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撥天水圍地設首間內地課程私立學校 教育局：內地為本港外資最大來源地
The Education Bureau plans to establish the first private school in Tin Shui Wai offering a Mainland curriculum and has invited eligible school operators to express their interest in applying to run it.
教育局計劃在天水圍設立首間提供內地課程的私立學校，並邀請合資格的辦學團體表達申辦意向。
於冰島報章投稿批評中國 被中國制裁 冰島律師：制裁毫無影響
An Icelandic lawyer was informed by his country’s foreign ministry on 15 April that China had blacklisted him, barring him from visiting China and freezing his assets there. The Chinese Embassy in Iceland said China would impose practical counter-sanctions because Iceland had followed the European Union in sanctioning China, harming relations between the two countries. It was reported that the sanctions were imposed because he had written articles criticising China in a local newspaper.
一名冰島律師4月15日被本國外交部告知，指他已被中國列入黑名單，被禁止到訪中國，在華資產亦會被凍結。中國駐冰島大使館公布，冰島跟隨歐盟制裁中國，損害兩國關係，中國將實際反制裁。據指制裁原因，是因為他曾在當地報章撰寫批評中國的文章。
7 中國機構被美國制裁 涉助解放軍發展超級電腦製大殺傷力武器
The US Commerce Department has sanctioned seven Chinese entities, accusing them of assisting the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in developing supercomputers and weapons of mass destruction. Without authorisation from the US Commerce Department, the entities may not use technology originating from the United States.
美國商務部制裁7間中國機構，指控這些機構協助中國解放軍發展超級電腦及大規模殺傷力武器。這些機構在未獲美國商務部許可下，不得使用來自美國的技術。
中國宣布制裁美加 3 人及 1 組織 禁入境中港澳 禁中國公民與其交易往來
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions on three people and one organisation in the United States and Canada, saying the two countries had imposed unilateral sanctions on people and entities related to Xinjiang.
中國外交部宣布制裁美國、加拿大3人及1組織，指兩個對新疆有關人員及實體進行單邊制裁。
港非常任法官郝廉思 於被華制裁英國律師事務所任仲裁員 法政匯思料受牽連 減來港審案
China’s Foreign Ministry announced sanctions against nine British individuals and four entities, including Essex Court Chambers in the UK, where Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal non-permanent judge Lord Lawrence Collins is a full-time arbitrator. Ng Chung-luen, a spokesperson for the Progressive Lawyers Group, estimated that Hong Kong would follow the sanctions and reduce Collins’s work, describing him as having been “shot while lying down.”
中國外交部宣布制裁英國 9 名人員和 4 個實體，當中包括英國埃塞克斯園大律師事務所（Essex Court Chambers），其中香港終審法院非常任法官郝廉思（Lord Lawrence Collins）是事務所的全職仲裁員。法政匯思發言人吳宗鑾估計，香港會跟隨制裁，減少郝廉思的工作，形容他「躺著也中槍」。
中國制裁英國 9 人 4 實體 批英「基於謊言和虛假信息」制裁中國
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced sanctions against nine UK individuals and four entities, accusing the UK of sanctioning China over the Xinjiang issue “based on lies and false information”, in violation of international law and the basic norms governing international relations, and interfering in China’s internal affairs.
中國外交部宣布制裁英國 9 名人員和 4 個實體，指責英國「基於謊言和虛假信息」，就新疆問題制裁中國，違反國際法和國際關係基本準則，干涉中國內政。
中方反制裁歐盟十人及四個實體 批評歐盟粗暴干涉內政
The foreign ministers of the 27 EU member states sanctioned four Chinese officials over human rights issues in Xinjiang. China immediately announced countermeasures, sanctioning 10 EU personnel and four entities.
歐盟27國外長就新疆人權問題，制裁4名中國官員。中國隨即宣布反制，制裁10名歐盟人員及4個實體。
中國宣布制裁蓬佩奧等 28 人 斥嚴重侵犯中國主權 禁入境中港澳
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in the early hours local time, during the US president’s inauguration ceremony, announcing sanctions against 28 people, including just-departed former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the national security adviser. It criticised them for seriously infringing China’s sovereignty and hurting the feelings of the Chinese people, among other things. The 28 people and their family members will be barred from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
中國外交部在本地時間凌晨、美國總統就職典禮進行期間發稿，宣布制裁剛卸任的美國前國務卿蓬佩奧、國家安全顧問等 28 人，批評他們嚴重侵犯中國主權、傷害了中國人民感情等。該 28 人及其家屬將被禁止入境中國內地、香港及澳門。
Donald Trump signs law that could delist Chinese companies from US stock exchanges
US President Trump signs into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which will remove Chinese companies from US stock exchanges if they fail to comply with US auditing rules within 3 yrs.
US President Trump signs into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which will remove Chinese companies from US stock exchanges if they fail to comply with US auditing rules within 3 yrs.
Zoom Executive Accused of Disrupting Calls at China’s Behest
A China-based Zoom executive is accused of conspiring to disrupt and censor meetings commemorating the June 4 Massacre.
A China-based Zoom executive is accused of conspirig to disrupt & censor meetings commemorating Jun 4 Massacre.
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