6 May 2025Yahoo#6762
FCC、無國界記者遭建制追擊 媒體、議員連日發文 斥抹黑香港新聞自由
The pro-establishment Hong Kong Commercial Daily yesterday published a commentary by Johnny Wah Yung Yu, a member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, criticising the RSF rankings and an FCC survey as “smearing Hong Kong’s press freedom, completely turning right and wrong upside down and distorting facts to make them fit.” Wen Wei Po today also published a commentary bylined “Lai Tsz-yan”, saying the two organisations “disregard facts and fail to distinguish right from wrong, using every opportunity to attack the SAR Government and Hong Kong society, fully exposing their despicable conduct of politically manipulating Hong Kong’s rule of law and national security in the name of press freedom, as well as their sinister intentions to disrupt and harm Hong Kong.”
Separately, pro-establishment Legislative Council member Elizabeth Quat wrote in a commentary on the Oriental Daily News website that “certain organisations” were smearing Hong Kong’s rule of law with double standards and “attempting to interfere in China’s internal affairs in the name of ‘press freedom’; their intentions deserve condemnation.” She also said, “Only by upholding the spirit of the rule of law and safeguarding national security can the various rights, including press freedom, be protected and Hong Kong’s lasting peace and stability ensured; this is the true guarantee of the fundamental well-being of Hong Kong people.”
A spokesperson for the SAR Government told media in response to inquiries that the government strongly condemned the inaccurate and biased remarks made by the organisations concerned when publishing the relevant index and statement.
建制派媒體《香港商報》昨日發布中華全國工商業聯合會常委楊華勇的評論，批評RSF排名、FCC調查是「抹黑香港新聞自由，完全是顛倒陰陽、顛倒黑白、扭曲作直。」《文匯報》今亦發表署名「黎子珍」的評論，稱兩組織「罔顧事實、不分是非，利用一切機會攻擊特區政府和香港社會，充分暴露其以新聞自由為名，對香港法治和國家安全進行政治操弄的卑劣行徑以及其亂港禍港的險惡用心。」
另外，建制派立法會議員葛珮帆在《東網》發表評論，批「個別組織」以雙重標準抹黑香港法治，「企圖以『新聞自由』之名干涉中國內政，其心可誅」，又指「惟有堅守法治精神、維護國家安全，才能保障包括新聞自由在內的各項權利，確保香港長治久安，這才是對港人根本福祉的真正保障。」
特區政府發言人回覆傳媒查詢表示，強烈譴責相關組織發表有關指數及聲明時所作出的不實和偏頗言論。
5 May 2025RFA#6758
記協製作新聞大事資料庫 統計六年以來49新聞工作者被捕
Jimmy Lai was arrested, Apple Daily ceased publication, Stand News ceased publication, and former RTHK director Choy Yuk Ling, Bao was arrested for checking vehicle licence plates. In addition, more journalists have been arrested or imprisoned over the past six years. On World Press Freedom Day last Saturday (the 3rd), the Hong Kong Journalists Association launched a database called “Media 360”, recording major events in the media sector from 2021 to the present, as well as a list of journalists arrested or imprisoned since 2019.
The HKJA said that Hong Kong press freedom had undergone major changes since 2021. As the Hong Kong National Security Law and Article 23 of the Basic Law came into force in succession, the legal risks facing the media changed dramatically. The new database is divided into three sections. The first records the “Press Freedom Events” of the past four-plus years. The latest entries include the US government stopping funding for this station, and Secretary for Security Chris Tang reprimanding a Ming Pao reporter in March over questions about Tang’s departure from Hong Kong without an announcement or gazette notice. It also includes several hearings in the Apple Daily and Stand News cases. The earliest entry is the Court of Final Appeal’s ruling on 9 February 2021 in favour of the Department of Justice, under which Jimmy Lai, who was charged with conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or external forces, was required to remain in custody.
黎智英被捕、《蘋果日報》結束、《立場新聞》結束、港台前編導蔡玉玲因查車牌被捕……除了這些以外，還有更多新聞工作者在過去六年多先後被捕甚至被囚。香港記者協會在上周六（3日）的世界新聞自由日，發佈了名為「傳媒360」的資料庫，記錄了自2021年至今，傳媒界發生的大事，以及自2019年以來被捕被囚的新聞工作者名單。
記協表示，自 2021年香港新聞自由出現重大變化。隨著《香港國安法》及《基本法》第 23 條先後生效，傳媒面對的法律風險劇變。新設的資料庫分為三個部份，首先記錄了四年多以來的「新聞自由事件簿」。最新的包括本台被美國政府停止資助，以至三月份保安局局長鄧炳強責備《明報》記者，就有關鄧離港未有公佈及刊憲的提問等，還有多宗有關《蘋果日報》及《立場新聞》案的審訊等。而最早的一宗，是2021年2月9日終院裁定律政司勝訴，被控串謀勾結外國或境外勢罪的黎智英需繼續還柙。
4 May 2025集誌社#6757
英倫遊行｜1500 人反對中方建超級大使館 義務急救員被捕
The controversy over China’s plan to build a “super embassy” in London continued as overseas Hong Kong residents called on members of the public to gather outside Royal Mint Court in London for a protest this afternoon (the 3rd), the third such demonstration. Clara (1979) Cheung, one of the organisers and a former Wan Chai District councillor, estimated that about 1,000 to 1,500 people took part.
During the protest, a volunteer first aider from the event was arrested by police on suspicion of breaching the Public Order Act. After the gathering ended, about 30 people went to the police station to show support for those arrested. According to an organisation assisting the event’s arrested first aider, he was released on bail after 10 p.m. that night. Police charged him under Section 12 of the UK Public Order Act, concerning offences related to breaching conditions imposed on a procession, and he will appear in court at a later date.
中國計劃在倫敦興建「超級大使館」風波未止，海外港人號召市民今（3日）下午第三度聚首倫敦舊皇家鑄幣廠（Royal Mint Court）外示威。行動籌辦人之一，前灣仔區區議員張嘉莉估算約有 1,000 至 1,500 人參與。
示威期間，一名大會義務急救員遭警方以涉嫌違反《公共秩序法》被捕。集會完結後，約 30 人到警署外聲援被捕人士。據協助被捕大會急救員的組織指，他在同日晚上十時多獲准保釋，警方以英國《公共秩序法》第 12 條，即違反遊行條件相關條例落案起訴該被捕人士，他在日後須上庭受審。
2 May 2025RFA#6749
台女僕CAFE收恐嚇信指在台港生煽動罷免 港人茶記亦遭瘋狂落單點菜
Taiwanese civic groups and the pan-Green camp have recently mobilised a campaign to recall Kuomintang legislators, with many Hong Kong people in Taiwan taking part and publicly calling on Taiwanese people to sign petitions. In recent days, a number of Hong Kong people in Taiwan have consequently faced varying degrees of harassment or threats.
Andy, the Hong Kong owner of September Cha Chaan Teng in Taipei, told this outlet that after attending the “Reject United Front Work, Defend Taiwan” rally on the 19th and calling for the recall of Kuomintang legislators, his restaurant received a large number of malicious orders the following day. People who were not dining at the restaurant repeatedly placed orders through its QR code. He reported the matter to the police, while the ordering-system company also found that the orders had been placed using a Taiwan IP (Internet address). Andy told this outlet that although the harassment made him feel afraid, he would not back down, because “we need to let Taiwanese people know that Hong Kong people are also on Taiwan’s side”. He criticised the Kuomintang for introducing policies favourable to China, saying that legislators should help Taiwan rather than China, and expressed hope that Taiwanese people would take Hong Kong’s history as a reference.
近期台灣民間團體和綠營動員發起罷免國民黨立委行動，不少在台港人亦有參與並公開呼籲台灣人聯署。然而，近日陸續有在台港人受不同程度的滋擾或恐嚇。
在台北的九月茶餐廳，香港人老闆Andy向本台指，他於19日出席完「拒絕統戰，守護台灣」的集會，呼籲罷免國民黨立委翌日，餐廳便收到大量惡意點餐，有不在餐廳用膳的人瘋狂用QRcode點餐。他已報警處理，而點餐系統公司亦查出下單人是使用台灣IP （網絡位址）。Andy向本台指，雖然受滋擾會感到害怕，但不會因此卻步，因為「要讓台灣人知道香港人也是站在台灣一方」，他批評國民黨推出有利中國的政策，認為立委應該幫台灣而非中國，他希望台灣人以香港歷史為借鑒。
2 May 2025明報#6750
藝發局推新短片賽 承辦者須遵國安等條款
The Arts Development Council stopped funding the Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival last year, sparking controversy in the sector. This year, it has set up a new scheme and allocated HK$3 million for the Short Film Production Promotion Scheme. It is inviting arts groups or organisations to run the scheme, with a target launch in the fourth quarter of this year. The application documents stipulate that the organiser must obtain the council’s prior consent for the content of activities it organises and arrangements for inviting judges and mentors, and prohibit the organiser from engaging in conduct detrimental to national security or damaging the council’s reputation.
藝發局去年停止資助「鮮浪潮國際短片節」惹起業界爭議，今年另起爐灶，撥款300萬元舉辦「短片拍攝推廣計劃」，正邀請藝術團體或機構承辦，目標今年第四季推出。申請文件列明，承辦者主辦的活動內容、邀請評審及導師等安排，須事先徵得藝發局同意，並禁止承辦者作不利國安或損害藝發局聲譽的行為。
2 May 2025獨媒#6751
《大公》稱國家可動用維護國安法律 威嚇長和「再不回頭後悔莫及」
CK Hutchison had earlier planned to sell ports around the world, including two in Panama, to a consortium including US-based BlackRock, directly angering China’s top leadership. CK Hutchison changed tack by splitting the deal: the Panama ports would remain led by the BlackRock consortium, while the remaining ports would be sold to Italy’s Aponte family. In editorials published over two consecutive days, Ta Kung Pao adopted a threatening tone, saying that besides the Anti-Monopoly Law, China could deploy many “legal and policy tools”, including laws related to safeguarding national security. One headline used the tone of an ultimatum: “If CK Hutchison does not turn back, it will certainly regret it deeply.”
長和早前計劃出售全球多個港口，包括巴拿馬兩個港口，予包括美資貝萊德集團的財團，直接觸怒國家最高層。長和「變招」將交易分拆，巴拿馬港口續由貝萊德集團財團主導，其餘港口售予意大利Aponte家族。《大公報》社評一連兩日語帶威嚇，指除了《反壟斷法》，中國還可以動用很多「法律和政策工具」，包括維護國家安全的相關法律，標題更用上通牒語氣：「長和再不回頭，一定後悔莫及」。
2 May 2025追新聞#6752
國際新聞自由日．追專訪｜香港列140位首度跌入「狀況惡劣」 與中國、北韓同級別 白奧蘭：離散媒體處生死存亡關頭
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) released its 2025 World Press Freedom Index on Friday (2 May). Hong Kong fell five places from last year to 140th, entering the red “very serious” category for the first time, placing it alongside China (178th), North Korea (179th) and Eritrea (180th), which occupy the bottom three positions. The report said that the crackdown on press freedom in Hong Kong had led to the closure of news editorial departments and the exile of journalists, while pro-government media had absorbed most media funding. In China, media outlets are either state-owned or controlled by groups closely linked to the country’s Communist Party. Most of the remaining independent journalists work covertly, frequently face threats while working and have unstable finances, while foreign media may be blacklisted at any time.
Aleksandra Bielakowska, RSF’s advocacy manager in Taipei, told The Chaser News that RSF was closely monitoring events including the arrest of senior executives at Channel C’s parent company and Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung sending warning letters to media in Hong Kong and overseas. She said that although major media outlets including Apple Daily and Stand News had been dismantled by the authorities, some independent media continued trying to survive under pressure. She called continued reading, listening to, subscribing to and sharing these news outlets the most direct way to support Hong Kong and exiled media, saying: “These media are facing a life-or-death juncture. Only the public’s concern and support can enable free media to survive. Without press freedom, there can be no democracy. This is a value that we must jointly safeguard.”
無國界記者組織（Reporters sans frontières, RSF）周五（2日）公佈2025年度《世界新聞自由指數》，香港較去年下跌5位、排140名，首次跌入「狀況惡劣」紅色區域，與排名尾3的中國（178）、北韓（179）、厄立特里亞（180）看齊。報告指，香港對新聞自由的打壓，導致新聞編採部關閉、記者流亡，而親政府媒體則吸收大部份的媒體資助。在中國，媒體如非國家所有，便是與該國共產黨關係密切的團體控制，僅存的獨立記者大多在暗中活動、工作時常遭受威脅，且財務狀況不穩定，外國媒體更隨時可能被列入黑名單。
RSF駐台北倡議經理白奧蘭（Aleksandra Bielakowska）接受《追新聞》訪問時表示，RSF密切關注如Channel C母公司高層被捕、香港保安局局長鄧炳強向香港以至海外媒體發函警告等事件，即使《蘋果日報》、《立場新聞》等主要媒體遭政權瓦解，仍有部份獨立媒體繼續努力在壓力下求存。她呼籲支持香港與離散媒體的最直接方法，就是繼續閱讀、收聽、訂閱、轉發這些新聞，「這些媒體正面臨生死存亡的關頭，唯有社會大眾的關心與支持，才能讓自由媒體存續下去。沒有新聞自由，就沒有民主，這是我們必須共同守護的價值。」
2 May 2025集誌社#6753
長和賣港口｜大公報連續兩日時評開火：「必要時可用國安法律」
CK Hutchison announced in early March that it planned to sell the operating rights to 43 ports worldwide, including ports in Panama, sparking widespread controversy. Foreign media reported in mid-last month that the transaction would be carried out in stages, with the two Panamanian ports to be carved out and the remaining 41 ports offered for sale first. The State Administration for Market Regulation previously said it was highly concerned and stressed that no party must circumvent antitrust review. Ta Kung Pao published editorials attacking and warning against the deal for two consecutive days yesterday and today (the 1st and 2nd), saying that CK Hutchison would “suffer a crushing defeat” if it remained “obstinate” and would “regret it too late” if it turned back again. The editorials twice mentioned that, in addition to the Anti-Monopoly Law, “national security laws can be used if necessary” and “relevant laws safeguarding national security” could be invoked.
長和集團 3 月初宣布，擬出售旗下包括巴拿馬港口在內的全球 43 個港口運營權，引起軒然大波。外媒上月中報道交易將分拆進行，擬剝離兩個巴拿馬港口，優先出售其餘 41 個港口。國家市場監督管理總局早前表示高度關注，強調各方不得規避反壟斷審查。《大公報》昨和今（1 日及 2 日）一連兩日發表時評炮轟警告，指長和「執迷不悟將碰得頭破血流」、「再一回頭，一定後悔莫及」，兩度提及除了《反壟斷法》，「必要時可用國安法律」、「維護國家安全的相關法律」。
1 May 2025獨媒#6747
【五一勞動節】社民連政總示威 周嘉發：冇咩宏願 安全出門安全番屋企已是最大心願
The League of Social Democrats petitioned at Government Headquarters today on May Day. “As usual,” the four members were stopped and searched by police after leaving Admiralty Centre, and were subsequently allowed to leave. This was the sixth consecutive May Day without any group organising a march. League of Social Democrats Vice-Chairperson Dickson Chau said: “Going out to protest, express some demands or set up a street booth—it’s very simple. We have no grand purpose or lofty ideals; it’s just about reaching as many people as possible and gaining support for the League of Social Democrats.” They added: “Simply being able to leave home safely, complete it smoothly and return home safely has, especially over these past four or five years, already been our greatest wish.”
社民連今日趁五一勞動節，到政府總部請願。「一如既往」，他們一行四人在步出海富中心後便被警員截查，及後獲放行。今年是連續第六年沒有團體舉辦遊行的五一勞動節，社民連副主席周嘉發表示，「出嚟示威、表達一啲訴求，開街站都好，好簡單㗎啫，冇咩宏願既目的、冇乜宏大嘅理想㗎喇，點樣可以接觸到好多人呀，可以獲得好多人支持我哋社民連呀咁。」「純粹可以安全出門口，可以順利完成，安全返番屋企呢，已經特別係呢四五年呢最大嘅一個心願。」
1 May 2025集誌社#6748
圖輯｜女長毛一人遊行到政總 抗議外勞搶飯碗
Today (May 1) is Labour Day. Social activists Lui Yuk LinLui Yuk Lin marched alone from Causeway Bay to the always-open entrance of the Government Headquarters in Admiralty in the afternoon, raising labour-rights concerns including the importation of foreign workers leaving local workers with “no food to eat” and the minimum wage of HK$42.1 an hour meaning they have to “work until their backs break”. Police officers were filming at the scene in Admiralty.
今日（5 月 1 日）是勞動節，社運人士女長毛雷玉蓮，下午由銅鑼灣一人遊行到金鐘門常開政府總部，表達輸入外勞多本地工人「冇飯開」、最低工資時薪 42.1 元「做到腰骨斷」等勞工權益問題。在金鐘，有警員在場攝錄。
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