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EU's report on Hong Kong SAR a twisted narrative
China Daily criticised the European Union's “2021 Hong Kong Annual Report”, released on 20 May, for distorting the facts, and said Europe was unable to handle its own internal disputes and governance problems yet continued to make groundless attacks.
中國日報批評歐盟於5月20日發布的《2021香港年度報告》扭曲事實，並指歐洲無法處理好自己內部紛爭和管治問題，卻仍舊無的放矢。
Amnesty International slams Hong Kong police for arresting 6 people over efforts to mark Tiananmen crackdown
Amnesty International has accused Hong Kong police of attacking residents’ right to freedom of expression after six people were arrested in Causeway Bay on June 4 in connection with efforts to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown.
Amnesty International has accused Hong Kong’s police of attacking residents’ right to freedom of expression after six people were arrested in Causeway Bay on June 4 in connection with efforts to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown.
會計師公會：港美互認協議年底終止
The accountancy body quietly announced on its website earlier this month that its mutual recognition agreement with the US professional accountancy organisation U.S. International Qualifications Appraisal Board (IQAB) will expire at the end of the year and will not be extended. The body said that over the past three years, IQAB and the body had discussed allowing US experience to replace Hong Kong’s local experience, so that IQAB members could become Hong Kong practising accountants directly; otherwise, the agreement would not continue. However, the two sides failed to reach a consensus to extend the agreement.
會計師公會本月初在其網站低調公布，與美國專業會計機構U.S. International Qualifications Appraisal Board（IQAB）的互認協議將於年底到期，並不會獲得延長。公會指，在過去三年期間，IQAB與公會就互認協議商討，希望美國的經驗可取代香港的本地經驗，讓IQAB會員直接成為香港執業會計師，否則協議將不會繼續，惟雙方未能達成共識以延長協議。
張超雄舉家離港赴加拿大：基本自由不再需要仰賴當權者的賜予
Former Legislative Council member Fernando Cheung was sentenced to three weeks in prison for the offence of contempt under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance after shouting that acting chairperson Starry Lee had exceeded her powers during a House Committee meeting in 2020. He was released in February this year. Former Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute vice-president Chung Kim-wah, who has also left Hong Kong, said on social media yesterday that a friend had successfully arrived in Toronto. In the early hours of today, Hong Kong time, Cheung left a comment on the post expressing thanks, saying that although he could not yet settle down, he was at least safe, and that his basic freedoms no longer needed to depend on the grace of those in power.
前立法會議員張超雄在2020年在立法會內務委員會，高呼「代主席」李慧琼越權，被控違反《立法會（權力及特權）條例》「藐視罪」，判監三星期，今年二月出獄。同已離港的香港民意研究所前副總裁鍾劍華，昨日在社交媒體指一位朋友順利抵達多倫多，今日本港時間凌晨，張超雄在該帖文留言感謝，指雖然未能安定，但至少安全，而「自己的基本自由不再需要仰賴當權者的賜予」。
According to The Washington Post, 15 scholars signed a nomination of imprisoned pro-democracy figures including Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Joshua Wong and Gwyneth Ho for the Nobel Peace Prize.
據《華盛頓郵報》報道，15學者聯署提名黎智英、鄒幸彤、李卓人、黃之鋒、何桂藍等在囚民主派人士競逐諾貝爾和平獎。
韋彥德、賀知義辭任終院非常任法官 稱不願為港府背書
The Court of Final Appeal currently has 12 overseas non-permanent judges. Chief Executive Carrie Lam has periodically highlighted their presence to emphasise Hong Kong’s judicial independence, but the future of the 12 positions has become uncertain. The UK Supreme Court announced today that its President, Lord Reed, and Deputy President, Lord Hodge, had resigned as non-permanent judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, with immediate effect. In a statement, Lord Reed said that after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, he had repeatedly weighed the work of the Court of Final Appeal against the national interests of the United Kingdom. He ultimately concluded that continuing to serve would inevitably create the impression that he was endorsing a government moving away from liberal democracy, and decided to resign from his Hong Kong position.
終審法院現時有12名海外非常任法官，特首林鄭不時以此強調香港司法獨立，惟12席法官去留出現變數。英國最高法院今宣布，英國最高法院院長及副院長韋彥德勳爵及賀知義勳爵，辭去香港終審法院非常任法官職務，即時生效。韋彥德在聲明指，《港區國安法》實施後不時權衡終院工作與英國國家利益，最終認為若繼續出任工作，將難免予人感覺正為一個遠離自由民主的政府背書，決定辭去香港的職務。
中國制裁人權觀察 執行長曾被拒來港
February 3: US legal scholar Ryan Thoreson, who was appointed by the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, was refused a visa to come to Hong Kong by the Immigration Department.
2月3日：獲港大法律學院聘任的美國法律學者Ryan Thoreson遭入境處拒發來港簽證。
歐洲議會通過譴責香港人權自由惡化決議 促制裁中港官員 中方批混淆是非
The European Parliament passed the Resolution on the Erosion of Fundamental Freedoms in Hong Kong, calling for sanctions against Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for suppressing human rights in Hong Kong, as well as a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hong Kong government urged the European Parliament not to interfere in China’s internal affairs.
歐洲議會通過《香港基本自由遭受侵害決議案》，呼籲對鎮壓香港人權的中港官員實施制裁，以及外交抵制北京冬奧。中國外交部及港府促歐洲議會不得干涉中國內政。
外交部促歐洲議會不要顛倒黑白
The European Parliament passed the Resolution on the Erosion of Fundamental Freedoms in Hong Kong, calling for sanctions against Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for suppressing human rights in Hong Kong, as well as a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. China’s Foreign Ministry and the Hong Kong government urged the European Parliament not to interfere in China’s internal affairs.
歐洲議會通過《香港基本自由遭受侵害決議案》，呼籲對鎮壓香港人權的中港官員實施制裁，以及外交抵制北京冬奧。中國外交部及港府促歐洲議會不得干涉中國內政。
【《立場》被搜捕】聯合國、美、英、德、加齊譴責 中方反駁：港警依法行事，不容歪曲
A spokesperson for the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR said the police enforcement action against Stand News was a righteous act to safeguard national security and Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability. Incoming Legislative Council members issued a joint statement unanimously supporting the police action. The United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany, among others, issued statements condemning the action, saying that the incident showed that freedom of speech and press freedom in Hong Kong were being eroded.
中聯辦發言人表示，警方對《立場》執法是維護國家安全和香港繁榮穩定的正義之舉；候任立法會議員發表聯合聲明一致支持警方執法；聯合國、美國、英國、加拿大及德國等則發聲明予以譴責，指事件表明香港的言論及新聞自由正受到侵蝕。
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