，再轉至台灣桃園，最後才送到香港，但在深圳期間包裹被折開檢查，認為海關檢查已超越一般查驗貨物內容跟申報相符與否，「明顯需要了解書中內容為何物。」
The online bookstore The Salt Yard Photobook Store, which specialises in photography books, organised a group purchase last month to source the classic photography magazine Provoke from Japan. The shipment to Hong Kong took a “circuitous” route: it was first sent to Shenzhen, where it was “held up for a full six days”, before travelling north to Incheon in South Korea, then to Taoyuan in Taiwan, and finally to Hong Kong. The package was opened and inspected while in Shenzhen. The bookstore said the customs inspection had gone beyond the usual checking of whether the contents matched the declaration, adding that it “clearly needed to understand what the books were about.”
Defend Sheep Village, Never Surrender: Sheep Village 2.0 Website Hacked as Fake Site Created to Block Spread of the Truth
上月羊村繪本案宣判 5 位成員串謀刊印、發布、分發、展示或複製煽動刊物罪罪成，網上隨即出現「羊村 2.0 」組織無懼文字獄威嚇，在各大平台分享繪本粵中英三語檔案，並建基「羊村」系列故事再創新三冊繪本，直指《蘋果日報》被迫停刊、民主派立法會初選，及公民社會與歷史記憶。近日，「羊村 2.0 」網站不斷被黑客入侵，更偽造假網站，批評「政權想要重施打壓言論自由的技倆」，呼籲「大家繼續廣傳官方網站」。
Last month, five members were found guilty in the Sheep Village picture-book case of conspiracy to print, publish, distribute, display or reproduce seditious publications. The “Sheep Village 2.0” organisation subsequently appeared online, undeterred by threats of literary persecution, sharing Cantonese, Mandarin and English files of the picture books on major platforms and creating three new picture books based on the Sheep Village series. The new works address the forced closure of Apple Daily, the pro-democracy camp’s Legislative Council primary election, and civil society and historical memory. Recently, the “Sheep Village 2.0” website was repeatedly hacked, and a fake website was created. The organisation criticised the regime for seeking to repeat its tactics of suppressing freedom of expression and called on people to continue widely sharing the official website.
Sheep Village 2.0 undeterred by Hong Kong’s literary-inquisition threats, shares picture-book files in Cantonese, Chinese and English online and will announce three new stories
香港文字獄羊村繪本案，前言語治療師總工會 5 位成員被控出版「羊村」系列三冊繪本，串謀刊印、發布、分發、展示或複製煽動刊物罪，9 月 10 日被判罪成。當時法官斥責繪本洗腦荼毒兒童思想，次被告楊逸意曾指無悔站在羊的一方，「唯一後悔只係趕唔切喺被捕前出版更多繪本」。羊村在港已成禁書絕跡市面，昨日卻見「羊村 2.0」組織在網上分享三冊粵中英三語的繪本電子檔，並指將在 10 月 1 日公布建基於「羊村」系列，自行創作的三冊新故事。
In the Hong Kong sedition case over the Sheep Village picture books, five members of the former Speech Therapists’ General Union were charged with conspiracy to print, publish, distribute, display or reproduce seditious publications. They were found guilty on September 10. The judge at the time condemned the picture books for brainwashing and poisoning children’s minds. The second defendant, Melody Yeung Yat-yee, had said that they had no regrets about standing on the sheep’s side, adding: “My only regret is that I did not have time to publish more picture books before being arrested.” The Sheep Village books have become banned books in Hong Kong and disappeared from the market, but yesterday the “Sheep Village 2.0” organisation was seen sharing electronic files of the three picture books in Cantonese, Chinese and English online. It said it would announce three new stories created independently and based on the Sheep Village series on October 1.
Chan Long-sing to Begin Further Studies in UK Today, Says He Will Return to Hong Kong in Six Months as Planned
陳朗昇今晚離港赴英，參加牛津大學路透研究所的學人計劃，不少親友到場送機。他在登機前表示，期待在牛津與各地行家交流，以應對香港的複雜環境，而自己也會按計劃在半年後回港，「我哋始終係香港嘅記者，都係要留喺香港，繼續報導真相同事實」。
Chan Long-sing left Hong Kong for the UK this evening to take part in a fellowship programme at the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Many friends and relatives saw him off at the airport. Before boarding, he said he looked forward to exchanging views with colleagues from around the world in Oxford to cope with Hong Kong’s complex environment. He also said he would return to Hong Kong in six months as planned: “We are Hong Kong journalists after all, and we have to stay in Hong Kong and continue reporting the truth and facts.”
HKJA: Industry’s press freedom index hits new low as response rate plunges amid fears of retaliation
香港記者協會發布新一年「新聞自由指數」調查結果，公眾及新聞從業員均認為新聞自由倒退，其中業界的評分創下9年新低，跌幅亦屬歷年之冠，下降近6分。記協指，大型傳媒機構相繼倒閉引發業界恐慌，又提到業界回應率較去年大跌六成，引述有新聞工作者憂慮記協受查，懼怕參與調查而遭報復。
The Hong Kong Journalists Association released the results of its latest Press Freedom Index survey. Both the public and news workers believed that press freedom had deteriorated. The industry’s score fell to a nine-year low, with the decline of nearly six points also the largest on record. The HKJA said the successive closures of major media organisations had caused panic in the industry. It also said the industry’s response rate had fallen by 60% from last year, citing news workers’ concerns that the HKJA could be investigated and fears that they might face retaliation for taking part in the survey.
Footage Shows Reporter Shot in Back; Police Say Complaint Unsubstantiated and Firing Sponge Round “Not Unreasonable”; IPCC Endorses Finding
2019年11月反修例運動期間，時任商業電台記者採訪時被防暴警察驅趕，轉身離開時被警員從後射海綿彈擊中，有片段拍攝到當時情况，記者事後向投訴警察課投訴涉事警員。警員後遭警方「訓斥」，事隔近3年，警方向當事人交代調查結果，稱指控「無法證實」，反指記者衝前觸碰防暴警察手部然後轉身逃走，警察才追捕及發射海綿彈。當事人對調查結果感遺憾，認為與事實不符，稱當時是警察撥開他，二人手部才有觸碰，考慮提覆核。
During the anti-extradition bill movement in November 2019, a then-Commercial Radio reporter was driven away by riot police while reporting. As he turned to leave, he was hit from behind by a sponge round fired by a police officer, with footage capturing what happened. The reporter subsequently lodged a complaint against the officer with the Complaints Against Police Office. The officer was later “admonished” by police. Nearly three years later, police explained the investigation outcome to the reporter, saying the allegation was “not substantiated”. They instead said the reporter moved forward and touched a riot police officer’s hand before turning and fleeing, after which police pursued him and fired the sponge round. The reporter expressed regret over the investigation outcome, saying it did not accord with the facts. He said the police officer had brushed him away, and their hands touched only as a result, and that he was considering seeking a review.
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