24 Dec 2025政府新聞公報#7731
特區政府就個別所謂人權專家對「黎智英案」的不實批評表示不滿和反對
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government today (December 24) expressed strong dissatisfaction with and opposition to false criticisms by certain so-called human rights experts concerning the offences endangering national security with which Jimmy Lai was charged, and the conviction and sentencing handed down by the SAR court in strict accordance with the law and evidence.
A SAR Government spokesperson said that the Government had noted that certain so-called human rights experts had shown no respect for the SAR court’s independent trial of the case based on the facts and evidence; refused to face the evidence set out in the reasons for the verdict; and refused to understand the court’s considerations and reasons for its decision. They had instead launched arbitrary attacks, smeared and attacked the SAR Government, and repeatedly called for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release through vile political manipulation. The supplied statement ends mid-sentence.
香港特別行政區（特區）政府今日（十二月二十四日）對個別所謂人權專家就黎智英被控危害國家安全罪行及特區法庭嚴格依照法律和證據作出定罪判決作出的不實批評，表示強烈不滿和反對。
特區政府發言人指出︰「特區政府留意到有個別所謂人權專家，根本沒有尊重特區法庭基於事實和證據就案件所作的獨立審判，拒絕正視裁決理由羅列的各項證據，並拒絕理解法庭的考慮和裁決理由，就肆意發動攻擊，污衊和攻擊特區政府，及以卑劣的政治操弄，不斷渲染黎智英應立即獲釋。他們完
22 Dec 2025追光者#7720
蘋果案｜岑耀信批「西方將香港拱手相讓予極權主義」 外交部駐港公署再批英美在黎案「指手劃腳」
Jonathan Sumption, a former non-permanent overseas judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, recently published an article in the British magazine New Statesman entitled “The West has abandoned Hong Kong to totalitarianism”. He said the “Jimmy Lai case” bore the hallmarks of Hong Kong’s transformation into a totalitarian society, and quoted an unnamed senior judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal as asking what Britain and other Western countries could offer the city “apart from moralising and a second passport”.
Sumption criticised the Hong Kong court’s evidential reasoning in finding that Jimmy Lai had “colluded with foreign forces”, describing it as exceptionally thin. He said most of the reasoning relied on Lai’s criticisms of the National Security Law in interviews or columns in Apple Daily, as well as private conversations with his assistant Mark Simon. Sumption considered the court’s inferences to be “strained”, and said they disregarded the protections for “freedom of speech, the press and publication” under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
前香港終院海外非常任法官岑耀信（Jonathan Sumption）近日在英國評論雜誌《新政治家》（New Statesman）發表題為《西方已將香港拱手相讓予極權主義》（The West has abandoned Hong Kong to totalitarianism）文章，指「黎智英案」是香港極權化的標誌（hallmarks），又不具名引述一位香港上訴庭資深法官，批評英國及其他西方國家「除了道德說教和第二本護照外，還能為這座城市提供甚麼？」
岑耀信在文中批評香港法庭裁定黎智英「勾結外國勢力」的證據推論極其薄弱（exceptionally thin），大部分採用黎智英在《蘋果日報》的訪問或專欄中對《國安法》的批評，以及與助理Mark Simon的私人對話。岑耀信認為法庭這些推論都是「牽強附會」，無視《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》中對「言論、新聞、出版的自由」的保障。
18 Dec 2025明報#7706
七國集團及歐盟外長聯合聲明關注黎智英定罪 港府斥詆譭抹黑
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven and the European Union issued a joint statement condemning the conviction of Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai and calling on the Hong Kong authorities to stop prosecuting him under the national security law and release him immediately. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition, criticising the countries concerned for failing to respect the independent trial conducted by the court on the basis of facts and evidence, and for refusing to understand the court’s considerations and reasons for its verdict. It said they had wilfully smeared Hong Kong and distorted the facts, describing their conduct as “extremely ugly and contemptible”. The Chinese Embassy in Canada also issued a statement condemning what it called crude interference in China’s internal affairs, and expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition.
七國集團及歐盟外長發表聯合聲明，譴責壹傳媒創辦人黎智英遭定罪，並呼籲香港當局停止以國安法對黎的檢控，立即釋放黎智英。特區政府表示強烈不滿和反對，批評有關國家無尊重法庭基於事實和證據就案件所作的獨立審判、拒絕理解法庭的考慮和裁決理由等，肆意抹黑並扭曲事實，有關行徑「極其醜陋、令人不齒」。中國駐加大使館亦發聲明譴責粗暴干涉內政，對此表示強烈不滿和堅決反對。
聯合聲明由美國國務卿、英國、加拿大、法國、德國、意大利、日本的外長，及歐盟外交與安全政策高級代表發出。他們表示，繼續對香港持續惡化的人權、自由及自治狀况表達關注，提醒言論自由、表達意見自由及新聞自由受《基本法》保障。
16 Dec 2025明報#7701
黎智英案︱外交部駐港公署稱《華盛頓郵報》社論「作秀」
Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Digital, was convicted yesterday (15th) on all charges, including conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. The Washington Post published an editorial titled “The End of Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong”, saying the judges had ignored the evidence in reaching their verdict. A spokesperson for the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong wrote to the newspaper, criticising the editorial as “a carefully edited but failed trailer” and saying that “the showboating editorial can come to an end”.
The spokesperson said in the letter that the court’s judgment “is not a work of virtual fiction”, and said that Lai’s requests for foreign political figures to impose sanctions, as well as his public claim that he was “fighting for America”, went beyond journalism itself. The spokesperson also criticised the editorial’s claims that Lai’s “health was a concern” and that there were “hidden circumstances behind his detention” as making things up at will, saying that the newspaper “could find no fault with the legal proceedings” and had therefore resorted to “a desperate whine fabricating a victimhood narrative”.
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英昨（15日）被裁「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪全部罪成，外媒《華盛頓郵報》刊登一篇題為《黎智英與香港的終結》的社論，指法官無視證據作審判。外交部駐港公署發言人致函該報，斥其社論為「精心剪輯卻失敗的預告片」，「作秀社論可以收場了」。
外交部駐港公署發言人在信中指，法庭判決「不是虛擬小說」，認為黎智英要求外國政要發動制裁，以及公開聲稱「為美國而戰」脫離新聞業本身。發言人續斥《華盛頓郵報》社論中黎智英「健康堪憂」和「羈押黑幕」的說辭「張嘴就胡來」，指該報在法律程序上「挑不出毛病」，才「捏造悲情牌的絕望呻吟」。
15 Dec 2025追光者#7682
黎智英女兒投書華郵：若中國不釋放父親 他將成為烈士
Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Digital who has been detained for more than 1,800 days, has seen his health deteriorate rapidly in prison, his daughter Claire Lai wrote in the Washington Post yesterday (the 9th). She said that during prison visits and court hearings over the past several years, she had observed at close range that her father’s fingernails were falling off, his teeth were decaying and his eyes were bloodshot. When he appeared in court last June, his face was pale and he was trembling continuously. She said that if the Chinese government did not release him, he could very likely become a martyr for freedom. She also disclosed that if he were released, he would leave Hong Kong, saying, “His days of fighting for justice are over. He only hopes to spend the rest of his life peacefully with his family.”
In an article for the Washington Post headlined “My father is wasting away. If China does not act, he will become a martyr,” Claire Lai said her father, who had just turned 78, had seen his health rapidly deteriorate since becoming a political prisoner five years ago. He has diabetes and high blood pressure, his hearing and eyesight are deteriorating, and he has suffered infections for several months. At times, he has even found it difficult to stand.
As his daughter, Claire is deeply concerned about her father’s health. She said that the shirt he wore when he was arrested in 2020 could now “swallow him whole,” indicating that he had become severely emaciated. Over the past two years, Claire has been able to observe him at close range in court and during prison visits. “His skin is drying up, his fingernails change colour before they fall off, his teeth are decaying, and his eyes are often dry and bloodshot,” she wrote.
被關押逾1800日的壹傳媒創辦人黎智英，其女兒黎采昨（9日）投書華盛頓郵報，指父親的健康在獄中急劇惡化，過去幾年在探監和旁聽審訊時，她近距離觀察到父親指甲脫落、牙齒腐爛、眼睛充血，去年6月上庭時更臉色蒼白、不斷顫抖。她指出若中國政府不釋放父親，他很有可能成為自由的烈士，更透露若父親獲釋，將離開香港，「他為正義奔走的時日已經結束，他只希望與家人和平地度過餘生」。
黎智英女兒黎采（Claire）以「我的父親正在消瘦殆盡。如果中國不採取行動，他將成為烈士」為題在華盛頓郵報撰文，指剛滿78歲的父親自5年前成為政治犯以來，健康迅速惡化，他患有糖尿病和高血壓，聽力和視力正在衰退，更遭受幾個月的感染，有時甚至連站立都很困難。
作為女兒，Claire相當擔心父親的健康，更指他在2020年被捕時穿的襯衣，現在已能把他整個人「吞沒」，表示父親嚴重消瘦。過去兩年，Claire在法庭上或探監時，都能近距離觀察父親，「他的皮膚正在乾枯，指甲在脫落之前變色，牙齒正在腐爛，他的眼睛經常乾澀充血」。
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10 Dec 2025追光者#7671
國際人權日｜27個國際人權組織發表聯合聲明 籲港府釋放鄒幸彤和李卓人
Today (10 December) is International Human Rights Day. Twenty-seven international human rights organisations, trade unions and legal professional bodies issued a joint statement calling on the Hong Kong government to release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan and withdraw all national security-related charges against them. The statement said their detention by the Hong Kong government was “arbitrary”, and that their calls for the Chinese authorities to disclose the truth about the June 4 incident, as well as their roles in the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and the trade union, “should never be grounds for prosecution”. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) also launched the “Free Lee Cheuk-yan” international solidarity campaign, demanding Lee’s immediate release.
The statement was initiated by Amnesty International, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and the International Trade Union Confederation, and jointly issued with 24 other international human rights organisations, international trade unions and legal professional bodies worldwide. It expressed regret that the trial of former Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung and former Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions secretary-general Lee Cheuk-yan had been further adjourned from November this year to 22 January next year.
今日（10日）是國際人權日，27個國際人權組織、工會和法律界專業團體發表聯合聲明，呼籲港府釋放鄒幸彤和李卓人，並撤銷他們所有的國家安全相關控罪。聲明指出港府對二人的拘留屬「任意性質」，而他們呼籲中國當局公開六四事件真相，及在支聯會和工會的角色，「絕不應成為檢控的理由」。另外，國際工會聯合會（ITUC）亦發起「Free Lee Cheuk-yan」國際聲援行動，要求立即釋放李卓人。
聲明由國際特赦組織（Amnesty International）、國際律師協會人權研究所（International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute）、國際工會聯合會（International Trade Union Confederation）發起，聯同全球24個國際人權組織、國際工會和法律界專業團體聯合發表，聲明對前支聯會副主席鄒幸彤和前職工盟秘書長李卓人的審訊，由今年11月進一步押後至明年1月22日表示遺憾。
9 Dec 2025集誌社#7668
宏福苑五級火｜約 800 人出席多倫多悼念活動 前消防員哽咽憶殉職同袍
The five-alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po left at least 159 people dead and 79 injured, while 31 people remain missing. It is the deadliest fire in Hong Kong in recent decades. A memorial event was held at Memorial Community Hall in North York, Toronto, at 4:30 p.m. local time on December 6, with large numbers of Hong Kong residents in the area queuing to lay flowers. A Lennon Wall covered in messages of support for Tai Po residents was set up inside the venue. Organisers said about 800 people attended.
大埔宏福苑五級火造成至少 159 人死亡、79受傷，仍有 31 人失蹤，是本港 近數十年來，最嚴重的火災。多倫多北約克紀念堂（Memorial Community Hall）於當地時間 12 月 6 日下午四時半舉行悼念活動，大批當地港人排隊獻花；會場內設置連儂牆，貼滿市民為大埔居民打氣字句。大會表示，活動有約 800 人出席。
7 Dec 2025集誌社#7658
宏福苑五級火| 倫敦悼念 千里之外港人共哀
The five-alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po killed 159 people and injured 79, while 31 people remain missing. The incident sent shockwaves through Hong Kong and affected the emotions of Hong Kongers overseas. The Hong Kongers' Association in Britain held a memorial in London on the evening of 5 December. The event began at 6pm. Rain outside the venue varied in intensity, but the queue continued to extend to the street corner. The organisers estimated that more than 3,000 people attended over a period of more than two hours.
大埔宏福苑五級火造成 159 人死亡，79傷，仍然有 31 人失踪。事件在香港引發震盪，也牽動海外港人情緒。倫敦英國港僑協會於 12 月 5 日晚上舉行悼念會。活動由傍晚六時開始，場外雨勢時大時小，人龍仍一直延伸至街角。主辦方估計，兩個多小時內共有超過三千人到場。
7 Dec 2025集誌社#7659
宏福苑五級火｜逾 300 在台港人悼念 宏福苑老街坊：打左幾日電話搵返齊街坊
The fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, which caused 159 deaths, has touched the hearts of Hongkongers overseas. The Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire Taiwan Mourning and Concern Group, organised by Hongkongers in Taiwan, held a memorial event outside Taipei’s Liberty Square on Saturday night (the 6th) for those who died in the fire. More than 300 people attended. In addition to observing a minute’s silence and laying flowers, attendees left messages of encouragement for those affected by the disaster and arranged paper cranes folded by participants on the ground to form the letters “HK”. Among those mourning were Mr and Mrs Fu, longtime residents of Wang Fuk Court, friends of victims, Hongkongers who grew up in Tai Po, and Hongkongers who attended with grief and anger. They hoped the memorial would express their concern for Hong Kong.
造成 159 人死亡大埔宏福苑的大火，牽動海外港人的心，在台港人籌組的「香港宏福苑火災台灣悼念關注組」，發起在周六晚（6日）於台北自由廣場外，為火災死難者悼念的活動，超過 300 出席者，除透過默哀和獻花，向遇難者致哀，也有人留言給災民作鼓勵，並在地上用出席者所摺的紙鶴，砌出「HK」字樣。悼念的人群中，有曾是宏福苑老街坊符生和符太，也有火災遇難者的朋友、在大埔成長的港人，以及帶著悲憤到場香港人，他們希望透過悼念，表達心繫香港。
1 Dec 2025集誌社#7616
宏福苑五級火｜累計最少十名外傭罹難 兩菲傭情況待確認、36 名印傭仍失聯
The death toll from the Wang Fuk Court No. 5 alarm fire has risen to 146, including foreign domestic helpers who had left their homes to work abroad. The Indonesian Consulate in Hong Kong said that, as of 11 p.m. yesterday, nine Indonesian domestic helpers had been killed. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong confirmed yesterday (30th) that a Filipina domestic helper who had earlier been reported missing had died. To date, at least 10 foreign domestic helpers have been killed in the fire, while a further 38 remain missing or have statuses awaiting confirmation.
宏福苑五級火死亡人數至今增至 146 人，當中包括一班離鄉別井的工人姐姐。印尼駐港領事館指截至昨日下午 11 時，有九名印傭罹難，而菲律賓駐港總領事館昨日（30日）確認，一名早前失聯的菲傭身故。至今累計已有十名外傭在大火中遇難，另有 38 人仍然失聯或有待確認情況。
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