22 Jul 2025獨媒#7072
文匯報稱深水埗現「軟對抗」團夥 點名警方食環須徹底消除國安風險
Wen Wei Po began publishing a series of articles titled “Drive Out Soft Resistance” on 21 July. On the first day, it targeted the Independent Book Fair, alleging that it was involved in inciting “opposition to China and chaos in Hong Kong”. Today, the newspaper said on its front page that a “soft resistance” group had emerged in Sham Shui Po, describing the area around Wong Chuk Street and Tai Nan Street as a “base for remnants of black violence”. It said several restaurants and retail shops had put up posters promoting the Independent Book Fair and were selling “highly inflammatory” cultural and creative products. An editorial in Wen Wei Po said the resurgence of the “yellow economic circle” had sounded an alarm, and that government departments including the police and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department should “actively fulfil their duties without shirking responsibility and take decisive action”, saying they must “completely eliminate national security risks and ensure Hong Kong’s lasting peace and stability”.
What does the “Sham Shui Po soft resistance group” referred to in Wen Wei Po’s headline mean? The article listed 17 eateries recommended by the organisers in the Independent Book Fair’s promotional booklet, mainly located around Tai Nan Street, Wong Chuk Street and Shek Kip Mei Street.
《文匯報》揀選在7月21日刊出「趕絕軟對抗」系列文章，首日針對獨立書展涉煽動「反中亂港」，該報今日再以頭版稱，深水埗出現「軟對抗」團夥，又形容黃竹街和大南街一帶成為「黑暴餘孽大本營」，有多間餐廳及零售店張貼宣傳獨立書展的海報，又售賣「極具煽動意味」的文創產品。《文匯報》社論表示「黃色經濟圈」捲土重來響起警鐘，警方、食環署等政府部門應「責無旁貸積極履行職責，實施果斷行動」，稱要「徹底消除國安風險，確保香港長治久安」。
什麼是《文匯報》標題所指的「深水埗軟對抗團夥」？該篇文章列出獨立書展宣傳小冊子之中，主辦方推薦的17間食肆，主要分布在大南街、黃竹街和石硤尾街一帶。
22 Jul 2025集誌社#7073
書展受壓｜香港書展「下架書」 散書祭遇「不可抗力」 「無處不閱讀」被指煽動
As the government stresses the issue of “soft resistance”, both the mainstream Hong Kong Book Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and book fairs and festivals organised by independent bookstores have come under various pressures in recent days. It is understood that, after the TDC asked for books to be removed from sale at last year’s Hong Kong Book Fair, a publisher was again asked this year to remove books that had been “complained about”. As for independent bookstores, the “Reading Everywhere” independent publishing book fair organised by Hunter Bookstore was accused of allegedly being “anti-China and destabilising Hong Kong” in a Wen Wei Po front-page report yesterday, and had earlier been inspected twice by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Hong Kong Literature and Life Hall also announced on the 21st that it was suspending the “Relocation Book Dispersal Festival”, which had been held for three days, because of “force majeure”.
政府強調「軟對抗」下，無論是主流的會展書展，抑或獨立書店舉辦的書展、書祭，連日來受到不同的壓力。據了解，在灣仔會展舉行的香港書展，繼去年有書被貿發局要求下架後，今年再有出版商被要求下架「被投訴」書籍。獨立書店方面，獵人書店舉辦的「無處不閱讀」獨立出版書展，昨被《文匯報》頭版指涉嫌「反中亂港」，早前兩度遭食環署巡查；香港文學生活館亦（ 21 日）宣布，因「不可抗力」中止已舉行了 3 天的「搬遷散書祭」。
21 Jul 2025獨媒#7064
《文匯報》頭版刊「趕絕軟對抗」系列文章 指控獨立書展涉煽動
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the National Security Law, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu prominently referred to Hong Kong as having “villains everywhere” and reminded the public to beware of “soft resistance”, which he said certainly exists. After previously alleging that the Local Research Community was engaged in “underground anti-government activities”, Wen Wei Po launched a series of articles titled “Eradicate Soft Resistance”, accusing the community-organised Independent Book Fair of allegedly inciting “opposition to China and disorder in Hong Kong”. The article said the Independent Book Fair was raising funds for the Hong Kong Journalists Association by selling books by former Democratic Party chairperson Emily Lau and former Civic Party member Stephen Vines. It also said One Punch Bookstore had sold out of The Biography of Jimmy Lai and would receive new stock at the end of the month.
The article quoted legislators as saying that “soft resistance” was difficult to guard against. Members of the public who discovered any suspicious books or elements should immediately report them to the police and must not tolerate the resurgence of any elements that could endanger Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability. It also said the Independent Book Fair was merely “selling dog meat under the guise of mutton”, trading in books that “release elements opposed to China and seeking disorder in Hong Kong”, and that it could not be ruled out that this violated the National Security Law.
在《國安法》實施五周年前夕，特首李家超高調提到香港「小人滿街」，又提醒公眾小心肯定存在的「軟對抗」。繼早前稱本土研究社搞「地下反政府活動」後，《文匯報》推出「趕絕軟對抗」系列文章，指控民間主辦的獨立書展涉嫌煽動「反中亂港」。該文章稱，獨立書展為記協籌款，出售民主黨前主席劉慧卿、公民黨前黨員韋安仕的書籍，又指一拳書館售罄《黎智英傳》，並於月底返貨。
文章引述立法會議員意見指，「軟對抗」令人防不勝防，市民若發現任何可疑書籍或元素，應立即向警方舉報，切勿縱容任何可能危害香港繁榮穩定的元素死灰復燃，又指獨立書展只是「掛羊頭賣狗肉」，販賣「釋放反中亂港元素」的書籍，不排除違反《國安法》。
21 Jul 2025集誌社#7066
721 六年｜ 721 投訴 廉署：仍在調查 其他反修例懷疑公務員貪污個案 全部不成立
Six years after the Yuen Long attack on 21 July 2019, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) set up a special investigation team in August 2019 to handle suspected corruption cases related to the anti-extradition bill movement, saying it would seriously follow up on complaints concerning the 721 incident. The Collective has found that the relevant “Special Duties Unit” disappeared from the government telephone directory in mid-2022. The ICAC did not directly answer whether the team had been disbanded, saying only that it reviews staffing from time to time and makes appropriate deployments when necessary. Asked about the progress and outcome of the investigation into the 721 incident, the ICAC said the case was “still under investigation” and that it would not comment, adding that all cases would be handled in accordance with established procedures and the law. As for other suspected corruption cases involving civil servants related to the anti-extradition bill movement, the ICAC said it had “completed the investigations”, indicating that all the allegations lacked substantive supporting evidence. After reporting the matter to the Advisory Committee on the Review of Corruption Complaints, the committee agreed that all the complaints were unsubstantiated.
721 元朗襲擊事件發生六年，廉政公署 2019 年 8 月曾成立特別調查小組，專責處理與反修例有關的懷疑貪污個案，稱會嚴肅跟進 721 事件的投訴。《集誌社》發現，相關「特別職務組」於 2022 年中已從政府電話簿消失。小組到底是否已解散？廉政公署未有正面回覆，僅表示會不時檢討人手，在有需要時作出適當調配。721 事件的調查進度及結果又如何？廉署指個案「仍在調查」，不會作任何評論，廉署會依法按既定程序處理所有個案。至於其他與反修例有關的懷疑公務員貪污個案，廉署則稱「已完成調查」，顯示所有指控均欠缺實質證據支持，經向審查貪污舉報諮詢委員會匯報後，委員會同意投訴全部不成立。
16 Jul 2025Yahoo#7050
WSJ 評論文章質疑不人道覊押黎智英 港府強烈譴責媒體罔顧事實
Mark L. Clifford, author of The Jimmy Lai Story, wrote in yesterday’s (15th) Wall Street Journal commenting on the case in which Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai is charged with “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces”. He described the case as posing a growing danger to the reputation of Hong Kong and China. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a press release today strongly condemning various US and Western institutions and media outlets for once again disregarding the facts and smearing and defaming the SAR Government.
“Various media outlets intend to obstruct judicial fairness”
Clifford, a former editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post and director of Next Media, and now chairman of the Hong Kong Free Fund Committee, wrote a commentary in the Wall Street Journal titled “The Extremely Dangerous Pressure of the Jimmy Lai Case”. The article said that 77-year-old Jimmy Lai was spending another summer in Hong Kong, and that Hong Kong should seek a way out of a situation posing a growing danger to its own reputation and that of China.
《黎智英傳》作者祁福德 （Mark L. Clifford）在昨日（15 日）的《華爾街日報》撰文，評論壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」案件，形容案件已對香港以至中國的聲譽帶來與日俱增的危險。特區政府今日發出新聞稿，強烈譴責美西方不同機構及媒體近日再次罔顧事實、抹黑詆毀特區府。
「不同媒體意圖妨礙司法公正」
曾任《南華日報》總編輯、壹傳媒董事，現為香港自由基金委員會主席的祁福德，在《華爾街日報》撰寫評論文章，題為「黎智英案的極度危險壓力」。文章指，現年 77 歲的黎智英正在香港渡過另一個夏天，香港應該為一個對自已以至中國聲譽帶來與日俱增的危險的境地尋找出路。
15 Jul 2025中央社CAN#7041
中國駐港公署罕見點名外媒 批BBC日經新聞抹黑香港國安法
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of the Commissioner in Hong Kong issued a statement today naming and criticising foreign media including BBC Chinese and Japan’s Nikkei, accusing them of “deliberately smearing the Hong Kong National Security Law” and urging the media concerned “not to fabricate lies”. It also expressed strong condemnation.
The office unusually named BBC Chinese and Nikkei, accusing them of “clinging to ideological prejudice” and, around the fifth anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, publishing “distorted” reports, commentaries or editorials that “deliberately smear the Hong Kong National Security Law and vilify the successful implementation of ‘one country, two systems’ in Hong Kong”.
The office’s spokesperson also urged the media concerned to “respect the facts and not fabricate lies”, “adhere to fairness and not apply double standards”, and “uphold professional ethics and not mislead public opinion”.
中國外交部駐香港特派員公署今天發文點名批評英國BBC中文網和日本經濟新聞等外媒，「蓄意抹黑香港國安法」，並敦促有關媒體「不要捏造謊言」，同時表示強烈譴責。
駐港公署在文中罕見點名BBC中文網和日本經濟新聞，指它們「固守意識形態偏見」，在香港國安法公布實施5週年之際，發表「歪曲性」報導、評論或社論，「蓄意抹黑香港國安法，詆毀『一國兩制』在港成功實踐」。
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15 Jul 2025光傳媒#7043
《明報》︱城市大學限制學者受訪 須事前獲大學審批 外國領事人員到校亦要先報備
Local media regularly interview university scholars about social events and current affairs, seeking professional opinions or comprehensive analysis. A Ming Pao column disclosed that City University of Hong Kong began restricting scholars’ media interviews about two years ago, requiring them to notify the university in advance and obtain approval. A campus source said some scholars “fear the trouble” and simply decline media interviews, adding that activities jointly organised with foreign consulates on campus, or the presence of consular personnel, must also be reported to the university in advance. Guang Media reviewed reports relating to City University over the past 18 months and found that more of them focused on international rankings and research achievements, with fewer responses to social news.
本地傳媒不時會就社會事件、時事議題訪問各院校學者，提供專業意見或作全面剖析。《明報》專欄透露，香港城市大學約兩年前開始限制校內學者接受訪問，規定他們須事先通知校方並獲審批。校內消息人士坦言，部分學者「怕麻煩」索性婉拒傳媒採訪，又指若與外國領事館在校園合辦活動或有領事人員出現，均需事前向學校報備。《光傳媒》翻查過去一年半與城大相關的報道，發現較多聚焦在國際排名及研究成果，較少回應社會新聞。
《明報》專欄披露，城大約於兩年前實施新規定，要求學者收到傳媒查詢或採訪邀請，需通知大學傳訊及數據研究處，並向大學提交訪問問題。大學可建議學者拒絕訪問；若獲批准，校方也可就應對傳媒策略提出建議，例如回答問題的方向，或某些問題不要回答等。
14 Jul 2025獨媒#7033
獨立書店成最重要發行渠道 獨立出版商：連鎖書店選書視乎「作者多於內容」
With the summer holidays approaching, Hunter Bookstore is again holding a book fair this year, while a bookseller has also conducted a survey of Hong Kong’s independent publishing ecosystem, with 19 publishers taking part. The results showed that more than 60% of independent publishers considered independent bookstores their most important distribution channel, while social media was their main publicity channel. Initial print runs generally did not exceed 1,000 copies, and only half of the publishers had reprinted books. The main difficulties in selling books included high costs and a lack of distribution channels.
Compared with independent bookstores, what difficulties are there in selling books through major chain bookstores? Ng Tsz-ching, editor-in-chief of Blue Blue Sky, said that since a wave of book removals from public libraries in recent years, chain bookstores had stopped selecting books for sale based solely on their content and would also consider the author. Weixiong (1964) Chen gave the example that Eslite Bookstore had approached it several years ago about purchasing a book by former Legislative Council member Margaret Ng, but the deal ultimately did not proceed because some of the book’s content was politically sensitive. Last year, Ng published another book reviewing Jin Yong’s novels. Although it contained no political content, Eslite said after reviewing it that, because of the author’s identity, it was inconvenient for the bookstore to sell the book. Chan also said that some authors’ positions had led major publishers to decline to assist with publication, so they had “turned to me [to publish].”
暑假將至，今年除了繼續有獨立書店「獵人書店」舉辦書展，亦有書商就本地獨立的出版生態進行調查，共19間出版商參與。結果顯示，逾六成獨立出版商認為獨立書店是最重要的發行渠道，主要宣傳渠道為社交媒體。書本的首刷量普遍不多於一千本，並只有一半出版社曾加印，主要售書困難包括成本高、缺乏發行渠道等。
相比獨立書店，在大型連鎖書店售書有何困難？「藍藍的天」總編輯伍自禎指自近年公共圖書館出現下架潮後，連鎖書店不再只根據內容選書出售，而會視乎作者本身。壹壹陸工作室陳偉雄舉例，誠品書店幾年前曾主動接洽，想採購前立法會議員吳靄儀的著作，惟因書中部分內容政治敏感，最終未成事。至去年，吳再出版一本金庸小說評論書，書中沒政治成份，但誠品看畢後稱因為作者身份，不便在書店出售該書。陳又提到，有作者因立場取態，令大型出版商不願協助出版，「轉咗嚟我度（出版）」。
14 Jul 2025追新聞#7034
國安時代｜《教育刺針》揭國安大使培訓導師身份被Fb刪帖 左報點名「軟對抗」揚言打擊 楊穎宇斥侵害新聞自由
The Facebook page Education Sting recently published several posts revealing details of the Hong Kong government’s Youth National Security Ambassadors Training Programme, apparently striking a nerve with the authorities. The Ta Kung Pao, a mouthpiece of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR, published a commentary naming Education Sting and its page administrator, Hans Yeung Wing-yu, as engaging in “soft confrontation” and threatening to suppress them through “hard measures”. On the same day, Facebook forcibly deleted one of Education Sting’s posts disclosing the identities of instructors in the training programme. Education Sting issued a statement strongly condemning the persons and organisations concerned for infringing press freedom, and reiterated that it would remain at its post and continue speaking up for Hong Kong’s education sector.
Facebook 專頁《教育刺針》近日發表多篇帖文揭露港府「青年國安大使培訓計劃」的內情，疑觸動政權神經，中聯辦旗下喉舌《大公報》發表評論文章，點名《教育刺針》及其版主楊穎宇「軟對抗」，揚言要以「硬手段」打擊，《教育刺針》其中一篇披露培訓計劃導師身份的帖文同日亦被 Facebook 強行刪除。《教育刺針》發聲明嚴正譴責涉事人等及機構侵害新聞自由，重申會謹守崗位，繼續為香港教育界發聲。
14 Jul 2025集誌社#7038
獨立書展｜獨立出版生態調查：國安法減創作自由 獵人書店周四起辦獨立書展
In recent years, several independent publishers have been asked by the Hong Kong Book Fair to withdraw books or have been refused permission to participate, while some independent bookstores have organised grassroots book fairs. An independent bookstore yesterday announced a survey on the local independent publishing ecosystem. Of the 19 independent publishers surveyed, 11 were established in the past five years, and 12 considered independent bookstores their most important distribution channel.
116 StudioWeixiong (1964) Chen said Eslite Bookstore approached it last year about selling a collection of essays on Jin Yong’s novels by former Civic Party Legislative Council member Margaret Ng, but ultimately said that, because Ng was the book’s author, it was “not convenient to sell” it. At present, 90% of its publications are sold through independent bookstores. Hunter Bookstore will hold an independent publishing book fair from Thursday to Sunday this week. Wong Man-huen said it was regrettable that some book fairs had been officially refused permission to participate, adding that the independent book fair aimed to provide another option, although its attendance could not be compared with that of the Hong Kong Book Fair and “should not be the only (choice) for all publishers in Hong Kong.”
近年多間獨立出版社被香港書展要求下架書籍、被拒參展等，有獨立書店舉辦民間書展。有獨立書店昨公布一項本地獨立出版生態問卷調查，19 間受訪獨立出版社中，11 間於過去五年成立，12 間認為，獨立書店為最重要發行渠道。
壹壹陸工作室陳偉雄表示，去年誠品書店主動接洽，望出售前公民黨立法會議員吳靄儀的金庸小說論集，但最終表示因吳靄儀為該書作者，「唔方便賣」，現時他有九成出版物均經獨立書店出售。獵人書店將於本周四至日舉辦獨立出版書展，黃文萱對有書展被官方拒參展感可惜，指辦獨立書展望提供另一選項，但入場人次與貿發局書展難以比擬，「唔應該係香港全部出版社嘅唯一（選擇）」。
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