1 Jul 2020獨媒#7740
Discovery Park Refuses to Renew Chickeeduck’s Lease; Chow Siu Lung Herber Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue and Denounces Political Suppression
連鎖童裝店Chickeeduck老闆周小龍早前於荃灣愉景新城分店擺設香港民主女神像，昨日收到通知不獲續租，須在21日內離場。周小龍昨晚（6月30日）移走民主女神像，他批評業主新世界發展以政治手段打壓小商店，但強調不會因而退縮。
Chickeeduck owner Chow Siu Lung Herber had earlier installed a Goddess of Democracy statue at the chain’s Discovery Park branch in Tsuen Wan. The owner was notified yesterday that the lease would not be renewed and that the shop had to vacate within 21 days. Chow Siu Lung Herber removed the statue last night (June 30), criticising landlord New World Development for using political means to suppress small businesses, but stressing that this would not make him back down.
12 Jun 2020立場新聞#7735
【11.11 Three Strikes】Primary school teacher convicted of assaulting police officer during stop over alleged slow driving; judge says defendant was “full of lies” and had a hostile look towards police, questions his mental state and remands him in Siu Lam
網民去年 11 月 11 日發起「黎明行動」及「三罷」，於多區堵路。一名小學男教師被指於清晨時在上水迴旋處慢駛，遭警方截查時腳踢警長，被控襲警罪，今（12 日）在粉嶺裁判法院被裁定罪名成立。
Netizens launched the “Dawn Action” and “Three Strikes” on November 11 last year, blocking roads in multiple districts. A male primary school teacher was accused of driving slowly at a Sheung Shui roundabout in the early hours and kicking a police sergeant when stopped for questioning. He was convicted of assaulting a police officer at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts today (the 12th).
14 Feb 2020立場新聞#7734
Police Previously Linked Man to Spark Alliance Money-Laundering Case; Only Charged with Drug Trafficking and Granted Bail
警方去年 12 月以涉嫌「洗黑錢」﹐拘捕抗爭者支援組織「星火同盟」四人。警方本周二以販毒及洗黑錢罪，再拘捕一名 18 歲男子，指他曾從星火相關的空殼公司收取 4.8 萬港元。18 歲男子暫時被落案起訴一項販毒罪，不過，男子未有被控洗黑錢罪名，庭上亦未提及有關星火的指控。
Police arrested four people from the protester-support organisation Spark Alliance last December on suspicion of money laundering. This Tuesday, police arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering, alleging that he had received HK$48,000 from a shell company linked to Spark Alliance. The man was initially charged with one count of drug trafficking. However, he was not charged with money laundering, and the allegations relating to Spark Alliance were not mentioned in court.
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Chow Hang-tung’s Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence Over 2021 June 4 Gathering to Be Heard on October 11
前支聯會副主席鄒幸彤早前涉及2021年六四集會，被裁定煽動他人參與未經批准集結罪成，她就定罪和判刑上訴，案件將於10月11日高等法院進行聆訊。
Former Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung was convicted of inciting others to participate in an unauthorised assembly in connection with the 2021 June 4 gathering. She has appealed against her conviction and sentence, and the case will be heard in the High Court on October 11.
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Two Fresh Wave Short Films Involving Political Issues Await Certificates of Approval
鮮浪潮國際短片節中兩部牽涉政治議題的短片《群鼠》和《Time, and Time Again》在放映前未獲電影、報刊及物品管理辦事處發「核准證明書」。十六屆鮮浪潮國際短片節導演翌日發表聯合聲明指電檢處拖延發放審批等同禁播，並敦促處方盡早回應審批結果以及解釋延遲發布的原因。
Two short films involving political issues, “The Rat Race” and “Time, and Time Again,” at the Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival had not received Certificates of Approval from the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration before their screenings. Directors at the 16th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival issued a joint statement the following day, saying that the Film Censorship Authority’s delay in issuing approval amounted to a ban on screening. They urged the authority to respond as soon as possible on the approval results and explain the reasons for the delay.
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HKDSE to Accept Mainland Candidates from 2024, with Overseas Examination Centres to Be Set Up
2024年起的中學文憑試將歡迎中國內地考生報考，並將設境外考場，屆時考生無需以自修生身份赴港考試。
From 2024, the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination will accept candidates from mainland China and establish examination centres outside Hong Kong, meaning candidates will not need to travel to Hong Kong to sit the examination as private candidates.
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Two men charged over online posts containing “Liberate Hong Kong” content and Hong Kong independence slogans
** (strictly for internal reference only) 30歲陳偉倫被控於2021年7月21日至2022年6月23日期間曾以連登帳戶「詛咒中共早日瓦解」、「中共早日毀滅」在政治討論貼文下重複151次評論七句含有光時內容；另一案被告28歲陳冠旭被控於一個Instagram帳戶張貼44個貼文，caption大致相同，有光時和港獨口號，附有昔日政治事件地點或塗鴉被塗走等相片。
A 30-year-old Wai Lun (1952) Chan was charged with repeatedly posting 151 comments under political discussion posts between 21 July 2021 and 23 June 2022, using seven sentences containing content related to “Liberate Hong Kong”, including “May the Chinese Communist Party disintegrate soon” and “May the Chinese Communist Party be destroyed soon”. In a separate case, 28-year-old Chan Koon-yuk was charged with posting 44 entries on an Instagram account, with broadly similar captions containing “Liberate Hong Kong” and Hong Kong independence slogans, accompanied by photographs of former political event locations or graffiti being painted over.
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