15 Mar 2024獨媒#3185
【23條立法】有美國兩院議員聯署促制裁 鄧炳強轟恫嚇、騙徒手法
Four members of the US Senate and House of Representatives jointly signed a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday, saying that Hong Kong’s legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law would further weaken the rule of law and fundamental freedoms and harm US interests in Hong Kong. They called for measures including sanctions against officials who undermine Hong Kong’s democracy, and warned US businesses and citizens about the risks they face in Hong Kong. Secretary for Security Chris Tang denounced the move as intimidation and “scam tactics”: “You can’t fool Hong Kong people!” He said he knew many Americans living in Hong Kong who understood that Article 23 legislation could protect their safety: “They’ve all told me that living in Hong Kong is much safer than living in the US!”
4名美國參眾兩院議員聯署，昨去信美國國務卿布林肯，指香港就《基本法》第23條立法，將進一步削弱法治、基本自由，及損害美國在港利益，呼籲採取措施包括制裁損害香港民主的官員，並提醒美國商人、公民在港面對的風險。保安局局長鄧炳強炮轟對方恫嚇、「騙徒手法」：「係呃唔到我哋香港人㗎！」他表示，認識很多在港生活的美國人，都知道23條立法可保障其安全：「佢哋都同我講喺香港生活，係比美國安全得係好多！」
4 Mar 2024光傳媒#3096
紀錄片《幸彤在監獄》全球放映 鄒幸彤：要笑着應戰 自由被剝奪 笑容不能被奪去
The documentary ‘Chow Hang-tung in Prison’, about Chow Hang-tung, former vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, is due to receive community screenings in Taiwan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Canada and elsewhere. Running for one hour and 45 minutes, it features interviews with people close to Chow and traces how a barrister pursuing democracy, freedom and justice became a political prisoner. The film contains relatively few archival images of Chow herself, instead portraying her work through the eyes of others—an apparent metaphor for Hong Kong’s current situation. The organiser of a preview screening said: “People outside talk about Hong Kong, but those of us who stayed behind cannot speak.” The documentary will not be screened in Hong Kong.
《幸彤在監獄》，一齣關於支聯會前副主席鄒幸彤的紀錄片，即將在台灣、馬來西亞、英國、加拿大等地進行社區放映。片長1小時45分，紀錄了鄒幸彤身邊人的訪談，側寫一個追求民主自由、公義的大律師成為政治犯的經過。片中倒是沒有太多鄒的影像紀錄，以別人的眼光看她的工作，儼然成為當下香港狀況的一種隱喻，試映會主辦人禁不住說：「外面的人談論香港，但我們留下來的，卻無法出聲」。這齣紀錄片，不會在香港放映。
2 Mar 2024獨媒#3086
美駐港領事嘆香港網絡自由收窄 外交部：煽動美資企業撤資離港
With the enactment of Article 23 legislation approaching, Gregory May, the US Consul General in Hong Kong, said in a recent Bloomberg interview that Hong Kong’s internet freedom was increasingly narrowing, including through attempts to remove online content and block designated websites, and that such measures undermined its status as an international financial centre. The Hong Kong Government expressed strong dissatisfaction with May’s remarks, saying the legislation would not affect normal exchanges between Hong Kong residents and people doing business in Hong Kong and foreign countries. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said his remarks denigrated Hong Kong’s business environment, incited US businesses to withdraw investment and leave Hong Kong, and ignored the “strong public sentiment” supporting Article 23.
23條立法將至，美國駐港總領事梅儒瑞日前接受彭博訪問，嘆香港的網絡自由日益收窄，包括試圖下架網上內容和封鎖指定網站，做法打擊國際金融中心地位。港府對的梅儒瑞言論表示強烈不滿，指立法不會影響香港居民和在香港營商的人與外國的正常交流。外交部駐港公署就指，其說法詆毀香港營商環境，煽動美資企業撤資離港，亦無視社會支持23條的「強大民意」。
2 Mar 2024明報#3088
美領事暗指港不需要23條 公署：煽動撤資
Consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law ended last month. In an interview with Bloomberg, US Consul General Gregory May said that, following the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Hong Kong least needed more and broader new offences. He declined to disclose what action the US government would take if Article 23 legislation was passed, and said that if the Hong Kong government released Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, it would do more to improve the city’s international image than hosting a financial summit. The Hong Kong government yesterday said it was “strongly dissatisfied with and condemned” May’s “alarmist remarks”, accusing him of making unwarranted comments on a case currently being tried and disregarding the spirit of the rule of law, and urging the US to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said yesterday that May had smeared the National Security Law and Article 23 legislation and incited US-funded enterprises to withdraw from Hong Kong.
《基本法》23條立法諮詢上月結束，美國駐港總領事梅儒瑞接受彭博社訪問，指《港區國安法》實施後香港最不需要更多、更廣的新罪行，但拒絕透露若23條立法通過，美國政府有何行動，又指港府倘釋放壹傳媒創辦人黎智英，比舉辦金融峰會更能改善本港的國際形象。港府昨稱對梅儒瑞「危言聳聽言論，表示強烈不滿和譴責」，稱梅儒瑞對正在審訊的案件妄加評論，無視法治精神，要求美方停止干預香港事務。外交部駐港特派員公署昨指梅儒瑞抹黑國安法和23條立法，煽動美資企業撤資離港。
1 Mar 2024獨媒#3077
【23條立法】民建聯28人到英領抗議 「無理攻擊」 周浩鼎批卡梅倫含血噴人
British Foreign Secretary Cameron recently questioned whether legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law would negatively affect Hong Kong residents’ exercise of their rights and freedoms. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Security Bureau rejected the claim in turn, criticising the British side for applying double standards. A group of 28 Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong members protested at the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong this morning, strongly condemning Britain’s “unreasonable attack” on the legislation and urging it to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs. Legislative Council member Holden Chow also accused Cameron of maliciously slandering others, saying that Britain enacted national security legislation last year that was no less stringent, if not more so. For example, organisations of foreign forces must register every activity with the authorities, otherwise they could face up to five years’ imprisonment.
英國外相卡梅倫日前質疑，《基本法》第23條立法對香港市民行使權利和自由產生負面影響。外交部、保安局先後駁斥，批評英方雙重標準。民建聯今早一行28人，到英國駐港領事館抗議，強烈譴責英國「無理攻擊」立法，促立即停止干預香港事務。立法會議員周浩鼎更批評卡梅倫含血噴人，指英國在去年就國家安全立法， 嚴苛程度有過之而無不及，例如外國力量組織每個活動均需向當局登記，否則有機會被判監五年。
1 Mar 2024獨媒#3079
愛國團體到美領外擲「國產膠雞蛋」 抗議提名黎智英角逐和平獎
The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China earlier announced that it would nominate Next Media founder Jimmy Lai for the Nobel Peace Prize. This afternoon, the patriotic group “Defend Hong Kong Campaign Movement” protested outside the US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau by throwing “Made-in-China plastic eggs”, condemning the actions of US politicians and denouncing them as devils. During the protest, however, Fu Chun-chung, chairman of the Protect Hong Kong Movement, mistakenly identified the target of the protest, saying that “the US State Department is dissatisfied with Article 23”.
The US earlier announced the nomination of four people—including Jimmy Lai, mainland rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, and Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti—for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, praising their “firm commitment to Chinese human rights and peace”. Jimmy Lai and three Apple Daily companies, among others, have been charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiracy to print seditious publications. The case is currently being tried in the High Court.
美國國會及行政當局中國問題委員會早前宣布，將提名壹傳媒創辦人黎智英角逐諾貝爾和平獎。愛國團體「保衛香港運動」今午到美國駐港澳總領事館抗議，在門外擲「國產膠雞蛋」， 譴責美國政客行為，斥對方是魔鬼。不過，「保衞香港運動」主席傅振中在行動期間，就一度搞錯抗議對象，誤稱「美國國務院不滿23條」。
美方早前宣布提名4人，包括黎智英、內地維權律師許志永、丁家喜，及維吾爾學者伊力哈木‧土赫提，角逐今年的諾貝爾和平獎，表揚他們對「中國人權與和平的堅定承諾」。黎智英及3間蘋果公司等，被控串謀勾結外國勢力及串謀刊印煽動刊物等罪，案件現正在高等法院進行審訊。
29 Feb 2024光傳媒#3072
外媒報道23條諮詢 美聯社：外國企業、外媒憂日常工作變成刑事犯罪｜日經：外交官憂香港公民社會將不敢與領事館交流
An Associated Press report yesterday (28th) said Hong Kong’s plan to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law had heightened concerns about infringements on civil liberties. Many foreign businesses also fear that the new law could affect how companies handle economic data or independent research. Another foreign media outlet, Nikkei Asia, said Article 23 had prompted concern among diplomats because the definitions of “state secrets” and “external interference” were vague and broad, leading them to fear that Hong Kong civil society would be afraid to communicate and cooperate with consulates after the legislation is enacted.
《美聯社》（Associated Press）昨（28日）一篇報道指香港計劃實施《基本法》第23條，加深了人們對公民自由受到侵害的擔憂，不少外資更擔心新法律會影響企業對經濟數據或獨立研究的處理。另一外媒《日經亞洲》則指23條引起外交官憂慮，因「國家秘密」及「境外干預」定義含糊且廣泛，擔心立法後香港公民社會將不敢與領事館交流合作。
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。
16 Feb 2024同文#2989
英國港人團體向聯合國提交人權報告﹒呼籲正視英屬香港歷史﹒倡英屬港人國籍平權
An overseas Hong Kong organisation and several former district councillors submitted a report to the United Nations, stating that, based on history, Hongkongers should have held British Dependent Territories Citizen status. It hopes the UK Government will attach greater importance to this history, so that Hongkongers in the UK who have moved there under the BN(O) scheme can receive greater protection.
Recently, Scottish Hongkongers’ organisation “The Hong Kong Scots”, together with 20 former Hong Kong councillors, submitted a shadow report to the United Nations on the UK’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The report stated that Hongkongers should have the now-defunct “British Dependent Territories Citizen—Hong Kong (BDTC-HK)” status.
The report said that the United Nations removed Hong Kong from its list of colonies in the 1970s. This enabled the Chinese Government to argue that Hongkongers could not participate in the Sino-British negotiations on Hong Kong’s future, meaning that Hongkongers had no involvement in the issue of Hong Kong’s future and no opportunity for self-determination by the whole population.
有海外港人組織與多名前區議員向聯合國提交報告，報告提及根據歷史，香港人該擁有英屬依附地公民身份。望英國政府能重視歷史，使現時以 BN（O）計劃移居英國的在英港人能有更大保障。
日前蘇格蘭港人組織「 The Hong Kong Scots 」連同 20 位香港前議員向聯合國提交英國履行《公民與政治權利公約》 ( ICCPR ) 狀況影子報告。報告中提及香港人理應擁有已消失的「英屬依附地公民─香港（BDTC-HK）身份」。
報告提到，聯合國於 1970 年代將香港於殖民地名單中剔除，使中國政府提出不能讓香港人參與中英關於香港未來談判的主張，令香港人在香港前途問題並沒有參與其中，更無全民自決的機會。
8 Feb 2024Channel C#2959
黎智英案｜美駐港總領事館轉發4前領事聯合聲明 駐港公署強烈不滿：法治精神不容踐踏
The Wall Street Journal published on Wednesday (7th) a joint statement written by four former US consuls general to Hong Kong, saying they would continue to monitor the “appalling situation” in the case of Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai. The US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao subsequently reposted the article on social media, prompting a rebuttal statement today (8th) from the Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong. The office expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the reposting, saying it openly interfered in Hong Kong’s judiciary and meddled in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs. It stressed that “the spirit of the rule of law must not be trampled on, and China’s internal affairs must not be interfered with.”
《華爾街日報》周三（7日）刊登一份由4名美國前駐港總領事所撰寫的聯合聲明，表明要持續關注壹傳媒創辦人黎智英案現時的「可怕情況」。美國駐港澳總領事館事後在社交平台上轉載文章，今日（8日）即遭中國外交部駐港公署發聲明反駁。公署指，對轉發行為表示強烈不滿及堅決反對，認為是公然干預本港司法，插手香港事務及中國內政，強調「法治精神不容踐踏、中國內政不容干涉」。
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