19 Mar 2025RFA#6602
Surveillance Intensifies in Hong Kong After Article 23; Fu Tong Says Friend Received National Security Call After He Called Him “Big Brother” on Facebook
香港《基本法》23條通過1周年，在台港人及多個台灣人權組織聲援香港政治犯，呼籲國際攜手對抗極權。「赴湯」透露，約半年前其友人在Facebook發表與政治無關言論，他留言並以友人花名「大佬」稱呼對方，兩日後友人卻收到國安電話，他形容「監控超乎想像」。
「反對香港國安惡法，聲援香港政治犯，拒絕中國跨境鎮壓」，香港《基本法》23條
通過1周年多人被捕，在台港人與多個台灣人權組織周三（19日）召開記者會聲援香港政治犯。
香港保安局一直以「罪行涉敏感危害國安活動、影響行動部署」為由，拒公布23條拘捕罪名分類數字。但國際特赦組織於周三（19日）發佈的最新調查顯示，至今至少16人因涉違反「23條」被捕，當中5人被正式起訴，3人則被判有罪，被判囚10至14個月不等。
On the first anniversary of the passage of Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law, Hong Kong people in Taiwan and several Taiwanese human rights organisations held a press conference on Wednesday (19th) to express support for Hong Kong political prisoners and call on the international community to join forces against authoritarianism. Fu Tong said that about six months ago, a friend posted comments unrelated to politics on Facebook. Fu Tong left a comment addressing the friend by his nickname, “Big Brother”; two days later, the friend received a call from national security authorities. He described the surveillance as “beyond imagination.”
Under the slogans “Oppose Hong Kong’s draconian national security law, support Hong Kong political prisoners, and reject China’s cross-border repression” and “Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law,” the press conference was held after many people were arrested in the year since the law’s passage.
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has consistently refused to disclose figures broken down by offence for arrests under Article 23, citing the sensitivity of the offences and concerns that disclosure could endanger national security activities and affect operational deployments. However, the latest investigation released by Amnesty International on Wednesday (19th) showed that at least 16 people had so far been arrested in connection with alleged violations of Article 23. Five had been formally charged, while three had been convicted and sentenced to between 10 and 14 months in prison.
18 Mar 2025獨媒#6592
More Students Fall Ill on Mainland Exchange Tour; Some at S.K.H. St. Michael’s Primary School Contract Norovirus
教育局局長蔡若蓮在「全民國家安全教育日」活動致詞表示，教育局組織的學生內地考察團，目的是通過交流考察，讓學生親身體驗和加深對國家在文化社會和科技資源等領域的認識。
另一方面，Facebook專頁「教育刺針」貼文指，北角的聖公會聖米迦勒小學的63名小五學生，在3月11至14日參加「同根同心西安交流活動」，3名學生在活動最後一日身體不適，回港後再有5名同班學生於15及16日出現嘔吐及發燒。家長帶同學生往醫院求診，部分學生因感染諾如病毒引發腸胃炎。學校已經向衞生署呈報學生個案。
Speaking at a National Security Education Day event, Secretary for Education Christine Choi said the mainland study tours organised by the Education Bureau aim to enable students, through exchanges and study visits, to gain first-hand experience and deepen their understanding of the country’s cultural, social and technological resources.
Meanwhile, a post on the Facebook page “Education Sting” said that 63 Primary Five students from S.K.H. St. Michael’s Primary School in North Point took part in the “Same Roots, Same Heart Xi’an Exchange Activity” from 11 to 14 March. Three students felt unwell on the final day of the activity, while five more classmates developed vomiting and fever on 15 and 16 March after returning to Hong Kong. Their parents took them to hospital, and some students developed gastroenteritis after contracting norovirus. The school has reported the cases to the Department of Health.
18 Mar 2025Yahoo#6595
Melbourne Residents Receive Anonymous Letter Claiming Bounty on Kevin Yam; Hong Kong Government Denies Issuing It
英國衛報昨（17 日）報道指，有澳洲墨爾本居民收到匿名「通緝」信，內容聲稱懸紅通緝流亡港人、前法政匯思召集人任建峰，提及任何人若提供關於任的情報，或將他交給香港或澳洲警方，將會獲得港幣100萬元懸賞。
任建峰是前法政匯思召集人，他持有澳洲籍，2022 年移居澳洲墨爾本，翌年成為澳洲工黨成員。任建峰前年與、袁弓夷、郭鳳儀、郭榮鏗、許智峯等 8 名海外港人被香港警方懸紅一百萬通緝。
The Guardian reported yesterday (17th) that residents of Melbourne, Australia, had received an anonymous “wanted” letter claiming that a bounty had been placed on exiled Hong Kong resident Kevin Yam, former convenor of the Progressive Lawyers Group. It said anyone providing information about Yam, or handing him over to the Hong Kong or Australian police, would receive a HK$1 million reward.
Yam, who holds Australian citizenship, moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 2022 and became a member of the Australian Labor Party the following year. The year before last, Hong Kong police placed a HK$1 million bounty on Yam and seven other Hong Kong people overseas, including Elmer Yuen, Anna Kwok, Dennis Kwok and Ted Hui.
16 Mar 2025BBC#6582
Trump Administration Freezes Funding for Media Organisations Including Voice of America and Radio Free Asia
特朗普政府週六（3月15日）下令暫停資助包括美國之音（VOA）、自由亞洲電台（RFA）、自由歐洲電台（RFE）在內的多家廣播機構，有這些機構的員工向BBC表示他們「早有預期」。
數百名美國之音、自由亞洲電台、自由歐洲電台等廣播電台工作人員在週末時收到公司電郵稱他們被禁止進入辦公室，且必須上交記者證、辦公室發放的設備等，公司進入停擺。
根據一封BBC中文瀏覽過的、由RFA台長方貝在美國東部時間週六發給員工的郵件，該機構全體員工在下一個工作日，也就是即將到來的星期一，應該正常到崗上班。
「昨晚，白宮發出波及包括美國全球媒體總署（USAGM）在內的多個機構的行政令。請注意我們都在協作處理這項行政令將如何影響RFA。今晨，RFA和其他姊妹媒體都收到來自USAGM的通知，表示中止我們的補助協議。RFA的領導層正在評估這一令人沮喪的進程，以確定這究竟意味著什麼，以及它對我們機構的潛在影響。」
The Trump administration ordered on Saturday (March 15) the suspension of funding for several broadcasting organisations, including Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe (RFE). Employees of the organisations told the BBC they had “long expected” the move.
Hundreds of staff members at Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other broadcasters received company emails over the weekend saying they were barred from entering their offices and had to surrender press passes and equipment issued by their offices. The organisations’ operations were brought to a halt.
According to an email viewed by BBC Chinese and sent by RFA president Fong Pui to staff on Saturday U.S. Eastern Time, all RFA employees were expected to report to work as normal on the next working day, the coming Monday.
“Last night, the White House issued an executive order affecting multiple organisations, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Please note that we are all working together to assess how the executive order will affect RFA. This morning, RFA and other sister media organisations received notification from USAGM stating that our grant agreements had been suspended. RFA’s leadership is assessing this disappointing development to determine what it means and its potential impact on our organisation.”
16 Mar 2025集誌社#6583
UK protest | About 6,000 oppose relocation of China’s ‘super embassy’
中國計劃在倫敦興建「超級大使館」，惹來不滿。多個在英港人組織聯同當地人，號召市民今（15日）重返舊皇家鑄幣廠（Royal Mint Court）示威，大會指估計，有近 6000 人在場。集會期間，一名外藉男子披着中國國旗，走到台上嘗試挑釁不果，終被警方帶離現場。
China’s plan to build a “super embassy” in London has drawn opposition. Several Hong Kong groups in the UK joined local residents in calling on the public to return to the former Royal Mint Court to protest today (15th). Organisers estimated that nearly 6,000 people attended. During the rally, a foreign man draped in the Chinese flag went on stage and attempted to provoke the crowd, but was unsuccessful. Police eventually escorted him away from the scene.
16 Mar 2025集誌社#6584
Siu Ka-chun Memorial Service | 250 Hong Kong People in Britain Mourn His Death; Mother Says: “He Lived for Others but Not Himself”
立法會社福界前議員邵家臻，今年一月因胃癌手術後出現併發症離世，終年55歲。在英國倫敦，有港人自發在今天（15日）舉行追思會，浸會大學社工系前教授、中文大學社工系前客座教授趙維生，在台上轉達邵母感言，感謝各界支持、關心，她形容邵家臻是「好仔」，「佢為人但無為自己，佢搏得滯、勤力過頭，可能因為咁，令自己健康唔好。𠵱家終於上咗天堂，會繼續眷顧大家，講大家好好保重，多謝大家有心。」趙又指，邵家臻的妻子 Kelly 感謝身在海外的港人。趙呼籲席間為邵的貢獻鼓掌，全體站立傳出陣陣掌聲。
Siu Ka-chun, a former Legislative Council member for the social welfare sector, died in January this year at the age of 55 after complications arose following surgery for stomach cancer. Hong Kong people in London, United Kingdom, organised a memorial service today (15th). At the service, Chiu Wai-sang, a former professor in the social work department of Hong Kong Baptist University and former visiting professor in the social work department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, conveyed a message from Siu’s mother thanking all sectors for their support and concern. She described Siu as a “good son” and said: “He lived for others but not himself. He worked too hard and was overly diligent; perhaps because of that, his health suffered. He has finally gone to heaven and will continue to watch over everyone. She says everyone should take good care of themselves, and thanks everyone for their kind thoughts.” Chiu also said that Siu’s wife, Kelly, thanked Hong Kong people living overseas. He called on those present to applaud Siu’s contributions, and the entire audience stood as sustained applause rang out.
14 Mar 2025RFA#6578
UK-based Hong Kong group Hong Kong Umbrella Community to dissolve; founder Nathan Law cites resource and operational difficulties
由前香港立法會議員羅冠聰牽頭成立的在英港人組織「香港協會」（The Hong Kong Umbrella Community, HKUC），近日向英國公司註冊處申請取消註冊並解散。羅冠聰向本台表示，協會面對資源和組織營運的問題，無法再靠成員義務協助來運作，但強調組織解散後仍會以不同方式延續成功項目。而隨著英國政府不再向港人組織撥款，導致不少團體面臨財政困難，然而「英國港僑協會」創辦人鄭文傑則認為，即使缺乏政府資助，組織仍可透過私人捐款維持運作。
The Hong Kong Umbrella Community (HKUC), a UK-based Hong Kong community organisation founded under the leadership of former Hong Kong Legislative Council member Nathan Law, has recently applied to Companies House to be struck off and dissolved. Nathan Law told this station that the organisation faced resource and operational difficulties and could no longer operate with the help of members on a voluntary basis. He stressed that successful projects would continue in different forms after the organisation’s dissolution. As the UK Government has stopped providing funding to Hong Kong community organisations, many groups are facing financial difficulties. However, Simon Cheng, founder of the Hong Kong Migrants Association UK, said organisations could continue operating through private donations even without government funding.
14 Mar 2025法庭線#6581
Disqualified social worker barred from describing himself as a former social worker; ex-chair criticises “upending common understanding”
前社工能否自稱前社工？上月中，被釘牌的劉家棟，收到社工註冊局信件，「提醒」他自稱「前社工」或犯《社工註冊條例》，有社福界人士感「顛覆個人認知」。至少四業內人士，去信註冊局，查詢如已轉行，履歷表能否寫「前社工」？有社工學術資格，「限制使用名銜」的條文是否不適用等？不同的提問，得到註冊局三頁紙「倒模」回覆，抄錄了《社工註冊條例》第 34 條「使用名銜」、第 35 條「罪行及罰則」條文，及指不再是註冊社工人士，對描述職場生涯會否抵觸條例，「可自行尋求法律意見」。看到回覆後，社會註冊局前主席梁傳孫質疑局方姿態閃縮；社總主席張志偉不滿局方將責任卸予一眾前社工；資深社工謝世傑批說法匪夷所思。
Can a former social worker describe himself as a former social worker? In the middle of last month, Lau Ka-tung, who had been struck off, received a letter from the Social Workers Registration Board “reminding” him that describing himself as a “former social worker” might violate the Social Workers Registration Ordinance. A social welfare sector figure said this “upended personal understanding”. At least four people in the profession wrote to the Registration Board asking whether, after changing careers, they could write “former social worker” on their résumés, and whether the provision restricting the use of the title would not apply to people with academic qualifications in social work. The different questions received a three-page “templated” reply from the Registration Board, which reproduced Sections 34, “Use of title”, and 35, “Offences and penalties”, of the Social Workers Registration Ordinance, and stated that people who were no longer registered social workers could “seek legal advice on their own” as to whether describing their careers would conflict with the ordinance. After reading the reply, former Registration Board chair Chuen Suen Leung questioned the board’s evasive stance; Chi Wai (1965) Cheung, chair of the Hong Kong Social Workers’ General Union, criticised the board for shifting responsibility onto former social workers; and veteran social worker Tse Sai-kit called the explanation incomprehensible.
13 Mar 2025獨媒#6576
Mainland exchange group hit by gastroenteritis; Education Bureau says no evidence so far linking cases to catering arrangements
衞生防護中心早前公布，先後有3間參與教育局提供的「韶關丹霞文化內地考察」交流團的中學，師生出現腸胃炎徵狀，包括沙田官立中學、樂善堂顧超文中學以及東華三院陳兆民中學，共52名師生出現急性腸胃炎徵狀。外界關注師生在內地用膳餐廳衛生情況惡劣，教育局昨日回覆查詢時表示，根據內地相關部門初步調查所得，個案較大機會由團友間的生活接觸或暴露於病例的嘔吐物造成傳播，暫時沒有證據顯示與考察團安排的膳食有關。
The Centre for Health Protection earlier announced that students and teachers from three secondary schools participating in the Education Bureau-provided Shaoguan Danxia Cultural Mainland Study Tour had developed gastroenteritis symptoms. The schools were Sha Tin Government Secondary School, Lok Sin Tong Ku Chiu Man Secondary School and TWGHs Chen Zao Men Secondary School, with a total of 52 students and teachers reporting symptoms of acute gastroenteritis. Responding to enquiries yesterday amid public concern over poor hygiene at the restaurants where the group ate on the Mainland, the Education Bureau said a preliminary investigation by relevant Mainland authorities indicated that the cases were more likely to have spread through contact among group members or exposure to vomit from cases. There is currently no evidence that they were related to the meals arranged for the study tour.
12 Mar 2025獨媒#4625
Gastroenteritis reported among mainland exchange groups, affecting seven schools
日前爆出沙田官立中學3月到內地交流後，23名學生不適，涉事為教育局提供的「韶關丹霞文化內地考察」兩天團。不足一日，再爆出多兩間中學參與同一個行程後，同出現腸胃炎病徵。另一個同由教育局主辦的「黃山自然風貌與徽州文化探索之旅」，則爆出參與的四所學校師生不適。
Recently, 23 students from Sha Tin Government Secondary School fell ill after taking part in a March exchange visit to the mainland. The two-day trip, the “Shaoguan Danxia Cultural Mainland Study Tour”, was provided by the Education Bureau. In less than a day, it was reported that students from two more secondary schools had also developed gastroenteritis symptoms after taking part in the same itinerary. Separately, participants from four schools—including teachers and students—fell ill after joining another Education Bureau-organised trip, the “Huangshan Natural Scenery and Huizhou Culture Exploration Tour”.
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