20 Jan 2025光傳媒#4444
Interview with “Sign-language Brother” Wong Yiu-bong | Hong Kong Performance Cancelled, but He Pursues His Dream on Stage in Taiwan
聽不見，如何起舞？黃耀邦在舞台上，帶領其他身體有殘障的舞者，隨着音樂律動。他跳出熱情，也跳出悲傷沮喪，坐着輪椅的、穿上義肢的、弱聽的舞者，在台上同時發光發亮。黃耀邦曾以手語演釋《願榮光歸香港》、擔任「民間記者會」手語傳譯，去年原定演出的舞台劇被主辦方取消，他直言沒做錯甚麼，不知道為何會針對自己，而做傳譯只是想貢獻社會，為聾人爭取平等資訊權。在港苦尋表演場地不果，上周末移師台北表演，「會堅持下去做自己想做的事，不會放棄」。
「手語哥哥」黃耀邦在15年前創辦香港首個聾人舞團「森林樂聾人舞蹈團」，他醉心舞蹈，亦相信舞蹈可以連結不同人，達至傷健共融。舞蹈團上周末在台北演出《手舞觸動2－You’ll Never Dance Alone》，這是他們第一次踏上台灣劇場的台板。聽不見，但透過音樂在舞台上的震動，感受拍子，同樣能跳舞，但要比平常人付出更多、面對更多困難。黑暗中，以一首獨舞開始，失望、沮喪、懊惱，彷如過去一年他所經歷的事。
How can someone who cannot hear dance? On stage, Wong Yiu-bong leads dancers with physical disabilities as they move to the music. He dances out passion, as well as sadness and frustration, while wheelchair users, amputee dancers and hard-of-hearing dancers all shine on stage. Wong has performed “Glory to Hong Kong” in sign language and served as a sign-language interpreter at the “Civilian Press Conference”. A theatre production he was scheduled to perform in last year was cancelled by the organiser. He said frankly that he had done nothing wrong and did not know why he had been targeted. He said he interpreted because he wanted to contribute to society and fight for equal access to information for deaf people. After failing to find a performance venue in Hong Kong, he moved the performance to Taipei last weekend, saying: “I will persist in doing what I want to do and will not give up.”
“Sign-language Brother” Wong Yiu-bong founded Hong Kong’s first deaf dance troupe, the Forest Joy Deaf Dance Troupe, 15 years ago. He is devoted to dance and believes it can connect different people and promote integration between people with and without disabilities. The troupe performed “Hand Dance Touch 2 — You’ll Never Dance Alone” in Taipei last weekend, marking their first appearance on a Taiwanese theatre stage. Although they cannot hear, they can also dance by feeling the beat through the vibrations of the music on stage, but they have to put in more effort than people without hearing impairments and face more difficulties. The performance begins with a solo dance in darkness, expressing disappointment, frustration and vexation, much like what he experienced over the past year.
10 Jan 2025獨媒#4410
per se and Hong Kong Festival Orchestra concert cancelled over venue repairs; pro-establishment online media had alleged spread of hatred
樂隊per se原定今月31日與香港節慶管弦樂團舉行音樂會， 樂團接獲香港大會堂通知，稱需要關閉音樂廳進行必要檢查及維修，需要取消活動。這亦是香港節慶管弦樂團繼上月在荃灣大會堂的音樂會後，再次被康文署以因要進行檢查及維修的名義而取消。翻查資料，有建制派網媒上月曾撰文，指香港節慶管弦樂團指揮李承謙為「禁歌」《願榮光歸香港》管弦樂版的MV指揮，及英文版填詞人，並與「黃色樂隊」RubberBand、per se合作，在演唱會上散播仇恨。
The band per se was scheduled to hold a concert with the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra on the 31st of this month. The orchestra was informed by Hong Kong City Hall that the concert hall needed to close for necessary inspections and repairs, requiring the event to be cancelled. This is the second time the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra has had a concert cancelled by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department on the stated grounds that inspections and repairs were required, following last month’s concert at Tsuen Wan Town Hall. A review of information found that a pro-establishment online media outlet wrote last month that orchestra conductor Lei Sing-him was the MV conductor of the orchestral version of the “banned song” “Glory to Hong Kong” and the lyricist for its English version, and that he had collaborated with the “yellow band” RubberBand and per se to spread hatred at concerts.
10 Jan 2025Yahoo#4415
Previously Attacked by State Media, Photography Group Lumenvisum Not Offered Lease Renewal by JCCAC and Must Move Out in July
以推廣攝影為目標營運的團體「光影作坊」今（10 日）對外表示，因收到業主通知不獲續約，須於今年 7 月 1 日遷出現址所在的賽馬會創意藝術中心（JCCAC）。
「光影作坊」為 JCCAC 開放以來首批租戶，以此處為基地營運已 17 年，形容這個消息和轉變「突如其來」，感到非常無奈，但表示會積極面對，未來一段時間，在尋找展覽場地、圖書館和黑房空間方面均需各界協助，「期待以新面貌與大家見面」。
JCCAC 回覆《Yahoo 新聞》查詢時表示，不便披露與個別租戶簽訂的租約詳情。JCCAC 指，與租戶簽署的租約，有明確的租約完結日期。JCCAC 並無任何可續租的承諾，如租戶申請續租，JCCAC 會按當時的情況和需要，作獨立考慮。
Photography promotion group Lumenvisum said today (10th) that its landlord had notified it that its lease would not be renewed, and that it must move out of its current premises at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) on 1 July this year.
Lumenvisum was among JCCAC’s first tenants after it opened and has operated there as its base for 17 years. It described the news and change as “sudden” and said it felt very helpless, but would face the situation positively. It said it would need assistance from various sectors in finding exhibition venues, library space and a darkroom in the coming period, and “looks forward to meeting everyone again in a new form”.
In response to an inquiry from Yahoo News, JCCAC said it was not in a position to disclose details of leases signed with individual tenants. JCCAC said the leases signed with tenants had clear expiry dates and that it had made no commitment to renew them. If tenants applied for renewal, JCCAC would consider each application independently according to the circumstances and needs at the time.
17 Dec 2024獨媒#4363
Hong Kong Drama Awards Again Denied Government Funding; Association Says “The Show Must Go On” and Launches New Souvenirs to Raise Funds
曾邀請政治漫畫家尊子、前《鏗鏘集》編導蔡玉玲作頒獎嘉賓的香港舞台劇獎，被藝發局指有損聲譽，連續第二年不獲撥款資助頒獎禮和遭康文署拒絕租場。主辦方香港戲劇協會表示，將以「The Show Must Go On」為主題，繼續籌募經費舉辦來屆頒獎禮，呼籲大眾支持劇協新設計的紀念品。
劇協在社交媒體表示，劇協籌備明年4月的第33屆頒獎禮時，如常向藝發局申請資助，結果不獲撥款，租用場地亦遭康文署拒絕。劇協會長馮祿德形容，「現在仍在寒冬」，故需大家支持，才能辦好下屆頒獎禮。他嘆：「已屆不惑之年，我哋深明自強不息之理，自當謀求自力更生之道，自求多福。請大家放心。多謝，再見。」
The Hong Kong Drama Awards, which had invited political cartoonist Zunzi and former “The Hong Kong Connection” director Choy Yuk Ling, Bao as award presenters, has been deemed damaging to the reputation of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and has been denied funding for its awards ceremony for the second consecutive year. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has also rejected its venue application. The organiser, the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, said it would continue raising funds for the next awards ceremony under the theme “The Show Must Go On” and appealed to the public to support newly designed souvenirs from the association.
The association said on social media that while preparing for the 33rd awards ceremony next April, it had applied to the Arts Development Council for funding as usual, but the application was unsuccessful, while its venue application was also rejected by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Association president Fung Lok-tak said that “it is still winter” and that support from everyone was needed to make the next awards ceremony a success. He lamented: “Having reached the age of 40, we understand deeply the principle of unremitting self-improvement. We should naturally seek a way to become self-reliant and seek our own blessings. Please rest assured. Thank you, goodbye.”
30 Nov 2024明報#4316
Pong Nan concert venue booking cancelled; West Kowloon: No comment on individual arrangements
本港歌手藍奕邦原定明年初於西九文化區舉行音樂會，主辦方昭映製作昨宣布，周三（27日）收到西九文化區書面通知，取消音樂會場地預訂。西九文化區管理局回覆本報查詢稱不評論個別活動租場安排。選委會界別立法會議員江玉歡認為，政府為公用場地設限「無可厚非」，但同意「政府最好有個解釋」，並及早為租用場地訂明清晰指引，免得租場者失預算。
藍奕邦原定明年1月3日至5日於西九文化區自由空間大盒舉行出道20周年音樂會。製作單位昨在社交平台稱，周三收到西九文化區書面通知，取消音樂會的場地預訂，已購票觀眾可參閱電郵得知退款詳情。
原文網址：https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20241130/s00002/1732904010534
Hong Kong singer Pong Nan was due to hold a concert in the West Kowloon Cultural District early next year. Chiu Ying Productions announced yesterday that it had received written notification from the West Kowloon Cultural District on Wednesday (the 27th) cancelling the venue booking. The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority said in response to this newspaper’s inquiry that it did not comment on venue arrangements for individual events. Kong Yuk-fun, a Legislative Council member for the Election Committee constituency, said it was “understandable” for the Government to impose restrictions on public venues, but agreed that “the Government should preferably give an explanation” and set out clear guidelines for venue rentals at an early stage, so that hirers would not have their budgets disrupted.
Pong Nan was scheduled to hold his 20th-anniversary-of-debut concert at The Box, Freespace, in the West Kowloon Cultural District from January 3 to 5 next year. The production company said on social media yesterday that it had received written notification from the West Kowloon Cultural District on Wednesday cancelling the venue booking. Ticket holders may refer to the email for details of the refund.
28 Nov 2024集誌社#4306
Expelled from Hong Kong Team | Combat-Sports Siblings Lose Elite Funding After Refusing to Sign Social Media Guidelines; Parent: “Must They Lick Shoe Soles to Survive?”
出身於搏擊世家的「向氏兄妹」向籽羲、向籽嬴，疑在體院訓練時遭受欺凌，曾患上壓力性頭痛，一度需接受心理輔導，其後拒絕簽署武術聯會發出的運動員社交媒體指引及規章，繼而不獲續推薦領取體院精英運動員資助，並於今年初不得不離開港隊，轉戰職業賽。事後二人父母，搏擊名將向柏榮及太太曾海芬接受《集誌社》訪問表示，希望體院作合理交代，為子女討回公道，以及設立事件處理機制保障運動員權益。香港體育學院回應事件指，已按既定機制跟進，包括與運動員及其父母+E108+E110
Heung Chi-hei and Heung Chi-ying, siblings from a combat-sports family, allegedly experienced bullying while training at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. They suffered stress headaches and at one point required psychological counselling. They later refused to sign the athletes’ social media guidelines and regulations issued by the Wushu Union, and were consequently not recommended for renewed elite athlete funding from the Institute. At the beginning of this year, they had no choice but to leave the Hong Kong team and compete professionally. Their parents, combat-sports champion Heung Pak-wing and his wife Tsang Hoi-fan, told The Collective News that they hoped the Institute would provide a reasonable explanation, seek justice for their children, and establish a mechanism for handling such incidents to protect athletes’ rights. The Hong Kong Sports Institute responded that it had followed up in accordance with established procedures, including meeting with the athletes and their parents+E108+E110
22 Nov 2024集誌社#4279
Sports Associations Governance | “Proposed Code” Bans Athletes from Disparaging Member Associations; Athlete Who Publicly Complained: Creating a Weapon to Silence Us
多個體育總會近年接連掀起運動員遴選風波，港協暨奧委會日前（20日）向屬下體育總會（下稱「屬會」）公布機構管治檢討結果，並發布《機構管治守則》和相關參考資料。其中參考資料中的「運動員守則」列明，運動員不得發表損害屬會聲譽的言論、亦不得在社交媒體上發布針對屬會的「貶損評論」；又要求運動員在註冊和續期成為屬會運動員時簽署聲明，承諾遵守守則，否則可被暫停或終止會籍。
曾因疑被扣起體院資助、被凍結會籍後向傳媒投訴的健力運動員方齊智，指守則強調不可影響屬會聲譽，如同為屬會提供「武器」禁止運動員為不公平的事情發聲，「政府無禁止市民發表反對意見，反而總會（屬會）要禁反對聲音」。
Multiple sports associations have been embroiled in athlete selection disputes in recent years. On the 20th, the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China announced the results of its institutional governance review to its affiliated sports associations, hereafter referred to as “member associations”, and released the Institutional Governance Code and related reference materials. The “Athlete Code” in the reference materials states that athletes must not make comments that damage the reputation of a member association or post “derogatory comments” targeting a member association on social media. It also requires athletes to sign a declaration when registering or renewing their registration as athletes of a member association, undertaking to comply with the code; otherwise, their membership may be suspended or terminated.
Powerlifter Fong Chai-chi, who previously complained to the media after allegedly having Hong Kong Sports Institute funding withheld and membership frozen, said the code’s emphasis on not affecting a member association’s reputation was tantamount to providing member associations with a “weapon” to prohibit athletes from speaking out about unfair treatment. “The government does not prohibit citizens from expressing opposing views, yet the federation [member associations] wants to ban opposing voices.”
16 Nov 2024Yahoo#4242
Have A Nice StayPazu Kong New Book Sharing Event Harassed by Unidentified Persons
太子《留下書舍》昨日舉行作家薯伯伯的新書《逍遙行稿：逆風翱翔》分享會，活動屬私人活動，參加者需報名。惟在活動開始前，有五名未有報名的人士到場，指作者荼毒青年。五人被請離場後，站在書店樓下滋擾參加者，店方最後報警求助，並發帖譴責此等不文明和不禮貌行為。
Have A Nice Stay in Prince Edward held a sharing event yesterday for the new book 《逍遙行稿：逆風翱翔》 by writer Pazu Kong. The event was private and participants were required to register. However, before the event began, five people who had not registered arrived and accused the author of poisoning young people. After being asked to leave, the five stood downstairs from the bookshop and harassed participants. The shop ultimately called the police for assistance and posted a statement condemning the uncivilised and impolite behaviour.
8 Nov 2024獨媒#4216
KOLOR’s Concert at HKCEC Next Month Postponed; Organiser Cites Force Majeure
本地樂隊KOLOR 原定下月20日在灣仔會議展覽中心舉行成軍20周年演唱會，主辦方KKLIVE今日宣布因不可抗力因素延期，將另覓場地舉辦。《獨媒》向營運場地單位香港會議展覽中心（管理）有限公司查詢詳情，會展稱不會就個別活動作評論。
Local band KOLOR was scheduled to hold its 20th-anniversary concert on the 20th of next month at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Organiser KKLIVE announced today that the concert would be postponed due to force majeure and that another venue would be sought. The Independent Media asked venue operator Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited for details, and the centre said it would not comment on individual events.
5 Nov 2024獨媒#4202
Kenneth Fok Criticises Johnnie To’s “Lost Soul” Remarks as Extremely Selfish for Blaming Hong Kong’s Political Climate for His Creative Low
香港導演杜琪峯在近日《BBC中文網》的專訪中，指近年減產是因為正處於人生最低潮，認為自己與香港「無咗靈魂」，言論引起各界回應。體育、演藝、文化及出版界立法會議員霍啟剛晚上亦發文不點名回應，指言論將個人「處於創作低潮」歸咎於香港當前政治氣候，並聲言自己「和香港都失去靈魂」是非常自私，又認為對方具有一定地位就更需要謹言慎行。
Hong Kong director Johnnie To said in a recent interview with BBC Chinese that he had produced fewer works in recent years because he was at the lowest point of his life. He said he and Hong Kong had “lost their souls”, prompting responses from various sectors. Kenneth Fok, a Legislative Council member representing the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing sectors, also posted a response that evening without naming To. Fok said the remarks blamed Hong Kong’s current political climate for the speaker’s personal “creative low” and described the claim that “I and Hong Kong have both lost our souls” as extremely selfish. He also said that people with a certain standing should be even more careful with their words.
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