11 Mar 2024獨媒#3150
【23條立法】民建聯冒雨抗議美國抹黑 陳學鋒：實屬無恥
The Legislative Council is fast-tracking consideration of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Bill. Earlier, US Consul General to Hong Kong Gregory May said in an interview that “after the implementation of the National Security Law, the last thing Hong Kong needs is more very broad new offences,” and called on the Hong Kong government to release Jimmy Lai and others imprisoned over political speech. The Hong Kong government subsequently issued a statement condemning his remarks as alarmist. Nearly 30 members of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong protested outside the US Consulate General in the rain this afternoon. DAB vice-chairman Chan Hok-fung denounced the repeated obstruction of Article 23 legislation by the US and other Western countries as “truly shameless”, stressing that all attempts to spread rumours and smear the legislation would inevitably end in failure.
立法會正全速審議《維護國家安全條例草案》，早前美國駐香港總領事梅儒瑞（Gregory May）在訪問中表示「在國安法實施後，香港最不需要的就是更多、非常廣泛的新違法事項」，更呼籲港府釋放黎智英及其他因政治言論入獄的人士。港府隨即發稿譴責，批評其言論危言聳聽。民建聯一行近30人今午冒雨到美國領事館抗議，副主席陳學鋒炮轟美國等西方國家多次阻礙23條立法工作「實屬無恥」，強調所有所有造謠抹黑「必然以失敗告終」。
8 Mar 2024獨媒#3123
【23條立法】王婆婆政總外揮英旗抗議 持數字標語嘆要隱晦避風險
The Basic Law Article 23 legislation proceeded through its first and second readings at full speed today. Sixty-seven-year-old “Wang Po-po” Alexandra Wong Fung Yiu protested outside the Central Government Offices, waving the Union Jack and shouting, “Reject Article 23 legislation, reject the evil law.” She held a piece of paper reading “3*8=23”, with “23” crossed out in red. Wang said she had thought about it for a long time and, after weighing the political risks, decided to use only numbers to protest. She was stopped and searched by police when she arrived. Plainclothes officers and police vehicles were nearby during the protest, but she was ultimately not taken away.
《基本法》23條今天全速首讀二讀，67歲的「王婆婆」王鳳瑤到政總門口抗議，揮動英國國旗並高叫「拒絕23條立法，拒絕惡法」的口號。她手持寫有「3*8=23」的紙張，其中「23」被劃上紅色交叉。王婆婆指自己構思很久，衡量政治風險後，決定只寫上數字抗議。她到場時被警員截查並搜袋，抗議期間有便衣警和警車在旁，但最終未被帶走。
27 Feb 2024獨媒#3047
【23條立法】律師會倡參考加拿大 引公眾利益作辯護理由
The public consultation period on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law ends tomorrow. The Law Society of Hong Kong published its submission today (27th), with its president, Chan Chak-ming, suggesting that public interest be introduced as a defence to the offence of stealing state secrets. He said the Government could refer to Canada’s Security of Information Act. He also said that national security legislation and the protection of Hong Kong people’s human rights were not a “zero-sum game”, and believed the two could be balanced under a sound judicial system.
《基本法》23條立法公眾諮詢期明日結束，香港律師會今日（27日）發表意見書，會長陳澤銘建議在「竊取國家機密」罪中引入公眾利益作為辯護理由，並認為政府可參考加拿大的《資訊安全法》做法。他又認為保障國家安全立法工作與香港人權並非「零和遊戲」，相信兩者可以在優良司法制度下取得平衡。
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