19 Jan 2024集誌社#2841
劇協反擊｜要求藝發局撤回指控 劇協會長馮祿德：我哋有尊嚴！
The Hong Kong Drama Association, the principal organiser of the Hong Kong Drama Awards, held a press conference today (19th) to respond after the Hong Kong Arts Development Council halted its funding for the awards. Association president Fung Luk-tak demanded that the Arts Development Council withdraw its allegations against the association, saying the serious accusations had damaged its reputation built over more than 30 years and left the Hong Kong theatre sector indignant. He said at the press conference: “We have our own reputation and our own dignity. You can’t just say something is so because you want it to be!” Responding to the Arts Development Council’s allegations about inviting political cartoonist Zunzi and former RTHK director and producer Choi Yuk to serve as award presenters, he said both had achievements in cartooning and documentary production, asking: “Aren’t cartoons art?” and “Isn’t film art?”
「香港舞台劇奬」遭藝發局停止資助，主協單位香港戲劇協會今日（ 19日）召開記者會回應事件，會長馮祿德嚴正要求藝發局收回對劇協的指控，斥藝發局的嚴重指控，有損劇協 30 多年聲譽，令香港舞台業界氣憤難平。他在記者會上說：「我哋自己都有聲譽，我哋自己都有尊嚴，唔可以你鍾意話係就係！」他又回應藝發局對邀請政治漫畫家尊子、前港台編導蔡玉做頒獎嘉賓的指控，指出兩人在漫畫、紀錄片製作都有成就，反問：「漫畫唔係藝術？」、「電影唔係藝術？」
18 Jan 2024集誌社#2831
削舞台劇獎資助｜藝發局解畫：主持人以「紅線」意有所指 「不妥之處」涉尊子、蔡玉玲、主持人
The Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies said in a statement yesterday that the Hong Kong Arts Development Council had reduced part of its subsidy for the 31st Hong Kong Drama Awards ceremony on the grounds that it had “caused damage or an adverse impact” to the Council’s reputation. The next awards ceremony will also receive no subsidy. In response to enquiries yesterday, the Council said there were “improper aspects” in the ceremony’s content and arrangements and that “unusual arrangements” had been made, but did not say which part of the content had damaged its reputation.
The Council’s response listed three grounds of concern regarding the Federation, including departing from past practice without prior discussion, such as adding a theme and inviting award presenters from outside the cultural and arts sectors; inviting current-affairs cartoonist Zunzi and former RTHK reporter Choy Yuk Ling, Bao to serve as award presenters; and the host’s pointed references and wordplay involving “red bridge” and “red line”. The Council said it “could not agree” with using such methods to attract public attention and generate social discussion, and that it was necessary to decisively reduce the subsidy to show that this was unacceptable. The Federation will hold a press conference tomorrow morning to respond to the matter.
香港戲劇協會昨發文指，藝發局以第 31 屆香港舞台劇獎頒獎禮對該局聲譽「造成損害或不利影響」為由，扣減頒獎禮部分資助；來屆頒獎禮亦不獲資助。藝發局昨回覆查詢時，指頒獎禮內容和安排「有不妥之處」、作出「不尋常安排」，但未有回應究竟哪一環節內容損害藝發局聲譽。
藝發局今回應列出劇協「三宗罪」，包括在沒主動商討下偏離以往做法，如新增主題、邀文化藝術界外頒獎嘉賓；活動邀時事漫畫家尊子、前港台記者蔡玉玲等任頒獎嘉賓；主持人以「紅橋」、「紅線」意有所指、語帶雙關。局方指「不能苟同」以此手法引起公眾注意及製造社會話題，有必要決斷下調資助以示不能接受。劇協明早將舉行記者會回應事件。
17 Jan 2024獨媒#2825
香港舞台劇獎頒獎禮被指「損聲譽」遭藝發局扣資助 莊梅岩：劇協奉公守法、光明正大
The Hong Kong Drama Association today (17th) published an open letter on social media, saying that the Hong Kong Arts Development Council had written to it twice to state that the content of the previous Hong Kong Drama Awards ceremony had “directly or indirectly caused damage to or an adverse impact on the Council’s reputation”. After reviewing a recording of the ceremony’s livestream and careful consideration, the Council decided to reduce the final instalment of funding for the project. Citing “intense competition and limited resources”, it will not fund the Hong Kong Drama Awards ceremony this year. The association said it would insist on holding the ceremony. Cheung Mui-ngam, the playwright who won the Best Script Award for the seventh time last year with “The Last Gift” and the association’s external affairs secretary, also said: “The association is law-abiding and above board; there’s nothing that cannot be put on the table for discussion.”
香港戲劇協會今日（17日）在社交媒體發公開信，指香港藝術發展局兩度來函，向劇協稱上屆舞台劇獎頒獎禮活動內容「直接或間接對本局的聲譽造成損害或不利影響」，經審視該頒獎禮的直播錄像及經審慎考慮後，決定扣減是次項目的最後一期資助，並以「在競爭劇烈及資源有限的情況下」為由，今年不再資助香港舞台劇獎頒獎禮。劇協表示將堅持舉辦頒獎禮，去年憑《最後禮物》第七度奪「最佳劇本獎」的編劇、劇協外務秘書莊梅岩亦表示：「劇協奉公守法、光明正大，冇咩唔可以擺上枱講。」
17 Jan 2024獨媒#2826
劇協被停資助 霍啟剛：細節我唔答住 藝發局：上屆頒獎禮「不尋常安排」
The Hong Kong Drama Association issued an open letter on social media earlier today, saying that the Hong Kong Arts Development Council had written to it describing the drama awards ceremony as “damaging to its reputation”, and had suspended its funding and venue arrangements. The association had previously asked the council to identify the content that had “directly or indirectly affected its reputation”. Asked by reporters in the afternoon as he left a Legislative Council meeting, Kenneth Fok, who is also chairman of the Arts Development Council, said, “I will give a collective response later, okay?” and “I won’t answer the details for now,” before walking away quickly. The Arts Development Council told InMedia in the evening that it had received many views after the previous Hong Kong Drama Awards ceremony saying that its content was inappropriate. It said that, after considering factors including the Drama Association’s record of receiving funding over the years and the “unusual arrangements” at the previous awards ceremony, it had reached a decision. Its response did not explain which content was considered inappropriate.
香港戲劇協會今日稍早在社交媒體發公開信，指舞台劇獎頒獎典禮被香港藝術發展局來函稱「損聲譽」，遭停資助及場地安排。劇協早前已向藝發局查詢，要求指出「直接或間接影響聲譽」之內容。記者下午追問從立法會會議離開，身兼藝發局主席的立法會議員霍啟剛，他稱「我會有集體回覆㗎啦，遲啲好嗎」、「細節我唔答住啦」，急步離去。藝發局傍晚回覆《獨媒》指，上屆香港舞台劇頒獎禮後收到不少認為其內容不妥的意見，考慮對劇協多年的資助紀錄及上屆頒獎禮作出「不尋常安排」等因素後作出決議，惟回覆未交代哪些內容被視為不妥。
17 Jan 2024大城誌#2828
逾32年歷史香港舞台劇奧斯卡 藝發局刪資助 康文署停借場
The organisers of the Hong Kong Drama Awards, which has a 32-year history, announced that the Hong Kong Arts Development Council had reduced its funding for the previous awards ceremony and would provide no funding for the next ceremony, following complaints that the event’s content had damaged or adversely affected the council’s reputation. The organisers were also verbally informed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department that it could not provide or sponsor a venue for the 32nd awards ceremony, which they described as facing “unprecedented challenges”.
擁有32年歷史的香港舞台劇獎頒獎禮，大會公告，遭香港藝術發展局扣減上屆資助，來屆頒獎禮將不獲資助，因有投訴指活動內容對該局聲譽造成損害或不利影響。同時大會被康文署口頭知會，未能為第三十二屆頒獎禮提供或贊助場地，形容頒獎禮正面對「前所未有的挑戰」。
17 Jan 2024光傳媒#2829
香港舞台劇獎被削資助及場地 藝發局指頒獎禮「損害聲譽」 上屆邀尊子蔡玉玲杜琪峰任頒獎嘉賓
The 32-year-old Hong Kong Drama Awards, the longest-running awards in Hong Kong’s theatre sector, have had their funding cut by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. The Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, which organises the awards, said in a statement today (17th) that it received two letters from the council last month stating that last year’s awards ceremony had “directly or indirectly caused damage to or an adverse impact on the council’s reputation”. In addition to reducing funding for the project, the council will not fund this year’s ceremony. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has also refused to provide a venue for this year’s ceremony. According to available records, guests presenting awards at last year’s ceremony included political cartoonist Zunzi, veteran journalist Choy Yuk Ling, Bao and director Johnnie To.
有32年歷史、香港劇界歷史最悠久的「香港舞台劇獎」遭香港藝術發展局削減資助。主辦獎項的香港戲劇協會今（17日）發表聲明，透露上月收到藝發局兩封信件，指劇協去年頒獎禮「直接或間接對本局的聲譽造成損害或不利影響」，除扣減該項目的資助外，亦不會資助今年的頒獎禮；同時，康文署拒絕為今屆提供場地。翻查資料，去年頒獎禮的頒獎嘉賓包括政治漫畫家尊子、資深新聞工作者蔡玉玲及導演杜琪峰。
15 Jan 2024Tommy阮民安#2813
阮民安 演唱會受政府部門打壓下取消
Tommy Yuen's concert was cancelled amid pressure from government departments.
阮民安 演唱會受政府部門打壓下取消
29 Dec 2023獨媒#2751
藝穗會獲續租三年 梁唐青儀入董事局
The Fringe Club, currently operated by Hong Kong Fringe Festival Limited at the South Block of No. 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, has a lease that expires on 31 March next year. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau conducted a tender exercise in August this year, including a national security clause and requiring the operator to strengthen the venue’s role as a centre for international cultural and arts exchange between China and the rest of the world, as assigned to Hong Kong by the central government in the Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan. The Government announced yesterday that the Fringe Club had been granted a three-year lease renewal. The Fringe Club said it had invited Regina Ching Yee Leung Tong, the wife of former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and conductor Mak Ka-lok to join its board, saying that both had “extensive arts management experience in the cultural and creative industries, a strong sense of mission to promote the development of the arts in Hong Kong, and have long been highly respected in the industry.”
目前由香港藝穗節有限公司營運、位於中環下亞厘畢道二號南座處所的藝穗會，租約於明年3月31日到期。文化體育及旅遊局今年8月進行招標，並加入國安條款，以及要求營運者加強中央政府在《十四五規劃綱要》中賦予香港的中外文化藝術交流中心定位等。政府昨日公布藝穗會獲續租三年，藝穗會則表示已邀得前行政長官梁振英的太太梁唐青儀及指揮家麥家樂加入董事會，指兩人「在文化和創意產業領域擁有豐富的藝術管理經驗，且對推動香港藝術發展有著濃厚使命感，在業內一直深受尊敬」。
5 Dec 2023獨媒#8762
見山書店明年3月底結業 貼文指神秘人投訴「每周收各部門問候」
Independent bookstore Mount Zero Books, located at 6 Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan, announced on its social media platform this afternoon that it will close on March 31 next year. In the closure post, the bookstore said it suspected that a mysterious person had been making repeated complaints, and that the shop manager “receives greetings from various departments every week”. The bookstore said in September that it had received a letter from the Lands Department stating that the platform in front of the shop involved the unauthorised occupation of unleased land and demanding that the occupation cease.
位於上環太平山街6號地下的獨立書店見山書店，今午在其社交平台宣布，將於明年3月31日結業，並在結業帖文表示疑有神秘人不停投訴，而店長「每周都收到各部門問候」。書店9月曾表示收到地政總署信件，指店前地台非法佔用未批租土地，要求停止佔用。
29 Nov 2023獨媒#8722
佛聯會會長籲區選投票 引述釋迦牟尼說法包含民生、力盡社會責任
As the government mobilised sectors of society to promote the District Council election, the president of the Buddhist Association of Hong Kong uploaded a short video to Facebook yesterday in which Venerable Kuan Yun explained the importance of voting. He said that Sakyamuni, the founder, preached for 49 years, covering various everyday livelihood matters and fulfilling his social responsibility, setting a good example for his disciples. Venerable Kuan Yun said this year’s District Council election would implement “patriots administering Hong Kong”, improve district governance and effectively resolve cross-district livelihood issues, and urged Buddhists to vote.
政府動員社會各界力推區議會選舉，其中香港佛教聯合會會長昨日在Facebook上載一條短片，由會長釋寬運法師講解投票的重要性。他指祖師釋迦牟尼說法49年，說法內容包含各類日常民生事務、力盡社會責任，是弟子的好榜樣。釋寬運法師表示，今屆區選落實「愛國者治港」、完善地區治理，有效解決跨區民生問題，籲教徒投票。
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