24 Jan 2024光傳媒#2864
明報：23條立法後綠色和平或列「外國政治組織」 學者：政策倡議或被視作違法政治活動
Several media outlets, citing sources, reported that the Hong Kong government plans to begin consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law as early as before the Lunar New Year. Ming Pao’s political affairs column “Li Xianzhi” quoted informed sources as saying that, after the legislation, Greenpeace and Amnesty International could be designated as “foreign political organisations”. If the claim is accurate, the organisations would be prohibited from conducting “political activities” in Hong Kong. Scholars questioned whether the definition of “political activities” would be ambiguous, saying that policy advocacy could also fall foul of the law and create a chilling effect on society.
多間傳媒引消息指，港府擬最快在農曆新年前開始《基本法》23條立法諮詢。《明報》政情專欄「李先知」引述知情人士指，23條立法後，綠色和平、國際特赦組織有機會被列為「外國政治組織」。若說法屬實，有關團體將被禁止在港進行「政治活動」。有學者質疑，「政治活動」的定義含糊，政策倡議都可能墮入法網，對社會造成寒蟬效應。
24 Jan 2024獨媒#2868
梁美芬指23條「好嘢嚟」 狄志遠籲市民倘不滿應「大鳴大放」
Legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law is imminent. Various media outlets, citing sources, reported that the Security Bureau could launch a public consultation on the legislation as early as before the Lunar New Year, and would not use a white paper draft. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will attend an interactive question-and-answer session at the Legislative Council tomorrow, with Article 23 legislation among the topics. Legislative Council members have gradually expressed their views. Election Committee constituency lawmaker Leung Mei-fun said society had reached a consensus after 2019, arguing that Hong Kong could not become “a chicken coop without a cover” and should complete its “unfinished homework” as soon as possible. Tik Chi-yuen of New Thinking, who describes himself as the legislature’s only “non-establishment” lawmaker, said opposing the legislation was no longer helpful. He said members of the public should “speak out openly” to express their views, adding that if they were dissatisfied but did not speak up, it would “not help the matter.”
基本法23條立法如箭在弦，不同傳媒引述消息指保安局最快農曆新年前就《基本法》23條立法諮詢公眾，兼且不會使用白紙草案。特首李家超明日將在立法會出席互動交流答問會，議題包括23條立法。陸續有立法會議員表達看法，選委界梁美芬指社會在2019年後已有共識，認為香港不能成為「冇掩雞籠」，香港應盡快完成「未完成功課」。自稱議會唯一「非建制派」的新思維狄志遠指反對立法已無幫助，市民應「大鳴大放」表達意見，若感到不滿而不發聲，他稱「對件事冇幫助」。
19 Jan 2024獨媒#2843
杜淦堃：推遲23條立法未必最合適
The Bar Association held its election of office-bearers yesterday, with Victor (1977) Dawes continuing to head the association and José Antonio Maurellet and Derek Ching Lung Chan remaining as vice-chairmen. All were returned unopposed. Meeting the media in the afternoon, Victor (1977) Dawes was asked for his views on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law and whether there was an urgent need for legislation in Hong Kong at present. He said that further delaying the legislation "may not be most appropriate", adding that 2003 was "really a long time ago" and that many things had changed since then.
大律師公會昨日進行換屆改選，繼續由杜淦堃掌握公會，毛樂禮與陳政龍續任副主席，全個選舉在無競爭下連任。杜淦堃下午會晤傳媒，被問及對《基本法》23條立法的意見，是否看到現時香港有急切的立法需要，他表示再推遲立法「未必最合適」，而2003年「真係好耐之前嘅事」，很多事情已與當年有別。
16 Jan 2024獨媒#2818
李家超：《基本法》第23條立法越快越好、以「最有效方式」進行
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu spoke to reporters before a meeting of the Executive Council. A legislative programme document submitted by the Government to the Legislative Council recently stated that the Safeguarding National Security Bill, for legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law, is expected to be introduced to the Legislative Council this year. Asked when consultation would begin, he did not give a direct response, saying only that “the sooner it is carried out, the better” and that, once departments had completed their preparations, legislation would proceed “in the most effective way”.
行政長官李家超舉行行政會議前見記者，政府日前提交立法會的本年度立法議程文件中，提及就《基本法》第23條立法的「維護國家安全條例草案」，料於今年內提交立法會。他被問到何時展開諮詢時未有正面回應，只稱「越快進行越好」，部門完成準備後「會以最有效的方式」立法。
22 Dec 2023光傳媒#2714
星島：23條立法擬明年7月休會前完成 時程較03年壓縮近半
After Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu reaffirmed following his recent duty visit to Beijing that the Hong Kong Government would complete legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law next year, Sing Tao Daily reported today (December 22), citing pro-establishment sources, that the government had set a more ambitious target. It may submit the bill as early as next month, with the aim of completing the entire legislative process by mid-July next year, before the Legislative Council goes into recess. Compared with the consultation and scrutiny period of nearly 10 months in 2003, the current legislative process would be shortened by nearly half.
特首李家超日前上京述職後重申，港府將在明年內完成《基本法》第23條立法。《星島日報》今（12月22日）引述建制消息指，政府目標更為進取，最快或在下月提交草案，務求在明年7月中、立法會休會前完成整個立法程序。相較2003年諮詢和審議期長達近10個月，今次立法程序壓縮近一半。
20 Dec 2023Channel C#2701
鄧炳強重申明年內完成23條立法
In an interview with the RTHK programme “Taking Stock of Policies”, Secretary for Security Chris Tang discussed relations between the police and the public. He said the relationship between the police and the public had always been very good, but that some people had deliberately driven them apart in 2019. He said Hong Kong had now moved from chaos to order and from order to prosperity, which the public could see clearly, and that relations between law enforcement departments, including the police, and society were now very good.
保安局局長鄧炳強接受港台節目《盤點政策》專訪時談到警民關係問題，鄧炳強指警隊和市民關係一向非常好，不過在2019年被一些人刻意離間，但現在已由亂到治，由治及興，香港市民都看得很清楚，所以現在執法部門，包括警隊在內和社會的關係非常好。
15 Nov 2023獨媒#8650
鄭雁雄指及時完成23條立法 可營造更持久安全發展環境
The Chief Executive’s Policy Unit held the “International Forum on China’s Economic Performance and Policies” this morning. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and Director of the Liaison Office Zheng Yanxiong delivered welcome remarks at the forum. The Policy Address proposed completing legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law within next year. Zheng also said that high-quality development could not be separated from high-level security safeguards. Coordinating development and security, fulfilling the constitutional responsibilities of the HKSAR, punishing in accordance with the law those who commit crimes endangering national security, successfully completing the District Council election, and timely completion of local legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law would create a more enduringly secure development environment for Hong Kong and a more stable business environment for entrepreneurs and investors from around the world to come to Hong Kong and realise their ambitions.
特首政策組今早舉辦「中國經濟運行與政策國際論壇」，行政長官李家超、中聯辦主任鄭雁雄在論壇上致歡迎辭。《施政報告》提出明年內完成《基本法》第23條立法，鄭雁雄亦指出，高質量發展離不開高水平的安全保障，統籌好發展和安全，落實好特區憲制責任，依法嚴懲危害國家安全犯罪份子、圓滿完成區議會換屆選舉，與及時完成《基本法》第23條本地立法，將為香港營造更加持久安全發展環境，並為世界各地創業者、投資者來港實展抱負，創造更穩定營商環境。
27 Oct 2023獨媒#8550
【施政報告】林定國稱23條立法是還舊債非新目標 有信心明年完成
The Policy Address proposes completing legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law next year. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok said at an event this morning that he was confident it could be completed: “This is something that definitely can be done, I can say that, and it is also a target that definitely needs to be completed. This is not a question of a KPI; it is a matter of an overdue piece of homework. This is not a new target—we are repaying an old debt.”
《施政報告》提出明年內完成《基本法》第23條立法，律政司司長林定國今早出席一個活動時稱，有信心能夠完成：「呢個係一定會做得到嘅事情，我可以咁講，亦都係一定需要完成嘅目標，呢個唔係一個KPI嘅問題，呢個係一個欠交嘅功課問題。呢個唔係新嘅目標，我哋係還緊舊債。」
27 Oct 2023獨媒#8552
鄧炳強稱23條非針對老百姓及商人 「一般市民唔會做間諜、叛國」
Mainland China has passed the Patriotism Education Law. Although Hong Kong has no plans for local legislation, the government introduced a number of measures in the Policy Address to align with it, including splitting primary-school General Studies into a Humanities subject and a Science subject. The former will focus on education about national conditions and national identity. At a press conference on the Policy Address measures this afternoon, a reporter questioned whether establishing the Humanities subject would effectively make national education a separate subject and reintroduce it. Secretary for Education Christine Choi said this was a “complete misunderstanding”, as the bureau had always promoted it through both in-class and extracurricular activities and there was “no separate subject”.
內地通過《愛國主義教育法》，雖然香港未有計劃本地立法，但政府在《施政報告》推出多項「對接」措施，包括將小學常識科分拆為「人文科」和「科學科」，前者主打國情教育、國民身份認同等。在今午施政報告政策措施記者會上，有記者質疑設立「人文科」，變相是「國民教育」獨立成科並重推國教。教育局長蔡若蓮指該說法「完全誤解」，因為局方一直結合課堂內外推進，「唔存在獨立成科」。
3 Jul 2023Channel C#7909
鄧炳強：23條立法堵間諜及網絡罪行缺口 進行「網上巡邏」對付「軟對抗」
Ta Kung Pao today (the 3rd) published an interview with Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung. Speaking about the legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law, Tang revealed that the legislative direction and some provisions would cover espionage activities and offences against national security online.
《大公報》今日（3日）刊登保安局局長鄧炳強的專訪，談到有關《基本法》23條立法工作時，鄧炳強透露，立法方向及部分條例內容會涵蓋間諜活動及網絡上違反國家安全的罪行。
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