21 Feb 2024獨媒#3011
教大校長支持23條立法 稱不影響大學招聘海外教職員
As the public consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law nears its end, various sectors have expressed support. Li Zi-jian, president of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, said he personally definitely supported the legislation and that legislation was also necessary at the national and HKSAR government levels because it was a constitutional responsibility. He believed the legislation would not affect universities’ recruitment of overseas staff: “We still have many overseas colleagues coming, and it is going quite smoothly!”
《基本法》第23條立法公眾諮詢即將結束，各界紛紛表態支持，香港教育大學校長李子建表示，個人必定支持立法，在國家、特區政府層面亦必須立法，因為具有憲制責任。他認為，立法後不會影響大學招聘海外教職員：「我哋仲有好多海外同事嚟緊，相當順利！」
21 Feb 2024Channel C#3013
廿三條立法｜鄧炳強料推出法案後 外部勢力有更多抹黑 反駁隊會繼續向市民講出真相
The consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law will end next Wednesday (28th). The Legislative Council held another lobby exchange session on the related issues on Wednesday (21st). Speaking to the media afterwards, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said the bill would be introduced after the consultation was completed in the near future. He expected that most of those the Hong Kong Government needed to guard against—namely external forces or Hong Kong people who had "fled"—were wanted persons who continued to engage in acts overseas that endangered national security. He said those seeking to endanger Hong Kong would carry out more smearing, deliberately spreading misleading or false rumours despite knowing they were wrong, and the Response and Rebuttal Team would continue telling the public the truth.
《基本法》23條立法諮詢期下周三（28日）結束，立法會周三（21日）再舉行前廳交流會，討論相關議題。保安局局長鄧炳強會後見傳媒，指在不久將來完成諮詢後便推出法案，預期港府需防範的人，即外部勢力或「走咗佬」的香港人，大部分都是通緝犯，仍然在外國繼續作出危害國家安全的行為。他指這些想危害香港的人，會有更多的抹黑工作，明知是不對的事，還刻意作誤導或假的傳聞，反駁隊會繼續向市民講出真相。
21 Feb 2024獨媒#3015
陳穎欣拍片批曾鈺成質疑23條多於支持 何俊賢不點名譴責博取流量
Tsang Yuet-ching, founding chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and former president of the Legislative Council, earlier wrote in Ming Pao urging the government not to suppress negative commentary with an antagonistic and confrontational attitude. His remarks prompted Chan Wing-yan, a Legislative Council member of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, to post a video criticising them as leaving people “scratching their heads” and saying they “seem to question Article 23 legislation more than support it”. DAB lawmaker Hoey Simon condemned Chan Wing-yan without naming her, saying that attacking political figures who raise concerns on behalf of the public in order to seek traffic was conduct contrary to that expected of patriots. Chan Wing-yan responded that, as a Legislative Council member, she had to stand up and rebut any malicious commentary on Article 23.
民建聯創黨主席、前立法會主席曾鈺成早前在《明報》撰文，呼籲政府切忌以敵對鬥爭的態度打壓負面評論，惹來工聯會立法會議員陳穎欣拍片批評其言論令人「搲頭」，斥「似係質疑多過支持23條立法」。民建聯何俊賢不點名譴責陳穎欣，為博取流量，攻擊為市民提出疑慮的政界人士，屬違反愛國者的行為。陳穎欣回應稱，作為立法會議員，任何對於23條的惡意評論，都必須挺身反駁。
20 Feb 2024光傳媒#3004
鄧炳強批海外組織提倡制裁 「你哋用黑社會方式恫嚇我哋」
Hong Kong Watch and more than 80 organisations issued a joint statement yesterday (19th) in response to the consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law, and called for sanctions against officials involved in the legislation. Secretary for Security Chris Tang told reporters this afternoon (20th) that the organisations were advocating sanctions against officials and criticised them, saying, “You are intimidating us using triad-style methods!” The Hong Kong Government issued a press release on the same day, saying the statement was suspected of constituting the offence of colluding with foreign or external forces to endanger national security under Article 29 of the National Security Law.
香港監察（Hong Kong Watch）昨（19日）與逾80個組織發表聯署聲明，回應《基本法》第23條立法的諮詢，又要求制裁23條立法的相關官員。保安局局長鄧炳強今（20日）下午見記者，批評有關組織提倡制裁官員，「你哋用黑社會方式恫嚇我哋！」港府同日發新聞稿，稱有關聲明涉嫌構成《國安法》第29條下的勾結外國或者境外勢力危害國家安全罪。
19 Feb 2024獨媒#3000
【23條立法】鄧炳強連環反駁彭定康、自由亞洲電台等 轟刻意抹黑、恐嚇港人
The public consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law ends at the end of the month. Secretary for Security Chris Tang spoke to reporters after attending a briefing in the evening, drawing on his Response and Rebuttal Team chief instincts to rebut, one after another, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, UK Security Minister Tom Tugendhat, Radio Free Asia and former Legislative Council member Ted Hui. He accused the four individuals and the media outlet of smearing and intimidating Hong Kong people, and reiterated that many Hong Kong residents and businesspeople welcomed the legislation.
《基本法》第23條立法公眾諮詢在月底結束，保安局局長鄧炳強傍晚出席一個講解會後見記者，發揮其應變反駁隊隊長本色，一口氣連環反駁前港督彭定康、英國保安國務大臣董勤達、自由亞洲電台，及前立法會議員許智峯，炮轟該四名人士及媒體抹黑、恐嚇港人，重申不少本港市民、做生意人士都歡迎今次立法。
16 Feb 2024獨媒#2988
葉劉指市民「接受晒」23條立法普遍不關心 「最多人傾美斯」
The public consultation period for Article 23 legislation will end on the 28th of this month. Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, Convenor of the Executive Council and chairwoman of the New People’s Party, said on a Commercial Radio programme this morning that the public had already “accepted” it and generally did not care, while more people were discussing the Messi incident. Regarding overseas reactions, she said she had not so far seen any foreign country issue a statement opposing or smearing it, and praised the consultation document as “very well written”. She said the business sector’s response was “please do it as soon as possible”, as it would rather focus its efforts on reviving the economy after the legislation was enacted. Asked what kind of information could constitute the offence of “disclosing state secrets”, Ip did not name anyone but said “we have a legislator” who liked leaking government information, such as disclosing the method for calculating the poverty line; however, “these things do not endanger national security—they are just claiming credit in advance”.
23條立法的公眾諮詢期將在今月28日屆滿，行政會議召集人、新民黨主席葉劉淑儀今早在商台節目指市民已經「接受晒」，普遍不關心，反而討論美斯事件的人更多。至於外國的反應，她表示暫時未見外國出聲明反對或抹黑，大讚諮詢文件「寫得好好」。她稱商界反應是「唔該你盡快做」，寧願立法後將精力放在拼經濟。至於何謂披露什麼資料才觸犯「洩露國家機密」罪，葉劉不點名指「我哋有個議員」很喜歡洩漏政府資料，例如洩露貧窮線計算方法，惟「咁呢啲都唔係危害國家安全，係提前攞彩啫」。
14 Feb 2024獨媒#2978
中西區區議會其他事項傾23條 議員稱職權包括推廣政府政策
During the previous term of the District Councils, the Home Affairs Department deemed various agenda items to be outside their powers on the grounds that they concerned territory-wide affairs. However, the situation has changed substantially following the “improvements” to the District Councils. At a meeting of the Central and Western District Council’s District Facilities and Works Committee on 1 February, a councillor sought to express “personal views” on Article 23 of the Basic Law under “Other Business” and was given approval by the chairperson, David Wing Shing Yip. The other 19 attending committee members then took turns speaking for half an hour. On whether the council had exceeded its powers, the DAB’s Jan Noel Shih said the council’s duties included enabling more members of the public to understand government policies. Appointed District Councillor Eugene Kin Keung Chan said it was appropriate to discuss the matter under “Other Business” because it was unrelated to the original meeting agenda, and that councillors also had a responsibility to support government policies.
去屆區議會，多項議程皆以涉及全港事務為由，被民政處指違違反職權。不過「完善」後的區議會，情況已大大不同。2月1日中西區區議會地區設施及工程委員會上，有議員在其他事項時望就《基本法》第23條提出「個人睇法」，獲主席葉永成批准，其餘19名出席委員更輪流發言，長達半小時。區議會是否違反職權？民建聯施永泰指區議會職責包括令更多市民知悉政府政策，委任區議員陳建強則認為在「其他事項」討論，與原有會議議程無關，認為做法適當，議員亦有責任支持政府政策。
8 Feb 2024Channel C#2957
廿三條｜私隱公署發文全力支持立法 指不窒礙創科發展 反能提供安全環境保障
The public consultation on Article 23 of the Basic Law is being conducted for about one month, with 20 days remaining. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issued a statement today (the 8th), expressing full support for the Hong Kong government’s consultation and legislative work on Article 23. It said the offences proposed under the legislation would not hinder the development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong, but would instead provide a safer environment.
《基本法》23條展開為期約一個月公眾諮詢，至今餘下20天。個人資料私隱專員公署（私隱專員公署）今日（8日）發聲明，表示全力支持港府就23條諮詢及立法工作，又指條例建議的罪行不會窒礙本港創新科技發展，反而能提供更安全環境。
8 Feb 2024獨媒#2965
昔日成立23條關注組 湯家驊：當年無國安威脅 戴大為：今次立法更嚴苛
Twenty-two years later, legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law has returned. The Government published a consultation document on the legislation last week, saying that Hong Kong’s national security risks had changed dramatically after the 2014 Occupy Central movement, the 2016 Mong Kok riot and the 2019 “black-clad violence”, making it necessary to legislate as soon as possible to guard against them. The consultation document regulates acts including treason, sedition, the theft of state secrets and espionage, and introduces offences including “external interference” and “sabotage endangering national security”.
事隔22年，《基本法》23條立法捲土重來。政府上周公布23條的立法諮詢文件，指經歷2014年「佔中」、2016年「旺角暴動」及2019年「黑暴」等，香港的國安風險起了急劇變化，有必要盡快立法防範。諮詢文件規管叛國、煽動叛亂、竊取國家機密和間諜等行為，並新增「境外干預」及「危害國家安全的破壞活動」等罪行。
5 Feb 2024獨媒#2944
余偉文：金管局支持23條立法諮詢工作
The Government is currently conducting a public consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law. Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, said he supported it, believing that the legislation could bring social stability to Hong Kong: “Everyone knows that social stability is the cornerstone of financial stability, and is also an important element in enhancing Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre.”
政府現正就《基本法》第23條立法進行公眾諮詢，金管局總裁余偉文表示支持，認為立法能為香港帶來社會穩定：「大家都知道啦，社會穩定係金融穩定嘅基石，亦都係我哋香港，提升作為國際金融中心嘅重要元素。」
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