1 Mar 2024Channel C#3074
由多個本地獨立書店、出版社參與 周末一連兩日薄扶林書墟活動 因設備故障取消
The Pok Fu Lam Book Fair, featuring stalls operated by independent publishers, second-hand bookshops and other vendors, was scheduled to be held at Pok Fu Lam Farm over two days from tomorrow to the following day (March 2 and 3). However, organiser Pok Fu Lam Farm said today (March 1) that the event had been cancelled due to an equipment failure at the venue. Our reporter contacted the organiser for an enquiry about the incident but had not received a reply by press time.
According to the introduction to the event, the fair brought together a number of local independent bookshops, publishers and arts organisations, including Hong Kong independent publisher Jih Jih Research Institute, Boundary Bookstore and Spirit Bookstore. Centred on reading and the relationship between urban and rural areas, the event was to feature book-fair stalls, sharing sessions, workshops and guided tours.
由獨立出版社、二手書店等多位檔主參與，在薄扶林牧場舉辦的「薄扶林書墟」計劃將於明、後（3月2日、3月3日）一連兩日舉行。不過主辦方薄扶林牧場今日（1日）表示，因場地設備故障，活動已經取消。本台記者已就事件向主辦方查詢，截稿前暫時未獲回覆。
據介紹，今次書墟集結多個本地獨立書店、出版社及藝術單位，包括香港獨立出版社「字字研究所」、「界限書店」、「精神書局」等。活動以閱讀及城鄉關係作主題，設有書墟攤位、分享會、工作坊及導賞團等。
19 Feb 2024獨媒#2996
安達臣對足總董事局缺席亞洲盃感失望 貝鈞奇：一直默默支持港隊
The Hong Kong football team recently competed in the Asian Cup finals, with only HKFA chairman Kenneth Fok attending its final match in Qatar. Hong Kong head coach Jorn Andersen told the South China Morning Post that he was disappointed that several HKFA board members were absent from the Asian Cup. Responding to an inquiry from The Independent, HKFA president Pui Kwan-chi said the board members were busy with work and therefore “couldn’t go”, but stressed that they had “always quietly supported the Hong Kong team”: “Quietly supporting them! Kenneth went to the final match in person, and we all strongly support the Hong Kong team.”
香港足球代表隊早前出戰亞洲盃決賽周，僅得足總主席霍啟山在最後一場賽事到卡塔爾觀戰。港隊主教練安達臣接受《南華早報》訪問，就對多名足總董事局成員缺席亞洲盃感到失望。足總會長貝鈞奇回覆《獨媒》查詢時表示，由於足總董事局成員工作較忙碌，所以「去唔到」，但強調「一直默默支持港隊」：「默默支持啦！啟山最尾一場都親自趕去，我哋都好撐港隊嘅。」
19 Feb 2024獨媒#2997
美斯微博拍片：因政治原因不在港上陣非事實 重申為受傷
Inter Miami visited Hong Kong in February this year, but Argentine star Lionel Messi did not play, causing a major uproar. Messi’s image in Hong Kong and mainland China deteriorated sharply, and two Argentina friendlies scheduled to be held in mainland China in March were subsequently cancelled. In a video uploaded to Weibo this evening, Messi said: “I have heard people say that I did not want to play because of political reasons or many other reasons, but none of this is true. If that were the case, I would not even have gone to Japan, or visited China many times as I had before.” He reiterated that the reason he did not play was muscle inflammation.
美職球隊國際邁阿密今年2月訪港，但阿根廷球王美斯未有出場，引起軒然大波，美斯形象在香港及內地急轉直下，兩場原定3月於內地舉行的阿根廷友賽相繼取消。美斯今日傍晚在微博上載短片，稱「聽到有人說，我因為政治原因或許多其他原因不想參賽，但這些都不是真的。如果真是這樣，我甚至不會去日本，或者像之前那樣多次訪問中國。」重申他不上陣的原因為肌肉發炎。
16 Feb 2024獨媒#2985
Tatler Asia改稱開賽前15分鐘獲悉美斯缺陣
The Inter Miami Hong Kong exhibition match ultimately became a farce after football star Lionel Messi did not play, prompting widespread dissatisfaction and placing the roles of organiser Tatler Asia and the government under scrutiny. Tatler Asia chairman and chief executive Michel Lamunière had said he was not informed in advance that Messi and Luis Suárez would be absent. However, he gave a new account to sports media outlet The Athletic, saying he learned 15 minutes before kick-off that Messi would not play. The Independent Media is asking the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau whether Secretary Yeung felt deceived.
國際邁阿密訪港表演賽最終變成鬧劇，球王美斯未有上陣，引起各方不滿，主辦方 Tatler Asia 和政府的角色成為焦點。Tatler Asia 主席兼行政總裁 Michel Lamunière 曾稱事前未得悉美斯和蘇亞雷斯會缺陣，不過他向體育媒體《The Athletic》提及新說法，稱當日開賽前15分鐘已得悉美斯不會上陣。《獨媒》正向文體旅局查詢，問楊局長有否感到受騙。
15 Feb 2024大城誌#2980
傷健舞台劇《共鳴舞曲》被煞停 主辦單位刪宣傳 編舞黃耀邦：答案好明顯
“Resonance Dance”, a stage play organised by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Association and originally scheduled for next month, was to feature performers with and without disabilities. The production has been halted, and the organiser has deleted information about the event from its website and social media platforms. Choreographer and dance instructor Wong Yiu-bong said on social media, “If the performance is cancelled at the last minute, the answer is really obvious.” He confirmed to Daai Sing Ji that dance rehearsals had currently been suspended, but said more time was needed to understand the situation.
由香港青年藝術協會主辦、原定下月由傷健人士共同參演的舞台劇《共鳴舞曲》被煞停。主辦單位，已在網站及社交平台刪走活動資訊。編舞導師黃耀邦在社交平台說，「如演出臨陣取消的話，答案真係好明顯」，他向《大城誌》確認目前已暫停綵排舞蹈，但需要更多時間了解情況。
15 Feb 2024集誌社#2981
劇界整風｜曾演出《願榮光》手語版編舞師表演被取消 主辦方：基於製作安排變動
Hong Kong’s theatre sector has faced successive crackdowns in recent months. Following the Academy for Performing Arts’ abrupt cancellation of a graduate stage production, Resonance Dance, a stage production scheduled for late March and organised by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Association, has also been halted. The production was to feature young dancers and disabled dancers. The Hong Kong Youth Arts Association told Zaap Zi Se that, “due to changes in production arrangements”, the performance “could not go ahead as scheduled”. The three performances originally planned at Chai Wan Youth Square will be cancelled, and the association apologised for “the inconvenience caused”.
Wong Yiu-pong, the choreographer and instructor responsible for the performance who took part in filming the sign-language version MV of Glory to Hong Kong, wrote on social media yesterday that if a performance were cancelled at the last minute, “the answer is really obvious”. He said the entire production should not be cancelled because of an individual’s remarks. In another post tonight (the 15th), he said he could “only accept the organiser’s decision helplessly”. As a deaf choreographer and instructor, he said he felt heavy-hearted; the original intention had been to enable people of different abilities to build an inclusive society, but the bad news had left everyone deeply regretful.
近月香港劇界接連遭整頓，繼演藝學院突腰斬畢業生舞台劇後，原訂 3 月下旬演出，由香港青年藝術協會主辦、由青年舞者及傷健舞者共同出演的舞台劇場《共鳴舞曲》又被煞停。香港青年藝術協會回覆《集誌社》指，「基於製作安排之變動」，有關演出「未能如期上演」，原定三場於柴灣青年廣場的演出將取消，為「帶來的不便」感抱歉。
負責演出的編舞導師、曾參與《願榮光歸香港》手語版 MV 拍攝的黃耀邦昨在社交媒體形容，若演出臨陣取消，「答案真係好明顯」，認為不應因個人言論令整體演出被取消；他今晚（15日）再發文指對主辦方決定「只能無奈地接受」，而作為聾人編舞導師心情沉重，原意是讓不同能力人士建設共融社會，但壞消息令大家十分婉惜。
10 Feb 2024獨媒#2974
阿根廷訪華友誼賽全數告吹 北京足協：沒舉辦美斯相關比賽計劃
Argentina’s football team was scheduled to visit China this March for friendly matches in Hangzhou and Beijing, but both have now been confirmed as cancelled. Following the Hangzhou Sports Bureau’s cancellation of next month’s friendly, the Beijing Football Association also said in a statement today that it had no plans to host a Messi-related match.
阿根廷足球隊原定今年3月訪問中國，在杭州及北京舉行友誼賽，但已確認全數告吹。繼杭州市體育局取消下月友誼賽，北京市足球運動協會今日亦發聲明，稱沒有舉辦美斯相關比賽的計劃。
9 Feb 2024獨媒#2970
演藝學院剎停畢業學生公演 稱劇目將使師生「面對法律風險」
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts halted public performances scheduled for this month of its graduating students’ production, “Accidental Death of an Anarchist”. In a statement issued today, the academy responded again to the incident, saying that after reviewing the production arrangements and relevant materials and considering professional advice, it believed that if the play were staged, “the teachers and students involved would face legal risks”. The academy said the wellbeing and safety of its teachers and students were its foremost considerations, but it could not disclose further details.
香港演藝學院應屆畢業生作品《一個無政府主義者的意外死亡》（Accidental Death of an Anarchist）原本於本月公演，卻遭校方剎停。演藝學院今日發稿再次回應事件，指經了解劇目的演出安排和有關材料，以及考慮專業意見後，認為劇目一旦公演，「參與師生將會面對法律風險」，學院以師生的福祉和安全為首要考慮，但有關詳情未能進一步公開。
9 Feb 2024獨媒#2971
【美斯不出場】累計逾1,100宗投訴 涉款810萬 傳主辦方稍後安排退款
Argentine football star Lionel Messi was absent from last Sunday’s exhibition match. The incident has continued to draw attention, with several media outlets citing sources as saying that event organiser Tatler Asia may announce as early as this afternoon that it will refund part of the ticket price to fans. As of yesterday, the Consumer Council had received 1,178 related complaints involving $8.1 million. The largest complaint involved about $82,000, with the complainant having bought 17 V IP tickets.
阿根廷球星美斯在上周日表演賽缺陣，事件連日發酵，多間媒體引述消息指，活動主辦方Tatler Asia最快下午宣布，向球迷退回部份門票款項。 而消委會截至昨日，共接獲1,178宗相關投訴，涉款810萬元，最高一宗涉款約8.2萬元，投訴人共購買17張VIP門票。
9 Feb 2024獨媒#2973
【美斯不上場】Tatler「回水」票價一半 政府：負責任做法
Argentine football star Lionel Messi travelled to Hong Kong with Inter Miami on Sunday (4th), but remained on the substitutes’ bench for the full 90 minutes without playing, prompting fans at the venue to chant for refunds. The Hong Kong government also unusually issued a statement expressing disappointment and repeatedly asked organiser Tatler Asia to explain the incident. Tatler Asia issued a statement this afternoon (9th) apologising again and said it would refund half the ticket price to members of the public who purchased tickets through official channels, with details to be announced separately by mid-March. The government subsequently issued a statement welcoming the refund plan, saying the compensation scheme was a responsible measure that demonstrated a proactive attitude towards assuming responsibility.
阿根廷球王美斯周日（4日）隨國際邁阿密來港，但於後備席坐足90分鐘無落場，引起現場球迷高喊「回水」，港府亦罕有發聲明表示失望，並多次要求主辦方Tatler Asia 交代事件。Tatler Asia 今日（9日）下午發稿再就事件致歉，並表示將會為透過官方渠道購買比賽門票的公眾退款一半，詳情3月中前再作另行通知。政府亦隨即發稿表示歡迎退款方案，認為賠償方案是負責任的做法，顯示積極承擔的態度。
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