31 Aug 2021明報#1533
Eric Tat Ming Cheung resigns as Law Society council member, says will focus on pro bono legal services and spending time with family and friends
香港律師會理事會選出新一任會長和副會長;港大法律學院首席講師張達明辭任律師會理事
The Hong Kong Law Society Council elected a new president and vice-president. Eric Tat Ming Cheung, a principal lecturer at the HKU Faculty of Law, resigned as a Law Society council member.
24 Aug 2021立場新聞#1517
Law Society election · live updates: Candidates arrive at venue; incumbent council member says some postal ballots were alleged to be late or invalid
律師會公佈投票結果,「親建制派」全取5席,壓倒性控制理事會。
The Law Society announced the voting results, with the pro-establishment camp winning all five seats and securing overwhelming control of the council.
21 Aug 2021立場新聞#1514
【Law Society Election】Liberal camp Jonathan (1947) Ross withdraws, citing personal and family safety: “A shameful day for Hong Kong”
律師會開明派羅彰南考慮個人及家人安全而退選。
Law Society liberal camp candidate Jonathan (1947) Ross withdrew from the election, citing concerns for the safety of the person and their family.
18 Aug 2021立場新聞#1504
612 Humanitarian Relief Fund: Plan drawn up for orderly cessation of operations; arrangements to be announced at 2pm press conference
612 人道支援基金指因資金託管人「真普聯」將結束運作,612 將「有秩序地停止運作」。
The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund said it would cease operations in an orderly manner because its fund custodian, the Alliance for True Democracy, would be ending its operations.
15 Aug 2021立場新聞#1496
Civil Human Rights Front Announces Dissolution; Approximately $1.6 Million in Assets to Be Donated to Suitable Organisations — Hong Kong People, Stay Strong; Where There Are People, There Is Hope
民陣指於 8 月 13 日召開周年大會,出席成員團體一致議決由即日起解散。民陣約 160 萬元的資產,會指示民陣資產託管團體捐給合適的團體。
The Civil Human Rights Front said its annual general meeting was held on 13 August, at which the member organisations present unanimously resolved to dissolve with immediate effect. Its assets of approximately $1.6 million will be donated to suitable organisations through instructions to the organisation entrusted with custody of the Civil Human Rights Front’s assets.
15 Aug 2021明報#1497
Civil Human Rights Front disbanded | Liaison Office supports Hong Kong Government in pursuing accountability for its alleged illegal acts to the end
民陣發聲明正式宣佈解散。新華社、中聯辦隨即指民陣是非法組織。警方發稿指,現正積極跟進民陣違反《社團條例》內的罪行。
The Civil Human Rights Front issued a statement formally announcing its disbandment. Xinhua News Agency and the Liaison Office subsequently described it as an illegal organisation. Police said in a statement that they were actively following up on offences committed by the Civil Human Rights Front under the Societies Ordinance.
9 Aug 2021立場新聞#1490
11-year-old Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group chairman Wong Kai-cho resigns after assault and accusations by Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po of fostering Hong Kong independence
年僅 11 歲的「天水圍社區關注組」創辦人王繼祖宣布辭職,他在年初遭老翁毆打及親建制媒體騷擾後,被診斷出有焦慮症。
Wong Kai-cho, the 11-year-old founder of the “Tin Shui Wai Community Concern Group”, announced his resignation. After being assaulted by an elderly man and harassed by pro-establishment media at the beginning of the year, he was diagnosed with anxiety disorder.
4 Aug 2021立場新聞#1479
Amid Suppression, HKPTU Announces Withdrawal from HKCTU to Focus on Education Professional and Rights Work
繼昨日教協向會員發電郵指,工會今後事務將「聚焦教育專業和權益工作」後,教協今(4 日)再宣佈,「考慮到今後的會務方向」,決定退出香港職工會聯盟,即時生效。職工盟對教協決定表示理解和尊重,並稱即使教協退出職工盟,仍是「工運路上的同路人」。
After the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU) emailed members yesterday saying that the union’s future affairs would “focus on education professional and rights work”, it announced today (4th) that, “in consideration of the future direction of its union affairs”, it had decided to withdraw from the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), with immediate effect. HKCTU said it understood and respected HKPTU’s decision, and said that even after withdrawing from HKCTU, HKPTU remained a “fellow traveller on the road of the labour movement”.
29 Jul 2021眾新聞#1467
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union Leaves Hong Kong Alliance; Fung Wai-wah: Remains Committed to Vindicating June 4
香港教育人員專業協會證實已於6月退出支聯會。
The Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union confirmed that it withdrew from the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China in June.
7 Jul 2021明報#1434
Civil Rights Observer Ceases Operations; Chung Kim-wah: Sends a Discouraging Message
關注香港警權及人權的民權觀察發聲明,稱因應香港情况及運作資源愈見緊絀,由7月5日起停止運作。
Civil Rights Observer, which monitors police powers and human rights in Hong Kong, said in a statement that it would cease operations from 5 July, citing the situation in Hong Kong and increasingly constrained operating resources.
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