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[July 1 March] Police Officer Stabbed in Left Shoulder While Subduing Protester; Police Condemn “Rioters Openly Rescuing a Suspect”

【七一遊行】警員制服示威者被刀刺中　左肩流血受傷　警譴責「暴徒公然搶犯」

Today marks the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty and the first day the National Security Law for Hong Kong took effect. The Civil Human Rights Front’s July 1 march had earlier been banned, but large numbers of people still gathered at various locations across Hong Kong Island. A police officer was stabbed in the left shoulder and injured this afternoon on Gloucester Road near Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. Police condemned “rioters openly rescuing a suspect”.

今天是香港主權移交 23 周年，亦是港區國安法生效後第一日，早前民陣發起 71 遊行被禁，但今日仍有大批市民在港島各處聚集。一名警員下午在銅鑼灣高士威道近維園

July 1 March: Online Media Reporter Knocked Down After Water Cannon Strikes Head at Close Range; Riot Police Fire Pepper Balls at Second-Floor Building to Stop Filming

【七一遊行】網媒記者遭水炮車近距離射頭倒地　防暴警向大廈二樓射胡椒球阻拍攝

Hong Kong’s national security law took effect today. Large numbers of people began gathering in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai in the afternoon, while riot police conducted dispersal operations along the route. During the operation, a freelance online media reporter was knocked to the ground after a water cannon vehicle suddenly fired at close range while the reporter was filming, causing injuries that required hospital treatment. Separately, when a member of the public filmed the situation on the street from the second floor of Fook Tak Building, riot police shone flashlights at the person and fired pepper-ball rounds, leaving clearly visible marks on the window that was hit.

《港區國安法》今日已生效，大批巿民下午起在銅鑼灣及灣仔一帶聚集，警方防暴警沿途採取驅散行動，行動期間，有網媒特約記者拍攝時遭警水炮車突然近隔離發射而倒地，受傷送院；另有巿民在富德樓二樓位置拍攝街上情況時，卻遭防暴警用電筒照射及發射胡椒球彈，擊中的玻璃窗留下清晰的痕跡。

Discovery Park Refuses to Renew Chickeeduck’s Lease; Chow Siu Lung Herber Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue and Denounces Political Suppression

愉景新城拒續租予Chickeeduck 周小龍搬走民主女神像 斥政治打壓

Chickeeduck owner Chow Siu Lung Herber had earlier installed a Goddess of Democracy statue at the chain’s Discovery Park branch in Tsuen Wan. The owner was notified yesterday that the lease would not be renewed and that the shop had to vacate within 21 days. Chow Siu Lung Herber removed the statue last night (June 30), criticising landlord New World Development for using political means to suppress small businesses, but stressing that this would not make him back down.

連鎖童裝店Chickeeduck老闆周小龍早前於荃灣愉景新城分店擺設香港民主女神像，昨日收到通知不獲續租，須在21日內離場。周小龍昨晚（6月30日）移走民主女神像，他批評業主新世界發展以政治手段打壓小商店，但強調不會因而退縮。

Two Fresh Wave Short Films Involving Political Issues Await Certificates of Approval

Two short films involving political issues, “The Rat Race” and “Time, and Time Again,” at the Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival had not received Certificates of Approval from the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration before their screenings. Directors at the 16th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival issued a joint statement the following day, saying that the Film Censorship Authority’s delay in issuing approval amounted to a ban on screening. They urged the authority to respond as soon as possible on the approval results and explain the reasons for the delay.

鮮浪潮國際短片節中兩部牽涉政治議題的短片《群鼠》和《Time, and Time Again》在放映前未獲電影、報刊及物品管理辦事處發「核准證明書」。十六屆鮮浪潮國際短片節導演翌日發表聯合聲明指電檢處拖延發放審批等同禁播，並敦促處方盡早回應審批結果以及解釋延遲發布的原因。

HKDSE to Accept Mainland Candidates from 2024, with Overseas Examination Centres to Be Set Up

From 2024, the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination will accept candidates from mainland China and establish examination centres outside Hong Kong, meaning candidates will not need to travel to Hong Kong to sit the examination as private candidates.

2024年起的中學文憑試將歡迎中國內地考生報考，並將設境外考場，屆時考生無需以自修生身份赴港考試。