17 Oct 2025集誌社#7435
新聞自由指數｜從歷史低位輕微回升 記協：仍處極低位，傳媒自我審查嚴重
The Hong Kong Journalists Association today (17th) released its 2024 Press Freedom Index. The industry’s score rose slightly from its historic low in 2023 to 28.9, ending a five-year consecutive decline. “Media self-censorship” received the lowest score, reflecting news practitioners’ view that the phenomenon is very widespread and causes the greatest harm to press freedom. The association stressed that the figure remains extremely low and does not indicate any substantive improvement in the current state of press freedom, but only that it has not deteriorated significantly in recent times. It estimated that the rise was related to news practitioners becoming accustomed to working in the current news environment and finding ways to respond to the challenges.
香港記者協會今（17日）公布 2024 年新聞自由指數，業界評分從 2023 年歷史低位，輕微回升至 28.9 分，終止連續五年跌勢，其中「傳媒自我審查」得分最低，反映新聞從業員認為現象相當普遍、對新聞自由構成最大損害。記協強調，數字仍處極低位，不反映新聞自由現況有實質改善，只是近來未顯著惡化，估計回升原因與新聞從業員習慣了在當前新聞環境工作、及尋找方法應對挑戰有關。
14 Jun 2025Yahoo#6916
記協換屆選出新任主席 4 執委 名單不公開 與會者封口
The Hong Kong Journalists Association held its 2025 annual general meeting and Executive Committee election this morning (14th). There had been reports that the list of newly elected Executive Committee members would not be made public, while the association notified the media the previous evening that the meeting would not include an interview session. It is understood that the vote elected a new chair and four Executive Committee members.
香港記者協會今日（14日）早上舉行 2025 年周年會員大會暨執行委員會換屆選舉。日前已有消息指新執委擬不公開當選名單，而記協亦在大會前一晚通知傳媒大會不設採訪環節。據了解是次投票選出新一任主席及四名執委。
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。
24 Feb 2025獨媒#4551
原定記協Plan B春茗場地逸東酒店 職員稱宴會樓層「裝修緊」
The Hong Kong Journalists Association’s fundraising spring banquet was cancelled twice in succession. Plan B for the banquet was originally scheduled to take place tonight at the Eaton Hotel in Jordan. InMediaHK visited the hotel in the afternoon and found a sticker on the lift’s button for the second floor stating: “The lift is currently temporarily unable to reach this floor. We apologise for the inconvenience.” The two banquet halls on the second floor were locked. Hotel staff told reporters, “We’re renovating,” but there were no visible signs of renovation at the scene.
香港記者協會籌款春茗晚宴連續兩度被取消，晚宴「Plan B」原定今晚在位於佐敦的逸東酒店舉行。《獨媒》下午到逸東酒店視察，升降機內的2樓按鈕，貼上印有「升降機現時暫停到達此樓層，不便之處，敬請原諒。」字句的貼紙。位於2樓的兩間宴會廳已上鎖，酒店職員則對記者稱「我哋裝修緊」，惟現場未見任何「裝修」痕跡。
20 Feb 2025集誌社#4542
記協春茗｜後備場地「未能招待」 晚宴取消 專心網上拍賣 記協主席：政治氣候蠶蝕商業市場
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said on 20 March that Eaton HK notified it on 19 March that it was “unable to host” the spring gathering fundraising banquet, without providing a reason. Regal Hongkong Hotel had cancelled the booking for the event’s original venue the previous Friday (14 March), citing unstable electricity supply; the event had then been moved to a backup venue and postponed from 15 to 24 March. The HKJA said it would continue seeking new ways and spaces to meet, and would activate other contingency plans so that the spring gathering fundraising could proceed. The auction originally planned for the banquet would instead be held online. Speaking to reporters at Eaton HK in the afternoon, HKJA chair Cheng Ka-yu said the spring gathering fundraising banquet had to be cancelled. She believed other parties had pressured the hotel, saying this was not a rational commercial decision.
香港記者協會（記協）上周五（14日）被富豪香港酒店以「電力不穩」為由取消春茗籌款晚宴場地預訂，活動轉「後備場」，由原訂的 15 日，延至 24 日舉行；記協今（20日）公布，昨（19日）收到場地逸東酒店通知，對方在沒有提供原因下指「未能招待」晚宴。記協表示，「會繼續尋求新的方式和空間與各位相聚」，亦將啟動其他後備方案，讓春茗籌款能繼續舉行。而原定於晚宴現場的拍賣，會改網上進行。
記協主席鄭嘉如下午在逸東酒店見記者表示，要取消春茗籌款晚會。她認為是有其他方面向酒店施壓，因這不是一個理性的商業決定。
14 Feb 2025獨媒#4514
記協活動接二連三被取消 形容非巧合：香港人都唔係傻嘅
The Hong Kong Journalists Association was due to hold its anniversary fundraising spring banquet tomorrow evening, but was notified by the Regal Hongkong Hotel in Causeway Bay last night that the booking had been cancelled. Association chairwoman Cheng Ka-yu told reporters that the hotel initially said there had been a small explosion, but later changed its explanation to water leakage on a floor, which had caused serious damage to the electricity supply and disrupted and destabilised power on basement levels B1 and B2. On the repeated cancellation of association events, Cheng said Hong Kong people were very smart and would not believe that the cancellations occurring one after another were merely a “coincidence”: “Hong Kong people aren’t fools.” She said someone intended to prevent association members from taking part in eating, drinking and recreational activities.
The fundraising spring banquet was originally to be held in two function rooms on basement level B1 of the Regal Hongkong Hotel in Causeway Bay, with capacity for about 200 people. Cheng briefed reporters this evening, saying the association had been notified by the hotel yesterday. The hotel said in the afternoon that there had been a small explosion, but by the evening said there was water leakage on a floor, causing serious damage to the electricity supply and interrupting and destabilising power on basement levels B1 and B2. It had arranged for outsourced personnel to carry out emergency repairs and showed the association relevant photographs, but the photographs were not of the floor where the spring banquet was to be held. The association proposed postponing the event, changing the menu or even not serving food, but all the proposals were rejected.
記協原定明晚舉行周年籌款春茗，惟昨晚收到銅鑼灣富豪香港酒店通知取消預訂。記協主席鄭嘉如對記者表示，酒店初時更一度稱發生小型爆炸，及後改稱樓層漏水，導致電力嚴重損壞，令地庫B1及B2層電力供應中斷及不穩。對於記協活動接二連三被取消，鄭嘉如指香港市民很聰明，不會相信記協活動接二連三巧合地被取消為「巧合」，「香港人都唔係傻嘅」，指有人意圖令記協會員未能參與吃喝玩樂的活動。
籌款春茗原定在銅鑼灣富豪香港酒店地庫B1層的兩間宴會室進行，場地可容納約200人。鄭嘉如今日傍晚向記者交代詳情，指記協昨日接獲酒店通知，對方下午稱表示發生小型爆炸，至晚上就改稱有樓層漏水，導致電力嚴重損壞，令地庫B1、B2層電力供應中斷及不穩，已安排外判人員搶修，又向記協展示相關照片，但照片並非舉行春茗的樓層。記協曾提出改期、轉換菜式甚至不用餐，但均遭對方拒絕。
14 Feb 2025集誌社#4515
記協春茗｜酒店「電力不穩」取消預訂 現場直擊燈火通明、情人節聚會如常舉行
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) had planned to hold a fundraising spring gathering banquet tomorrow (15th) at the Regal Hongkong Hotel to raise funds for its operations in the coming year. The HKJA notified ticket holders this afternoon that the hotel had informed it yesterday evening that its booking had to be cancelled because of “water leakage on a floor, which led to a temporary interruption and instability in the power supply”. The banquet will be rescheduled for 24 February at another hotel.
The HKJA said hotel staff initially reported a “minor explosion” before changing their explanation to water leakage on a floor causing unstable power. The hotel rejected proposed contingency arrangements, including rescheduling the event or changing the banquet hall or menu, and the HKJA has asked for a more detailed explanation. Reporters from The Collective visited the hotel today and found that its power supply was normal and the lights in the lobby were on. Power was also normal on the B1 floor where the spring gathering had been scheduled; one of the banquet halls was hosting a Valentine’s Day gathering that evening.
香港記者協會（記協）原訂於明天（15日）於富豪香港酒店舉行春茗籌款晚宴，為記協籌募來年經費。記協今午通知已購票的人士，指昨日傍晚收到酒店方通知，因為「樓層漏水、導致電力供應一度中斷及不穩」，要取消其預訂，晚宴將改期至 2 月 24 日於另一酒店舉行。
記協指酒店職員最初曾指發生「小型爆炸」，後改口稱樓層漏水致電力不穩，即使向對方提出應變方案，如改期、更改宴會廳或菜單等，皆被拒絕，已要求對方作更詳細解釋。《集誌社》記者今日到酒店現場視察，酒店電力正常，大堂亮起燈飾，而原訂舉行春茗的 B1 樓層亦電力正常，其中一個宴會廳，今晚正在舉行情人節聚會。
14 Jan 2025Channel C#4424
記協擬2月15日辦籌款春茗 預告拍賣「極具人氣」物品 鄭嘉如稱邀請官員出席
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) announced yesterday (13th) that it will hold its 57th-anniversary fundraising spring dinner at the Regal Hongkong Hotel in Causeway Bay on February 15 this year, previewing that “highly popular auction items” will be offered. The HKJA wished everyone good health, success in all endeavours and peace, and said proceeds from the dinner tickets and auction would support its operations and promote the rights of journalists and press freedom in Hong Kong. HKJA chairwoman Cheng Ka-yu told the media that it plans to invite groups from different camps as well as government officials to attend the spring dinner.
香港記者協會（記協）昨日（13日）宣佈將於今年2月15日，於銅鑼灣富豪香港酒店舉行57周年籌款春茗，預告當天會有「極具人氣的拍賣品」推出。記協表示祝願大家身體健康、事事順利及平安，晚宴門票和拍賣所得收益會用作支持記協運作，以推動香港記者權益和新聞自由。記協主席鄭嘉如向傳媒表示，計劃邀請不同派別的團體以至政府官員出席春茗。
10 Jan 2025獨媒#4417
記協足球賽遭傑志取消租用場地 記協主席質疑違反契約精神
The Hong Kong Journalists Association had planned to hold the HKJA Cup football tournament over two consecutive Saturdays, but the venue was suddenly cancelled and the matches had to be postponed. The tournament had originally rented pitches at the Jockey Club Kitchee Centre in Shek Mun, Sha Tin. HKJA chair Cheng Ka-yu said she was notified by Kitchee today that the venue rental had been cancelled, but the organisation had not explained why. She questioned whether Kitchee had breached the spirit of the contract, saying: “We paid real money to rent the pitch from you; if you’re cancelling, you should at least say why.” The Independent Media has contacted Kitchee for details.
香港記者協會原定連續兩個周六，舉行記協盃足球賽，但場地突然遭到取消需要押後。賽事原本租用位於沙田石門的賽馬會傑志中心的球場，記協主席鄭嘉如指，今日接獲傑志通知取消租用，指對方在取消租用場地後，未有向記協交代原因，質疑對方違反契約精神：「真金白銀同你租場， cancel都要講點解啩。」《獨媒》已向傑志查詢詳情。
1 Nov 2024明報#4197
記協投訴兩電視台播鄧炳強「記協無認受性」論 通訊局指證據不足 「觀眾應不會認為需提供回應機會」
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung publicly said in an interview earlier this year that the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) had no legitimacy and regarded anyone as a journalist. In February this year, the HKJA complained to the Communications Authority that TVB News and Now News had broadcast Tang’s remarks without seeking a response from the association or carrying supplementary coverage of its reply. The HKJA said the authority had rejected the complaint, stating that it considered neither television station to have breached the relevant requirements.
Tang made the remarks in response to why the HKJA was not included in the consultation on legislation for Article 23. He said the HKJA lacked legitimacy, citing as examples its allegedly treating a 13-year-old boy, a person who used foul language throughout, and a person who pointed a camera at an on-duty female police officer and made comments about her as professional journalists. The HKJA responded that day that it had never considered those people to be “professional journalists”. TVB News and Now’s live news channel both broadcast Tang’s remarks. The HKJA complained that the two reports did not contact it for a response before the live and rebroadcast reports, and did not provide supplementary coverage after the HKJA published its reply, in breach of the Television Programme Code.
保安局長鄧炳強年初曾於受訪時公開指香港記者協會無認受性，視任何人均為記者。香港記者協會今年2月曾向通訊事務管理局投訴，指無綫新聞台、Now新聞台播放鄧炳強相關言論時，未有尋求記協回應或補充報道記協回覆。記協透露通訊局不接納投訴，稱通訊局認為兩間電視台並未違反相關規定。
鄧炳強當日回應為何23條立法諮詢不包括記協，鄧當時指記協不具認受性，舉例指記協將13歲少年、滿口粗言者，以及用鏡頭對著執勤女警評頭品足者都當成專業記者。記協當日已回應稱從不認為有關人士是「專業記者」。無綫新聞台及Now直播台均有播出鄧炳強的言論，記協投訴指，兩則報道在直播、轉播報道前未聯絡記協索取回應，而且在記協刊出回應後，亦未作補充報道，違反《電視通用業務守則》。
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